A Closer Look

First things first - If you remember a few lines back about the packaging having a good dent in it, well it did have some effect. What ever hit the case's packaging, hit it with a good amount of force; It dented a corner of the case in quite bad. The side panel did come off smoothly, and the rest of the chassis seemed fine, but it's still something you don't want to see on a brand new product. Of course this is partly the shipping company's fault, but could have been avoided if more padding material was uses by GIGABYTE.


GIGABYTE had a very simple case in mind when designing the Triton 180. There is nothing fancy about the case at all, but it's not boring or plain at the same time. The front edges of the case are beveled in to give the front section of the case a little more decor. The finish on the case is also well-done. Though it may not look quite as fancy as Lian Li's finish, it takes very little finger prints, and if you do manage to dirty it up, it's easily cleaned unlike Lian Li's finish.


The power and reset switches are outlined to match in with the drive cut-outs, with the front I/O ports being neatly placed below. Everything is well blended into the case to give it that clean look. On the rear of the case, you'll find a single 120mm fan with your usual layout that cases have.


The side panel has two vent areas, one of which has a fan duct attached to it, whilst the other is just for more airflow. There are two pre-drilled holes with rubber grommets at the bottom of the case next to the PCI slots to run piping to a radiator for water cooling. We recently reviewed a new water cooling kit from GIGABYTE called the 3D Galaxy II which takes full advantage of these cutouts.


On the bottom of the case, non-skid rubber feat are used to prevent the case from sliding on the surface and also they act as a vibration dampening.