Buc Intake
Atop The Buc
The Buc’s 120 mm top-panel exhaust fan is mounted to the plastic panel itself.
Though that doesn’t leave any radiator options, In Win does make the panel easy to remove for fan service.
Buc Air Filtration
While the intake fan has a separate dust filter that’s a little harder to access, the Buc’s power supply dust filter that's a lot easier to clean. It slides out from the back edge of the enclosure's base.
MSI Ravager
Sharing structure with the firm’s Steath, MSI’s Ravager uses flatter exterior panels, alternative drive bay layout, and blue “slash” graphics to win over customers with differing aesthetic tastes and storage needs. Exterior panel design affects both noise and cooling, so we’re giving this model a separate test.
Ports are moved to the top panel, but the dual 140/120 mm fan mounts on the side panel remain identical to the Stealth.
Ravager Ports
The area surrounding all of those front-panel connectors would make a great storage tray, if it wasn't for the fact that there are four ports down there you don't want to get clogged with gunk. MSI includes two USB 2.0 and two USB 3.0 interfaces, along with a pair of audio jacks.
Behind MSI’s Ravager
Two grometted holes that help enable external liquid cooling are placed low on the Ravager’s back panel for convenient routing to liquid-cooled graphics cards. Once you run hoses there, however, you'll have limited access to the cards themselves.
Inside The Ravager
Six hard drive trays and three 5.25” drive bays occupy the front portion of the MSI Ravager’s interior, compared to the 4+4 layout of the Stealth. The Ravager also moves its hard drive cages slightly forward compared to the Stealth, yielding more space for add-in cards.
Ravager Cable Management
Approximately three-quarters of an inch between the motherboard tray and right side-panel is enough for power cables. Access holes are rolled to prevent scraping the cables (or your fingers), but they don't employ grommets, which vendors sometimes use to clean up aesthetics a bit.
Expandable Card Space
Shown partially opened, the Ravager’s three center 3.5” drive trays are mounted on a slide-out cage. Removing the cage entirely creates about 17" of room for the longest add-in cards.
Pins on hinged brackets lock 5.25” devices into external bays, and side pins lock 3.5” drives into trays. Smaller 2.5” drives have to be screwed to the base of 3.5” drive trays.
Ravager Intake
MSI extended the Ravager’s card space by moving the case's intake fan forward, placing it between the structural sheet and plastic face panel. That single fan includes a dust filter, though the installation kit doesn’t include an extra filter for the optional second intake fan.
Notice that the mounting holes for a second fan are offset the wrong way, towards the enclosure's interior. Securing a fan to the inside requires the removal of the aforementioned three-tray hard drive cage.
