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Gamemax Falcon (White)
So you're putting a RIG together and you've made sacrifices to accommodate your budget, but damn! You realise you could have added a better GPU or PSU but your case choice is eatting a meaty chunk of your wallet, why? because most of us know that chosing a case is probably the hardest choice you have to make and you usually have to shell out big bucks for a full feature chassis. You guys know the score, you like the style but it has poor cable management, or the cable management is great but the support for AIOs is bad, you don't want optical bays or you want a PSU shroud this list is endless.
Well I'm here to show you this little gem, feature full and it's by no means a bank buster either plus I think you'll agree it's a modders delight.
So without further ado I give you the Gamemax Falcon.
Features:
240mm AIO support (front and roof)
Max VGA Length 415mm
Max CPU Cooler Height 161mm
Fans included 2x 120mm LED front and 1x standard white 120mm at the rear.
Cable management 21mm
Front I/O Port HD Audio, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
3x SSD mounts 2x tool free HDD trays
Full size PSU cover
Removable ODD finger
Full side panel window
Dual area fan controller (2 controllers for a total of 3 fans each)
Removable dust filters (PSU bottom filter and magnetic top filter)
First impressions are good with this chassis it has a good thick gloss White exterior finish with powder coated Black internals, the front panel I/O plate and feet are of a duller White plastic but that can easily be forgiven considering the low low price of only £39 delivered!
Starting at the front we have a large fine mesh intake vent on the face and 2x 5.25" optical bay covers, moving to the roof there is our I/O plate housing the power and reset buttons, 2x USB 2.0 & 2x USB3.0 slots, mic and headphone sockets and the two sliders for the fan controller, further to this we have a magnetic dust filter covering the 240mm air vent.
Switching to the rear of the case we have the usual suspects, a recessed motherboard I/O shield opening, a 120mm fan mount which is of the slide adjustment variety not one of the cheaper standard 4 hole configurations you'd usually find on other cases in this price bracket. Further down we find 7 White accented PCI blanking plates which come with thumb screws and are reuseable rather than the snap off and dispose type, at the bottom of the case we have the PSU mount right where we'd expect it to be.
Opening the case up to have a look inside and we are presented with a whole fresh layout ready for easy install of a new system, we have uber cable management help via the openings in the motherboard tray and a couple along the back of the PSU cover (Sadly no rubber gromets), the PSU cover is fixed to the case much like the H440 which I actually really like and also houses the HDD bracket beneath. The optical bay area really did make me smile with this chassis, while there is a full length mount at the back, at the front we have a small 1/3 size mount which I'm pleased to say is removable via 2 screws (not rivets!) behind the face plate so should you not want it just whip that bad boy right out and this brings me to the claimed AIO and water cooling support. The advertised case states 240mm AIO support, while I do agree with the roof as it is clear you can only get 240mm up there and with plenty of room too as the roof is very roomy. With a closer look at the front fan mounts I can easily see a 280mm in there as we have height adjustable fan mounts for both 120mm and 140mm fans coupled with the front facia being 32mm clear of the fan mounts you could attach the fans outside then go thick with the radiator with 64mm of clearance between the PSU cover and front panel.
Switching to the back of our case we find the motherboard tray with cable routing tie down points and large easy access CPU bracket cut out, cable management is taken care of here easily with a comfortable 19mm of cable space, along with a single removable SSD bracket with 2 extra SSD mounts to the side. Beneath the PSU cover we have 224mm of space for your PSU and ample excess cable storage just before the 2 removable hard drive bays.
Conclusion.
So after a long hard look at this case, I have to say it's a modders delight! I could think of so many different themes I could throw at this case, the most obvious would be a Star Wars Scout Trooper theme... Now I've been over this chassis with a fine tooth comb and have come to the point where there are only two things I don't like but could live with namely the difference between the White of the metal and plastic, but I feel a clear coat covering could fix that and the PSU dust cover on the bottom is just one of those perforated plastic sheets slotted into clips..
The main thing from all this is that the case is only £39! and for £39 you get a lot of case and a huge amount of room for ideas when it come to modding and even watercooling.
9/10 a modders delight.
