A Closer Look - Outside

We have seen the Quadstellar at various trade shows before, but boy, the sight never gets old. Naturally, we are reviewing the retail variant, but Deepcool was also showing off a limited edition with a mirror finish at one trade show. Regardless, the Quadstellar is like an advanced technology from another planet which was dug up somewhere—you will be assimilated!


The front comes with four flaps which can actually open up to allow for more airflow when needed, with the power button in the middle with addressable RGB strips in the shape of a plus sign around it. Looking at the rear, it becomes apparent that every extremity of the Quadstellar serves a specific purpose. Based on the expansion slot covers, you can muster a pretty good guess at how a fully sized ATX board will fit inside the chassis.


The main panels of the chassis are made out of thick metal panels with a somewhat rough surface, which makes it resilient against scratches and fingerprints. Deepcool has placed tinted glass panels on the bottom facing outward. They are held in place by strong magnets for easy removal if need be. This also means that unauthorized access is pretty easy, but I am pretty sure you won't take this beast to a LAN party.


In the center, a square power button with the Gamer Storm logo can be found. If you look closely, you will not find a reset button here to ensure that the overall look and feel of the chassis isn't disturbed. The individual flaps are made out of plastic and feature a piano-smooth finish. They look really nice, but feel a little bit fragile in comparison to the rest of the chassis. The I/O of the Quadstellar consists of two USB 3.0 ports and the usual audio connectors. It would have been nice to see something like USB 3.1 Type-C as well, just because the chassis aims to push the envelope in so many ways.


The bottom-left compartment is part of the motherboard area, with the traditional square cutout. In the center, you will find eight expansion slots, which means that the board is set to be installed upside down and at an angle within the Deepcool Quadstellar.


You will have to install the PSU into the bottom-right bit of the chassis, which means all the leads from that unit will be below the motherboard. In the top are six more motherboard expansion slots, which allows you to install up to three GPUs here with the use of PCIe x16 ribbon cables. Deepcool includes one such part out of the box to get you started. Last, but not least, the fourth compartment comes equipped with a 120 mm exhaust fan since this area holds the hard drives and could use the cooling.


Deepcool has also placed a plaque on the back. If you were to get your hands on the mirror finish variant of the chassis, your number of the limited run would have been placed here.