X7 X Station Review - PAGE 2

The front bezel is comprised entirely of plastic with louvered ventilation slots to allow for maximum airflow into the case. You will also find the first LCD temperature display, four 5.25" optical disc drive bays, a single 3.5" floppy drive or card reader bay, and the I/O panel.

To install your optical disc drive into the first bay, the front bezel needs to be removed, so both side covers need to come off. The first drive bay is a molded cover for that custom built-in look, and even features an eject button. Curiously, there is no need to remove both side panels if you wish to install further drives in the second, third or fourth drive bays.  These covers can be simply removed from the front bezel itself and slid into position, though you'll probably want to leave one side panel off anyways to screw the drives securely in place.

The I/O panel is located at the bottom of the bezel and houses the first power button, 4 USB ports, mic and headphone jacks, and the reset switch.

The left hand side panel is where we will find the second LCD temperature display and the fan controller, as well as the 80mm fan it controls. Just below the 80mm fan is some more louvered slots to allow for more airflow. The right side panel is pretty basic with the exception of all of the louvers at the top and bottom of the panel for airflow.

The back of the case includes seven PCI expansion slots, a 120mm exhaust fan, the rear I/O panel access for motherboards, and a top mounted PSU; the top of the case is very basic save for the second power switch.