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The Aerocool X-Predator II doesn’t quite have a full window on the side panel, but it does hide the frontal area that has the storage and optical bays, so not really a show stopper. The door panels are heavy and the gauge of steel is slightly thicker than your typical mid-range chassis. The doors swing out on rounded sections, though not hinges, they do act like hinges.
A few years ago we owned a Cooler Master 690 II Advanced. We used as a racing rig with water cooling and SLi. One of the features we liked about the CM 690 II Advanced was the top drive caddy, it came in very useful and it was one of those little details everyone appreciated without ever knowing they wanted one. The X-Predator II also has a caddy, and don’t knock it till you’ve tried it, they are very useful.
There are three 5.25″ drive bays with quick release clips for your optical drives, or anything else you want to put in there. There is a front dust filter attached to the chassis behind the front panel which you will see later when we strip the chassis down.
Both drive caddie are removable, leaving a chasm for a lot of water cooling loop if you wanted. The 5.25″ drive bay area is not removable, we would have liked to see that, but it’s not so much of an issue with such a large chassis. A booklet and a screw pack is including, a few cables ties are also in the box, enough to get you going on your cable management.
Aerocool X-Predator II Full Tower Chassis Review
Packaging - 8.5
Features - 9
Build - 8
Component Compatibility - 8.5
Price - 9
Consumer Experience - 8.5
8.6
There is only one other thing we didn't quite like and that was the cables for the top I/O panel, there’s a lot and we think Aerocool have done a good job bunching them all together, it will take a little more time than normal to route them as you want. Once done, at least for us, we could forget about them and enjoy the chassis and the benefits the top I/O panel provides.