Assembly

Installing the mainboard is done by traditional means using the included mainboard spacers and screws. There is plenty of space around the CPU cooler and long graphics cards should easily fit.


You may install either 3.5 or 2.5 inch drives unto these trays. These are not screw-less, but a 3.5 inch drive is attached through rubber rings as an anti-vibration measure. 2.5 inch ones - like an SSD on the other hand, rest directly on the tray itself.


Once on the tray, simply slide them into the bays of your choice until they snap into place. The connectors face toward the mainboard to keep the interior of the chassis as clean as possible.


To install an optical drive bay one has to pull off the entire front to remove the drive bay cover. Once free, simply push the drive into place and let the locks snap into place. It works like a lever and works well in holding the drive in place.


Inserting the PSU into the chassis requires the use of the included screws. There is plenty of space so that even the longest units will fit, but you may loose access to the bottom fan slot in the process.


Once everything is installed, the chassis makes a good impression. Cable management is excellent as you can see. Thanks to plenty of openings, I was able to route all of them to their location, mostly hiding them from view.

Finished Looks

Placing the side panel behind the motherboard tray back unto the chassis requires quite a bit of force, but it all works out in the end. Thanks to the blue LEDs in the fans the chassis makes an excellent impression.


Even though the side panel in my chassis was damaged, only a little corner tells the tale when viewed from the exterior.


Due to the elaborate design, the simple optical drive sticks out a bit, but still looks fine in my humble opinion. All the connectors in the rear are easily accessible and the fan is nice and quiet. It does not have any LEDs, which is perfectly fine in this location.


The 200 mm fan in front is equipped with blue LEDs while the one in the Chaser comes with multiple colors. Even so, the blue fits perfectly with the light blue accents of the chassis and the large pulsating icon on the top of the chassis.


Placing a hard drive in the top HDD bay is quite easy. There is no eject button, so you just have to pull it out once you are done with it. Behind this is the other 200 mm, blue LED equipped fan.