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hey guys this is Dimitri with her rock knocks and welcome back to another view in six days you probably already know produces some of the best value for money and functional jassi's they're kind of like fractal design in a way where they stick to the same formula for internal layout and features and really don't skimp on anything the source line is their designated budget series but surprisingly without that many compromises so this is the source 530 carrying a very attractive price point of $90 and design wise it's nothing special the angular window showcases the interior perhaps we could see a little bit less of the optical area and knowing NZXT that love their angles and corners the front panel corners have the bent look almost makes you wonder if that's something from shipping the panel is perforated with three optical drive slots two USB 3 and audio jacks plus an LED light behind the NZXT logo on the left and top right for when the machine is turned on now power and reset buttons are located on the right side along with the rear i/o LED light that's built into the case I don't particularly mind the location of these buttons but I do prefer them on either the top or the front for a more convenient access behind the panel we find a removable dust filter with only a small mesh cutouts and the rest lots of plastic I'm not sure why they just didn't stick to the standard sort of all mesh design and on our model the fan filter didn't want to sit in place it is attached with clips and because of a thick plastic the filter was slightly warped and always popped out of the clips I never managed to place the filter back and that's sort of unfortunate but on a more positive note front fan support is excellent with 120 140 and 200 million air mounts plus you see the additional circular cutouts for the larger fans so there's no wasted cooling potential and as you also see there's no front fans included but we do get 120 millimeter rear and top exhaust moving on to the top we get triple 120mm fan support your dual 140 s and the strips cut out will allow more flexibility for maneuvering your fans or radiators at the top which we don't see quite often unfortunately though we don't any dust filters for the top and while it's most likely to be used for exhaust as chassis is still not fully dust proof until we get all sides covered now speaking of dust filters though the source 530 includes two large filters at the bottom one for the power supply and the other for the two optional fan mounts and also the K stands on rubberized feet for all the stability and vibration free goodness at the rear we get another flexible fan mount eight PCI slots and water cooling holes was the bottom mounted power supply now the source 530 is a large case with the identical internal dimensions as the phantom 530 with a slightly smaller footprint as it has less exterior plastics and taking up the thumbscrews I noticed small rubber washers just extra noise preventative measures and removing both side panels the source 530 is has an identical interior as the P 530 but without the rubber grommets we still have the angular fan bracket for additional airflow for both 120 and 140 millimeter fans and fully modular drive gauge system so there's a lot of flexibility depending on how you want your cabling to look or just want to free up some room for the front intake cages are secured with thumb screws at the back and still utilize those flimsy plastic drive caddies and one very annoying thing is the SSDs are mounted in the middle but at the back of the bracket so routing all your cables may be a bit challenging removing the bottom cage support you can utilize a 240 millimeter radiator at the bottom as you can see there's plenty of room without compromising on your drive storage and if you have a thicker radiator or want to do push and pull removing the smaller cage and still you're good to go also with the standard 240 million radiator at the bottom power supply compatibility is limited to about 170 millimeters but if you just want to utilize the bottom slots for additional fan intake you do get that extra bit of clearance the radiator can also be installed at the front but in this case you do lose out on all of your drive storage long graphics card support is not an issue at all here with 12 inches of clearance and 11 inches with the angular fan bracket populated and turning the case around and jxd has made sure to supply many chemo timeouts which are all scattered around and while it is a budget version of the P 530 it's still unfortunate we don't see any rubber grommets they have however kept a tenth fan hub plus an SSD bracket that is always important to see there's also so much room at the rear for all your cable work as you see there's almost an inch and a half and that's another reason why the source 530 is so appealing for enthusiasts on a budget and starting with the assembly we go through our usual routine with the reference build and to no surprise the case stacks up really well with clean cable work and I always appreciate the extra cutouts underneath the motherboard and say your GPU doesn't allow clearance for that fan on the bracket no problem relocate the drive gauge the very bottom and you can still utilize the fan at the back thanks to the ample room for all your cables I didn't even use any cable tie mounts but as you can see it screams for more and there's a huge potential here when it comes to enthusiast systems and I will conclude by saying that the source 530 is an outstanding chassis with a really practical and functional internal layout I love the angular front bracket the brilliant drive cage system cable management plus the amazing water cooling options and the extra SSD bracket and the fan hub are all features you don't usually expect to find on such a value case but of course corners had to be cut to hit that amazing price tag so only two fans are included we don't have any rubber grommets there's no dust filter for the top and the really poor hinge system for the front dust filter but that could just be our sample but regardless all these flaws we're still giving in the source 530 a damn good value award it's for $90 it brings a whole lot of functionality for the user so guys thanks for watching don't forget to subscribe for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one you