Tagan EL DIABLO APLUS Case Review :: System Build

• XFX nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard
• EVGA GeForce 8800GTS 320MB videocard
• Tagan BZ Series 800W PSU
• DVD-RW
• Two WD Raptor SATA HDDs
• Intel QX9770
• Coolermaster CPU COOLER

System

HDD Rack

System completed

Cabling

The system is typical of the mid-range system that you would build today with the exception of the 8800GTS card which is being used for illustrative purposes only. Tagan sent a 800W PSU that is SLI certified and can power almost any system with a single video card. The nForce 790 Ultra SLI motherboard and QX9770 CPU form our standard video card test platform.

Video card installed

Front of completed system

Rear Completed system

Lighted up system

One thing that could help with cable management that is not included is a hole leading out behind the motherboard tray. As you can see Thrasher2, the resident system builder for Motherboards.org had to route the cabling and use cable ties instead of tying everything up neatly on the back as on some cases would allow him to do.

Front lighted up

Left side lit up

Side panel lit up

Right side lit up

The drives installed easily with the drive rails. No screws necessary here. The cabling again had to be routed around behind the SATA drives to give a neat look. Note that the wiring on the fans and LED lights caused a bit of a mess on the bottom of the case. Other than neat cabling issues, Thrasher2 had no problems with the case.