A Closer Look - Inside

To access the interior, first remove the two thumb screws holding the glass panel in place, and then loosen the big flat one to push the glass out so you may grab its edge. Such a simple but effective system to keep the side panel looking as clean as possible is a nice touch.


The interior of the Enermax MarbleShell MS30 is laid out traditionally with a metal shroud on the bottom. Interesting is that Enermax opted for three 2.5" trays here, which is something most brands allow for in their enclosures, but rarely include.


On the opposite side, you can see that all the cables are meant to run down at the front of the case, with forward-facing openings to route cables to their appropriate spots along that edge of the motherboard. Interestingly enough, you may also install two more 2.5" drives here, with the drives nicely shown off on the inside, which Enermax does not advertise while other brands with the same OEM frame do. Enermax also included another SSD tray for a very good total of four, next to which you will find a universal 6-port ARGB controller PCB. This means you should have no issues adding additional lighting elements to the MarbleShell MS30.


Underneath the shroud, towards the front, is a simple 3.5" cage for a 3.5" drive inside it and a 2.5" or 3.5" one on top of it. Unfortunately, it does not come with a removable tray, so you have to tip the chassis over to remove the screws securing it in place. Above that are the three intake ARGB fans. You may also install a radiator of up to 360 mm here if you'd like. If you look closely, you can see the mounting holes for those two non-advertised SSD placement possibilities and the cable routing hole at the mid-height of the frame. Out of the box, the fan cables were a bit of a mess, but nothing we could not handle.


In the rear, the PSU bay is fairly compact, but you may move the HDD cage forward by about an inch should you not have liquid cooling installed. Above that are the seven expansion slots and the black 120 mm exhaust fan.


Taking another quick peek at the ceiling of the Enermax MarbleShell MS30, you can see that the mounting holes for the fans are offset, giving you some additional clearance between your motherboard and any cooling you may install here.


All the cables within the MarbleShell MS30 are sleeved black and of the default variety. Enermax has chosen to equip each of the three front fans with both 3-pin and Molex connectors. This seems very outdated, and it would have been better had Enermax included either a fan hub with RPM signal passthrough as part of the ARGB PCB or simply provided a 3-way splitter cable and scrapped the Molex plugs completely.