I pulled the Spiden out of it's box and was completely blown away by the window. I think it's the very first thing that I noticed. The cuts were nice and clean and very complex compared to most of the windows you see on todays cases. There is also a clear 80mm fan mounted in the center of the window with a nice gold biohazard fan grill. The case was painted very nicely as well. I nice semi-gloss black finish has been applied to the case and it has a not too smooth, not too rough texture. The case isn't as light as some of the aluminum cases out there, but it's not very heavy either. But, it certainly is sturdy!

     Time to pull our selves away from the side of the case only to let our jaws drop on the top. Remember that nice window that was on the side? Well, there's another one just like it on the top! The top window is cut with the same quality as the side window and also includes a clear 80mm fan. OK. I think we can take our eyes away from the window long enough to concentrate on the other aspects of the case. Looking at the front of the case we see front mounted USB 2.0 ports and Audio and Mic jets that are conveniently hidden behind a flip up door.

There is also a cut out for the firewire, should you choose to add it yourself. We also notice that the case comes with a "P4" case badge. DynaPower has incorporated their VG (Vertical Glide) bay cover. Just gently slide the bays down one by one to expose the 3 available external 5.25" drive bays. Located right below these is the VG system for the 3.5" drive bays. There is a very large chrome power button underneath the "P4" case badge and a smaller (but big enough for guys like me with big finger) reset button right above the front USB ports.

     I only came across one problem with the VG system that DynaPower has used. While the 5.25" section worked flawlessly no matter how slow or fast I opened or closed the drive bays, the 3.5" section did not yeild the same results. If you go to fast the bottom section gets stuck and you have to close it again and open it. Overall, I think it's a great idea! Just need to tweak it a little bit to prevent this from happening. 

     The back of the case offers the same amenities as most of the other cases out there today.  It has the standard 7 slots for all of your PCI/AGP needs, as well as an I/O panel w/punch outs for everything you could want.  Also on the back of the case you see the openings for two 80mm fans (not included).

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