A Closer Look - Inside

To access the interior, simply remove the panels by detaching the thumb screws. A first glimpse into the interior reveals quite the unique layout and a big but subtle "Sharkoon" embossed across the black area. Instead of the traditionally bottom-mounted shroud, Sharkoon placed one into the top of the enclosure. You will find three ARGB equipped 120 mm fans on the floor, set to pull cool air in through the opening before pushing it up. Sharkoon also included GPU brace support made out of steel and lined with rubber, which will be quite useful for all those long graphics cards out there.


Turning the chassis around, you can clearly see the rubber-grommet-equipped openings for cable management next to a white steel plate for two 2.5" or 3.5" drives should you opt out of fans here. Alternatively, you may install a reservoir on this plate. On top of that are two white 2.5" mounting plates out of steel and a generic 8-port, 3-pin ARGB PCB for easy case illumination expansion.


The front is a bit weird in that it comes with mounting holes for two 120 or 140 mm fans, latches that are probably meant to hold a dust filter, and hooks to secure cables to. This is probably just a tooling remnant as Sharkoon may have a case variant with a thicker, vented front that can use all the openings punched into this metal plate. That said, you may mount a reservoir to go alongside any side-mounted radiator here. That side panel may be removed to allow for the dual 120 mm fan placement or appropriate radiator mounting. Lastly, in the very top, hidden away in the shroud, is a metal frame for a single 3.5" drive with the possibility of securing a second 2.5" or 3.5" unit on top. This brings the maximum possible drive count within the Sharkoon Pure Steel to a respectable six.


In the rear, just above the three floor fans, are the seven expansion slots. Easily accessible, you should be able to fill all of these with even the fans in place. Above these is the fourth RGB fan set to push hot air out the back. The fan blades are semi-transparent to allow for a bit of a defused glow when turned on. In the very top, the PSU bay actually looks quite simple but functional, with an opening in the shroud so that you may take advantage of the fan for cooling the CPU socket area.


All the cables within the Sharkoon Pure Steel are sleeved black and of the default variety. While there is a reset lead, this one is meant to be used for the RGB controller. The unit itself sports a SATA power connector and has leads to connect to any of the usual motherboard headers.