The expansion slot covers and side panels of this case are
completely tooless. To open or cover a slot simply "pop" it
in or out. To gain access to the inside of the case, simply twist the
chrome plated thumbscrews.
Inside:

Inside, the case is about average size for a mid tower.
There is places to mount two rear exhaust, one top exhaust, and a front
intake fan. Additionally, there is the pre mounted intake fan on the side
panel. This all makes for a lot of cooling. The rear exhaust fans will
be somewhat constricted by the holes, and a more open design would have
been more efficient.
The case comes with a 350 watt power supply. This unit is
a Powerup branded power supply, and should be adequate for most systems.
Heavy overclockers, or those running lots of hard disks and optical drives
will want to step up to one of enermax's better PSU's.
The pre mounted blue cold cathode sits in a plastic housing
, and is secured to the chasis floor via two screws. It has a sound activation
module, and can be switched between modes via the button that is mounted
in a expansion slot cover.

Now this is how it should be. Finally someone individually
separated the wires for the front usb header. This makes it compatible
with a ton of motherboards without having to rewire the connectors.
Working inside the case was case was painless. All edges
were rolled and everything had a nice tight fit. I did notice the lack
of removable motherboard tray and removable hard drive cage, but this
seems to be the trend of computer cases lately, and it didn't really bother
me.
Included with the case was a bag that contained various
screws, washers and motherboard standoffs. A power cord and security screws
with keys were also included, just in case you want to secure your hardware
while at a lan party.
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