And Now The Case

This case has a lot of features for its price. The removable 3.5" drive cage, removable motherboard tray, hydraulic like front bezel, and many others. The silver paint job on this case is very clean, although a little rough on the metal pieces. Not Antec type of rough, but not a smooth mirror type finish. I know some of you prefer the mirrored finishes with the paint jobs. I have been using the case bone stock pretty much since Directron sent it to me and I have been very happy so far with the stock layout. The temperatures also seem pretty decent as that only fan I have blowing into the case is on the side panel and the only fan pulling heat out of the case is through the power supply. Speaking of fans, from the looks of Directron they say nothing about having a fan installed on the side of the case and nor do they state anything about adding this to the side of the case. I happened to find a computer store here in Chicago that sells the same exact case, but for $20 more and it also has the fan on the side of the case. The difference between the Directron case and the case from my local shop is Directron adds an aluminum filter to the fan. I am very impressed with the filter too, as for the past 2 weeks or so the computer has been running and I barely have any dust inside of my case. Wanna see some pictures now of the setup? Well of course you do.

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Here you can see the front of the case with the hydraulic door up, then the door down, the side of the case with the fan, and the rear of the case with the Directron TT-400SS Power Supply

Here you can see the inside of the case. Nice and clean. I really like the layout of the inside.

Left: Front holder for 80MM Fan. Above holder for fan is speaker hole. Next is the 3.5" Drive Cage and then you see the clip that allows you to pull out the drive cage.

Take out the screw, press in the tab, and pop out the 3.5" drive cage.

Fans, Fans everywhere are fans. Well, not really the case here. Just have the side fan and a spot on the back of the motherboard tray for a 60MM Fan.

Here you see the motherboard tray from the back and the 3 screws you remove to take it out.

Taking it out is a breeze. Slides right down the rail and out the back of the computer. Awesome motherboard tray feature. Better then the tilt out ones.

There is a lot of room in the main section of the case. Screaming "Give Me A Reservoir!!!". The top on the other hand can be a little tight. But that's what modding is for. Cable Management!!!

My first impression of the stock setup is amazing. Very impressed with the quality, craftsmanship, and overall looks of the case by far. How much is a Lian-Li again? Sorry, not worth it any more. I am personally tired of the same squared look of every aluminum case. Until recently Lian-Li's were boring as all hell to look at. Finally they are adding some curves, but for $150 on up for a case, a little to rich for my blood.

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