A Closer Look - Inside

To gain access to the interior, remove the thumb screws holding each of the panels in place. The interior itself looks rather simple at first sight, but there are plenty of unique elements. On one hand, there is the flow indicator, which has been placed underneath an SSD bracket. This area comes with embedded LEDs which light up both the little window with the liquid and any drive you choose to present here - perfectly visible through the glass panel.


On the opposite side, you will notice a few openings to route cables through, and a large opening which will give you complete access to the motherboard's underside around the CPU socket. There seems to only be about 20 mm of room for cable routing, but thanks to the unique PSU-placement possibility, you will need a bit less anyways.


On this side, you will find another 2.5" drive tray as well as several Velcro strips for easier cable management. If you look closely at the rear of the flow indicator, you can see where the LED lights are placed and how the indicator is looped into the rest of the liquid-cooling setup.


Looking into the front of the Baronkase Liquid, you can see the grille above the hard-drive bays. These consist of two individual trays which can hold either 3.5" or 2.5" drives. There is a perforated metal divider that comes with a little hatch on which you may mount one more SSD, and it may also be taken out to allow for longer GPUs to pass through. However, this will only be feasible if your PSU is quite short as it may interfere otherwise.


In the rear, things are arranged quite traditionally with the secondary PSU bay on the bottom. Out of the box, there is metal plate here, with a PSU cable running from the bottom edge to the front of the case and then up towards the ceiling. Above that are the five expansion slots, each protected with individual covers that are held in place by thumb screws. In the very top, you will find the aforementioned 120 mm exhaust fan that is completely run-of-the-mill as GamerStorm has not even put its branding on it.


Taking a look at the ceiling. you can clearly see the radiator and fan assembly. Unlike the retail Captain AIO, this one comes with a black and white fan to match the rest of the chassis. Looking at it at this angle, it also becomes apparent that you won't be able to fit any radiator beyond a 140 mm unit into the ceiling should you choose to go for the PSU bay in the forward area of the ceiling.


All the cables within the chassis with the exception of the SATA power plug, which is used to power the LEDs within the Baronkase Liquid, are of the usual variety.