After being pretty impressed with A-Top's Gladiator case, we're going to take a look at the budget-minded XPlode case. The XPlode, like the Gladiator, features mesh in the place of a window and comes with a 10" UV CCFL, intake and exhaust fans, and a 450W XBlade power supply. Because it is a budget case, however, it foregoes some of the amenities of its big brother, but adds a front LCD panel and one temperature probe to the mix.
The XPlode Arrives
The box the A-Top XPlode arrived in appeared to be in pretty good shape. That is not always the case when dealing with UPS!
Specifications
Here are the XPlode's specs, striaght from A-Top's website:
Dimension: 200mm(W) x 430mm(H) x 440mm(D) = 7.9" x 17.0" x 17.3" Max. Motherboard size: 12” x 9.5” Exclusive 5.25" ventilated drive bays with mesh guard Side panel window with custom mesh guard 4 open 5.25” drive bays with patented tool-less drive rails 2 open 3.5” drive bays 4 hidden 3.5” drive bays with patented tool-less drive rails A total of 10 drive bays Build in 2 front USB 2.0 + Audio port connectors on the side Includes a front clear Blue LED 8cm fan to enlighten the front bezel 1 additional optional 8cm/9cm/12cm fan (not shown) on the rear panel Front 8cm fan can be replaced by a 12cm fan Power supply: 400 Watts (standard ATX P4 ready) Also available with Xblade Exclusive 450 watts or 500 watts P4 ready
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