There is a large top opening used for the top panel cables and the external top panel disk caddy. This may also aid some water cooling loops or drive bay reservoir refilling. The top panel, as with all the fan bays, will support 140mm or 120mm fans. The top panel will also support a 240mm or 280mm radiator.
One of the biggest features we look for in a chassis is wide open spaces, and the Aerocool X-Predator II provides lots of space once stripped out. It’s yet another option for possible chassis application, you may want to install a monster water cooling loop, we don’t think it would be too hard with this chassis.
The rear fan mount will support a 120mm radiator according to the Aerocool website, but for most water cooling fans, radiators can be fitted in most of the sections. The fans all come with molex and typical motherboard header connections. We don’t normally like the molex version, but this is meant to be used with the fan controller, so they are a little more necessary that just multi connection convenience.
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.
