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(More customer reviews)There's no denying that this case is chiefly for looks, but like any decorative item, that's the main purpose it serves.It's not meant to win overclocking competitions, nor be the best at air-cooling; it's probably just average in those respects (and so far, I've only seen one site that actually checked out this case's thermal properties; it won some and lost some).I really like this different look; computer cases have been such boring boxes for so long, that on an almost altruistic level, I don't mind "voting" some dollars in this direction, to encourage companies to do more to deliver interesting and unusual, decorative and evolving designs.
On the good side:
(1)It's made of something called "extruded" aluminum, and is highly scratch-resistant.
(2)It's fairly quiet.
(3)The right side provides AMPLE room for stowing cable excess without much fuss (so opposite of most other cases, where one build's cable management can be an all-day ordeal).
(4)The motherboard tray (or just the CPU cooler together with its backplate) are easily removed.
(5)There are 8 PCI slots, allowing you to use that 7th PCI slot on your motherboard for a double-width GPU.
(6)It accommodates larger motherboards than are officially listed; it has no problem with an EVGA Classified 759/760, or the CEB form factor of my Asus P6T7.
On the bad side:
(1)There are no pre-cut holes for liquid-cooling tubing; you'll either have to drill them yourself (under the rear exhaust fan seems the ideal place) or use that 8th PCI slot to allow them out.Mounting a pump inside will require some ingenuity - such as placing it in the forward ceiling of the motherboard area's cover.Instead, one of those complete external liquid-cooling systems (pump, rad & reservoir all entirely outside the case) may need to be considered if you want to use liquid with this bit of eye candy.
(2)The PSU holder is too small for a lot of the top-level enthusiast PSUs (e.g. the SilverStone Strider 1500W or the Koolance 1300W).Contrary to what one reviewer reported at another site, the case is not able to accommodate PSUs of excess length (when I read that I thought I'd be able to simply have the excess sticking out of the back of the PSU holder, before I bought this case - but that isn't possible).
(3) The CPU cooler isn't supposed to be taller than 150mm (and therefore many of the top-level air coolers will be excluded, although my Prolimatech Megahalems seems to be OK, at 156mm).The motherboard cover should therefore be wider.
(4)Those neat red HDD LEDs don't light up if you're using 2.5" drives - they only work with 3.5" drives.
(5)The requirement that cables pass from the point of origin, to the right chamber, and then back out to their destination - means that some cables will be too short, and extensions or adapters are sometimes needed.ThermalTake should provide them in the box, at this price point.
(6)That band of red light on the top and front is actually only lit by LEDs at its ends.They don't light the entire strip, and it actually ends up looking like you have several areas where your LEDs must have burned out (but there were never supposed to be any in those places to begin with).Besides, this should be available in different colors, to order.
(7)As big and heavy as this case already is, it's still too small to accommodate that latest uber-motherboard from EVGA (the Classified 762, which requires 10 PCI slots).Therefore, the motherboard cover should be not only wider, but the whole thing should be taller - enough to have 10-11 PCI slots!
(8)The supplied two fans in the motherboard compartment are mid-quality at best; I'm replacing them straight away with quieter models that move more air.
BUT overall I'm pleased enough to keep it, and for now, every time I see this thing head-on in my office, I'm glad I bought it.
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