Raijintek Arcadia (White) Chassis Review


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Packaging   Like all products of Riajintek the case is a rather drab affair and very nondescript, having said that it is only really intended to serve one function and that is to protect the product within.

Arcadia box DSCF8358 (1024x768)

The box will not catch the eye of any potential customer and there is a distinct lack of colour and flashy graphics, however who needs them right? As they only serve to inflate the price of the final product. With this in mind let us go onto the external tour.

 External Tour

The front panel is rather designed well, sporting a glossy mesh finish as this serves to provide a flow of air  to the front 120 fan mounting .There are two 5.25″ drive bay covers which can be unlocked and removed from the front, below this there is what looks to be a single floppy disk drive cover to allow for memory card readers or extra USB Ports and such.

arcadia chassis front Arcadia 5-25 bays
 I/O Panel Arcadia  Arcadia i/o panel above

The front panel is equipped with one USB 3.0 and one 2.0 port, HD audio jacks and the ever-present power and reset buttons. One thing we like to do in case reviews is check the quality of the printed circuit board when we perform an inside look in order to check how durable this panel will be. We shall explore this later.

The rear of the case sports the usual 120mm rear exhaust fan and seven PCIE slots, as well as the space for mounting a power supply unit underneath. However what gets our goat with this panel is the pointless holes drilled for water cooling and as such we are of hte opnion that if a chassis can not fit a 240mm radiator-together with its fans internally then it is NOT water cooling ready and drilling small holes in the back will never change this fact. We are not fooled and neither are the consumers.

Arcadia rear WC Tubing holes grrrr
Top Panel angle one top fan grill angle two

The side panels of the case are extruded in order to give a certain flair to the chassis and to provide extra space for wire management.

Side Panel one Side panel two

We have seen the black version of this product and in all honesty we prefer the white as it gives it a little more of a distinctive edge. For the price of around £24.99 the case does have a great layer of powder coat and does feel rather good.

Let us move on the internal tour,

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