A Closer Look - Inside

To access the interior, remove four big thumb screws holding each glass panel and the bottom front panel in place. While the interior is arranged well to suit the angled motherboard and two classic grommet-covered cable-routing holes are present, Aqyris placed lots of rather random holes all over the place, too. Several well -placed, grommet-covered openings instead would have been better. Instead of hooks for zip ties, holes have been strewn about in an arbitrary fashion.


As the case is angled backwards, there is no room for the PSU underneath the motherboard. Instead, Aqirys moved it into the case, and a mounting frame holds it in place. If you look closely, there seems to be a second set of mounting holes a bit further towards the back of the case for an extra-long unit. However, upon closer inspection, there is a rivet in the way. Also, the magnetic dust filter simply falls off when moving the case around for pictures. In the very front are mounting holes for what appears to be a 3.5" drive, which is not mentioned in the manual, and not enough screws are included in the box.


Above that are the three 120 mm intake fans and a mounting bracket that may hold either two 2.5" or a single 3.5" drive. However, even for the two 2.5" drives, there are only a total of four screws instead of the usual eight.


In the rear, looking at the bottom, classic screws on the case exterior secure the expansion slots. Aqirys provides a covering plate to the left of these, which gets in the way of installing a GPU, so you will have to remove it completely. Considering the Procyon is an open-air frame, it is redundant anyway. Above that are the two 120 mm fans that basically hug the corner around the CPU, which should really benefit thermals.


Just above that, at an angle, is the mounting possibility for two 120 mm ceiling fans or a radiator of up to 240 mm. Aqirys could have easily fit a 280 mm radiator here with a bit more engineering, especially as they already have that removable cover on the back of the chassis for additional room anyway.


The Procyon ships with black, sleeved cables. As there is only one USB 3.0 port, you do get the full 20-pin connector but only one set of wires going out to the top of the chassis. The Procyon also comes with two blue leads, both labeled "reset"; however, that only holds true for one of the two. The other is for the ARGB controller, so you better mark it before assembly to avoid mixing them up. Speaking or ARGB, the fans utilize the 6-pin connector we have seen in several budget conscious cases, and while it works just fine, it feels like a compromise for such a chassis.