Review System

Assembly

Installing the motherboard inside the XPG Cruiser utilizes classic stand-offs and screws. The grommets for ATX boards are not right next to the board's edge, so slightly chubbier motherboards won't cover them, either. As you can see, the bottom edge rests right against the shroud, and there is plenty of room above the top of the Gigabyte Z590. Installing the GPU is as traditional of an experience as it will get, using a screwdriver and screws to hold it in place. In general, you should have no issues with potent pixel pushers, as the Cruiser is quite deep and thus offers plenty of leg room for such units.


Installing an SSD can be done outside of the case by detaching the mounting plate and screwing down the storage unit with provided screws. Once filled, simply put it back where you found it and pin it down with the white thumb screw.


The trays employed in the XPG Cruiser are shaped in a way that minimizes the need for plastic while still working well. For 3.5" drives, assembly is tool-less, as you just clip the drive into place and slide the whole contraption back into the bay. If you do opt for 2.5" storage here, you will have to use screws to secure the drive to the plastic tray.


Adding a power supply means sliding it in underneath the shroud and screwing it down at the rear of the case. There is plenty of wiggle room, so even pre-routed cables to the motherboard won't get in the way. The XPG Cruiser has plenty of room for mainstream and slightly longer units, so all but the longest ones should be fine—no need to move the HDD cage over.


As the XPG Cruiser has fans in the front, we installed the 280 mm AIO into the ceiling of the case. As you can see, even with this variant here, there is still plenty of breathing room all around to get to cables, route them, and not have to worry about board components or memory getting in the way.


The interior of the finished product looks nice and clean because of the grommets and well-placed openings. On the backside, the cables are managed and held in place nicely with plenty of hooks, but we did have to spend some time minimizing the cable mess from the ARGB fans and fan controller, and finding a good way of hiding the excess.

Finished Looks

Powering the system on, you can clearly see the three fans spin up and turn on. There are plenty of animations to run through with the onboard controller, but oddly enough, a static rainbow setting isn't included. Thus, the picture above is of another multi-colored effect in action. The power button lights up with a white LED to let you know the system is powered on.


Thanks to the mostly clear glass side panel, and helped by the white interior of this version of the XPG Cruiser, you can see all the hardware components nicely. In the rear, everything is exactly where you would expect it from a tower chassis, and the illumination from the front fans is visible through the bare rear fan grille.

As the XPG Cruiser has a built-in ARGB controller, you may cycle through a set of multi and single-color animations or pick one of the following, solid colors shown below.