The Interior

The Interior

As soon as you open the case and look dead ahead of you, you'll notice the motherboard tray. This is in fact removable. Honestly, none of the cases I've ever owned before have had a removable motherboard tray, so I had to try it. It's a useful feature, and gives easier access to the standoffs and screws which are often a pain to get to when the board is deep inside the case.

The HDD racks. I have mixed opinions about this design as I've used it before. What I do like is that it allows you to easily install or remove drives without having to remove, say, your video card. It also means you can rotate it so that the connectors are to the rear of the case and this keeps the cables out of the way for a cleaner look. What I don't like however is that it blocks the front intake fan. There are several layers of metal in the way which will block the airflow and increase noise levels.

A close up of the bays as seen from the inside of the case.

This case isn't completely screwless and as such the blanking plates are held in place with screws. These plates are of the variety where by you can remove it when you insert a new PCI/AGP/PCIe card, and then replace it if you decide to remove that card. I much prefer this to the plates you see on cheaper cases where you have to snap them off and have no way of re-attaching them again.