A Closer Look - Inside

To access to the interior, simply unscrew the thumb screws holding each panel in place. Small lips built into the feet of the case will help you line them up again when putting them back in place. The XPG Cruiser comes with a classic case layout and supports larger motherboards, like E-ATX. Many brands offer such compatibility, but at the cost of compromised cable-routing. The Cruiser, on the other hand, provides dedicated, grommet-covered openings for such a scenario, which is very nice to see. The metal shroud is solid but features a grommet-covered cutout to route cables to the bottom edge of the motherboard, as well as a smaller one for PCIe power.


On the backside of the motherboard are several well-placed hooks for cable management, so keeping things clean and tidy shouldn't be problematic. Respectively, the two sets of grommets are exactly where they need to be for ATX and E-ATX boards, which is nice to see. Underneath the large CPU cooler backplate opening, the XPG Cruiser also includes two individual 2.5" hard-drive trays held in place by thumb screws.


The simple but effective PSU bay provides four fairly large foam squares for your power supply to rest on. Above that, the 7+2 expansion slots come equipped with classic screws, so you will need tools to remove them. While there may only be two vertical slots, you should have no issues with 2.5-slot GPUs, though they will get pretty close to the glass panel.


In the front, the HDD cage comes with two black plastic trays which are compatible with both 3.5" and 2.5" drives. The area above the shroud is dedicated to cooling, with three retail 120 mm Vento ARGB fans set to pull cool air into the front of the chassis.


There is lots of space in the ceiling for an AIO—rest assured that it won't collide with any motherboard heatsinks or keep you from connecting fans or power cables at the top edge of the motherboard.


All the I/O leads are run-of-the-mill with round cables and black sleeving. XPG goes as far as pre-connecting the ARGB and 3-pin fan cables, so you can take the end of each and plug it straight into your motherboard. The controller comes with four (A)RGB cables, two 3-pin and two 4-pin connectors, so feel free to expand your lighting system while retaining the embedded functionality to change the color scheme on a whim. Lastly, the motherboard connectors are all traditional in shape and color, and separated for every function.