The Aqirys Procyon has two things going for it: unique looks and price. With its bright blue color option, angled motherboard, and appropriately tinted glass panels held in place by big, black thumb screws, the Procyon at its core offers the design details one would want from a unique open-air chassis. On top of that, it captures initial interest with a fairly affordable price considering it ships with five ARGB fans alongside a remote-controlled hub. Other brands usually set a much higher price tag for a case of this style and loadout.

Unfortunately, that budget-centric attention quickly and clearly brings out a slew of small and big issues. While one can expect a few shortcomings, some aspects should not be an issue regardless of price point or target audience. Basics like providing the right number of screws, a controller with the right cabling as advertised, and clean expansion slot panels that won't potentially damage your hardware, for example. And in 2022, all but the cheapest enclosures have finally ditched USB 2.0, which has USB 2.0 feel out of place.

Even if you can look past those points in favor of the lower price tag compared to other open-air enclosures, there is still the build experience that has you figuring things out on your own by discovering aspects of the chassis the manual doesn't provide any insights into. Add that the motherboard backplate is not as well-designed as it could be. Even once you have completed your build, there are issues, like the fans spinning up at full speed every time you turn on the system with no ability to use the smarts of your motherboard.

That and more make the Aqirys Procyon impossible to recommend, no matter its price or how cool you find the looks.