A Closer Look - Inside

To access to the interior, remove all the screws holding the panels in place. Once detached, you will notice that the layout is as expected, with a metal shroud covering the PSU and a 3.5" drive bay for the cleanest-possible internal look. Looking at the rear of the motherboard tray, you will notice a large opening to the backside of the CPU socket for easier CPU-cooling assembly or the swap of one.


You may install up to four 2,5" drives on the backside of the motherboard tray. Two of these spots utilize trays, and the other two 2,5" drives are meant to be secured directly to the motherboard tray, while staying out of sight as well. As this is an iCUE chassis, you will find the Lightning Node CORE with its six headers for fan RGB control here. Considering you can install a maximum of six units within the chassis, it aligns perfectly with the Lightning Node CORE.


You will find two plastic 3.5" trays underneath the metal shroud towards the front of the case. Above that are the three Corsair LL120 RGB fans. You may also install a radiator of up to 360 mm in size here if you like.


In the rear, the PSU bay is pretty straightforward since the unit simply rests on foam bumps. The seven expansion slots above that are pretty standard as well, but you do have two vertical slots, which allows you to install your GPU with its fans facing towards the window. However, to do so, you will need an additional PCIe x16 ribbon cable. In the very top, you may install another 120 mm fan to push hot air out the back.


Looking at the ceiling from the interior, you will notice that the mounting holes for fans or radiators are offset—you should have little to no issues with motherboard compatibility and such cooling elements.


All the cables within the iCUE 465X RGB are of the default variety and black, which goes well with the rest of the chassis. In addition to this, you will find a SATA lead and an additional USB 2.0 header to power and control the Lightning Node CORE.