The GIGABYTE 3D Mercury is an interesting blend of water cooling and a high-end full tower. What makes this case so special is that the case is essentially built around the 3D Galaxy water cooling kit and not the other way around. This means that GIGABYTE has been able to incorporate water cooling without compromising the performance of either case or water cooling equipment.

The build quality of this case is nothing short of amazing. Everything is well thought out and it's evident that a lot of work has gone into perfecting this case. GIGABYTE has successfully combined a case and watercooling without making installation of hardware inside the case overly complicated. With all of the water cooling components (besides splitter valves) neatly mounted in the top compartment the main chamber of the case is uncluttered and spacious.

Of course it isn't all roses with this case. The performance of the water cooling components could be better. Its performance isn't really enthusiast grade, but it's still substantially better than that offered by most high end air coolers at a lower noise level.

Even though the performance of the water cooling isn't ground breaking I still think the 3D Mercury is a successful fusion of case and water cooling. The fact that it's so easy to install and maintain makes it very useful, especially for less experienced computer users.