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Jeff W.

Jeff W.

Joined on 04/07/04

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Surprisingly good

XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XCLIO A380BK Fully Black SECC 1.0mm thickness ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: This is a huge case, I don't think I quite realized from the picture. Lots of room to work around in. I really like that the 3.5 HD bays are right behind the front fan. You can fit five drives in there if you take the tool case thing out. You may be able to get one more under the floppy drive, but I didn't try. Independent fan speed controls for both the front and side fans - the front fan has a dial on the side, the side fan uses a PCI port cover for a dial. Although audible at full speed, the fans are pretty much silent at low speed. They keep a lot of air flowing even at minimum though, I was impressed.

Cons: No HDD activity light! Weird. The front door has a magnetic catch. Has a nice feel, just don't go pressing disks against it. Some sharp edges, particularly around the PSU area. I wish I could easily turn the LED's off. I don't really want a bright case. The circular jet-engine design means you can't easily lay it on its side, even just to install the MB.

Overall Review: Both fans use a standard 4-pin IDE-style power connector, which means that "system fan" plugs on your MB can't be used. (Which means your MB can't change the fan speed based on temp) I dialed both case fans to minimum, added a 120mm fan to the rear of the case, and plugged *that* into the system fan port on the MB.