Enlight EN-7237OX3C4 Mid Tower Case w/300w PS

Company: Enlight Corp.
Product: EN-7237 Mid Tower Case
Street Price: $46 USD
Date Reviewed: February 2, 2002
Reviewed By: Jason

Looking At The Inside:

Three of the four 5¼ bays were covered with metal block-off plates which took quite a bit of effort to get off, not the usual ones that just pop off (like the 3½). I removed them all at the same time simply because removing just one left some sharp edges that I didn't like. I had to use a pair of wire cutters to clip the metal pieces that connected the block-off plates to the case, not the most user-friendly I would say. At the bottom is the 80mm front fan mount, which as I mentioned before comes pre-installed with an 80mm fan. For maximum airflow you could take a dremel to it and cut out the finger-guard part (as well as doing the same for the back) and use some non-restrictive or the cooler looking laser cut finger-guards. However that is for another day and another project.

Anyhow, once you get the side panels off, the inside is a very nice and clean layout. By now you have probably noticed that the 5¼ bays use drive rails, which aren't really all that bad. The instructions show you exactly how to mount them properly and which holes in the rails to use with each type of device (though I just mounted them through trial and error, didn't take long at all to make sure everything was the proper depth).

The power supply is an Enlight brand rated at 300 watts, approved for Athlon's & P4's, and it has that 4-pin P4 connector (which it should if it is approved for that processor). The extra 80mm exhaust fan mount is right below the power supply, I had a spare Sunon fan that I put in right away and it really helped remove the heat. If you want even more cooling, you might be able to fit a 60mm fan below the 80mm fan with a little dremel work, but I found the power supply fan plus the two 80mm fans quite adequate.

Below, a close-up of the drive bays. The 3½ bays use just normal screws, only the 5¼ require the drive rails. Also the 3½ module can be removed quite easily by removing a couple screws, pushing in the two clips, and it slides right out. The front 80mm fan is in the usual plastic shroud that dubs as a guide for full length PCI cards. The power wire for the fan is plenty long to connect into the power supply and also tuck it out of the way.

The edges are not razor sharp like the bargain basement cases, nor are all the edges the rounded style like some of the more expensive cases. The edges are rounded around areas you would work the most (look at the back of the 5¼ bays), or where wires would run, so that is one good plus. It would probably take some real carelessness to cut yourself in this case, but there is always that small chance with any case.

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