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hey guys this is Dimitri with her rock knocks and welcome back to another review now you all know we've covered many cases from lynly and I just have to say that every single chasse he delivers to the exact same superb build quality that we've come to expect which is totally deserved for the full aluminum body that you have to pay the premium for so this is the PCV 358 another cube case on the market that incorporates a few unique features and carries an unpleasant price of $179.95 elation features dual 120 millimeter intake he'll only power button and a slim optical drive slot both left and right side panels feature extra ventilation with connections located on the right with only 2 USB 3 ports and audio jacks and also don't forget the very much appreciated USB 2 adapter coming around to the back get a power supply bracket that allows easier installation of the unit plus an exhaust fan for the bottom chamber and four PCI slots for the micro ATX motherboard the Vee 358 is elevated with good quality case feet but notice no ventilation for your power supply which may be a problem now notice the side panels don't have any thumb screws and only the top panel has them so leonie has made the side panels tooless just pop them out and you are good to go the top panel however after removing three screws folds out completely providing really good access to the entire case the aluminum hinges are very robust and don't show any signs of weakness which is also excellent to see the two front fans are tools as well they sit on rubber grommets to prevent vibration and just easily pop out bus have individual twisting dust filters that can be removed for cleaning also lien ly includes molex to 2 pin fan headers for each of the fans to keep all the wiring in the bottom chamber now the side radiator bracket is something I would love to see more often as all-in-one water cooling solutions become so very mainstream the bracket is sturdy and allows a good swivel angle plus it is easily removable so you can install your radiator off the case the bottom chamber features two hard drive cage is easy to removal with just two thumb screws and already pre-installed rubber grommets for your 3.5 inch drives the problem here is they do not support SSDs which does limit your options cooling for the bottom chamber really shouldn't be an issue considering the rear exhaust fan is right there plus the two front intake fans will mainly deliver cool air to the bottom chamber now it's not all lost for SSD lovers but we only get two SSD mounts on the motherboard tray using the convenient mounting system with rubber grommets but depending on your radiator set up one of the SSD spots might be rendered useless as was the case in our scenario this is particularly disappointing considering the main purpose of the bracket is to be used with a radiator now there's large rubber grommet to pass your cables from the bottom chamber but it is mainly blocked by the drive cage and I wasn't able to pass the 24 pin cable unless I first remove the cage and this is sort of my biggest critique of the chassis the bottom chamber is just non designed well there's this large underutilized space behind the fan that is in most scenarios would be just left empty and now I have loved to see either an SSD cage to be placed there or just relocated second drive cage I speaking of which there is 20 centimeters of clearance until the drive cage for your power supply but as you can see it is very tight with our 18 centimeter unit and really only way to do any cable work is to remove the drive cage which of course can later be put back the power supply is elevated on a rubberized platform but the usual bottom ventilation is missing which is in this appointment and while finally starting with the assembly it is fairly easy to work in in terms of routing the cables and the case will support GPUs up to 13 inches it was a bit Columba some to close the top panel just because of the front panel connections and high PCI Express cables but overall it was pretty straightforward now you are limited to CPU towers up to 13 centimeters but the case really is design for an AI yo water cooling system and with an excellent swivel bracket to simplify your installation process but even then I wasn't completely satisfied with the v3 58 just because there are some unpleasant compromises now on a positive note this is Leonie so you are getting in the outstanding built quality product the side radiator bracket is totally awesome and functional for an AI or water cooler and they can certainly pack a punch when it comes to hardware support and this relatively compact enclosure with long GPUs and a total of six mechanical drives and while here comes the negative train my biggest critique is the layout design for the bottom chamber there is this empty space that is underutilized and could potentially house an SSD cage the drive cajon from the power supply pretty much blocks the rubber grommets which makes cable routing into the main chamber more challenging and for a chassis of this caliber I certainly wasn't expecting that Plus only two SSD mounts is very limiting especially since the one closer to the radiator may be completely blocked and wrapping it all together is the price it certainly is a bit on the high end but working with the full aluminum chassis is an absolute pleasure and I guess that is the price that you pay but let us know what you guys think of this case and this whole cube concept I think it has a place within a certain niche but is this the right way to go leave your comments down below don't forget to subscribe for more reviews and as always we'll see you in the next