Application:

Mid Tower ATX Case

Provided by:

PCToyLand.com

Available at:

PCToyLand.com

Review by:

Jackie

Edited by:

Scott

Review date:

May 5th, 2004
   
 

X-Blade ATX Case

     Premoded or not, that is the question that each of us face when shopping for a new computer case.  For most of us that is an easy question to find the answer to, we prefer to mod our case ourselves to show our mad modding skills.  But there are some out there that prefer to not go through the painstaking hassle. For those people it’s a tough journey in finding that one case that has the quality and style that they want wrapped up in a great looking case.  But fear not, pctoyland.com may have just the answer you were looking for called the X-Blade case.

Specifications

  • Housing Material: Steel Metal with Heavy Chrome Coating on the Front Panel
  • Dimension: 200mm(W) x 430mm(H) x 440mm(D) 7.9" x 17.0" x 17.3"
  • Patented screw less & tool-less mounting rails
  • Max. Motherboard size: 12" x 9.5"
  • Build in 2 front USB 2.0 + Audio port connectors
  • Includes a front Blue LED 8cm & a side window Blue LED 8cm fan
  • All fans are clear w/ extra bright LEDs built in
  • 1 additional optional 8cm fan on the opposite side of window panel
  • Front 8cm fan can be replaced by a 12cm fan
  • Max. 5 cooling fans could be installed (w/ optional side bracket)
  • 4 open 5.25" drive bays with patented tool-less drive rails
  • 2 open 3.5" drive bays
  • 5 hidden 3.5" drive bays with patented tool-less drive rails
  • A total of 10 drive bays
  • Weight: 20 LBS

     When I first pulled this case out of the box I must admit my breath caught in my throat.  Not only did it have one of the nicest designs I have seen in a while, but the finish was absolutely gorgeous! The finish is in a high quality glossy black that one would expect to see on a case that cost much more then this.  Okay, so I just have to try to show you how nice the finish is because I was amazed.
 

Features

     The features on this case are in abundance.  From a included 120mm fan in the back to a 80mm fan in the front that can be exchanged to another 120mm.  Also what surprised me is the additional 80mm fan that can be installed on the panel opposite of the window panel. Blowing air across the sideways hard drive bay not only from the front of the case but the side as well, a plus for those whose systems run on the warmer side and even hotter with summer coming on.  Also the case comes with a 400 watt power supply with six Molex connectors and the other usual connectors for AMD and Intel boards.  Also the hard drive bay is removable, its feature that I am starting to love more and more with the number of times I switch hard drives around.  Also this case has an entirely tool less and screw less design making those changes easier and faster then before.