OK. Today i went to my friend shop , he said he has a new casing for me to do a reivew. At price tag at Rm 340 , I think it very affordable and best bang buck for those who on budget.
So today i want to do a little review , this is my first review , if i have some mistake , please correct me ok...
Here is some photo of the casing.











This post has been edited by amd_hardcore: Jan 28 2008, 09:19 PM

The feature list of the RAIDMAX SMILODON :

here are the manual :


Front mounted USB 2.0 and audio ports surrounded by huge ventilation hole to provide the 120mm fan maximum airflow.


Retractable side panel handles for easy access and upgrades.


Large interior with lots of space for working up to 10.5" x 12.5" motherboard!


Removable HD rack allows you to install and swap your hard drives easily.




A built-in EZ slide tool box is included to keep your extra screws and small accessories.


Additional fan mounts for hard drive cooling!

These are some nice features, however do they work? There have been many "tooless" cases I have worked with where the tooless design actually made things harder, or was bad for the hardware. In this one I found that the tooless design was great didn't need any tools to change hard drives, optical drives, floppy drives. When I needed bolts to install the motherboard, and extra hard drives I just looked in the tool box thats hidden in the bottom of the case. (a big plus)
A feature that wasn't really mentioned very well was the fact that the design allows the mother board to be flipped down at anytime allowing you to install extra pci/pci express cards, and make other adjustments. (for pci/pciexpress installs you will need a Phillips head screwdriver.)

these are some picture with lightning.







Overall this case scores really high with me. It provides great access to components, that makes professionals happy, and novice's lives easier. the air flow through the case is good. They made sure to include four fans, and easy placement of more.
It also is not hard on the eyes with included blue led accents, and a window panel on the left side so you can see most of your components. The usb panel in front is a nice addition, along with the headphone and mic jack for easy access. At prices way under Rm 300 this case is a must have for building computers requiring easy maintenance. And if your not going to be maintaining your own case your computer tech will thank you.

bro,can review raidmax ninja???just wanna compare with dis one,tq

did u want to do some modification on this casing? IMO, this casing freaking nice n good already. Unless u got an idea to make this casing more bling² n add some fans for better airflow...

duh, he got raidmax ninja? why dont u just search arround internet?

nice case....but actually that door make it "kureng" la...i think.
for 299....can let me know where u got it??
and...all those fans is included? all with led fans???

hmmmm... if i have , i will do it..

nope , i dont think so , becoz currently im using Gigabyte 3d casing...

i like those door , because it can hide yhe dvd and all controller at front.

i got it at rm 299 bcoz that the last unit , at my friend shop , but now near CNY all price up maaa...

yup those fans are include...

paiseh...my bad....i thought u bought this casing i didnt read properly sorry.....

If i am not mistaken, this case is built of 0.6mm thick SECC, which means it's not really durable right??

i have a ninja!

btw i think ninja's design is simpler and more elegant...but the interior is inferior to smilodon...

last time i am using this case too, i can say it is really good and solid. I love it but i have to change to a lighter casing becos i travel frequently..

durable??? i think the body chasis is very strong

and doenst shake if u give a force...

I see. cuz last time i read an article which stated that SECC case must be at least 0.8mm in thickness then only considered as durable.
Btw, this casing looks nice, will look even nicer if the interior is painted black.

Wah bro...casing baru ke? where's the hardware? hope the hardware also gempaq as the casing...huhu...

how to install the front fan ??

it's already pre-installed in the casing..
all u need to do is plug in the power cable n u r good to go

but the exhaust is only a 8cm fan. I think if 12cm would b better.

Very nice review of the casing...how heavy is it actually?

hahaah.... not mine , but my frens shop give me as a review..

as stated , its alread preinstalled.

thanks

ya , its 8 cm but the flow is strong enuff to exhaust all hot air from the case..

hehehe , quite heavy la.. dun know b coz dun measure it..

oic...after finished reviewed,will the casing be yours? hoho...damn nice casing... any temptation to mod it? haha...