A Closer Look - Inside

The interior of the case is accessed by removing two small thumb screws at the rear of the case. The inner mainboard panel holds multiple arrangements for board standoffs fitting nearly all form factors. The panel also includes multiple openings for cable routing which are not covered in soft plastic. Easily viewable are the drive bays, right up front and aligned neatly.


With the panel doors removed the two intake 240 mm fans and rear exhaust 120 mm slim fan are available to view. The 240 mm fans are blue LED lit while the rear 120mm fan is not. Adding an exhaust fan to remove heat directly behind the central processing area is truly an innovative cooling design.


Internally the front carries all the drive bays. Most noticeably are the four hot swap circuit boards which require a SATA connection, a Molex connection, and offer a three pin fan adapter. These hot swap bays account for the top four drive bays, but unfortunately do not support 2.5" SSD drives, leaving only the bottom two bays for dedicated SSD installation. This is a bit of a downside as solid state drives have become more mainstream. The top four bays are dedicated to 5.25" devices. The tool-less locking system for optical devices is not uncommon, but would have been nice to see a hard mounting option included.


The rear interior is very nicely laid out. The PCI brackets have a great vented look to match the watercooling holes and additional venting. Below that is the power supply mounting area. Nicely added are four rubber standoffs to improve air flow and reduce any sort of noise vibrations.


The two 240 mm top exhaust fans are hard to miss here. While wired internally to the external switches the Molex power pins are somewhat short. You can also view the rear exhaust fan and it's Molex power connection as well. While Molex is certainly a fine choice for power connectivity I would have liked to see three pin connectors that could connect to a mainboard. Lastly pictured is the entire chassis disassembled.