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Design and Exterior

We can’t help pointing out very unusual external case design boasting perfect style, excellent contrasts and attractive colors. The basic part of the case as well as its sides are colored matt black. The front panel stands out due to its stylish shape and contrasting black and dark-red colors. All 5-inch lids covering the bays are oval-shaped with a small cavity in the middle. The lower part of the front panel looks as if it were webbed by an unknown spider, which is very unusual and attractive, I should say. The sliver-glimmering panel with the manufacturer’s logo and the Power button of the same design stand out very nicely on the front panel.

Take note that Chenbro Company produces its Gaming Bomb (Xpider) in several other colors, where all the orange plastic components are replaced with the plastic components of other colors. The current product range includes blue, green and gray models.

Of course, we should definitely say a few words about a window in one of the case sides. Many case developers do not pay due attention to side windows and usually make them of traditional rectangular shape. Of course, a solution like that will not be able to satisfy the tastes of an advanced user, dedicated gamer or modding fan.

A window in the case is one of the major modder’s tricks. The PC cases with windows are especially popular today. If the users had to cut out the case window themselves some time ago and any sort of window was a real wonder, now you will hardly surprise anyone with it. The cases with side windows were equipped with neon lamps and lighting coolers, so that the systems really looked very beautiful and impressive. But that’s what the things used to be.

Now any modder or just a PC user with artistic desires can find a very stylish-looking case. Cases with transparent plastic windows on the sides and neon lighting inside are already produced in mass quantities, so that you will have no problems fining a case with a window like that. However, this is just the first impression. Some manufacturers do not care that much about the shape and design of this window, so if you really want to please your taste, you will have to do a bit of searching. Even today, you can very frequently come across devil-may-care attitude towards the implementation of such a great idea as a window in the PC case: there may be sharp edges, and the plexiglas window may be even fastened with very ugly screws, which spoil the whole picture. You should also always check the quality of the plexiglas used for this window, because it may be scratched , so that the whole thing looks even worse than you could imagine. Sometimes, the situation is just the opposite: the manufacturer cares a lot about the window, but tries to save on the case, so that the material of the case leaves much to be desired.

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