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Topic: Cooling
Product: Aerocool Magic-3D
Provided By: Aerocool US
Reviewer: Kevin Elliott
Price: $70.00

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.
 

The additional row of vents that runs the length of the case on each side will help with air trap at the top of the case as will the vents on the opposite side panel as they will create a cross channel effect for the air to move more freely from front to back in the case.

The Magic-3D will support full ATX down to Micro ATX and with either one you will have more than enough room to work comfortably on your system so that is why I am not going to complain about the lack of a removable motherboard tray. With the second panel removed you can see that it does allow you some access to do a bit of cable hiding when you have everything put back together.

 

 

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