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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
Remember when every computer case looked the same and was a color charitably called “putty”? Well, they're still available if you want them, but you can also get a gleaming mid-sized ATX-compatible tower with LED highlights and a plastic viewport into the guts. An optional 420 watt power supply gives you enough power to do more than just light the pretty lights, too, or . . . you can choose a power supply of your own. (Go take a look at that category after buying this!)
Ten drive bays and seven I/O slots give room for expansion, and a front panel LCD display tracks the internal temperature. A front panel fan controller gives you the cooling power when you need it, while keeping the fans quiet when the load is light. Two fans with LEDs keep everything cool while illuminating the interior, and if they're not quite enough, you can add up to two more fans. You can also access your Firewire (IEEE 1394) and your USB 2.0 ports from the front panel.
If you want a computer that is as much show piece as it is working tool, then perhaps this is just what you're looking for. Check it out and decide for yourself.
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: 1. Good looking starter case! If you're going from a standard beige atx to this, your gonna love it's looks. Nice looking LCD's 2. Good Cooling, room for 5 fans. Runs my amd 64 3700 with stock HSF at 30C idle, 35C during gaming. 3. Removable mobo tray is a nice feature. 4. Sturdy enough case if you're not traveling. 5. Online manual at apevia.com is okay. It shows the two trickiest features of the case which are removing the front face plate, and removing the mobo tray. 6. Thermometer is nice to have 7. There's adequate room for wiring
Cons: 1. Case dosen't come with enough fans. 2. Didn't include enough mobo brackets. I can't stand it when companies don't include enough one-cent parts. 3. Thermometer line isn't long enough. I attach mine to the HSF and I had to simply streach it directly to it. I wanted to route it around the edge. 4. There are some damm sharp edges inside. Beware especially careful around the 5.25 drivebays 5. It's not tooless. 6. Fingerprints do show up quite easily on the case exterior. Just use a damp cloth. 7. I had to bend the case mobo bracket a bit to get it to fit nice once the mobo was installed
Other Thoughts: I highly recommend purchasing two extra 80mm and one extra 120 mm fans. Move the two included 80mm fans to the front, and install the 120mm fan on the back and the new 80mm fans to the side and rear. The front and top fans are for intake, and the side and rear fans are for exhaust. Make sure you know which direction the fans blow BEFORE installing :) The side of the fan with the wiring on it is 'out'. Also make sure you purchase extra mobo brackets and new fan screws (the included ones are pretty cheap). Also make sure you have a small phillips magnetic screwdriver. The four screws that hold the front faceplate are recessed and tough to get to. When you remove the front faceplate be sure to switch the thermometer from F to C if that's your prefrence. F.Y.I. The plastic front plate drive bay covers are replaceable. The steel pci slot covers in the rear are not. Bottem Line - This is a fine first build case and will accomodate your low to mid range gaming system nicely.
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Very Good and Stylish Case
Reviewed By: GoldCow64 on 8/31/2007
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Plenty of space for external and internal drives. Even has two floppy drives which can come in handy every so often and they only cost about $5 so I put one in. The two front USB drives have come in handy to plug in my Camera to transfer video and MP3 to charge. It also has a FireWire port too, which I have never used but I could at some point. The LCD for temperature has also came in very handy as well. The little wire you place for where you want the temp to read is plenty long to go almost anywhere in the case. Hell, you could put it outside to get the case to get a good room temp.Though, I never got around to overclocking so it probably would be even better for that. My motherboard fit in perfectly and so did all of my PCI devices. The side vent matched up very well with my processor fan. The side panel looks very nice and has screws you can take off by hand to remove it in seconds without a screw driver. Overall the case looks amazing, works great, and im totally happy with
Cons: Could have used another fan I guess. I have never had a problem though but like I said before, I also never got around to overclocking. But at room temp it never really went over 105 and in my basement even lower then that. The front dial to control the fan speed was pretty cool for a while, but I just leave it up all the way now because at low or high, you cant really hear the case fans at all. Also, for the fan, when the speed is cranked up to max it flickers. Not that you really saw it it just bothered me for a while. But im a little OCD so w/e. I just turned it down barely off max and it stops. Only did that after I was messing with it a little anyways. But really, all these things aren't a reason not to get this case.
Other Thoughts: Well I built my first and only (so far) computer last summer. I'm in college now and im still using it. I did a ton of research because that is just how I am and I settled on this case. All the Cons aren't a reason to not get it. If you like the style then get this case. After a year its still looking just as good as when I bought it and holding up just as well too.
