Test System

Assembly

Installing a motherboard is done by traditional means, with the use of screws and spacers. There is plenty of room on the top edge and the front to reach all connectors, while the bottom edge aligns well with the cable-routing holes for case buttons, LEDs, and the USB and audio leads.


Installing the SSD is pretty easy as gravity does all the work once you pull back the tension-based lever. The drive drops into place, and the lever makes sure it stays there. As this contraption is meant to be used with drives of varying thickness, there is a little play when pushing against the storage device. If you happen to install a mechanical drive here, however, pop the whole thing off the case and screw it down for some peace of mind.


3.5" drives are installed the same way, as you just push them into place until the tension-based lever snaps it down. Considering no screws are involved it holds in place well, but you should once again really invest the time and sink a screw in through the front of the case and past the fan blades, for example.


To install the power supply, you first need to screw the frame down with four classic screws before sliding it in through the back of the enclosure. Four additional screws hold it in place. While this is a minor element, other cases with this assembly method sometimes equip the frame with two thumb screws to make things a little easier, but I am being rather picky at this point as the result is just fine.


With everything installed, the XPG Battlecruiser looks super clean on the interior because of its many rubber grommets and openings. On the backside, every lead is tied down well, and things can be considered tidy. However, as you will be seeing all of this due to the windowed side panel, you may want to go the extra mile so things are super duper clean.

Finished Looks

Once turned on, the triangular power button lights up white, and you can clearly see the colorful fans in the front because of the well-designed window. Everything you would expect is in the rear, with the cables easily attached to their specific devices.


As both side panels are glass, you may take a peek at both your performance components and the backside of the motherboard with the SSD clearly visible. With such drives now also being equipped with RGBs, the window provides a possibility to show that off as well.

With the press of the embedded button on top of the chassis, you may cycle through the eight solid colors shown below, on top of various single and multi-color animations.