GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review :: R3 Corona Case and Installation

01-07-2009 · Category: Hardware - Cases

By Ben Sun

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Top Down

Top Down

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Side view open

Side view open

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Accessories bag

Accessories bag

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review HDD rack

HDD rack


The interior of the case is exactly the same layout as the Toast. The motherboard tray still takes up the vast majority of space on the case with 7 PCI slots to hold PCI devices in. There is also the two 80mm fan mounts (One included) and the same PSU mounting area. The HDDs are mounted on the top right hand corner of the case just like the Toast case.


GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review PCI

PCI

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Front door open

Front door open

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review CD Eject interior

CD Eject interior

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Front panel

Front panel


So what's different about the installation of the Corona case versus the Toast case? The CD drive is installed on four mounting brackets that are mounted on top of the case where the 5.25" drive bays would normally be located. You mount the CD drive, close the front door proceed with installation. The PSU area has plenty of room for long PSUs and the case fits all full-ATX and under motherboard sizes.


GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review System build components

System build components

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review System installed top down

System installed top down

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Side view of system

Side view of system

GMC K2 Ebony R2 Toast and R3 Corona Review Rear installed system

Rear installed system