Outside:

    Starting off with the front of the case, the aluminum door needs to be attached to the bezel. To do this, just turn the case onto its back side and use the supplied screws to secure the aluminum door to the bezel. One thing you will notice is the hinges for the door attach on the left side. At first I was like, "They did this wrong; it's on the wrong side." Then I looked at the last case I just reviewed.

   I keep my cases to the right side of me. With the door open I have to reach around the door to access the drives. This never was a problem to me because I never really paid attention to it. Yea!! Well it's a problem now since the Symmetry door opens to the right and out of my way. DUH!!!  Not sure if they designed it like this on purpose or if it's an overseas thing. Either way I like it.

    The front door has a hole cut into it. This is for the analog meter that is mounted into the bezel. Behind the door there are 6 external bays: four 5.25" and two 3.5". Also, the power and reset switches are located just above and below the analog meter. I will discuss the analog meter in further detail later on in this review.

Aluminum Door	front bezel	Door attached
Hinges	magnet door lock	Analog Dial Gauge

    Onto the window panel. The window panel incorporates an 80mm fan with blue LEDs. This fan blows outside air on the CPU. On the left side of the bezel is the location of the external ports: two USB, one Firewire and Audio/Mic ports. In my opinion, this is the best location for this type of connection, especially if the case has a front door. By keeping those connections low on the case, the stress on the wires plugged into them is tremendously reduced.

Window	USB/IEEE/Audio/Mic	Dial hardware
80mm Fan	With 4 blue LEDs	Hardware

    The rear of the case has no real special features to it. Just your typical setup. The right side panel is a solid panel except for the the vent holes at the bottom. Each of the panels are held into place with thumbscrews.

Rear	The forgotten side

Inside:

    This case is a mid-tower unit, so it's going to fill up fast when you start adding the hardware. The front of the case has mounting options for either 80mm or 120mm fans. The 80mm fan fits with no problem, but a 120mm fan didn't fit when I tried to install it. After some trial and error, I was able to get the 120mm fan to fit in that location. With that said, keep in mind that a front intake fan is not included.

    For the drive bays: well, there are plenty of them, 6 external and 5 internal. 11 total slots for a mid tower case.... Not bad. The bays are stacked on top of each in the same orientation. None sit side-saddle, as I like to call it. Also, each drive bay slot has tool less clips. This makes things a lot easier... well, almost. The tool less clips are on both sides of the drive cages, so removal of the other side panel is necessary to install the hardware.

Inside	5.25" tool lees clips	FDD 3.5" tool less clips
Clips for the HDDs	Clips when locked	FDD Clips

    The rear of the case can house either two 80mm fans or one 120mm fan. The 120mm fan is included; it's also a clear fan like the one on the window panel, but it doesn't come with any LED's. Just below the fan there are 7 PCI slots, each with a tool less lock. Simply slide the lock backwards, insert the card and then slide the lock forward to pin the card into place. The motherboard tray can hold motherboards ranging in size from Micro ATX to ATX.

Rear 120mm fan

PCI slot tool lees locks