Date 2004-01-12
Provider: Enermax
Author: Niko Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Enermax Cs5190al-061 aluminum case
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Of course this case is also equipped with a plexi window on the side :) This is the first time I have seen the plexi covered up this good as they have done it.
Under the cover we find a thick plexi window which have a few drilled holes for ventiltion and two slots for 120 mm fans. One 120 mm fan is already mounted and included with the case.
In the front there is two slots for 80 mm fans also and those 2 fans are already mounted.
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As said before there are 2 slots for two 120 mm fans. They are placed behind these fan grills. Thus far in the review we have seen that this is a very very attractive case but we still have some testing
to do to see how it works while using it, mounting motherboard, etc.
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On the other side there are slots for fans also. I believe they are slots for 80 mm fans. These work great since you can install low rpm fans and still get good cooling to your harddrives which are
mounted right behind the fans. The drive bay is a big tilted so you get easier access to it. I have not seen many cases like this with a tilted front. I personally think it's very nice since you don't have to reach so far down.
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On the left picture we have the harddrive bay which is not removable. If it was removable this case would have been excellent.
On the right picture we ahve the drive bay. We can clearly see that its tiled up but installation is still not a problem.
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In the very front of the case we have a fan also. The fans in this case are not quiet but not loud either so you can say that the person that prefers quiet fans will complain and the one that is used to loud fans won't complain :)
This motherboard has a removable motherboard tray, and it can be removed by removing three screws in the back.
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The whole tray slides out so you can easily mount your motherboard and all you have to do is just push it back in. This is a very good feature with this case. It's a bit hard to slide it in back since there are no rails, so you just push it back in
and metal vs metal does not sound to nice to hear.
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The drive bays can be removed by first removing one screw on each side of the drive bay. This is also a big flaw but not a important one since you barely ever remove drive bays anyways.
Included with this case we have a nice box with all the screws sorted out in a nice little box. There was also four wheels that are mounted under the case.
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