Aerocool Tor Pro Review 12

Aerocool Tor Pro Review

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Value and Conclusion

  • The Aerocool Tor Pro sells for around US$120 excl. taxes.
  • Loads of air and liquid-cooling possibilities
  • Excellent build quality
  • Plenty of room for even E-ATX cases
  • Includes four addressable RGB-equipped fans
  • Potent 10-port fan speed/LED controller PCB included
  • Remote control to adjust it all
  • Fans are very quiet on low setting
  • Glass panels on side and front
  • Plenty of room for large CPU coolers and long GPUs
  • Hard-drive trays are completely out of metal
  • Excellent I/O with two USB 2.0, two USB 3.0, and a USB-C connector.
  • Can only hold four storage units—even the Tor can hold more
  • Fans are pretty unique and proprietary, so you will lose out on the RGB elements if you replace these
  • Fan speed controller not accessible through the top of the chassis
  • Magnetic dust filter on underside hard to get to—you have to tip over this full-size tower
With square frames around the fans and addressable RGB in combination with numerous lighting modes, the Aerocool Tor series looks pretty spiffy. However, while both the Tor and Tor Pro look similar with the Pro variant denoting the full-size variant, there is also a distinct difference in build quality. The Tor Pro is rock solid and goes beyond the traditional layout for a chassis of this size with the divided ceiling area for the PSU alongside some liquid cooling.

In fact, you can install a massive 480 mm radiator in the front, while the top next to the PSU, rear, and bottom all allow for 280 mm variants to be installed. To continue that trend of "all out", you will also find a fully featured I/O panel in the top of the chassis where the only thing missing is a button to adjust fan speed, especially since you can do so with a press of a button on the PCB attached to the motherboard tray. However, Aerocool thankfully includes a cool remote control that allows you to adjust fan speed remotely—just don't misplace it.

Due to its size and space, there should be absolutely no issues with installing large components, including E-ATX boards and even the longest PSU you can get your hands on, which makes the lack of more than four drive bays quite apparent in comparison. There is plenty of space inside the case to include more. For example, Aerocool could have simply put a removable cover plate across the large CPU cooler cutout for two more fully sized HDD trays.

Regardless, if your thing is to have the biggest, baddest motherboard and as much custom liquid cooling in combination with potent hardware, you should really take a long and hard look at the Aerocool Tor Pro. It may end up being an excellent choice and saves you quite a bit of money in the process since it clocks in at just $110–$120.
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