Assembly

Installing the motherboard is done using classic spacers and screws. FSP does not pre-install the ones needed for a modern ATX board, which is something system integrators may not like as it adds additional work when assembling a build. There is a bit of room at the top, but flush on the bottom. While the cable management holes are pretty compact, they seem well-placed for efficient cable management. However, on the right edge of the board, the grommets are partially covered up when using a normal-sized ATX board, as such, users with wider E-ATX or non-standard boards will not be able to use this case, due to the fact that the one opening where the white power cable is routed will be blocked.

To install a GPU, you first have to remove the cover plate and then unscrew the slots of your choice. There is a ton of space for long units, so you should have no issue with any variant that you can buy today - even with an AIO in the front.


Installing an SSD inside the frame that is visible from the outside is pretty easy, as you may remove the frame from the case to fill it up. But, as expected most of the drive is covered up and by pure fluke, the Lexar brand logo of our drive is visible somewhat at the center. The whole process does require tools as well, including the mounting screw itself.


The HDD cage feels well-built and offers room for up to three drives, with the third sitting on top of the cage. It uses the provided screws to secure the drive in place, after which you may slide it back into the chassis until it clips into the metal piece, which also means it is in the right position to utilize the thumb screw to pin it down securely.


Adding a PSU itself is not difficult, but trying to cable manage everything and connect the ATX and P8 power cords to the integrated white, sleeved cables means that you will have quite the mess underneath the shroud to deal with as well. The sleeved cables are very rigid which doesn't make things easier either, as you need to make sure they are angled properly into the space underneath the shroud or the magnetic cover will not hold in place properly.


Installing a 360 mm AIO bears no surprises. It is a pretty tight fit in terms of length, but works out well, allowing for just enough clearance for the rear fan to co-exist with this setup at the same time. That said, an AIO in the ceiling will have to fight for room with the white, sleeved P8 cable a bit, so anyone using a 280 mm radiator may end up having to install it pushed forward a bit, just for clearance.



Diverging a bit from our usual review workflow, the back of the FSP CUT593 deserves a bit of attention, as it is the clear unique selling point of the case. The core aspect that needs to be clear to anyone building inside this case is the fact that you have to throw out all your expectations and knowledge of clean cable management. The case is not intended to be cable managed with the built-in zip tie hooks. Instead, all you should focus on is making sure the cables are bunched up in the right sections behind the motherboard tray, so that the metal cover onto which the sleeved cables are clipped, actually can be closed up, that or use custom length cables with your PSU. FSP has tried to marry a traditional case body with their own cover. This unfortunately results in a frustrating build experience, as these two aspects do not integrate well with each other at all. To make matters worse, the cover is designed with no support elements to add structure or rigidity, resulting in easily bent tabs and edges.


After several attempts to find where to put the cables, so the magnetic cover would attach properly again, the closest we got was a fit where only the top right corner immediately popped of on its own. The solution was to use a rogue zip tie, just to make it stay in place. With everything finally in place, you can clearly see the white 24-pin power cable on the interior. However, due to the radiator in the ceiling the P8 variant is barely visible, unfortunately. Otherwise, the CUT593 makes a pretty generic impression on the interior. On the backside, the cables do end up drawing your attention, but don't look as clean as they could be, as the bends end up exerting pressure on individually sleeved wires, which makes it hard to get them all straightened out nicely. On top of that, there is no way to actually connect the SSD here to the rest of the system. FSP left a tiny opening in the fragile cover, which is simply not big enough. This is the kind of oversight that should not happen.

Initial Attempt

To give you an idea, we initially tried treating this case as we do any other. This included installing the biggest possible PSU into the space. That turned out to be an issue as there was simply not enough room to keep the length of leads when connecting them to the white extensions, so we had to rely on the smaller of the two PSUs we use for reviews. Secondly, the provided Velcro strips for cable management are too thick to even fit into the hooks of the case, again presenting that conflict of FSP branded components and the OEM body used in the CUT593.


Even when doing a clean cable management job, as we would do with all cases we review, the back cover panel is designed poorly, with tabs for very basic edge rigidity that interfere with the central vertical management column, meaning that area is impossible to use. The same holds true for the vertical along the visual "T," as that is where the top edge of the cover panel goes. This means that none of the cable management the OEM body of the case provides can be used with the cover that FSP designed.

Finished Looks

Back to our final build, with all the panels back in place, you can clearly see the four ARGB fans, thanks to the hub mounted lighting elements. An OEM blue power LED also lets you know that the system is up and running.


The plastic cover, while providing a bit of a design element together with the air vent, also restricts air flow, unfortunately. On the upside, thanks to the fine mesh on the backside of that cover, you get a built-in dust filter. The metal panel has perforations that are on the bigger side, so FSP provided that magnetic dust filter. However, that dust filter is not the right size and instead of that, the front panel should really just have a finer array of holes, so one could skip that second, air restricting layer all together. In the rear, the CUT593 looks just like you would expect from a modern chassis.


Thanks to the clear glass on both sides, you can clearly see the components inside the case, and the unique wiring. The large pull-tab does take your eye away from the prize a little bit, but its benefit outweighs that. If FSP wants to improve on that, either make it smaller, or at least black.