Product Application:

Mid Tower Enclosure

Product Provided by:

Raidmax

Available at:

Newegg

Estimated MSRP:

91.99

Availability:

Now

Review by:

Paul

Edited by:

Scott

Review date:

Jan 20th 2008

 

 

 

Internal View Cont.

     The Aztec gaming case comes with plenty of cooling fans, plus there is plenty of room to add more of your own.  The Aztec comes with two 120mm fans and two 80mm fans installed.  The rear exhaust 120mm is pictured above.

     The HD LED, Reset and power switch cables are standard.  However, the blue power lights on the front of the case will get their power directly from the power supply.  The only other cables you will need to hook up are the Audio and USB cables for the front I/O panel.

     The Aztec has a couple of stickers that I really like.  These stickers are similar to what you find on some automobiles.  They are simple illustrated instructions on how to do some of the common things that you would do.  Such as, installing a fan, and installing the optical and hard drives.

Conclusion

     The Aztec is a very nice mid-tower case.  The mid-tower case market is very crowded right now.  There are literally thousands of mid-tower cases out there.  To be competitive in this market you are going to have to offer options that aren't available on your competition.  I think Raidmax has succeeded in this area.  The latching mechanism on the side panels is pretty unique and with the motherboard tray attached to the right door panel that just sweetens the deal.  However, I do have a complaint about the case.  I would like to see more ports on the front I/O.  eSATA drives are becoming very popular and leaving that off of the front I/O is a big mistake.  Also, I'm not happy with the fact that the front door has to be open to use the front I/O ports.  I use headphones quite a bit during gaming and I would not like having to keep the door open while I use them.  These are two very minor complaints that take very little away from a very nice case.  The quality of the case is top notch.  The panels go together very nicely and the case feels solid.  I would easily recommend this case to someone building a system.  Club Overclocker Recommended!

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Performance: N/A

Innovation:

4 out of 5

Quality:

5 out of 5

Stability:

N/A
Aesthetics: 4 out of 5

Software/Drivers Pack:

N/A

Overclocking:

N/A
Value: 4 out of 5

Project Skill Level
(5 being most difficult)

3 out of 5