Power Supply The included Qmax 350 watt PSU has enough power that it should be able to handle the load of just about anything you can manage to get plugged into it. After the install I will have 6x 80mm fans, 1x CCFL, and the front of the case plugged in not to mention 2x harddrives, motherboard, 2x CD-ROM drives and my floppy drive. So it better be able to handle it all. It does look like there will be ample enough connectors that’s for sure.

Lighting It All Up:

This turned out to be quite a task considering that a friend of mine talked me into using automotive wireloom and zip ties, which I should have just lit this damn thing up, shot a few pics and then did my complete install, right?? No way, I wanted to show you what it looks like with stuff in it. Not just jump the PSU and show you an empty lighted case. That wouldn’t be fun would it?! Well I took my time to ensure that I connected everything up properly to avoid blowing anything up. LOL… right. No just kidding nothing blew up. Fortunately I had some 4-pin molex wire splitters and some 3-pin fan adapters laying around or I would not have been able to plug everything in. But this is to be expected considering the amount of things I have to power up. The other nice thing was the instructions that were included with the case to ensure everything is plugged in the proper way. Now look at it in all its glory:




The front bubble lights slowly turn different colors at the very bottom. I did notice there is no coordination of this event. But in a groovy kind of way it is cool eye candy. I kind of figure though it will get annoying after a while so when I get a rheobus of some sort I will have the option to shut them down. But they are neat looking though. As far as the inside of the case there is plenty of room to add additional lighting and there really is no additional room for more fans. But heck, with six fans in there I wouldn’t think I would need anymore anyways. By the way, the included fans are very quiet.

As you can see this thing is now jam packed with little extra’s. And as I said before besides maybe adding one more CCFL I couldn’t see being able to add any more to it.

Conclusion:

This is a mighty good case for some of us lazy folks that either don’t have the time, energy or imagination to mod a case ourselves. And for some it will turn heads when you go to a LAN or some other type of event depending on what you do with it in the end. It might even get you a girlfriend or two, if she’s into that type of thing. For the money it is a pretty decent case, besides the fact that you have to buy all the additional items which will make your total investment a little bit higher, which is to be expected, than some other neat cases that are out there. But that’s not the point to look at here. It’s the fact that this thing comes already in a pre-mod form and you will have to do little yourself to liven it up. The overall construction of this case is admirable in the sense that they left plenty of room for mounting additional fans and lighting. You also can’t beat the fact that a 350 watt PSU is included with it. That alone could be the determining factor whether the case without the side windows price can be absorbed. So to end this off with a proverbial bang. This is a nice entry level case for some of the beginners in modding. Also, you won’t have to pinch many pennies to own one. The external USB and audio connectors are a plus too. There is also a plethora of online retailers to ease the stress of finding things that you may want to add to this case. So with the overall looks and functionality I will give this case 5 out of 5 X’s for its decent looks and its pretty good design.