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Nikao Dragon Fire


Author:  Matthew Homan
Date:  2006.04.05
Topic:  Cases
Provider:  Nikao
Manufacturer:  Nikao





Specs

This dragon fire case is the average midsize case with four bays of five and a quarter and two bays of three and a half inch. The exterior of this case is cover with nice high gloss show car black paint job and with the “Dragon Fire,” theme the case is covered with chrome like dragon flames.
This case in specific has a few differences other then the dragon flames then the average case, which includes a fan intake on front and side of the case which are 2 x 120mm fans. These two fans are pretty quite which usually means they are not moving much air, but with two fans the flow through the case was quite a bit which is necessary for today processors and boards which by a rule of thumb raises the inside case temp by twenty to thirty degrees from room temperature.
The case comes with a magnetic front door which hides all the buttons and drive bays but one 5.25” bay and the case fan intake which leaves a clean look. The right side of the case features two usb ports and audio jacks and a bunch out access for a future 1394 port (not included). The advertisement on the box shows a LCD display but is sold separately. You could use this through the door 5.25" bay for your DVD drive if you don’t have the additional cash to fork out for the display.
The side of the case is fully perforated which looks really cool, but leaves us thinking what the inside of the case will look like a few months down the road when dust has collected inside the case from the two none-filtered fans exhausting through the perforation.
Finally the case is a screw less design (other then the thumb screws holding the side panel and the screws that hold the motherboard). This is our favorite feature as screws hold in your drives and other accessories seems to be a little dated by today’s standards.

Housing Material 0.8MM SECC Steel Metal
Input Voltage 115/230 VAC Mounting Kits
Main Board Size ATX Form Factor 12" x 10.5" Or Smaller
External Disk Drive Bays 4 x 5.25" & 2 x 3.5"
Internal Disk Drive Bays 5 x 3.5"
Case Dimension (L x W x H) 488mm x 200mm x 425mm
USB & Audio Port 2 x USB2.0 & 1 x Sound Audio Port
Ventilation : N/A
Fan 1 x 120mm in Front Panel & 1 x 120mm in Side Panel Window
Fan Grill 2 x 3D Blade Fan Grill on Side Panel Window
Power Supply Not Included
Color Black
Weight 25 LBS

 

 

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