This case comes with a 3d fan future which allows you to position some fans the way you want them inside the case. The top fan has a "pivot" function and there is also several various positions. This allows you to aim the fans at the components you want them to blow at. To use and postion the fans you will need a scredwdriver though.
Otherwise the case is screwless which means you dont need any tools to mount drives or PCI cards.
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The harddrive cage is mounted sideways for easy access, remember to mount the harddrive as far in as possible so your SATA cable wont get in the way when mounting the side of the case. If this is the case you can buy angeld SATA cables.
One annoying thing with this case is the cable going to the CCFL On/Off button all the way across the bottom. They could have hidden it better or mounted it on the bottom with zip ties or something similar.
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The left picture shows the Core fan mount that we removed to be able to mount the hardware into the case. With the case you also get a small manual, thermal paste, and screws etc.
Tuniq has released their own thermal paste that is supposed to be able to compete with Arctic Cooling, this is something we will see later in a cooler review.
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Here we got an overview picture when we install the motherboard, we can see that there is a few centimeters up to the PSU slot. It also looks like the memory slots on this motherboard would be to close to the drive slots but that is not the case with this case. I did not have any problems during installation.
The blue little box on the bottom is actually the inverter to the CCFL tubes mounted on the bottom of the case. The con so far is that one of the CCFL cables to the On/Off button was loosely hanging on the bottom of the case, and even after connecting it I could not get the CCFL´s running which I think has to do with a broken inverter in this case.
I don't think it is very good marketing sending a case for a review that doesn't work. I first though the CCFL would be broke since they break quite easy if the case is bumped, but both CCFL tubes are in perfect shape so the inverter must be broken so therefore I don't have any shots with the CCFL´s running under the case. I found a picture on their website so you can see how it is supposed to look.
I think this is a good case and Sunbeam have this time looked into giving out a quality case even though the CCFL´s doesn't work. The fans on the case are actually pretty half decent and I can stand the noise from the case without any problems. I still miss a removable motherboard tray on this case but since the inside is quite spacious I dont really think it´s a problem that it doesn't have a removable tray.
The sides are not hard to mount and the front door does not feel flimsy at all. To remove 3d fan feature you will have to bend/remove the bottom feet a bit on the case to get access to the screws which I found quite annoying even though the feet are more rubber like so they are flexible.
Conclusion:
Now this is a clean nice case without any windows or extras on the front. It is a high quality case is many ways but then there are a few things that pull the rating down like the issue with easily removing the core fan tray or not working CCFL leds on the bottom of the case. Tuniq have even saved some money on skipping the firewire port on the side of the case but they have still mounted some USB connectors etc. Overall though I am satisfied with this case, I love the clean nice looks of it with a matte black finish, I just wish I had a nice blue glow from the bottom of the case also. The cooling functions in this case is quite fantastic as you can run up to six 120 mm fans in total.
Pros:
+ Very nice look
+ Well packed
+ Good fans included
+ No tools needed
Cons:
- Need screwdriver for 3d fan feature removal
- CCFL out of order
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