XClio's A380Plus is engineered to support your high-performance gaming system in style! The exterior is designed for the 250mm front fan, which draws fresh air in, and the 360mm side fan, which directs the air onto your components. Both fans are controlled by a VR speed control. The transparent side panel and blue LED lights give the system a cool blue glow, and allows you to see what’s going on inside the case. Top-mounted I/O panel hosts 2 USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire connector for easy access, even with the front door closed.
Installation of your components couldn’t be easier, with XClio’s tool-less clip and rail system. You’ll have room for your Micro ATX, Standard ATX, or MP Dual CPU(12'' x 13'') motherboard, Five 5.25” external drives, one 3.5” external drive, seven 3.5” internal drives, plus 7 expansion slots. External drive faces are concealed by the front door, which keeps dust out, and gives the case a sleek look when closed. Your gaming system will look and run great in the A380Plus.
Superior CoolingThe XClio A380PLUS-BK sports one enormous 250mm fan in the front and one monster 360mm blue LED fan on the side panel to maximize heat dissipation for hard drives and CPU. With the VR fan speed controls, fine tune fan speeds for the balance between cooling performance and quietness.
Supreme Expandability with 13 Drive BaysBoasting five external 5.25" drive bays, one external and up to seven internal 3.5” drive bays, the XClio A380PLUS-BK provides supreme expandability.
Tool-less InstallationThe tool-less rail kit ensures quick installation and upgrade for expansion cards and 5.25” devices to save your time. Start enjoying computing rapidly!
1. 0mm SECC CoatingThe XClio A380PLUS-BK features a 1.0mm-thick SECC steel coating for the minimum risk of damage to computer components inside.
Convenient Top I/O PanelThe convenient top I/O panel enables easy access to two USB 2.0 ports and one IEEE 1394 port.
Pros: 1) Quick release back slots for easy access without using screws. 2) hard drives face laterally to allow more room. 3)Nothing interferes with the motherboard, it sits alone without the p/s, cd drives, fans or hardware interfering. 4) The front panel is MAGNETIC, so there's no mechanical failure chance. NOTE: it is magnetically WEAK ENOUGH to allow an ejecting cd rom drive to still overcome the magnetic force and open the door for you to eject the CD 5)Rear fan is a 120mm slot, allowing you to get superior exhaust CFM, and it comes right off the processor heatsink 6)Comes with cable ties and stationary twist clips to allow easy routing of USB and IEEE case mounted slots. 7)screwless attachments for hard-drives, CD drives and floppy drive for quick installation. the floppy one worked for my XION temperature monitor ($60 on newegg). 8) very quiet fans, even at high speed. i didn't say silent, just quiet. 9) front and side fan are both speed-adjustable, built in Overall, great case.
Cons: 1)quick-release PCI securer is a little flimsy, if you are using a 8800GTS or any double-slot card, you maybe have trouble getting it to close entirely, but it's still secure even if you can't get it all the way. 2)the huge side fan only really blows air from the tips of the blades, be prepared for that, not as great a cooling job 3)USB/IEEE connections are NONSTANDARD meaning they are just loose wires, you'll have to find a schematic of a USB cable on google images or something to hook them up right to a 9-pin USB motherboard connection. 4)for the love of g-d, connect the huge fan to the speed adjuster that comes already attached to your pci back covers, or you will effectively short your power supply 5) large fan is very difficult to remove if you want to reverse it to make it an exhaust, or anything like that, making it hard to filter dust, etc 6)accesory case is a joke. it's basically a place to cram the cables to they can ship it to you. it's unsightly, but the side blocks it.
Overall Review: Don't get me wrong, I love this case. I'm coming from a generic full size tower, and this one has some intelligent design. The sides slide on and off with ease, don't listen to anyone else about that. Make sure you buy an exhaust 120mm fan, I recommend a SILVERSTONE FM121-B, sold on this site, or a zalman fan that comes with a fan-mate speed controller, because it will be the loudest fan in your chassis.It doesnt matter what color your exhaust fan is, the bright blue LEDs on the side fan make everything blue anyways. My exhaust fan is white and you can't tell. Get a pci slot exhaust fan too to put in the bottom, there's no normal exhaust path down there, even though the bottom fan blows into there, at least that's my last recommendation. Cheers!