Introduction

Today we are reviewing another case from our friends at Xclio, the Godspeed One Advanced is a full-tower case that offers a multitude of cooling options ranging from the large 180mm  fans mounted on the side to the two smaller 80mm located at the top of the case.  Least we forget the optional 120mm fans that can be added to the front and rear of this case. Come on along as we check this case out and see how the winds blow inside the Godspeed One Advanced.

About Xclio

With continued research and development companies keep providing new technology that enhances components used in computers and consumer electronics (i.e. CPU, Hard Drives, video card, etc). Intel and AMD continue to introduce new processors that exponentially increase computing capabilities. Manufacturers of hard drives are providing drives with larger capacity, increased cache speeds and even the revolutions per minute has increased to 15,000 for SATA drives. Both nVIDIA and ATI manufacturers of video cards have increased their graphic process performance while requiring faster and larger memory. But, with all of these electronic components performing more, a great amount of heat is generated.

XCLIO's philosophy on designing cases is one of simplicity and practicality. XCLIO design group combines the expertise and ideas from designers locally and aboard. Our designs are verified against guidelines from the CE/FCC testing lab, temperature-testing lab, noisy testing lab, so we can achieve the following:

1. Simplicity and Practicality
2. Unique Designs
3. Super Quiet
4. Absolutely heat sink
5. Worldwide safety regulations

So our customers receive the best product design and unique options available in the market.

Packaging

Since this one of the lower priced units that Xclio offers it did not surprise me in the least to find that the shipping carton was done in a two color design with pen and ink picture of the case and some non-descript lettering to let the prospective buyer know which case this is.

The end panel of the carton is dedicated to the specification of the case and it does provide the information that most of us are looking for. Such as the number and size of the fans used in the case and so on.

A Closer look at the Outside

The Xclio Godspeed is a steel constructed case that happens to be actually very light in part because of the rather thin metal that makes up the exterior shell of the case.  The front bezel as usual is made of ABS type plastic  and it matches the color and and design of the case very well.

One of the highly touted features of this particular case is the cooling which is provided via the large size and numerous case fans that can be placed throughout the case.  For example the case offers a pair of 80mm fans that are located at the top of the case, followed by a second matched set of 180mm fans on the side-panel of the case.

Optionally you can add either a 120mm or 90mm or 80mm fan at the front of the case as well as a 120mm, 90mm or 80mm at the rear of the case.

The far side of the case has a matching set of opening near the front drive cage that will allow air to pass through the case and this feature will help draw the warm air away from the hard drives inside the case.

Looking at the front of the Godspeed you can see that is has room for a total of four optical drives or any other 5.25" accessory that you may opt to install in the case. Also present is a single 3.5" drive bay that is perfect for either a floppy drive or perhaps a small size card reader of some type.

The accessory panel for the Godspeed is located on the bump-out located on the top of the case has VR speed control located on the left hand side of the controls, this control is used to adjust the speed of the top mounted 80mm fans. Also located in accessory panel is the Power and Reset buttons along with a matching pair of USB 2.0 connectors, AC97 + HD audio connectors and a single E-SATA connector.

The next picture shows the exhaust vents for the matching pair of 80mm fans located at the top of the case.

The rear of the case is pretty much what you would expect with the power supply opening at the top a place for the option fan at the rear of the case. I/O shield plate opening  VR speed controller located in one of the seven slots.

Here you can get a good look at the matching set of fans that are fastened to the side-panel of the case. These fans are controlled by the variable speed controller that is located at the rear of the case in one of the slots.  On the controller you will  find a power switch for each of the fans and a single variable speed fans controller which will regulate the speed of each of the fans.

Looking at the inside of the Godspeed

The Godspeed is sized in such a way as to allow the installation of motherboards ranging in size from Micro-ATX all the way up to full ATX motherboards.  There is no removable motherboard tray so you will be required to work the space that you see in the picture.  Assembly will start with the installation of the provide stand-offs and then you will be able to install the I/O cover and then the motherboard itself.  We would have liked to seen the motherboard tray have a square cutout for the easy access to bottom mounted heatsink backer plates, but with a bit of measuring the opening could easily be installed with a Dremel.

Looking at the back-side of the Godspeed you will notice that there are really no opening in which to hide cables or wiring, all we have is the space between the end of the motherboard tray and drive rack which is used properly can hide a great deal of wires and cable.

Here you can see the bundle of wires that originate from the accessory panel at the top of the case, here you will find the E-SATA connectors, UBS connector, Molex connector for the speed control and of course the power, rest, HD light wires.

From this slightly weird angle you can see the spot the location for the forward facing fan which will blow air across the hard drives you have installed in the Godspeed.

The next picture shows the location of the rear facing fan location which will be used to pull warm air out of the case.

Last but not least we have the rear mounted control slot panel, as you can see it has the On/Off control for both fans as well the variable speed fan controller located in the center.

Assembly

Here you can see the unit after we have everything installed, it should be noted that we had to use a smaller than normal power supply due in fact to the top mounted 80mm fans being to close to the power supply to allow us to use a modular designed PSU.

As you can also see there is still a great deal of space available after we have installed the motherboard and extra large Zalman heatsink which will fit even with the cover on thanks to the fact that the large fans on the side-panel are placed outside of the case.

Using the Foxconn motherboard along with a Q9550 processor we were able to achieve temperatures that were 2 degrees cooler than what we normal get in other cases in large part thanks to the direct air being blown on the heatsink and processor area.

Conclusion

The Xclio Godspeed is not the best case on the planet, nor is it the worst case on the planet by far.  Currently Newegg is offering the case and power supply for $50.00 and I think that for that amount of money it is an absolute steal.  Where can you get a case that offers this good of a cooling solution and have a free power supply tossed in free and get the whole deal for $50.00. Nowhere is the answer.