A look Inside

Due to the system being a standard ATX mid-tower design, taking it apart is simple. Removing the side panel gives us access to a fairly roomy and clean interior. Thanks to the all-in-one liquid cooler, the motherboard is clear of large obstructions, making accessing system memory and the M.2 SSD a breeze. The cables inside are well laid out—I should once again step up my game and do a better job of managing these in my personal system. As for the AIO, the tubing is routed nicely over the memory and tied in place to keep things tidy.


Audio and front-panel connectors are cleanly routed alongside two SATA cables, and everything is held in place with zip ties. While keeping the interior looking good is always nice, it's the great care taken with cable routing around the back that shows a company cares. Each cable run here is well thought out, with the RGB fan hub a great feature that helps minimize what could easily be a rat's nest of cables.


Other aspects to look at include the PSU bay, where you can see a trusty Corsair RM 750X modular power supply ready and more than capable of pushing this system. Meanwhile, taking a closer look at the RGB fans on the front panel, you can see the light-up logo is actually slightly on the thick side and blocks a bit of airflow. Finally, with all the components removed, we see the motherboard's full layout consisting of 4x PCIe X1 slots and 2x PCIe X16 slots.


Taking a closer look at the limited HDD storage space, the system is capable of holding just 2x 3.5-inch drives in total. While not a big problem, I did find it a bit odd that the extra SATA cable, which is also pre-routed, had been zip tied to the HDD tray. Not a big deal, it does stop one from removing the top drive, and while I understand the motive behind the decision, it seems counterproductive.


When it comes to the individual components, Digital Storm primarily sticks to offerings from named brands. Granted, the system memory has their name on essentially generic heatspreaders, but other than that, a Seagate 2 TB 7200 RPM HDD, 500 GB Samsung EVO 970 M.2 SSD, and an ASUS RTX 2070 Turbo are used. The graphics card offers 2x DisplayPort, 1x HDMI 2.0, and a USB Type-C for VR outputs. Being a blower-style design means it isn't likely to be ultra quiet, but should move most of the heat out of the case well.