Xpcases X-dreamer 2 case

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Published: November 8, 2003
Author: Amber Lupala
Editor: Amber Lupala
Provider: Xpases

Conclusion


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The plexi window is very well placed and very well made. The plexi window is pretty thick; I would guess it’s around 5mm thick. 12 amps at 12 volt does show that this power supply is not the best out there. It’s not quiet either so the PSU is a real setback for this great case. If they would have included a better performing power supply this case would have been a better choice for alot of users.


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This case has alot of space for harddrives but they are just mounted directly in the case and not put on rails. Personally I prefer rails that you can screw on the harddrives. Same thing with the the cdroms you just install the cdroms straight in the case. I cannot show you any pictures since I have no cdrom available for this picture. I’m doing this review while traveling back to Sweden.


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The thick cables in the middle of the picture are the cables from the front ports. Then we got the temp sensor for the display along with a bunch of the HDD led,Reset etc cables. The right picture finally shows the top exhaust fan. We can clearly see the leds in the fan. This top exhaust fan works very well since it’s placed right by the power supply and it can suck out the hot air from it. This fan is really not in the way if you install a cdrom or similar in the top bay.

Conclusion:

Well after trying this case out we have seen that it’s a nice case but it got some flaws. Unfortunately I don’t have any pics with a motherboard in it etc since I’m doing this while traveling. The power supply is the biggest flaw in this case and by changing it to a better one this case probably rock for the price it goes for. This case goes for 68$+shipping at Xpcases.com so it’s a cheap case that fulfills it’s purpose but still would not work for overclockers or modders. The modding done on this case is really nice and well done. For people that want a modded case but don’t have the time this is a great case. All in all we give this case 3 out of 5 with a recommendation for a case with alot of featurs for a low price.

Pros:

+ Temperature display
+ Good looking
+ Well done modding
+ Drive bay covers that match the case

Cons:

- Power supply does not perform to good with 12A at 12V
- No rails in the case

Red&Blackness gives it 3 out of 5 dots

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