Interior Design and Assembly

The Anubis is roomy and simple inside. There are no screw-less fastening mechanisms, no air-ducts or extra cages. I personally prefer such simple designs if there is enough space to install every component without problems.

For a system case of its class the Anubis lacks a mainboard tray. This is somewhat made up for by the engraved markings for screws. You don’t have to place the mainboard against the case to see what holes you should inserts screws into in order to install your ATX, microATX or other mainboard.

When putting the system together I found one silly flaw which made it more difficult to install devices. You can see it in the photo above: the back panel is U-shaped and overlaps the side panels. This side part of it is as wide as to prevent you from accessing the mounting screws of the PCI cards with your screwdriver! Of course, the cards can be fastened with your fingers using thumbscrews, yet I think it’s the silliest flaw in the whole Anubis design.

The case being very long, over half a meter, there is enough space for the cables and connectors of devices installed in the front bays even if you’ve got a very long graphics card like a GeForce 8800 Ultra. There is a total of 11 such bays here: six 5.25” bays, one external 3.5” bay (it is the topmost one; you can install a card-reader into it), and four internal bays for HDDs.

The PSU bay is placed at a distance from the mainboard. I’m sure it is a deliberate solution to make the Anubis compatible with Hiper’s Type-R HPU-4S730 power supply which has a non-standard placement of power connectors. Well, extra room won’t hurt anyone especially if you install a PSU with a 120mm fan that is going to work more efficiently under such conditions.

One more problem was revealed when I installed 5.25” devices. The bays have such dimensions that the front panels of optical drives, which are wider than the installation shaft, cannot be aligned flush with the front panel of the system case. As you can see in the photo, the optical drives protrude forward somewhat, which is not quite aesthetic. This problem is usually solved by making the whole 5.25” bay wider (like in Lian-Li products) or by means of a “ledge” on the front panel.

I should say a few good words about the quietness of the Anubis. The rubber pads in the HDD cage suppress vibration, and the same solution is employed to reduce vibration from the PSU. The case has rubberized feet to enhance the overall effect. And finally, the thick panels and the overall massive design help reduce the noise from the components. The Anubis is good from this aspect.