- 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower
- USB / Audio / IEEE 1394 Front Ports
- 5 External 5.25" Drive Bays
- 6 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
Great Case, Bad Side Pannel
05/19/2009
This review is from: ABS Aplus ABS-CS-EL Diablo Black 0.8mm SECC ATX Full Tower Computer Case
Pros:
The large fan obviously moves a lot of air, and there is alot of room as others have mentioned. The lights are cool looking but are not blindingly bright like some LED's can be.
The tool less CD and hard drive brackets worked very well.
Cons:
The front fan moves very little air because of the way the tool less hard drive bays are punched out and the case may be a little too big, the SATA power cables on my PSU were not long enough to reach the lowest hard drive slots.
If the case that you get is anything like mine, the side panel has the absolute worst design ever, to the point that I dread working on the inside of my computer. To remove it you can not simply slide it back like a standard case it must be pulled straight off from the back. Putting it back on is like a jig-saw puzzle. First you must place the bottom of the side panel on the lower lip of the case about 1/4" back from where it is when it is normally located, then you must raise the top of the panel until the circular bracket around the 360mm fan hits the cross bar that runs across the inside of the case, then you have to find a pencil or other long object and push the fan bracket down so it can slip by the cross bar, then you push the front edge of the *
Overall Review:
*panel into place and slide it forward. In the process of sliding it forward you will find that the back has slid out and you can finally push the back end back into place and it fits snugly enough that screws are not needed. Although you feel as if you have won a great victory over your case and you get a great test of patience while putting the side panel back on it is worth it.
(sorry about the wall of text but i though some people deserved an explanation for installing the side pannel since the manual didn't come with one.
Other thoughts:
The power and HDD activity lights worked perfectly for me, the A+ is the power light and the bar below it is the HDD activity light. The power switches for the fans, I assume are the long buttons on the sides of the front fan, do not work and you have to watch closely to see the speed controllers working.
Other than the epic battles with the side panel and the not so great airflow from the front fan, at 9O $ for the case it was worth while
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- James F.
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