Quick review-
Very well made and thought out. Good solid quality.
Not the beginners case. There isn't much room in the back so you need to be tidy.
I bought the horizontal GPU case, and the fans in the floor really could do with a stand-off like the vertical-GPU case has. This is to make the wiring easier.
The side fans need the same, because they are too close to the panel filter. When fans are in suction, they produce fan more noise if anything gets within an inch or so of the front side of the fan. I solved the problem by making my own fan spacers, but this is not something the average builder could do.
A MAJOR downside of the case, that I didn't realise and wasn't mentioned in any of the reviews is that there is one PCIe slot cover missing. The 7th. Just look at the case, there are only 6. This means that the last slot on the motherboard is useless. This really should be highlighted in the sales blurb. I only noticed this late on. You might not it important, but with modern GPU's there aren't many useable slots left, to to lose the most likely one is bad news. Oh, actually, there are no useable slots left. My motherboard doesn't have a pcie slot in position 6. So you I can't have a card in the PC if you have a large GPU.
It's a lovely case, but I do think there are one or two problems with it. Wiring is a bit of a nightmare, and I really would suggest using Corsair Link so you simplify that. There just isn't the room for a plate of spaghetti. The biggest downside is the loss of the 7th slot. That really should be highlighted in the sales blurb.
Oh, dammit, this is not going well. I have just noticed that it's damaged. When it arrived I noticed it suffered a large impact. I just fully assembled the case, and its twisted. Good grief, now it has to go back anyway. This is not going well!!
I will not replace it. The loss of the 7th pcie slot, I was pretty much decided that I would return it anyway. For some motherboards it means you can't have any pcie card (apart from the GPU) and that just isn't acceptable for me.
In summary, its a beautiful case. However, it's designed for looks and there are some functionality compromises. In particular, all the reverse fans don't look great. There isn't much room inside the case so I would recommend Corsair Link. Also, the side fans are very noisy, due to their close proximity to the filter. The lack of a 7th slot cover at the back is a major downside. You WILL limit your motherboard choice if you want to keep the possibility of ever adding a pcie card.
The shipping weight is huge and I suspect that there will be some shipping problems. Something that heavy is going to get thumped around, and it hardly surprises me that mine was twisted.
It's a case that I would strongly recommend if looks are your thing, just make sure to thoroughly check it out when it arrives.
It strikes me that the case is really about vertical GPU and there were some design failings for the horizontal version that were never resolved, nor is it really designed for side fans.