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Pros: Cheap case, looks good for what you're paying. Pretty roomy. (Fits two 260s.) Airflow is great, though there is room for more. You should get a 120mm fan for the sidepanel if you get this (I don't know why this didn't ship with a 120mm in the side rather than just a 120mm hold)
Cons: Flimsy design of the front door makes it pop out occasionally, and it'll probably fall off eventually. The paint chips/peels off quickly. The steel that the case is made out of quickly dents/scratches. I assembled my computer for the first time on a hardwood floor and when I picked it up the side panel looked like it had been shoved into a blender, I guess that it's my fault, but the paint/steel shouldn't be so weak that it is totally destroyed from rubbing against a hardwood floor.
The fans in the sides of the cases are Molex, so if you want to have them work, get some molex adapters if you have a new power supply. (My PSU only came with one molex connector, so I had to rig some adapters to get my dvddrive and both of the fans plugged in)
Other Thoughts: Good case for a budget, I'd reccomend it for someone looking for a cheap, first time build.
Manufacturer Response:The side panel only fits 80mm case fans if you prefer to install one instead of using the included air duct.
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The Case
Reviewed By: Yarb on 1/20/2010
Tech Level: average - Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: a nice spot where you can line up hard drives, nice led's, temp gauge on the front is cool.
Cons: Maybe i'm just hating the case cause i spend the last 4 hours trying figure out why i couldn't start up my new built p.c ( finally figured it out though ). BUT , i will say. Where you plug in the pci cards, other then the top one you have to break the metal off, i think this is dumb
Other Thoughts: for some reason my back fan isn't working, maybe that's my fault and i need to figure out why, or maybe its just broke.
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Case is garbage.
Reviewed By: on 12/14/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: - Good looking. - Good thermometer.
Cons: 1. Case came, thought it was undamage, paint scratched very easily. 2. Sharp edges, had a few gashes when i was done. 3. The lights on the front are poorly made, i am currently missing two lights now, and gluing them did hold for about a month or so. 4. NOT ENOUGH FANS. Ive had major problems with this, i lost a hard drive due to over heating and ended up taking all the panels off and duck taping fans by the hard drive bay, and drilling a holes in the top to fit a fan twice the original size. 5. Fan control does not work. 6. Had to break off pieces of the back to fit the mobo. Even though the mobo is the correct size.
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Model
Brand
APEVIA
Series
X-Plorer
Model
ATXB8KLW-BK
Spec
Type
ATX Mid Tower
Color
Black
Case Material
Steel
With Power Supply
No
Power Supply Mounted
Top
Motherboard Compatibility
ATX
With Side Panel Window
Yes
Expansion
External 5.25" Drive Bays
4
External 3.5" Drive Bays
2
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
5
Expansion Slots
7
With front LCD display
Yes
Front Ports
Front Ports
USB / IEEE 1394
Cooling System
80mm Fans
1 x 80mm rear fan 1 x 80mm top fan
120mm Fans
No
Side Air duct
Yes
Physical Spec
Dimensions(L x W x H)
19.00" x 7.75" x 16.85"
Features
Features
Multi-functional thermally advantaged chassis Large see-through side window panel Air duct on side panel for high level performance Removable motherboard tray Easy removable side panel w/ thumb screws Roomy w/ folded edges for safe easy assembly
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited
Introduction
Remember when every computer case looked the same and was a color charitably called “putty”? Well, they're still available if you want them, but you can also get a gleaming mid-sized ATX-compatible tower with LED highlights and a plastic viewport into the guts. An optional 420 watt power supply gives you enough power to do more than just light the pretty lights, too, or . . . you can choose a power supply of your own. (Go take a look at that category after buying this!)
Ten drive bays and seven I/O slots give room for expansion, and a front panel LCD display tracks the internal temperature. A front panel fan controller gives you the cooling power when you need it, while keeping the fans quiet when the load is light. Two fans with LEDs keep everything cool while illuminating the interior, and if they're not quite enough, you can add up to two more fans. You can also access your Firewire (IEEE 1394) and your USB 2.0 ports from the front panel.
If you want a computer that is as much show piece as it is working tool, then perhaps this is just what you're looking for. Check it out and decide for yourself.
Highlights
Transparent Side Panel Window The Apevia X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-BK’s fantastic transparent side panel window provides a direct view of the inner system. An 80mm UV blue LED side fan improves interior airflow and looks simply amazing too.
Excellent Expandability with 10 Drive Bays Featuring four 5.25" external drive bays, and six 3.5” drive bays (two external and four internal), the Apevia X-Plorer ATXB8KLW-BK provides excellent expandability.
Front LCD Temperature Indicator The front LCD temperature indicator provides instant readouts, safeguarding your system and components from overheating.
Reviewed By: on 11/10/2006
Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
