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#826 - Sigma Atlantis Case |
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Written by Zach Jeffers
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Saturday, 26 May 2007 |
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Atlantis Interior:
Once off, the left side panel reveals two Sigma branded 120mm fans. These fans did not feature any product information and I was unable to find any details on these fans. These are standard black and do not feature any LEDs. These two 120mm fans feature four-pin pass through Molex connectors for easy connectivity to your power supply. At the bottom of the panel, you will see that there are two spring loaded clips. These are what hold the panel to the bottom of the chassis. These are very easy to work with and keep the panel tight to the chassis. These also help avoid the old style of panels that had to be aligned and slid along the side of the chassis to be secured. It is very nice to see somebody re-evaluating how things go together.
 
Inside the Atlantis case, you will find a fare amount of room to work with. This is a mid tower case so there is not going to be large amounts of room. The motherboard tray on the case is not removable but I believe there to be enough room to work efficiently. At the back of the case, you can see the same 120mm fan that is located on the side panel. Again there were no specifications on this fan. Included with this case is a colored User’s Manual and screws. Yes, they included a sweet white box to house a small baggy of screws.
  
The front port leads in this Sigma case are very long… as in long enough to reach the outside back of the case! This seems a bit strange to me why they would do this as it adds to the cable clutter inside a case. At the back of the case you can see that the seven expansion slots are of the bend and pull variety. I would have like to have seen simple screw and plates.
 
At the front of the case, there is a patented turning 3.5” drive cage. This also houses a Blue LED 120mm fan. This fan is, once again, not labeled with specific information for us. You will notice that the drive cage has black rubber anti-vibration strips. These help reduce hard drive noise from being amplified in your case.
 
This cage is very easy to move. First remove the two thumb screws from the sides of the cage. Next unlock the cage by pulling the silver tab towards the back of the case. Next turn the cage to your heart’s content. This makes for very easy drive installation. This design does not really require two thumbscrews on this cage. As stands, you have to remove both side panels to add a drive, simply leaving the right side screw out, only a single panel is needed to be removed for drive installation.
   
At the back top of the case, you can easily mount a standard or extended ATX power supply. There is a single support tab for the power supply, but it is about a centimeter away from the PSU. This is good if you have a fan grill sticking out, but if you have an extended PSU that needs support, you are out of luck. This could simply be a manufacturing defect, but we have not confirmed that. In this picture I have used an Ultra X-Connect2 power supply for demonstration. This is not included in with the case.
Moving back to the front where the external drive bays are, you can see that the black anti-vibration strips continue throughout the external 3.5” and 5.25” bays. You can also see that the front covers are attached by two Phillips screws. These are a much better solution than standard clip in or snap out covers. These are sturdy and present modding possibilities without sacrificing the look of the front bezel.
  
When the case is in use, the front fan puts off a very nice blue light. The four 120mm fans do not produce much noise at all. The only noticeable noise is from the side panel fan grills. This could easily be remedied by a better grill design.
 
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