Assembly

Installing the motherboard inside the Geometric Future Model 5 is straightforward, with plenty of room on the top and right edge. At the bottom, things are a bit tight, but you can still access all the ports along the bottom edge as well. As you can clearly see, the openings above the motherboard tray mean that you will have a hard time routing any wires in that area cleanly. Adding a GPU is easy to do, with more than enough room for even the longest variants. We temporarily removed the metal cover to insert the graphics card.


Before you can place the power supply inside the system, you first have to secure the mounting frame to it and then guide your wiring through the opening of the PSU bay before sliding it into place and securing it with a thumb screw. Our unit is exactly 160 mm in length and as you can see, we managed to have some room for the cables as well.


Since you have the ability to install a 420 mm AIO in the ceiling, our smaller 360 variant fit easily with plenty of flexibility to place it exactly where wanted. We had to get creative with the cable management, running it through one of the smaller "O" shaped openings and then down another to keep the wires out of view as much as possible. Once installed, it is apparent how much room you really have, as you could easily install a thick radiator or push/pull configuration without overlapping with your motherboard.


Both the trays are identical and have mounting holes to hold 3.5" upright or 2.5" in two possible ways. We installed the drives with the connectors facing upward using the supplied screws. Geometric Future has made sure you have the right number of them no matter what drives you go for. Once these are screwed unto the trays, you can place them back unto the motherboard tray easily, thanks to the captive thumb screws.


With everything installed the interior of the Geometric Future Model 5 ends up being spotless. Sure, there are those fan connectors and cables along the bottom rear of this view, and the slight cable mess at the top, but all of those aspects are hidden by the fans and AIO. We also routed the power cables to the back of the motherboard tray first and then out one of the classic openings to the board, which further minimizes how much of these you see. While cable management was generally not an issue, the lack of hooks at the top portion behind the motherboard tray meant we had to get creative to snake wires in unique ways, then zip tie them to the fan mounting bar instead. Another small complication could be found in the bottom right corner, as this zone does not have any hooks either for some reason. In our setup, the 3.5" drive creates a funnel with the chassis body to route cables there instead.

Finished Looks

Turning the assembled system on, those five fans light up with perfectly diffused ARGB rings to add a bit of flair to your entire system. It would have been fantastic if the Model 5 had a built-in ARGB controller, but using your motherboard works perfectly fine as well. A white LED light in the front also lights up to let you know that the system is up and running.


Thanks to the clear glass, you can easily look into the chassis from the front. The PSU box also has an added benefit of hiding the usual USB and power cables going to your motherboard. We left the support bracket in place, but you are absolutely free to remove it if you consider it an eyesore. In the rear we went ahead and used two zip ties to secure the power cable to the hooks. Naturally, in your scenario, you will want to use a few of the provided Velcro strips instead, so that you can easily add or remove wires as needed.


Looking at the system through the main glass panel, you can see all the components clearly as well. The front with the side and floor intake fans feel a bit boxed in with the metal plate, so don't expect them to add too much to the tangible deduction of temperature of your components. That said, having these does make the whole system look clean and consistent, simply because every single fan mounting spot is filled if you include the AIO in the ceiling. On the opposite side, you can clearly see the PSU, intake fan and storage elements. This means, you can add some component illumination here as well if you would want to.