| Author: |
Mike Santini |
| Date: |
2008.08.27 |
| Topic: |
Cases |
| Provider: |
Gigabyte |
| Manufacturer: |
Gigabyte |
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Gigabyte Poseidon 310
Closer Look
A closer look inside the Gigabyte Poseidon 310 shows a standard mid tower case. The aluminum front panel looks wonderful, but is a little heavy and likes to swing shut due to it's well lubricated hinge. There are two 120mm fans, one on the back near the I/O shield and another up front near the hard drives; the back fan has a blue LED and both have anti-vibration fixtures. There are two tube ports on the back for future liquid-cooling installation, and a removable air filter on the front. There is plenty of extra space behind the motherboard panel for cable routing as well. And finally, it's all steel body is very sturdy, making it one solid case.
Additional Views
Installation
The Poseidon 310 is compatable with standard ATX and Micro ATX boards. Installation was simple enough, but can get a little cramped if you have a large heatsink, like the ThermalTake Max Orb I used, and isn't rememedied by removing the motherboard tray because it's not removable. On top of not having a removable motherboard tray, the drive bays are not modular and can't be removed. Also, even though Gigabyte says the harddrive bay is modular, it's not tool-less like the rest of the case. With that aside, the case had a relativley easy installation and the tool-less deisgn was definitely nice.
