Logisys Computer Inc.

Introduction:

Logisys Blue Acrylic Yin Yang Case

  This evening I heard a knock at my door and I started to run for it, I had been sitting around all day waiting for my new Logisys Yin Yang Acrylic Case, provided by Logisys Computers Inc. directly. 

   When I opened my door, I saw the box much like you would see it in a Compusa or Best Buy.  So I brought the box into the house and went for my scissors.  When I returned I cut open the box and saw the Styrofoam casing surrounding the entire case, this I must say was a very pleasant surprise.  I love to see well packaged goods.  So I pull the foam entrapped case out of the box and removed the foam. 

  Next level I find is the bubble wrap completely around the box and taped from every conceivable angle.  This made me really believe that they care deeply about their products and want to make sure that the boxes can take the punishing they receive from UPS.  Well, after cutting for about 5 minutes all the bubble wrap was gone.  Guess what?  Plastic bag is now covering the case.  Now I am becoming very eager to see the case completely uncovered, so I pull the plastic bag off of it.

   After all this, there is still more!!!  The last layer is shrink-wrapped around the case.  This level I really did agree with as it kept the clear panels from receiving any damage, as well as keeping fingerprints and anything else off of the case.  I finally have reached my case!!  Logisys does an incredible job at packaging their cases, by far the best I have ever seen.

Received Box

Foam Casing

Bubble wrapped

Plastic Bag

Shrink Wrapped

Unpacked

Accessories:

   The first thing that I noticed when looking thought the accessories was that there is no manual.  Granted, most people do not use these, but it seemed odd that there wasn’t one.  The rest of the stuff is your basic nuts/bolts/screws.  You know, the stuff that at the end of installing your items, you still have extra stuff left over (funny how that works isn’t it?). 

   On the front of the case, you will see that there are 2 USB ports; as well as a speaker and microphone jacks (Perfect for gamers and their headsets).  The power button is a very nice little silver rectangle, a welcomed change from the standard circular buttons for me.  The drive bays are pretty standard, they have the 4 x 5.25" bays and 2 x 3.5" bays.  There are also extra 3.5” bays internally that proceed down from the externals to the base of the case. 

   Also included are the Acrylic case feet, they have a sticky backing so they make it easy to just remove the paper and place it where you want on the bottom of the case. The external bays are kept on with screws, unlike the usual push out panels; this is an option that I much prefer.

Getting Inside:

   The side panels on this case are very different from anything I have ever encountered.  As you can see when looking at it, the case has the yin yang design, well; both sections are their own pieces.  On the picture below I removed the blue section; this section will give the user access to the motherboard and pretty much if you reach anything else.  If you prefer to only adjust the bays, you can remove the clear piece; both pieces do have plenty of screws holding them into place.

    Personally, I like the design of have 2 separate pieces, but I can also see that for some users, this may get tiring and irritable, especially with the amount of screws you need to remove for each piece.  The front panel also has a swinging door that covers the external view of the bays, from you pictures you can see that it is blue, but I have also taken another to show with the opening. 

    The door is fastened with a small magnet, so small that it will not affect any of the equipment but it does indeed hold the door into place.  Once inside the case, you will notice that all of the cables are bound with a twist tie into place using one of the internal floppy bays.  On the bottom of the case right in the middle is where you will find the buzzer (hopefully something that you will never need to hear J.)  Also, already in place are the motherboard stand-offs, they are a good distance away from the side of the case, which gives extra space on the backside.

Inside front fan view

Inside rear view

Inside Mounting View

Side View

Installation:

   Mounting hardware in this case is a real breeze.  The motherboard stand-offs are already in place, so all that you need to do is just sit the motherboard in, and screw it into place for good.  The drive bays are also easy to install, with slots for the screws it’s just a matter of simply screwing in the device. Kudos to Logisys for the simplicity of the layout.  One thing that Logisys did not include was a pair of gloves to prevent fingerprints, I have seen this with some other acrylic cases, this would have been very nice to have, perhaps a thought for the future.

Installed

Cooling:

Cooling in this case is handled by 3 80mm clear fans. One of them is in the front underneath the external bays, one is on the blue piece of window, and the last is on the back of the case underneath the power supply.  This front fan is a blue LED fan, the other 2 are UV Blue Fans, and from the pictures you can see the original blade grills.  I replaced them with the official Virtual Hideout grills available for you at Directron.

Side Fan

Modding Possibilities:

  So, stock isn’t an option for you either?  Well, this case is built with the modder in mind.  For starters, the fans, you can swap out the grills as you see in my pictures.  Also, rounded cables look great inside, I have used UV rounded cables along with a cool cathode black light, the grills are also UV reflective blue as is the fans in the case.  These cases are made for modders who want to show the pimped out interior of their rigs.

Conclusion:

   When I first received this case, I thought I would never get to it through all the packaging, but once I did it was well worth the time.  This case is a new twist on the acrylic styling case, with upgrades to the multiple pieces you can remove on the sides, the two tone color set and design.  All the way down to the fans and grills.  I wasn’t expecting to find a great acrylic case, but I was wrong, this by far is my favorite case I have ever put a pc into.  From the pictures below you can see my entire final product.  I started with an empty case and then added the following hardware...

• ASUS P5GD2-X 915P

• Pentium 4 3.0ghz LGA775 CPU

• 1.5gb of PC3200 DDR2 Ram

• 256mb DDR GeForce 6800 PCI-Express 16

• Intel Stock CPU Heatsink

• 80gb 7200RPM Hard drive

• DVD-Rom

• UV Blue IDE rounded cable

• Logisys 500W Metal Meshed Blue LED, sponsored by Directron

• VH Window Appliqué sponsored by Directron

  This was my first experience reviewing a case for Virtual Hideout, but I will have to say that I had an incredible amount of fun and was able to turn this already pimped case into a complete pimped out VH Rig. 

   Overall this case was a real pleasure to work with and my pros and cons are as follows:

Pros

• Stylish Design

• Already assembled out of the box

• Well Packaged, practically bomb proof, LoL.

• Very simple and easy to install all of your devices

• Front USB & Multimedia Jacks

• 3 80mm Fans included already installed

• More internal HD Bays then you would ever need.

Cons

• No Manual

• No Gloves

• No PSU support tray

• Too many screws in side panels, takes forever to remove both sections.

   My opinion of this case is that if you are looking for a stylish new case, something you want to show off to friends and at LAN parties as well as just an overall great look; this is the case for you!  It gives a great new twist to acrylic cases and is a joy to build around.

   I would like to thank Logisys Computer Inc. for their review sample, and remember that they have multiple different acrylic cases as well as other devices, I strongly recommend this company to anyone, and if you need help finding out where to purchase their products, look no further then here.  Thank you for taking the time to read this review, and I hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed providing it!