The Aqirys Sargas is a pretty unique case both from a visual as well as feature perspective. So much so, that it is certainly worth a closer look. At the Euro MSRP, that essentially equates to around $125 pre-tax if they were to sell the chassis in North America. That isn't bad at all considering what you get for a the money, but Aqirys does make a few cost cutting choices that feel a little out of place as well.

With its abundance of ARGB - even present on the controller, the Sargas is clearly geared towards enthusiasts who enjoy such visual aspects. And, purely from a chassis design perspective, besides the blue color accents, the Sargas is pretty straight forward and even understated. Thanks to the ample use of metal for the front and top covers, the chassis feels extremely sturdy, which is further complimented by the thick glass panel handle.

The stand-out point of the chassis is clearly the location and implementation of the I/O on the side of the chassis. By doing so, you not only get perfect access to them when you have a traditional desktop setup, but also frees up valuable space in the ceiling to give you room for a radiator of up to 360 mm without the need for a deep frame. There's also the fact that the I/O is ARGB LED wrapped, so you can always easily find the plugs you are looking for. But just like with a few aspects around the Aqirys Sargas, you will find a bit of an odd configuration with a single USB 2.0 port instead of a far more useful USB-C connector for example.

On the interior, the Sargas provides you with all the usual fixings for a modern mid-tower chassis, including some cable covers and plenty of room for large air coolers, excellent liquid cooling radiator support as well as plenty of fan placement possibilities. But even so, we would have loved to see grommets on all openings, a better mix of accessories and maybe Velcro strips instead of the plastic clips for cable management. None of these are dealbreakers but simply feel like Aqirys opted for some cost saving measures in a way that is a bit more noticeable to the user than it should be. That said, the two aspects that should really be improved is the fact that the expansion slots are breakout variants and the PSU dust filter is of the basic kind that requires you to tip over the system to get to for cleaning purposes.

Overall, with its clean looks, sturdy build and unique I/O placement the Aqirys Sargas could be a great choice for those who just want a case with fans and ARGB out of the box. For the money getting the mix of things the case provides is quite alright, even if some aspects don't feel as fleshed out or as well engineered as possible.