The Quarterback's chassis is based upon a very popular design. It provides enough room to accommodate a modest system. During installation there are very few tasks that will require you to break out any tools. A standard 1/4 inch socket tightens the motherboard stand-off's and a Phillips screwdriver is used everywhere else. That includes the motherboard's screws, the Double Core-Fan rail, and the fans themselves.

     Instead of running a screw through the top of a PCI expansion card, you'll be using a plastic clip which uses simple leverage to hold the card in place. Even a dual bay card like the eVGA GeForce 7950GX2 can be installed without any problems.

     Here's what the expansion card retention system system looks like from the outside. It's not an eyesore, but the hinges are visible. Considering it's the back of the enclosure, it's not really an issue. Unless you're really worried what someone might see if you take this enclosure to a LAN party....

     The five 5.25" drive bays all use the same tool-free retention system. Drives are guided into their respective bay by support tabs and once positioned the tension slide is moved into place and locked. This system works quite well, even with high speed optical drives which cause an extraordinary amount of vibration.

     Hard drive installation also remains tool-free. The enclosure will include three sets of rails that will snap onto the hard drive. These rails slide into tracks in the 3.5" internal drive chassis, and will lock in place to prevent the hard drive from moving around. If it can hold this 10,000 RPM Raptor, surely it can hold anything else...