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this video is brought to you by NCIX great technology selections and service all right so the steam castle from deep cool looks like something out of a Star Wars themed bought competition I mean look at those glassy round edges and overall totally bizarre aesthetics if it wasn't for that windowed side panel you definitely think this was some type of an appliance and we would totally agree with these exhaust like for circular vents up top that they're actually lighting additions and we also have these radiator like plastic pieces on each side of the front and to be honest I kind of liked what they were going for here but is it functional and obviously that's the more important thing then the looks considering this is priced at $100 and given what you can get for $100 today in today's case market we have a lot of options so you really must be in love with a design to drop that much cash into the steam castle now one disappointing thing right from the start was the bent frame it looks like the foam packaging wasn't enough to withstand the gentle handling of delivery personnel now in a better note though the paint job here is done well with uniform white tones between the plastic and steel panels that are somewhat glossy so well done there are a few ventilation ports at the front like these radiator looking things without any dust filtration for some reason plus some extra venting up top and at the bottom of the case removing the panel we find a 200 millimeter fan with really thin blades that I doubt will do much for airflow plus a heavily restricted frame that will reduce the cooling potential there's a single optical Bay and a three and a half inch internal bay only as the front panel doesn't have an appropriate cutout for the latter all the connections are on the opposite side of the window that includes this wheel for faint speed adjustment for up to three fans that are SATA powered PR buttons for USB ports and audio jacks and I think all these are out of reach and top placement is more functional even if it means find locks also the incredibly inconvenient process of needing to wire everything once you close the panel is just such a pain and it takes away from the otherwise user-friendly design now this wheel is also in charge of top LEDs with three colors available so green red and blue with brightness control and as you can see it looks pretty unique they did really a good job with this type of lighting implementation the side panel is large and revealing the back side includes an exhaust fan for PCI slots as this does support micro ATX and mini ATX motherboards a removable dust filter for your power supply and a little ventilation behind which a two and a half inch drive gauge is located at the bottom we find a few rubber pads along with indent and ventilation for your power supply debris removing the top panel we get centered dual 120 and 140 in amounts but internal mounting only as there's not enough clearance above the frame and this very reminiscent of beech Phenix prodigy and freedom cases as the internal layout is almost identical inside we find full twelve inches of clearance for your graphics card until you hit the intake fan but the three the half inch bay does interfere with the first pci bracket luckily it is removable also be mindful of the optical bay above for cable clearance for those PCI Express cables power supplies up to 170 millimeters are supported but as you can see it can get really tight given how little room we have and I would have liked to see the rear installation instead of mounting from the side just to ease the process of assembly as for storage there only two brackets for mechanical drives they do widen for installation so no need to flex the caddy and they also have centered SSD mounts and speaking of us is these there are two dedicated slots or right beside the power supply that are well utilized although a third slot would have fit no problem there are easy to install and route as all the cabling is right there plus we have appropriate cutouts on the motherboard tray for routing everything into the main chamber now this front portion is removable or a potential installation of a front but this gets rid of all your mechanical storage and some additional standards for micro-atx boards and this process is not made entirely easy at first needing to peel the rubber at the bottom to access the screws to remove the bottom panel one of the screws had a worn thread that was a slight pick up and the entire disassembly but luckily I managed to get it out so with that out of the way plus the three and a half inch and the optical base removed you can fit a 240 Milner radiator but it's right in the center so it is on the way for the first pci bracket plus limiting GPU clearance to 11 inches for the set of fans so if you're considering water cooling I would suggest utilizing the top slot for your radiator but still be mindful of your other options and with the build complete the internal structure makes total sense for cable management with great compartment separation and appropriate cable routes for example all the cables are nicely contained at the bottom and routed through the cutout for the GPU and a 24 pin cable we used an all-in-one cooler that fit well with the build and assembly process to the most part was smooth without any problems that is until you have to put on that side panel and magically become the cable management master and so the steam castle does a lot of things well starting with the exterior looks that are unique and well not for everyone of course the implementation of LED lighting really makes this stand out the internal structure is well put together with enough storage potential modular design to cater to your hardware and the appropriate cable routing with chamber separation if you think stowe we would love to see changed is to relocate that three and a half inch bracket off center so you can still utilize it without compromising or GPU clearance a rear-mounted power supply would be more ideal and side ports and buttons need to be moved somewhere to the front or the top to avoid the hassle of dealing with all those cables also the process of removing the support frame for installation of a front radiator definitely needs to be simplified but what do you guys think of this approach from deep cool with the steampunk style chassis as aside from mostly functional in turn you've really gotta love the exterior looks for this to house your next build so as always thanks for watching don't forget to leave us a like if you enjoyed this review make sure to subscribe to this channel for more similar content and we'll see you in the next one