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Christopher S.

Christopher S.

Joined on 06/10/08

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The H1 of Cases

XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case
XCLIO Windtunnel Fully Black Finish 1.0 mm SECC Chassis ATX Full Tower Computer Case

Pros: -Massive, tons of room for pretty much anything you can think to cram in there -Rock Solid construction, no overly sharp edges, tool-less system for everything (optical bays, HDD, even the expansion slots) even the bay door is surprisingly beefy -Quiet, the 2 side fans are so quiet even at max speed, they're not even noticeable compared to the fans on my graphics card -All interior cables were clearly marked and easy to reach, and the temperature sensor is just kinda cool (mounted mine to the bottom fin of the HS so I can compare core temps to case temps)

Cons: Not really cons, just things of note: -This thing is huge, at nearly 2ft. tall and almost a foot wide you need some serious real estate to place it. (mine ended up getting its own table) -Its also heavy, then again steel typically is, fully loaded mine weighs in at just over 50lbs -Full tower, so buy longer SATA cables if you're using the top 2 optical bays, and extensions for power cables if you're going to SLI/Crossfire -Side facing HDD trays, run your power and SATA cables THROUGH the handles, not outside of them -Do yourself a favor, when you get this unscrew the 2 side fans and take off the XClio stickers, they will eventually lose their adhesive and start flapping. -Documentation was a joke, but then most cases have very poor manuals to begin with.

Overall Review: This is the Hummer H1 of cases, its big, heavy, not overly pretty, and slightly intimidating to some. My Rig: XClio Windtunnel Gigabyte GA-E45-UD3P Intel Q9400 Core2 Quad 2.66GHz (OC'd to 3.1 stable) Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 WD Caviar Black 7200 rpm 500GB Sapphire ATI Radeon 4850x2 2GB G.Skill 1066 DDR2 2x2GB LG 22x DVD Burner Xigmatek MC 750W modular PSU