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Colorcases
CyberMirror Chassis Review
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Author
: Joseph JaramilloDate : 2nd August 2001
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3DVelocity would like to
thank Colorcases for providing this case for review.
On the inside:
We at 3DVelocity pride ourselves
in attention to detail, and we like to see the same in the products
we review. On that note, Colorcases has been very meticulous.
The case's interior is surprisingly compact, but Colorcases
has made excellent use of available space to allow quite a bit
to be packed inside.
While many manufacturers
tend to simply round off edges, Colorcases has gone the extra
mile by physically bending the edges out and around to avoid
any chance of cut fingers. Notice here how the clever design
of the case allows a total of five installed hard drives,
while at the same time using the steel to structurally brace
the overall unit. With the exception of a few minor quirks (next
page), the case is actually very well-built, rendering confidence
that installed components will remain safe, and in place. However,
as a result of such strong construction, none of the trays are
removable. This made it slightly more tricky getting the motherboard
in, although drive installation is a snap due to well-aligned
rails and easy access to screwholes from either side.
As previously mentioned,
a single 80mm case fan is included.
Installation:
As a result of the attention
to detail previously mentioned, this system installation went
very smoothly. Our shipping unit came with a Deer model DR-A300ATX
power supply, an AMD approved unit.
The test system for this
review is as follows:
Asus A7V-RAID/FXD
BIOS
AMD Athlon Thunderbird
900 @ 1.1Ghz
128mb PC133 RAM
ATI Radeon All-in-Wonder
32MB DDR
Sound Blaster Live!
Original
Conexant 56k Modem
Linksys Etherfast
10/100 NIC
At this point I would like to take
the time to point out that it is always necessary to do
routine maintenance to your computer - physically - by which
I mean cleaning its components, etc. The picture below is
of a fan inlet on the case these components are coming from.
Imagine how poor the airflow must be!
And here we have the
final product:
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(performance and conclusion)>>>
