XION Predator Gaming Series AXP 970-001BK Mid Tower PC Case w/ Hot-Swap Enabled Front Loading Trays for SATA HDD

Pros: good cooling,look good, has space to hold 5 ssd, 2 internal 3.25 2 hot swap bays has room to fit a 120 radiatior

Cons: no room to put the fans on top of the radiatot and still put the top on the case,and putting the fan below the radiator in a pull configuration no room with the motherboard in place, if the radiator in place you cat get to the back of the cdrom ib the top most 5.25

Pros: This case is well built, and plenty of room to fit even large MOBOS; I put in a BIOSTAR TPOWER X79 with ease. Plenty of ventilation and ports to put in fans. Great case for your money, I would recommend for anybody.

Cons: N/A

Other Thoughts: If you put in a 200mm fan on the side-panel and the power cables are too close, you can fix that by tying them down with zip ties.

Pros: I bought this case in March of 2011 and I am still using it 2 years later. Everything has run fine within it, including the fans that came with it. For a mid-tower case, you’d be surprised at the amount of room inside. I have a pair of 7950s in it that fit perfectly and had a pair of the longer 6950s before that.


The hot-swappable bays in the front are an awesome feature I don’t see much in any case even remotely close to this one’s price. The stand-off casters on the bottom give it JUST the right amount of space to allow air movement. For a mid-tower case, I was surprised at the amount of available full-sized bays, and the fan placement options. You can create a perfect-storm scenario in this thing with the right push-pull combination of fans to get the air churning it this puppy. It is also relatively lightweight for such a sturdily built case. Some have commented on the metal’s pliability translating into inferior material in their opinion, but once the thing is put in its closed up mode, the thing feels like a tank.

Cons: I gave the rating 5 stars, but if I could it would have gotten 4 and a half. The reasons for that are few, but if those issues were addressed, it would have made this case perfect in my subjective POV. I would have preferred front USB 3.0 connectors-- which wasn’t as mainstream when I purchased this case-- so I don’t fault it for that; and the side panel 200mm fan placement. Prior to swapping out my motherboard to take advantage of the AM3+ chips I was just using the stock coolers supplied with the CPUs I used. That said, the 200mm fan was perfectly fine in its current orientation. After I upgraded I decided I wanted to use the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO cooler for my FX chip. This does NOT play well with the 200mm fan on the side panel, so needless to say I removed that panel fan. I’m sure I could have modified the panel and adjusted the fan’s placement, but I didn’t want to drill wider holes into the panel that was riddled with them already; and if I really wanted to keep the air flowing, I could use a 120mm fan to fit beneath the EVO’s massive bulk.


The one and only other thing that annoyed me slightly was that I couldn’t reroute my cables under the adjacent panel (motherboard mounting plate) without some difficulty on trying to flatten out the PSUs tightly wound leads so they would fit sufficiently without crushing or tearing the insulation on them when the panel was slid back into place. It was finally accomplished, but it was a chore. All of this would have been a non-issue if I wasn't trying to make the case’s innards look clean and uncluttered; so again, it’s not something I’ll dock a star off because of personal preference and because some of the fault has to go to the PSU for using overly thick leads.

Other Thoughts: Bottom line is I believe you can’t find a better suited case for beauty and function for the price.

Pros: Still really great. The blue LED power and frontal fan look awesome. Has ALOT of breathing room so you'll never have to worry about your parts heating up quick.

Cons: This is for myself:
After the first month the power light went out and I thought, but this wasn't the case. During the first month I was opening up the side to make sure everything wasn't getting dusty and when I was dusting it out I must of loosened the light cord. lol But everything is fixed now.

Other Thoughts: This is a really great Case to have because you can add more fans to this as you please. I'm getting more fans for mine so I can have a light show with my computer.

Pros: Indeed it has plenty of room unless you install the after-market COOL MASTER Hyper 212. It stands up so high that you cannot install a 120mm fan on the side panel without it running into it. Only room for one 120mm fan and it has to be placed on the lower section of the side panel. I originally purchased a 200mm fan for the side panel but the holes do not even come close to lining up. It would not have mattered anyway since it also would have not fit with the Hyper 212 installed. The hot swappable bays are a great feature.

Cons: 200mm fan holes on side panel do not line up for a 200mm fan. It would be nice if it was easy to replace the front blue 120mm fan. Documentation for this case is awful. It looks photocopied and does not explain very much about the case.

Pros: this is a well build computer case.
plenty of room for huge video card (such as: AMD HD 7850)
it has Internal 2.5" Drive Bays(Which you can put SSD on it without a Drive Bay)

Cons: the front fan of mine doesn't work.

Pros: This case is great for a modular build. I can keep all of my wires neat and leave plenty of room for my components to breathe. Plus it's a great looking case.

Cons: none

Pros: Great price.
Perfect fit for me, stands about 17" tall.
Plenty of 5.25" Slots.
Plenty of 3.5" slots.
Plenty of 2.5" slots.
Easy to take apart, etc.
Good looking without being "flashy".
Plenty of room for everything.
Comes with a hot-swap board and ports on bottom if you need it. (I didn't use this feature but might).

Cons: Quality of back fan is suspect.

Other Thoughts: The only thing was I wished it came with a better quality back fan and maybe a side fan etc, but I don't care because it got replaced by a water cool system anyway. However I could have skipped buying two additional fans for the top if the original fan was better.

Pros: Lots of room tho cable room could be a bit better around back.
would rather the remove able Hd box be removed and a 2nd fan added to the front.

Cons: The fan in front does not seem to blow strong enough to get past all the metal/plastic parts for the air to get into the main part of the case.

Could use some 3.5 to 5 1/4 hard drive adapters for 5 1/4 bays

Took off 2 eggs as I never did get my rebate even after 3 emails and waiting over 6 months. Did not once get any replies to my emails.

Manufacturer Response:

Pls contact us @+19095982600 to check your rebate status. Tks.

Pros: Case is a beast, lots of room for everything. Nice, clean look and fairly sturdy. Has many many spots for extra fans. Blue LED is beautiful especially when my lights are turned off! Amazing price for the quality case that came with it. Also $60 after mail-in rebate, can't beat that!

Cons: I'm not too sure if this is a con but I didn't receive any top fans for my case. But fans are fans, they go for less than $10 a pop so I'll just buy 2 more.

Other Thoughts: If you're looking for a nice quality gaming case, with lots of room and easy on the wallet, buy this case. LEDs are nice, even has 2.5" bays for my new SSD I purchased.