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Front Sections And Connectors

1:03 PM - April 11, 2005 by Siggy Moersch
Source: Tom's Hardware US – Keywords: midi, towers
Topics: CeBIT

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Table of Contents:
2 – Front Sections And Connectors
  1. 1 – Introduction
  2. 2 – Front Sections And Connectors
  3. 3 – Side And Interior Views
  4. 4 – The Ventilation System
  5. 5 – Workmanship And Assembly
  6. 6 – Aplus Trouper CK-1026-9: A Pale Retro Look
  7. 7 – Side And Interior Views
  8. 8 – The Ventilation System
  9. 9 – Workmanship And Assembly
  10. 10 – Aspire X-Navigator: The Hard Drive Lover
  11. 11 – Side And Interior Views
  12. 12 – The Ventilation System
  13. 13 – Workmanship And Assembly
  14. 14 – CoolerMaster Centurion: Conservative Allrounder
  15. 15 – Side And Interior Views
  16. 16 – Fixtures For The Drives
  17. 17 – Workmanship And Assembly
  18. 18 – Pros And Cons
  19. 19 – NZXT Nemesis Elite Black: Broad-fronted Lightweight
  20. 20 – Side And Interior Views
  21. 21 – Fixtures For The Drives
  22. 22 – Workmanship And Assembly
  23. 23 – Pros And Cons
  24. 24 – Lian Li PC60 Plus: A Study In Ventilation
  25. 25 – Side And Interior Views
  26. 26 – The Ventilation System
  27. 27 – Workmanship And Assembly
  28. 28 – Pros And Cons
  29. 29 – Enermax Blue Viper CS-718: Cooling Experts
  30. 30 – Side And Interior Views
  31. 31 – The Ventilation System
  32. 32 – Workmanship And Installation
  33. 33 – Sharkoon Silveration Basic: Cheap Steel Case
  34. 34 – Side And Interior Views
  35. 35 – Drive Racks
  36. 36 – Workmanship And Installation
  37. 37 – Silverstone SST-Tj06: An Elegant Beauty
  38. 38 – Side And Interior Views
  39. 39 – Drive Racks
  40. 40 – Workmanship And Installation
  41. 41 – Sunbeam Transformer: Disco Dude
  42. 42 – Side And Interior Views
  43. 43 – Drive Racks
  44. 44 – Workmanship And Installation
  45. 45 – Thermaltake Shark: Lightweight With Sturdy Shutter
  46. 46 – Side And Interior Views
  47. 47 – Drive Racks
  48. 48 – Workmanship And Installation
  49. 49 – Thermalrock Circle: The Hi-Fi Experts
  50. 50 – Side And Interior Views
  51. 51 – Drive Racks
  52. 52 – Workmanship And Installation
  53. 53 – XGTex 3R-102 Silver: Pretty Little Aluminum Creature
  54. 54 – Side And Interior Views
  55. 55 – Drive Racks
  56. 56 – Workmanship And Installation
  57. 57 – Benchmarks
  58. 58 – Benchmarks, Continued
  59. 59 – Conclusion
  60. 60 – Editors' Recommendations
  61. 61 – Testing Methodology
  62. 62 – Features Table

Front Sections And Connectors

The front is very conspicuous and takes some time to get used to. The drive covers remain in the case even after installation of a 5.25" drive and open like a door. Unfortunately, they are fashioned from plastic and give way under exerted pressure. Although they didn't break in the test, they did frequently spring out of their fixtures.

Almost 30 LEDs on the front serve as lighting effects. An outsize 'X' is at the bottom. In its center is a large control knob, which regulates the interval at which the blue LEDs flash. You can turn off the lightshow if it bugs you.

Front and Rear

The front ports for USB, FireWire and audio are above

What a pretty sight the Blizzard case's LEDs make:

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Aplus_Bliz_Lights-1.avi
Aplus_Bliz_Lights-2.avi
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