Raijintek Asterion Plus Case Review
Introduction
as you can imagine many 100s, if not 1000s of pieces of kit come through our hands each year here at OC3D. Â For the most part many components are much like their competitive counterparts, perhaps with a small tweak in performance or a slightly different aesthetic. Â It is then, a very rare occurrence for us to have our collective breath taken away when we open a box up and gaze upon the contents there-in. Â Ladies, in all honesty, For the greater part when writing we use the collective “we” to describe our thoughts, however for this I must slip into the first person tense, for when when I opened up the box and extracted the Raijintek Asterion Plus from it’s foam and polythene cocoon I actually caught myself emitting a little whimper. “Ohhhh god, that’s nice” I said to myself out loud, for there was nobody else in the room. Â Like most things of beauty, I felt obliged to sit and stare at it for a few moments before I could shake myself awake and crack on with the job in hand. Â But what if it’s just a pretty face? Â What if it has a fantastic aesthetic and is actually a steaming pile of dog doo? Â Well with our hearts in our collective hands, best we find out.Â
Technical SpecificationÂ
Dimensions | 525x230x470mm (HxWxD) |
Motherboard | E-ATX, ATX, M-ATX, M-ITX |
5.25″Â | 1 (slim) |
3.5″Â | 3 |
2.5″Â | 3 |
Expansion Slots | 8 |
Front I/OÂ | 4xUSB 3.0, HD Audio |
Air Cooling |
Front: Â 3x120mm, 2x140mm (2x120mm installed) Rear: Â Â 1x120mm/140mm (1x120mm installed) Roof: Â Â 3x120mm, 2x140mm |
Water Cooling |
Front: Â Up to 360 or 280mm Rear: Â Â 120 or 140mm Roof: Â Â Up to 360 or 280mm |
Max CPU cooler Height | 180mm |
Max GPU Length | 340mm |
Material | Steel chassis Aluminium panels |
Weight | 8.5kg |