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Sunbeam Tech 9-Bay Acrylic Case

The final outcome

As you can see, the installation didn't cause us too many problems.  There were a few little hitches here and there, but there has been with each and every install that I've ever done.  I think Sunbeamtech got the vast majority of things right with this case, and the positives outweigh the negatives.  After all the parts were assembled, I'd say the case had quite a nice look to it.

Conclusion

The Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic Case has a lot going for it.  First and foremost is its stunning good looks.  The kit was easy to assemble and had plenty of work room inside, as well as plenty of room for expansion with the full nine bays.  Not only are those nine bays easily accessible, but they're also very well ventilated with support for up to six 120mm fans and an 80mm to top it all off.

Unfortunately, Sunbeam didn't include enough finger guards to cover all of those many fans.  The only other issue that I really had with the case was the lack of tool-less expansion bays and the sticking power button, which probably isn't an issue in every case.  The HDD's, Optical Drives, and PCI cards all had to be secured with screws, however.  The Sunbeamtech 9-Bay Acrylic Case is definitely eye-candy, and it's got plenty of features to make it worth looking at.

Pros

  • Many cooling configurations

  • Lots of space to work with

  • Removable panels help speed up in-case work

  • Cool transparent looks

  • LED Fans and lighted PSU's can be shown off

Cons

  • Tedious Assembly

  • Need a way to cover unused fan openings

  • Easily smudged

  • No tool-less expansion bays

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Pg 2 - Components & Assembly
Pg 3 - Additional Features
Pg 4 - Final & Conclusion

 



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