Raijintek Asterion Plus Case Review

Raijintek Asterion Review

Introduction

as you can imagine many 100s, if not 1000s of pieces of kit come through our hands each year here at OC3D.  For the most part many components are much like their competitive counterparts, perhaps with a small tweak in performance or a slightly different aesthetic.  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.  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.  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.  But what if it’s just a pretty face?  What if it has a fantastic aesthetic and is actually a steaming pile of dog doo?  Well with our hearts in our collective hands, best we find out. 

Technical Specification 

Dimensions 525x230x470mm (HxWxD)
Motherboard E-ATX, ATX, M-ATX, M-ITX
5.25″  1 (slim)
3.5″  3
2.5″  3
Expansion Slots  8
Front I/O  4xUSB 3.0, HD Audio
Air Cooling 

Front:   3x120mm, 2x140mm (2x120mm installed)

Rear:    1x120mm/140mm (1x120mm installed)

Roof:    3x120mm, 2x140mm

Water Cooling 

Front:   Up to 360 or 280mm

Rear:    120 or 140mm

Roof:    Up to 360 or 280mm

Max CPU cooler Height 180mm
Max GPU Length  340mm 
Material  Steel chassis Aluminium panels
Weight  8.5kg