Beautifully well made mATX case thats a little different.
by F7GOSNamed after the Greek titan of the same name, fabled for his questioning mind this case fits in well with that name. In its EVO form which supports upto EATX boards, its certainly a titan.This scaled down micro ATX version keeps all the same features as its larger sibling, just in a much more compact form factor.So what makes this case different from the slew of cases on the market? Well It has to be the glass glasss everywhere.Both the sides, the front panel and the top are tempered glass but unlike air starved cases which plagued 2017, the Coeus actually has the glass offset from the frame. This gap which comes in around 4-5mm means that airflow is actually rather good. Obviously it's not a match for a pure mesh front but if you really need the front panel open, 4 screws will see to that.Like most Raijintek cases, everything is removable too, from the foot / handle assemblies to the panels, everything is screwed in, meaning that if modding is your thing then this could be a great base for that.The Elite comes with 3 IRIS 12 white fans which doe a nice job of illuminating the insides they also look very similar to the recently released Orcus AIO but dont have the RGB elements.The front panel comes with 2 3.5mm audio jacks for microphone and headphone and we also get 2 USB 3 ports as well as 1 USB type C which is nice to see.Inside the case we actually have a fairly roomy chassis with a standard layout.There are SSD mounts on the back with tool-less mounting and an HDD sled assembly hidden under the power supply shroud.On the topic of the power supply shroud, I really like it. Its simple and the mesh dust filter on top is magnetic which means you don't have to remove the whole shroud to clean it or if you need to get to a PSU cable as you add components to your system. A simple but really nice inclusionModularity, simplicity and unique design ques are the order of the day with the Coeus, but how is it to build in?My test system system comprised of the Ryzen 5 1400 on the X370 fatal1ty from ASrock along with a Palit GTX 1080 and Orcus 240 AIOCable management was easy with their being plenty room to hide even the most thrown together system but the clean lines inside the case lends itself well to encouraging you to think about making the build as tidy as you can.Overall it's a lovely case to build in and although in screenshots the looks can be subjective, having it here in the metal and glass it's a very very nicely designed and proportioned chassis. It gets my stamp of approval for being something a little different than the usual affairs from corsair, NZXT, phanteks and the like while still being built to a high standard with all the expected boxes being ticked. This is a premium micro ATX case and its priced accordingly, it does things a little different and that will mean it's not for everyone but if you want something that's for a matx build that's not cookie cutter reddit fodder, then the Coeus is worth serious consideration.