Installation
The first thing you are going to want to do is install your power supply. The power supply uses the longer screws that are provided, so make sure you use those. I used the NZXT precise power 1200W power supply with this case because it has a similar gun metal finish to it. After getting the power supply installed I installed the motherboard. I like how much room was inside to get the motherboard in; I had not problems at all getting it inside.
Next is the hard drive, as I said earlier the hard drive is quiet interesting. All you have to do is take your hard drive and slide it into an open bay. Then take the bar and slide it down over the front of the hard drive, this will lock it into place. This is a really cool and easy way to install your hard drives, talk about tool-less! Although the design of the cage makes it so you can only have your drives facing outwards so you are going to have all of your cables coming from the front of the cage.
I also noticed when installing the motherboard that the preinstalled fan controller would be in the way of the Asus soundcard so it had to be moved, no big deal just move it down 1 PCI slot.
Optical drive installation is also very easy, you just slide your drive in the front and there are preinstalled thumbscrews that lock the drive into place. Once again talk about tool-less, these preinstalled thumbscrews sure beat any other tool-less system I’ve seen!
Finally install the rest of your cards and connect the power up. There is quite a lot of space inside to hide cables, here is a before and after picture.