So you're putting a RIG together and you've made sacrifices to accommodate your budget, but damn! You realise you could have added a better GPU or PSU but your case choice is eatting a meaty chunk of your wallet, why? because most of us know that chosing a case is probably the hardest choice you have to make and you usually have to shell out big bucks for a full feature chassis. You guys know the score, you like the style but it has poor cable management, or the cable management is great but the support for AIOs is bad, you don't want optical bays or you want a PSU shroud this list is endless.
Well I'm here to show you this little gem, feature full and it's by no means a bank buster either plus I think you'll agree it's a modders delight.
So without further ado I give you the Gamemax Falcon.
Features:
240mm AIO support (front and roof)
Max VGA Length 415mm
Max CPU Cooler Height 161mm
Fans included 2x 120mm LED front and 1x standard white 120mm at the rear.
Cable management 21mm
Front I/O Port HD Audio, 2x USB 2.0, 2x USB 3.0
3x SSD mounts 2x tool free HDD trays
Full size PSU cover
Removable ODD finger
Full side panel window
Dual area fan controller (2 controllers for a total of 3 fans each)
Removable dust filters (PSU bottom filter and magnetic top filter)
First impressions are good with this chassis it has a good thick gloss White exterior finish with powder coated Black internals, the front panel I/O plate and feet are of a duller White plastic but that can easily be forgiven considering the low low price of only £39 delivered!
Starting at the front we have a large fine mesh intake vent on the face and 2x 5.25" optical bay covers, moving to the roof there is our I/O plate housing the power and reset buttons, 2x USB 2.0 & 2x USB3.0 slots, mic and headphone sockets and the two sliders for the fan controller, further to this we have a magnetic dust filter covering the 240mm air vent.
Switching to the rear of the case we have the usual suspects, a recessed motherboard I/O shield opening, a 120mm fan mount which is of the slide adjustment variety not one of the cheaper standard 4 hole configurations you'd usually find on other cases in this price bracket. Further down we find 7 White accented PCI blanking plates which come with thumb screws and are reuseable rather than the snap off and dispose type, at the bottom of the case we have the PSU mount right where we'd expect it to be.
Opening the case up to have a look inside and we are presented with a whole fresh layout ready for easy install of a new system, we have uber cable management help via the openings in the motherboard tray and a couple along the back of the PSU cover (Sadly no rubber gromets), the PSU cover is fixed to the case much like the H440 which I actually really like and also houses the HDD bracket beneath. The optical bay area really did make me smile with this chassis, while there is a full length mount at the back, at the front we have a small 1/3 size mount which I'm pleased to say is removable via 2 screws (not rivets!) behind the face plate so should you not want it just whip that bad boy right out and this brings me to the claimed AIO and water cooling support. The advertised case states 240mm AIO support, while I do agree with the roof as it is clear you can only get 240mm up there and with plenty of room too as the roof is very roomy. With a closer look at the front fan mounts I can easily see a 280mm in there as we have height adjustable fan mounts for both 120mm and 140mm fans coupled with the front facia being 32mm clear of the fan mounts you could attach the fans outside then go thick with the radiator with 64mm of clearance between the PSU cover and front panel.
Switching to the back of our case we find the motherboard tray with cable routing tie down points and large easy access CPU bracket cut out, cable management is taken care of here easily with a comfortable 19mm of cable space, along with a single removable SSD bracket with 2 extra SSD mounts to the side. Beneath the PSU cover we have 224mm of space for your PSU and ample excess cable storage just before the 2 removable hard drive bays.
Conclusion.
So after a long hard look at this case, I have to say it's a modders delight! I could think of so many different themes I could throw at this case, the most obvious would be a Star Wars Scout Trooper theme... Now I've been over this chassis with a fine tooth comb and have come to the point where there are only two things I don't like but could live with namely the difference between the White of the metal and plastic, but I feel a clear coat covering could fix that and the PSU dust cover on the bottom is just one of those perforated plastic sheets slotted into clips..
The main thing from all this is that the case is only £39! and for £39 you get a lot of case and a huge amount of room for ideas when it come to modding and even watercooling.
9/10 a modders delight.
