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4.5
This is a good case no amazing but it does fit almost anything you want. The front fan rgb grille are really nice and vibrant, if you want to replace the fans behinds it it's easy but if you have the Noctua chromax fans then it will be hard to cram it in. The fan hub didn't show up in my Asus z97-A motherboard but the rgb hub worked perfectly(both are included). You can fit almost any tipe of cooling combo here, I currently have a Noctua D15s and a Kraken x62 for the gpu installed at the top of the case and its great since with this set up cool air gets pulled in and hot air gets pushed out. The things this case did bad on was the included rgb stips for the top and bottom with a limo style tint on the tempered glass you can't really see them if anything at all in pitch dark. The other bad things were the cable management, there were not enough zip tie places and due to the grommets being spaced out about 2 inches from the motherboard it's awkward to get a good bend from the 24pin cable and because the right side of the case has maybe 1 inch at most to tuck cables in you really have to cram it in, there is also the issue of having the gpu cable cutout being designed for reference gpu so any custom cards that are longer that refference(founders) will look a bit weird. Lastly it may be the case I got but to open the right side panel is insanely difficult you have to buy the case just to get extra grip to pop it off, to close the case isn't bad until you assemble your pc and have to cram the cables in. If you do plan to fully watercool this case has lots of space for it you can fit a slim 420mm rad on top unofficially since there is space to mount 3 140mm fans in the top spot but you have to put the fans in the plastic spot on top of the case where you can only fit 2 140mm fans in there. Overall I wish this case was a bit cheaper by removing the fan hub and the 2 rgb stops I mentioned since they suck and extend the right side go fit in more cables, also have the glass be less tinted would help show off your case and how about a white interior as well so the lighting would really light up the case. In my photos I put a hue+ kit inside and btw their rgb strips aren't compatible but since I'm waiting on the silverstone ls02 strips this is the best I got.Everyone who comes into my office immediately goes, "Wow that computer is huge...but dang does it look good." The tower gave plenty of room inside for assembling the computer, and offered just enough organization on the backside for wire management and hiding them from the tempered glass side. Overall I'm very satisfied with this tower. Running the MSI gaming app, I will often overclock my GPU and CPU for virtual reality gaming and 4k video editing and the front fans keep everything cool and running smoothly.Cons: the LEDs in reality are not as vibrant as they appear in the picture. If you really want this tower to pop, make sure you have a mobo that has something like Mystic Light or other RGB lighting capabilities as the interior LEDs that come with the tower do very little if anything to light up the interior. I'm going to most likely add an extra LED RGB strip to the tower's interior to light things up more, but that's just a personal preference. Also, the metal side of the case opposite of the tempered glass side is hard to take off and put on. I actually had to call SilverStone support to make sure I wasn't going to break the case, and their customer support told me that it's normal. Nonetheless, mess with the metal side too much and it's quite easy to bend the thin metal, so try to get everything right on the interior before you close up the tower.I absolutely love the look and functionality of this case. SilverStone really impressed with the new RGB version of this case.Pros: LOTS of interior space and places to run cables. I have basically everything hidden on mine and it looks very clean. The LED's all worked and look awesome with the tempered glass on the side. I am using the ASUS sync and it is nice to have the motherboard and case lights synced. The front fans are very unique and I love the design of it. The entire case looks like a race car essentially. Next thing is cooling, way to go SilverStone. I have owned many Corsair cases and the SilverStone Fortress yet this case has cooled better than any other case I have had. I believe this is due to the amount of space and overall layout of the case. I am using a $20 Thermaltake Cooler with an i7 6700k temporarily and everything I have done has been at 60 degrees Celsius on rare occasions at load, usually stays around 50.Cons: I had to struggle for a bit with the back of the case due to limited room for a large amount of cables. It was difficult to get everything where I wanted it to be without having to be particular about where I ran the cables. You will want to hook up whatever cables you need to the power supply before putting it in its' place. There is not much room to plug cables in after the PSU is screwed in. None of there are big enough cons to discourage you from buying this case. People might complain about the lack of tool-less support on this case but I personally like screws better.First off, the dust filters are a cruel joke. My primary reason for purchasing this case was: I needed a case with dust filters. I live with other people who have 3 dogs. These filters do nothing to trap even the largest dust particles.First week of owning the case and their was a layer of dust on all the components. The dust filters however, trapped nothing at all. Huge disappointment.The paint job is inconsistent. The case panel with the Unicorn graphic, the black paint does not match the black paint on the rest of the case. This is quite disappointing considering I have to look at it every day and be reminded of this flaw.Also the glossy paint gets hairline scratches very very easily. Make sure you use extremely soft cloth to wipe this case down. Cotton cloth is not soft enough. I learned this the hard way unfortunatelyThe airflow in the case is fantastic and this case has all the features, rgb lights and room for a great looking build.The manual was fairly good and was useful for the build.It's a fairly nice looking case.Very good case. Good conception, has space enough inside for my gtx 1070 and all of my all drive. I love the division between psu and hard drive and the rest of the part, it make the cable management more easy to do. Very good ventilation, enough space too for my h100i v2 cooler on the top of the case.The plastic window is cheap and scuffs up easily but no surprise. Great airflow at the expense of a bit of fan noise. The included fans are nice. Wiring was really easy but a tiny bit tighter than some of the Full Tower setups I've seen.Great looking case with nice quiet fans. The RGB to motherboard connector is tough to install because of the cable end design. Cable managment needs good planning to make it work well. My power supply cables just barley reached the motherboard power, I would suggest a fully modular power supply with very flexible wires.In 2019, there are better, cheaper options. Fans use Molex not PWM. Beautiful case, i love the way it looks easy to build in, cable management is ok, however for the price you would expect more high end features like a glass panel.It creates a steam . It is not a good cooling solution for your pc.
