A look Inside

Removing the side panel and taking a look inside, we see a nice, clean build. The cable management from this side looks great with no obstruction of airflow or other issues. Some will find fault with the 24-pin where the wiring is ugly, but honestly, it is a minor issue, especially when considering the value focus of the build.


The MSI RX 580 4 GB graphics card has some serious sag, but CUK includes a bracket you can install that will support the GPU and eliminate the sag, or like I did after putting the system back together, you can position the PCIe power cables to support the GPU, which avoids the need for the bracket.

Cable management behind the motherboard tray is quite good as well. All cables have been secured fairly well with nothing flopping about. While it could be a bit neater, I see no real problems. When it comes to the power supply, we can see they went with a Thermaltake unit that is not modular.


Removal of the front fascia shows a good bit of space for air intake. While not the best I have seen, it is adequate, just not ideal, but that was to be expected considering the system's visual appeal. As for the PWM fans, they have a maximum RPM of 1500 and are equipped with RGB LEDs. A wireless remote controls the LEDs via a proprietary hub inside the system. As for fan speeds, the curve is controlled via the BIOS and can be changed depending on user preferences. Future revisions will include RGB fans capable of spinning up to 2200 RPM.

As for the graphics card and expansion card slots, you need to remove a cover before you can access the screws and remove or add components. With the graphics card pulled out, we get a better look at the motherboard, which is an ASRock B450M-HDV Revision 4. Previous versions of this board featured a VRM heatsink; however, this latest revision does not.


As for the smaller components, Computer Upgrade King used 16 GB (2x 8 GB) Team Group Vulcan DDR4 3000 MHz memory with CL 16-18-18-38 timings, while storage is handled by an Intel 660p Series 512 GB M.2 SSD. Finally, the graphics card is an MSI AMD Radeon RX 580 4 GB with MSI's Armor cooler. While the card operated just fine, the cooler is a bit anemic. The 4 GB frame buffer feels lacking, but in our tests, it performed just fine as it is best suited for 1080p gaming anyway.