Pros: awesome looking, fairly simple to install. plenty of room over ram slots, no problem inserting ram with the V8 in place on my ATX motherboard.

Cons: wiring seems a bit clumsy, with the short length of the wires, having a bit of a wiring cluster F for the cooler is pretty much unavoidable. would have liked wiring many times longer for more freedom in trying to keep the routing clean.

Overall Review: Very nice visual addition to the build but the wiring is an unfortunate point loss for me, especially considering the main reason to really get this over other coolers is the visual aspect.

Pros: I knew it was a large case, it's one of the reasons i bought it... but to have it sitting in front of me... by a sizable margin it is the largest case i've owned and spacious enough that it almost looks empty. might have to get a V8 cooler just to make it look not so empty. :P airflow is certainly not going to a problem here. it also has an almost obscene amount of drive bays. The case overall feels quite sturdy.

Cons: the lower section of internal drive bays is cockeyed in relation to the upper section. doesn't seem to interfere with functionality. call it nitpicky but in such a beautiful case it stands out like a sore thumb. many cases have built it handhold places to make it easier to move, but this case doesn't really seem to have any good places to lift at which is compounded by its bulk and weight.

Overall Review: I have no doubts this case will be home to many different builds in the future. Other than the lower internal drive bays I see nothing I would consider a manufacturing defect. It's a beautiful case with a very nice side window design.