Product ReviewsAPEVIA X-CRUISER2-BK Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window
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With 15 User Reviews
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 Rating: Review Date: 07/29/13 |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/22/13 |
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Fantastic case, no challenges so far. None so far. It could have had all 3x120mm fans be blue LED fans alternatively of just 1, but the fans that come with the case do what they're supposed to do....work. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/07/13 |
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I absolutely appreciate this case! The style is fancy with blue lights and the components do not make it appear affordable at all (like it takes place with other circumstances). The front panel cover did not give me any challenges (although it is not made to stay open by itself). I also actually like the thumb screws at the back (so you can simply open the case without a screwdriver). It also match every thing that I needed it to match (a rather substantial video card, also). It comes with three rather huge fans (only a single of them has blue LEDs). The side fan also has added protective screening against bigger particles. I did not want to acquire any extra fans, despite the fact that my laptop produces fairly some heat.It also comes with quite a few extras: heat sensor that can be placed anywhere inside the case, fan speed handle, noise sensitivity manage, and three display meters on the front panel (noise, temperature, and fan speed). The blue lights are incredibly vibrant and I require to cover them at night, but it is my difficulty I preserve the computer in the bedroom. If you plan to retain it in the bedroom, this could be a small difficulty. One of the customers talked about that the very first show meter, the sound level gauge, stopped working soon after a brief while. A achievable trigger for that could be that when you plug in headphones and truly play some sound, for some reason, the sound meter goes crazy, back and forth continuously. The noise sensitivity desires to be turned down from the side of the case to cease the pointer from oscillating when making use of headphones. Nonetheless, I would not look at this a con. |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/10/13 |
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Quite good seeking case. I adore the front leds and gauges. Very sturdy and the screws holding the side panels on are good they are just thumb screws so no screw driver to take them off. Fit all my components quite properly. Good case for a pretty fundamental computer system with a good video card. For some purpose I can not get the VU meter on the front to work. In the directions does not give a really fantastic intructions on how to hook the fans up to the fan speed controler kinda had to figure that one out on my own.Also I think all 3 fans should be blue led not just 1. Incredibly well created. Nice clean and sleak look. Incredibly flashy if you want to impress your buddies. Purchased it from tiger direct and adore it. BTW its less expensive at Tiger Direct. Manufacturer Response:To get the controller to handle the fans, you ought to do the following: 1) Daisy-chain all the fans with each other (each fan has two connectors, a male and a femaleƜ) Find the male connector from the front panel (labeled "Input DC 12V") and connect it to the power providethree) Uncover the female connector from the front panel (labeled "Output") and connect it to the male end of one particular of the fansAs for the VU gauge, it will not work unless you plug anything in to the front audio ports. It will not register on the motherboard (or sound card) ports. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/30/12 |
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Good air flow i observed my video card temp droped about five degrees though in idle nearly immediatley, simple installation, at first i was worried that i wouldnt have sufficient power plugs from my power provide but i just barley had enough. i was below the impression that all the fans were LEDs but no harm completed ill just have to replace them at a later date great situation |
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Rating: Review Date: 08/07/12 |
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Good looks. Clean finish. All front connectors, like volume handle (if for some cause you would use it?). Fairly flimsy, specifically for a ๛ situation. All you are purchasing right here are the front LED temperature readings. I bought the pink version of this for a client (just since it was the best of the pink cases on newegg). I personally often stick with antec. Antec 300 is less expensive than this and 100% sturdy |
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Rating: Review Date: 05/12/12 |
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Great situation. fits all my component and does not take up to substantially space. Hard drive slots are off a little. Had to scrap the sides of my difficult drive to get it in. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/22/11 |
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This case has plenty of space inside for airflow and expansion. The three fans included function properly. Measures fan speed, temperature, and volume output fairly accurately. Not significantly to say. The only downside I can see so far was a hinge pin for the "door" came off throughout shipping, and I have however to put it back on because I don't want to break the entire thing. Worth the money. |
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Rating: Review Date: 12/03/11 |
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looks excellent, liked the gauges its the least expensive made case I've ever noticed, it has really small internal assistance and the metal is thin and weak, the door is setup in such a way that repeatedly opening the door will fray and ultimately cut the wires. the case I am employing now is built much far better and it was บ more affordable when i got it. expected a lot more taking into consideration the value in no way even used it, took 1 look and decided not to use it, wanted to give it much less then 1 egg but it wont go that low. |
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Rating: Review Date: 11/23/11 |
