AzzA Hurrican 2000 Review - PAGE 2

Finally exposed in all her glory, we can see that the case itself is relatively large and it remains a right rectangular cube as with most cases. There are definitely some interesting features to be had with the Hurrican.

Immediately obvious are the two enormous 230mm Blue LED fans on the left-facing side. These fans are manufactured by Globefan out of Taiwan, from the wealth of data provided here. These giant fans completely cover both the video card and processor areas. Each fan has a perforated metal screen covering it, but it is not removable and the holes are not small enough to effectively catch dust. Considering the size and CFM rating of these fans I would have though that Azza would have provided filters for these.

The two Lexan windows provide a narrow glimpse at the contents inside, but are suitably placed for any internal lighting to shine through. The grill just forward of these windows is purely aesthetical as they do not pass-through to the interior.

Moving around to the front, the covers for the 5.25" bays can be seen better, as is the magnetically-latched 3.5" bay-cover.

Continuing our rotation, you can start to see the 120mm fan that has been placed directly behind the processor and heat-sink mounting screws. It is installed as an exhaust fan factory-default and was left that way for this review. After installing hardware into this case and working with it for a little while, I must say that I have a low opinion of this placement. It barely blows any air at all, and it is drawing its air from the cable space behind the motherboard where the air is not typically elevated in temperature.

From the rear, the three pass-through openings for water-cooling lines are visible, as is the rear-facing 120mm exhaust fan, and the opening for the power supply which is bottom-mounted as in most modern cases. This case has room for up to seven single-slot or three double-slot PCI add-in cards if your motherboard supports them. 

Flipping the case on its side, we can see the stylized exhaust vanes on the top, as well as the power-on button, reset switch, and HDD activity LED. Things get more interesting on the bottom of the case:

Two more 120mm fan-slots are revealed, complete with removable and washable dust filters. These two openings do not come with any pre-installed fans in them, but the rear one is for the PSU fan, and the other is for an optional case fan.