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all right so a little behind-the-scenes action here before we get started with the review of the Vall vexed I wanted to show you guys what it looks like after one full day of building in a case and this is why case reviews are probably some of the most in-depth and time-consuming reviews on the channel because we do have to build in the case right to properly test it with respect to airflow cable management feature sets all that good jazz and so yeah just a little to little hints and all the work that goes into putting one of these videos together so if you like the video at the end of this one give it a thumbs up I do appreciate that now let's get started the fan texts evolve X was one of my favorite cases at Computex 2018 it's premium construction was prominent the integrated RGB was subtle but unique and its convenience when building appeared to be top-notch and I can confirm that this case is indeed one of my favorite to date and here's why so the evolved ax utilizes all space at its disposal in the most effective way imaginable while by definition this is only a mid tower with seven PCIe slots it can support up to slimmy ATX motherboards to 360 millimeter a iOS and even up to a 420 toward the front if you want to get fancy with it the back has an adjustable 120 or 140 millimeter mount for the same and above this you'll find a second rear i/o cutout for that's right an additional I TX system so you can technically fit up to two systems in this mid tower thanks to an optional I TX bracket it's actually really simple to install it gave it a test run before filming and does indeed have enough clearance for an ITX board and slim CPU cooler up top it will eliminate a 140 ml fan slot up top though dual system users aren't likely to care I mean come on to systems and something this small is pretty awesome speaking of which the top panel is fitted with a removable bracket that aids in the installation of fans and radiators I always enjoy seeing these subtle modifications to otherwise plain jassi's to access this bracket the top panel needs to be removed and only two captive thumb screws hold it in place additional upgrades by the way include a video card a riser bracket and cable this would allow you to take advantage of these three vertical slots towards the far left though you may want to shy away from this altogether unless you plan on liquid cooling your graphics card because it does position the are so close to the left glass you'd be effectively choking your card of air so instead what I've done is use a kit from coolermaster that allows me to mount the graphics card significantly closer to the motherboard thus keeping temps in check the two doors on the evolve X by the way are great I've got the one on the left side swung wide open they're easy to remove since they just slide under these hinges here and remain shut on their own though included thumb screws it can be used to ensure that the doors remain closed staring shipping or just transporting in general the insides of the panels are by the way it lined with a soft material that grips the chassis and ensures a smooth seal it's a nice touch the top panel is rather bare save the power button and these events running down the left and right edges they're wider this time around and should aid in the exhaust aspect of this cases airflow pattern 3 140 millimeter fans are included with the evolved x2 up front and a one at the rear they're actually pretty great considering their stock and run fairly quiet when calibrated conservatively I have them running at just a stock fan curve right now and the loudest thing in here honestly is the pump in the AIO and to make wiring simple there's an included fan hub with the Evolve X allowing you to connect up to 8 fans to it some of which are pwm the others are voltage controlled now as discussed in our Computex coverage these doors right here are adjustable sliding front to back depending on the Headroom you need for cables running to your motherboard they can be tightened via thumb screws from behind I'm not the biggest fan of this design in practice I'd honestly prefer something as simple as rubber grommets I think they were fine to begin with this is kind of like reinventing the wheel to be honest so to me that just doesn't look as clean this way I expect it will be subjective though so you might like this more now additional cable management on the right side however is a breeze thanks to several integrated velcro straps tie points and two large doors that serve as both drive bays and cable shields if not for these two doors the right tempered glass panel would be a nuisance you'd see all that just the mess of cables back there but with these doors things look extremely clean back here my only complaint is that they're difficult to unlock from these plastic arms the basement has a ton of space to work with optional hard drive trays can be locked into position down here and extended power supplies will still fit without a hitch the case is actually fairly large considering its form factor and due in part to its secondary ITX support and rad space elsewhere so in a nutshell this case really has all the necessary cutouts for cable routing special doors to keep things nice and pretty and a beautiful aesthetic I had no qualms at all building in the case cable management was a dream one of