Design Features
PSU fitment
This is another area that I feel improvement is required, installation of the
PSU is done from the inside. This is quick and relatively painless. However,
I found it was difficult to correctly line the PSU up with the screw holes, as there
is nothing to support the PSU or hold it in place. I assume that nothing
is needed to support the PSU once it's in, due in part to the extra strength of
steel when compared to alumiunium. Once it was in, it was extremely secure
and wasn't budging at all, reassuring at least. The addition of a rail or cage,
to help guide the PSU in place, would be nice to see, though.
Cooling
As standard, this case is not shipped with any fans, it does has space for
4, 80mm fans. There are dual fans at the front and dual fans at the back.
I would suggest that the front ones should be intake, and the rears exhaust.
Fan fitment is excellent, no fan screws required here. They just clip
into place, the best solution I've seen. I noted that laser cut fan grills
would not fit with the little clips, but normal wire grills will do fine.
With a touch of modding, I think the laser ones will squeeze in. I fitted
three Papst fans and a YS-Tech fan just above the CPU, primarily to see how good
the cooling is. I was impressed, it was very good. Perhaps a top blowhole
would further improve things, but as they are, the cooling is adequate for all but the hottest of
setups.
