Exterior

The case that we received came in a very nice condition. Bezel of the molded plastic is painted yellow, along with the In-Win Griffin logo. This color scheme is certainly different but works very well for the style of this case. The covers for the 5.25” are angled, which looks pretty nice with the case design, but once the actual drive is installed the lines of the case are broken up. There is one other thing that is interesting about this case and is up to personal opinion. The front IO panel is enclosed in a pop-out panel, which can be difficult to open unless a considerable amount of force is applied. If the panel were to flip out instead of pop-out as it does now, it could work much better and still be easy enough to use. The panel does include two USB ports, and eSATA port, as well as the standard headset jacks for audio. As for removing the side panels, all that needs to be done is simply flip open the two tabs on the rear of the case for the corresponding side panel and then pull back on it and remove it. In regards to the side panel with the fan, the size of the fan is nice and it certainly pushes a lot of through the case. As was noted earlier, it conflicts with many of the larger tower coolers and if installed, it could damage some of your equipment. This would be better if the side panel were more like the Azza Hurrican, where there are spaces for the side fans that will not conflict with a large tower cooler. The rear of the case includes the cutout for the power supply on the top of the panel as well as 7 expansion slots for add-on cards or video cards. The bottom of the case is nothing out of the ordinary. There are no cutouts to allow for air to come in from the bottom of the case, which would allow for cool, fresh air to enter the case. The rubber feet on the bottom make sure the case does not move around much, but I did find that they are not completely stable and move around a bit, but it is nothing that will hurt the overall quality of the case. The top of the case is about the same as the bottom and did not have any noticeable deformities to it. One feature that would be nice would be if it had a cutout for a fan, although with the power supply mounting on the top, it does not lend itself very well to having space on the top dedicated to an exhaust fan.