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I've moved it about a lot and put a lot of hardware in and out of it. Changed Difficult drives and video cards and it's usually pretty straightforward. It's not the most amazing case in the world but It is what it is and it's a good value. For a mid-size it's got a lot of room and if you wire points properly and get a excellent airflow it becomes effectively ventilated and stays somewhat cool. Not large enough for three-way SLI but that is also portion of the dimensions of the mobo. (It's a gigabyte LGA1366, which stretches pretty close to the very bottom of the case and has the 3'd PCIeX16 quite close to the bottom of the board, generating fat video cards tough to squeeze in the modest gap among bottom of Mobo and tower) That is a thing I could have figured out by checking out the specs before hand but I never actually planned on doing three-way and if I did I would just do an all over upgrade and get a full-size tower. It's just some thing to think about if you have newer (wide) video cards and want to hook up three of them in SLI. The energy wire from the fan on the removable side panel becomes an concern when you are taking it on and off alot, but it's just a straightforward unplug and then plug back in, but molex plugs are frequently inexpensive and get "sticky" or jammed. It would be amazing if it had the Alienware "door-plug" style but what can you do? Got this with a construct from CyberpowerPC. -Putting in some cathode lighting truly makes the case light up and offers it a "I'm an pricey case" look. I have an audio-sensitive set up with green and blue lights, which is a great way to get folks interested in "higher-finish" computers since even if you aren't a "tech-E" a personal computer that looks like it has the identical ground effects as a street racing vehicle is just super tasty. |
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Rating: Review Date: 10/08/11 |
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enjoy the case, color, layout. the lights are good. fans arnt to loud and they push a lot of air for 3 120mm's. the only con is the side window came slightly scratched but wasnt poor enough to waste my time shipping it back and finding a new one. still awsome case there are a lot of cable and not so much of instructions. youd tihnk a case is a acse but it has like 10 cables perhaps 12 idk but it got alot hopefully when my mobo gets here they all fit to the board. |
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Rating: Review Date: 09/27/11 |
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Awesome looking, metal pieces inside are coated, and bent, so there not sharp. . Fans not able to connect to motherboard. PCI Slot Covers pop out rather of replaceable type. LEDS Flicker, and dim It would be good if Apevia produced fans that could connect to the motherboard, so that I don't have to leave them at 100% though gaming, and if they'd make the screw in pci slot covers, so that when ou experiment with diverse location for the graphics card, your case isn't missing on of t covers, and has a couple gaps in it. Otherwise it's a nice case for the income, just wants a couple of improvements. Manufacturer Response:The X-Cruiser two comes with a fan speed controller that can manage up to four fans. The user's manual shows you how you can do this. If you use the controller, you do not have to maintain the fans connected to it running at 100%. |
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Rating: Review Date: 07/16/11 |
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The case itself is a really nice style. Very cool front panel. Its has gauges on it that function incredibly properly. Lots of room for a mid tower. runs quiet and cool. I gave this 3eggs only simply because they spent alot of time generating this girl fairly but the inside style is incredibly simple. The challenging drive mounts are very poor i had to scrape the black paint off the sides to get it into the mount and the drive mounts are just as bad. You just location them there and screw them in while scraping the side of it. The gauges are extremely cool....but useless to an extent the temp gauge is good. but the you have audio decibel meter...beats me.. also it had a fan speed gauge....doesnt function all the fans attache directly to the energy supply. the rest are connected to my asus board which cool and quiet and smart fan manage on their own |
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Rating: Review Date: 03/29/10 |
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looks good, nice accessories. |
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Rating: Review Date: 01/19/10 |
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This is obviously an impressive case and has great features. The side accessible usb ports are somewhat of a pain if you are putting the case in an enclosed shelf area. Oh and also the invonvenience of having a door face plate is if you forget and select eject on one of your cd-DVD drives with the door closed be prepared for the grinding of your media device as it doesn't kick the door open. I love this case but now i'm starting to look for a case where everything is back out in the open. Also if you use the side USB ports on this in an enclosed shelf you need more space. The fan control on the side and volume control is great. AN AWESOME LOOKING CASE, IF YOU HAVE IT SITTING IN AN OPEN SPACE YOU WILL LOVE THE TECH LOOK. |
Looks ok! really not terrible for a starter case, a single that is going to develop a personal computer and hope to not invest alot on a case. air flow important!! this case has some flow so.. go to the MANUFACTURER web site (click on the web site tab) get a much better appear, do critiques on google! What else can i provide?I think its a fair price for the case Cost-free ship to so if you are looking for a upgrade devote your funds elsewhere , you could devote hundreds on a greater case! Undoubtedly you'll have no complaints? Men and women that moan and groan lead to they missed the specs. Ok dig it, i am just fed up, tired of the moaners that dont read, and post complaints. Some have to mention they felt down about not all fans have been LED fans? Again, stated in specs there was only one particular! Clearly disavowed in the specs! Take duty for your actions its a component of becoming an adult? Quit wasting our time! Have some sympathy for the rest of us that actually study the SPECS! man oman o man o......