Test System

Assembly

Installing a mATX board is done by traditional means. As you can see, I moved the two fans into the front of the chassis. I would strongly suggest Raidmax do the same right at the factory. This setup creates a nice air funnel and does not block the external drive bay. The nearly 300 mm long graphics card still fits nicely while I employ Fractal Design's liquid-cooling solution for the CPU. Such a setup also shows that the top of the chassis can't hold a liquid-cooling setup as there is simply not enough space between the ceiling and the dividing wall.


The trays in the hidden compartment are the easiest way to install hard drives. Simply place the drives onto the trays and drop them back into the cage. You should really install the PSU next and connect everything, which I found out the hard way after equipping the cooling bracket with a liquid-cooling solution.


Adding an optical drive poses no problems after you've removed the fans in the ceiling. Just remove the cover and slide the drive into place. Lastly, use the provided screws to secure it properly.


As I mentioned, you should really install the PSU within the Raidmax Hyperion early on, but even doing so later is not impossible. While you will not find any mention of a maximum size, I would suggest a PSU that is at most 165 mm long, which is enough for a modular PSU without having to sacrifice the hard-drive cage next to it.


With everything in place, the main compartment makes a very clean impression. This is no surprise as all the unnecessary parts have been moved behind the motherboard tray. The two fans in front will help cool the GPU and memory, all while pushing some airflow across the CPU area, and Fractal Design's AIO for the CPU loops back to the radiator that has been tucked away into the back. The air vents on the side panel make perfect sense as they give all the fans you could mount there access to fresh air.

Finished Looks

With everything installed and the system on, the Hyperion makes a really nice impression. It is compact yet potent, and its design is timeless. Its power button lights up ever so slightly once the system has been turned on.


The optical drive in front is simple but effective. It is accessible and fits into the chassis perfectly. Looking at the rear, most of the cables there go into the motherboard's IO in the middle, while the PSU is slightly to the left, inside the other compartment.


The LED fans' blue glow shows the parts within off without the need for an LED strip. The large window also allows you to strut all the important stuff around at that next LAN party. Lastly, looking at the solid panel on the other side, all the fans are hidden behind its air vents, which also come with a metal mesh dust filter on the inside to keep big dust and dirt particles out.