Reviewed by DF2010055161 at @ 01:25 PM Mar 05, 2009
Just got mine today, shipped with free shipping via canadapost expidited.
the box came in almost perfect condition, no problems with the condition of the case what so ever. I dont have all the parts for this build so all I have in it so far is a corsair TX750w, 6 fans (4 LED, 2 non LED), 2 cold cathodes, and a DVD writer. everything was a sinch to install, there was TONS of room to add the cold cathodes at the top and bottom of the case along the fans and psu, and the controller fit just fine at the bottom drive bay. the PSU worked out good, it was a bit tight to get it all in but once I fiddled with it I got all the cables through the hold at the bottom of the motherboard area then bolted the PSU in with thumbscrews. cable managment isnt to hard just takes time on this case, I dont know if ill even use the clips along the motherboard or not I dont think I will need them.
The 2 LED fans I mounted on the top let just enough light through as to not be a bother, if you wanted more you could take the plastic "grill" parts out with some plyers. the finish on this case is very nice, although the paint job is not mirror finish or anything the overall build quality is excellent for this price point I could not find 1 sharp edge with which to cut fingers.
I ended up buying the optional windowed side pannel for this build and I am quite happy with it, it would be nice to have it as default but it wasnt that expensive and came with an extra blue LED fan pre installed. with the side pannel this case looks really awesome, and from what I can see I should have no problems installing my Xigmatek HDT-1283 in what ever configuration I choose without taking out the sidefan.
Over all VERY happy with my purchase and will go with this case again on future builds.
side note: Directcanada shipped this order very quickly, I put the order in monday and its now thursday and all but 1 box has arived (last box was Canadaposts fault not DC), everything was very well packaged, cold cathodes where wrapped in bubble wrap along with the OEM hard drive and DVD writer. I was very impressed and will shop here again. one thing I didnt like was they dont seem to update thier shippments always, and tracking through Canada post is horible, if you have a choice go purolator.