Full frontal view of case. Faceplate is plastic, and the door covering the bottom three drive bays is hinged on the left side.
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Full rear view of case. Two exhaust ports are available. Fans for exhaust ports are not included.
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Close up of the front door covering the bottom three drive bays.
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Front mounted media ports: USB 2.0, Mic, headphone, (firewire optional). The door is moderately sturdy, and clicks into place well.
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Large power and reset buttons, with power LED and drive activity LED on the right hand side.
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Standard I/O ports with optional network port available. Five small holes to the right could become an entry point for dust if intake fan volume is inadequate.
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The boring side of the case. A few small ventilation holes are available, but they are unfiltered.
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Pre-isntalled case window, and a 8cm fan are included. The 8cm fan has four LED's that illuminate the interior of the case (see pictures below).
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Enermax EG301P-VB power supply is included.
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Exhaust ports with plent of holes to allow the air to move freely. Fans to mount in these ports are not included.
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The seven deadly card slots. Nothing much to see here. Move along now.
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Backside of the case window. 8cm LED illuminated fan is included.
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Compuman 25 CFM - 40 CFM. Noise is rated between 21dB(a) and 33dB(a). A very broad audible range... but that's how Enermax has the specs listed.
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Why a gold fan guard was used instead of silver one to match the rest of the case is unknown. Perhaps they wanted to match the guard used on the power supply?
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Doggie treats. Motherboard stand-offs, power cable, wiring diagram for front media ports, and four hard plastic feet.
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During installation, wait until you're almost done before you untie the wire bundle. Otherwise you'll be fighting to keep the wires out of your way the whole tyme.
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Complete listing of everything the 300-Watt Enermax EG301P-VB has to offer.
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Lenghty front mounted media port cables are well labeled. A wiring diagram to assist you is also included.
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A quick-disconnect plug has been used on the connector that powers the giant LED on the front of the case. Especially handy if you're continuously making changes to your system. Modders may want to consider mounting a switch in this line to easily enable / disable the LED.
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Motherboard leads are well labeled and have been "ribboned" together to help keep things tidy.
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All interior edges have been rounded-off and there is plenty of room to move around inside.
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To make installation even easier, the motherboard tray is removeable. Several stand-offs come preinstalled in common mounting locations. They can easily be moved around to suit your specific needs.
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Excellent view of all available drive bays. Note the two unfiltered intake fan ports in front of the 3.5" drive bays. I really dislike unfiltered ports, and so should you. Fans to mount in these two ports are not included.
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Deep down inside the 5.25" inch bays. It is very important to note the fact that you will not be able to use the bottom two bays if you decide to keep the front LED intact. For the majority of the population this won't be a big deal, but if you have a lot of gear you'll need to sacrifice the LED.
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Back to the front mounted LED one more time. Notice how the bottom two blanking plates have been fused together to create a mounting point for the LED. These plates will need to be split if you want to use the bay(s).
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Clearly numbered screw points on the 5.25" and 3.5" bays will help eliminate the cuss words you would normally use when you realize you've mounted your CD-Rom drive too far forward.
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Naked.
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The door on the front of the case is secured by a clip. It is large enough to prevent accidental breakage.
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Extreme close-up of the front mounted LED. Two colors, blue and green, are available depending on the model number.
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Generic shot of the front mounted LED in action. This light is very bright. It was difficult to capture the true luminosity with 'bits'.
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Getting up close and personal with the 8cm LED enabled fan.
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Even though there are only 4 LED's in the 8cm fan, the interior of the case is illuminated quite well. The fan is also relatively quiet.
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This case is also available in two other color schemes, silver with silver and grey trim & black with red silver trim.
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