The Magic-3D is constructed of steel but the
case is light enough that it would pass for
aluminum, I think part of that is because the
case makes use of mesh in two major areas, that
being the side-panel and the front bezel.
The other thing that is slightly different about
the Magic3D is the use of a one piece bezel, it
is so common to see doors that open that cover
the top half of the case only, here the entire
bezel is hinged to open which makes it rather
unique.
Even though the entire front bezel is covered
with mesh the only part of the mesh that is functional is the lower 25%,
this is where double-bladed turbine fan is
located. The bezel/door
goes on to cover the four 5-1/4" and two -
3-1/2" drive bays along with the power and reset
switch and power LED and activity LED.
To break the monotony of a
single color bezel Aerocool has backlit bezel on
the Magic-3D so that it rotates red - blue -
green giving you a soft light that really is not
that distracting when lit.
It's nice to see that
Aerocool didn't use cheap buttons and switch
on their cases, all of the these we have
tested have had a nice positive feedback to
them which insures you know when the button
has been pushed and also helps prevent the
accidental shut-off.
Along the right edge of the case you have
access to all of the accessories for your
system, one - FireWire, two USB 2.0, Headphone
and Microphone connection points.
Looking at the mesh used on the side panel of
the Magic-3D you see the outline of the 120mm
fan that has been fitted into the panel using
Aerocool's O-Ring design adapter. When you
can combine a total of three 120mm fan into the
Magic3D there is no doubt that this case will be
well ventilated and should be an ideal candidate
for being used as a case to overclock in.