the easiest cases in which I've ever had cable managed and the whole build process was just sped up because again everything is where it should be and some things are significantly improved by the way if for some reason you have six SSDs laying around you can mount all six to these two doors for a total of nine dedicated locations in the entire case so yeah if you're just like an SSD hoarder this is the case for you fan tax also supplies a graphics card anti-sag bracket which you can install behind cards to straighten them out it's kind of difficult to explain in person but in principle pushing this bracket as far down as possible against the rear prongs on a card should straighten it out though I found this was difficult to replicate in practice the bracket just isn't strong enough and you have to just apply a ton of force to get the card to you know straighten up just a tiny little bit ultimately the card was still sagging after like trying my hardest to get that thing to straighten up so I ended up ditching the bracket altogether I ended up ditching horizontal orientation and just installed the vertical bracket so things look much more straight and consistent now on to airflow fantex was claiming up to three times the airflow over the original evolved back at Computex though I don't see anything that's specific on their website I don't have an original evolve on hand to verify this claim maybe in the future we'll do that but what I will say is that this case is actually effective in supplying air the front panel has been pushed further to the front funny enough this time around providing upwards of 30 millimetres of headroom for air to straighten and pass through the front dust filter this in combination with cuts made elsewhere on the front panel allow the edges of fan blades to pull air straight into the chassis top and rear ventilation by the way is satisfactory allowing for either passive or active exhausting depending on where you place additional fans I use the three sixty millimeter H 150 i from Corsair so I move the two stock fans from the front to the top and an exhaust array so you know you don't need those up there but you do have support on the built into the case to allow for those fans to get rid of the heat it might be trapped otherwise inside CPU temperatures with the front panel on under a stock fan curve approach 71 C when the fluid reached equilibrium with the panel removed things settled to just below 70 degrees the Delta here is pretty small suggesting a near optimal front panel design in fact by including a second variable the dust filter up front and removing that our our TX 2080 graphics card settled down by another four degree suggesting that the filter may be more at fault here than the steel panel itself actually the front panel may be aluminum I'm not sure I know that both are used in the case but either way the thing feels premium heavy and sturdy other subtle improvements really have me raving over this case in a good way fan --tx added a little indention on the bottom up front to make it much easier to grip when moving the case before all you could really do was hold it on either side which was extremely awkward I know Tony had the original evolve and that thing was a pain to deal with especially when we were carrying it to and from land fest and why not because you had to grab it around the edges and the case was already heavy to begin with his build was even heavier at a custom loop inside of it and it just I really was afraid I was gonna drop the thing having to hold it around the sides like that so having that little indention up front actually makes it so much easier to transport this case if that's a concern this is definitely an improvement front I oh by the way it now includes USB type-c which is nice and the large iconic door shuts to hide everything from view this is traditional of all fashion here the LEDs included behind the front panel are not wired directly to the rest of the frame making removal very easy so you're not gonna snag cables they glow very nicely on the inside diffusing beautifully that's what I like to see and the strip integrated along the top of the basement is another nice touch so LED integration is here in the evolve X but these are also addressable LED so you can customize the look and feel these to a much greater extent more on that in this video right here so I'm actually looking forward to building something like a custom loop in this case it has a couple of special features with that in mind like dedicated fill and drain ports and the space in here is almost perfect for a full loop so we'll see but for now I don't know what you think about the evolved X I know you've seen other reviews more than likely by this point maybe this build in particular has thing that you like about it you don't copy something like that I'll include those parts if you want to build something like that they'll be Amazon affiliated so it does help me out just a little bit if you want to buy anything through those links but again your opinions matter I want to know what you guys think in the comments below give this video a thumbs up if thought it was cool dislike it for the complete opposite feeling or if you hate everything about life it's okay should I click that red subscribe button having already stay tuned for more content like this this is science to do thanks for learning with us