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Review on Apevia Crusader-F-BK: Ultimate Mid Tower Gaming Case with Tempered Glass Panel, USB3.0/USB2.0 Ports, and RGB Fans by Jake Pavelko

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Generally a good case, but the backlight rarely works properly and some things inside are fixed very tightly.

This review is for the Black Crusader Tower with glass panel (there are several different cases on this list). I'll try to start with the pros and then move on to the cons. The case has great airflow, the fans blow great and cool your GPU and CPU heatsink if you use a tower fan. The top is essentially open with a cage and dust filter on top. This is good for airflow, but make sure your case is in a location where there's no chance of anything falling on it, as liquids or powder can get through. to the housing, which has a button at the top that changes the effects. In my opinion this is a negative as I like the effects of the Aurora, but if you don't have a motherboard with lighting effects this is a great alternative. In fact, the fan lights have some really cool pre-programmed effects and look amazing when they're working hard. which doesn't happen often. Even with all 4 lit, they almost never sync. Holding down the button to reset the fans sometimes works, but not always. The fans will randomly stop turning on and then turn on again. At least they never stop spinning. An ATX mobile computer just fits perfectly in the space without the extra space at the bottom of the case. This limits the cable management options a bit, but overall cable management is decent. It would be nice if there was a little more space around the edge of the board and a few more holes for wires. The holes on the metal plate underneath the circuit board aren't in the largest places. To replace the CPU fan bracket, the mainboard still has to be completely removed. I have a large RTX 2070 Tri Frozr. It fit well in the suitcase but there was no room for my pillow which is not very wide. So that everything fitted, I only had to screw the upper knurled screws into the glass pane. The supplied knurled screws are very short, so I had to order longer knurled screws in order to be able to screw in the side panel at all. 4 seats and still fits in my GPU case. The most annoying thing is that the fans don't work properly. I would change the body, but I don't want to disassemble the whole structure. Maybe someday I'll replace the fans with addressable ones.

Pros
  • Great for a small home
Cons
  • Some issues