A Closer Look - Outside

Looking at the Deepcool Tristellar for the first time is awe-inspiring. Sure, there are plenty of designer cases out there, but this one simply goes further by fusing an incredibly menacing look with actual functionality. The three compartments are covered by thick, textured steel covers that make up the bulk of the weight. Deepcool could have simply used the normal sheets of steel we see in other, more traditional cases, which would have reduced weight and cost, but the company refused to settle for less.


The front of the chassis looks hypermodern because of the way some plastic and metal mesh is utilized to add a few intricate design elements. Look at the rear and how the chassis manages to incorporate a full system becomes apparent as each compartment serves a specific purpose, with its center piece, a silver rod in the middle, connecting everything.


Look at the Tristellar from the side and the coarse coating on its panels can clearly be seen. Deepcool has also placed four rubber feet on the bottom two compartments, so rotating the chassis around would prove difficult, though there is also absolutely no need to do so.


Taking a closer look at the front, the top compartment also houses the I/O consisting of two USB 3.0 and the usual audio connectivity. There is even a small reset button here. The lower units look identical, but the left compartment may hold a slimline ODD drive. While some marketing graphics still show a slot-loading cover, Deepcool chose to ship the chassis with a solid piece of aluminum you will have to stick on a traditional tray-loading drive during assembly.


If you were wondering about where the Power button is, you will find it right in the middle. It really is the perfect spot as that thick silver rod also connects all the pods and may be considered the heart of the Tristellar chassis from a designer's point of view.


Turning the chassis around, you will find three expansion slots in the very top compartment, which allows you to install dual-slot GPUs that extend beyond the second slot, or monstrous triple-slot variants. The lower-left compartment holds the ITX motherboard, while the right compartment comes with a cutout for a fully sized ATX PSU.