The Case

The first thing you will notice is the aluminum front and new handle. The chassis itself is just as big as the original X-QPack, but the new plastic & aluminum front is about an inch longer, allowing for longer optical drives and thus larger power supplies. This does reduce cost, as Apevia is not required to bundle custom PSUs with the unit. The colored part of the front is made of aluminum, which is a step up from the plastic of the original. Another change in material can be found in form of the handle. It is also made of metal and is spring loaded. This is also a great improvement from the plastic, fold down variant of the original X-QPack.


The rear of the case has not really changed. This is another hint that Apevia has not altered anything major within the chassis itself. As with the original, there are three windows, which are held in place by plastic rivets. It would have been great to see a metal implementation to keep the windows in place.


The rear fan is the same as in the original. It can clearly be seen from the outside of the case. The included backplate actually fits modern mATX mainboards. There is a solid aluminum area above the backplate, which remains unused. It would have been great to see some airvents, as this would be quite close to the CPU. The four PCI brakets do not need to be broken out and can be reused at any time.