Both the side panels feature tool-less entry via 3 thumbscrews per panel located on the rear. The panels removed effortlessly from there showing the true craftmanship in the case as everything fits perfectly with no rubbing or warpness anywhere that I have found. The PC-70 comes with 4 x80mm fans pre-installed. 2 x80mm's in the lower front and 2 x80mm 3-pin fans in the middle rear section (near cpu) that even included fan grills on the inside of the case .That really tops off the interior look by adding alittle extra chrome to it and also by protecting your fingers and the installed hardware by not allowing anything to get between the blades of the fans.The one not so good thing is that there both 3-pin fans and I dont know of a motherboard that'll hold that many 3-pin fans on it (taking into account the cpu fan and maybe video card fan).

So you're prob gonna need a 3-pin to 4-pin adapter for at least one of the rear 80's. Another nice feature about the 2 lower front 80mm fans is the fact that they're wired ,via 3-pin connectors,to a mini fan control pcb (located just above the fans themselves) that lets you set 3 diff speeds to the fans low/normal/high. It also serves as a mini fanbus that allows you to power both fans thru one molex connector that protrudes from the mini pcb.Now I can't seem to find what the exact specs are to the different setting but needless to say I only needed the high setting =)The lower front fans didnt include fan grill on either side as they are not in any direct danger of foreign object getting in them. The bezel protects one side and the HD cage on the inside. The wire package (reset,power,hd led,etc) was also nicely bundled into one strand to keep it neat and together.

In the upper rear of the case there is place for two other 80mm fans bringing the total to 6 x80mm (not counting any psu fans). That's pretty good cooling power built-in. But is it ever really enough stock?....lol.. <eyes dremel..."no,not yet, caaaaalm">

 
Die ATX connector that snuck in this pic! :-P

 

Another great feature is the built-in fan filter for the lower fornt 80mm fans. Its removable,reusable, and washable. The bezel is all aluminum for those wondering and includes the usually plethora of small holes to try to allow more air in thru the bezel. It seemed sufficient and didn't seem to make it whistle or add any noise to the case while running. The filter unit released easily but also held firm to the case when attached.You can see there's 4 squeeze points to release the filter assembly.

 

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