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as usual, that's what you get when you have a look at the right hand
side panel. It's looks are really unspectacular and only in the bottom
right corner there are some vent holes. As soon as we remove the panel
things start to look more interesting. It doens't take close look to see
that this case offers a lot of space on the backside of the motherboard,
which is a very good thing if you, like us, want your case to be wired
neatly. When looking for the two 5.25 inch drive cages we find them in
the top left corner and the drives are going to be place upright.
Shifting focus to the edge on the right side makes you see the hard
drive cage, which can carry up to four 2.5 inch drives. Right underneath
the HDD cage, there is the spot where the PSU goes, which also stands on
its side and the fan is facing towards the side panel. For the power
supply there is an additional bracket to keep it in place, but to be
honest we don't really get the point of this. Nevertheless this case can
take power supplies which can be up to 200 millimeter long. In this case
compatibility issues are foreign word when it comes to the case and
PSU's. Another great addition are all the cable management holes, which
ensures that you can route cables where you actually want/have to. Last
but not least, there is a big hole where the CPU cooler goes, which lets
you install a CPU cooler after you've put the motherboard in place. |
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