A Closer Look - Outside

The Aerocool Tor is meant to be an understated case with RGB elements, and the design is spot on. If you are looking for the case equivalent of a white T-Shirt that lights up at night, this would be it. The two glass panels are covered in a thin layer of plastic for added protection.


Looking at the front, you can clearly see the uniquely square RGB frames surrounding the two pre-installed fans. To access to these, simply pull the front cover off. All the fans within the Tor come with five leads—two for the the actual fan and three to control the addressable RGBs. In the rear, the chassis looks a lot more traditional. Unfortunately, the metal frame doesn't feel too sturdy, which entry-level OEM cases are usually known for. It would have been nice to see slightly thicker steel used throughout.


The main side panel is made completely out of glass, but Aerocool has chosen not to put black framing on it, so the overall look is distracted a bit by the mounting and tooling holes of the case frame. The opposing side is completely solid and made completely out of steel.


The PSU bay in the rear comes with a single set of mounting screws. Above that are the seven expansion slots. Aerocool chose to keep it simple by utilizing break-out covers. While this is fine for entry-level cases, I would have liked to see reusable covers here as many people who buy this chassis may change their system configuration over time. A compromise would have been if a few covers were included separately. In the very top, you will find another fan, this time set to push hot air out the back of the chassis. Even though the cooling units within the Tor come with an Aerocool sticker on one side, the other clearly shows the logo of a random Asian manufacturer for some reason.


A magnetic dust filter in the top covers an air vent that may be used for two fans or to hold a radiator. With offset mounting holes, you should not run into any issue with your motherboard if going for liquid cooling in this area. The I/O consists of power and reset, an LED toggle switch, and the usual audio plugs, as well as a USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports, which is a somewhat outdated configuration. It would have been simpler (and probably cheaper) to just offer two USB 3.0 ports instead.


On the underside, you will find a simple metal mesh cover on the PSU bay air vent.