Test System

Assembly

The motherboard's installation is done by traditional means: place it on the spacers and secure it with the screws anidees supplies. As you can see, there is enough space for large CPU coolers and long graphics cards, even without removing a hard-drive cage.


As previously mentioned, the SSD tray is simple, but will do the job. Simply place the drive on the tray and secure it with supplied screws before returning it to its original position behind the motherboard tray.


anidees includes metal hard drive trays unlike the plastic ones found in many other cases these days. These can be used for both 2.5'' or 3.5'' drives and require the use of screws. 3.5'' units rest on rubber rings while 2.5'' ones do not rest on such an anti-vibration measures.


Once placed on the trays, simply slide the drives into the bays of your choice until the metal trays snap into place. Once inserted, these hold extremely well, which cannot be said of many plastic solutions.


Installing an optical drive is quite easy as well. Simply remove the cover of your choice, slide the drive into place, and secure it with big, black thumbscrews. The greater size of these makes them much easier to apply to the drives—a nice little touch from anidees.


Installing the PSU is done without the use of any screws if you decide that the Velcro strip is sufficient, but I also used the supplied screws.


All the cables nicely hidden behind the mainboard tray once everything has been installed, the anidees AI6v2 makes a very clean impression.

Finished Looks

Putting the side panels in place and turning the unit on, I was impressed by how quiet the two fans were, though both were running at full speed. anidees has done an excellent job in choosing fans with such low operating noise. At this point, you will notice another update to the original AI6 as the power button is now round and the white LED can be seen as a circle around it, which is a much cleaner and nicer approach.


Thanks to the door, you can hide your optical drives, fan controllers or card readers nicely. This also gives you the option to use that beige or silver drive that has been lying around instead of going out and buying a new black one. Taking a quick look at the rear, the important areas are easily accessible, completely unobstructed. Both fans within the anidees AI6v2 lack LEDs, which should make the case a great fit for those who do not want Little Vegas under their tables.