INTRODUCTION

   Small, affordable and good looking, these are the three things most consumers (at least the ones with tight budgets) look for when out to buy a brand new PC case and I don't think the market has ever had these many choices for such consumers to pick from. At the same time however having a sea of PC cases to choose from with similar price tags and characteristics may not be the easiest thing and so this is pretty much where we come in. Personally, I think that PC cases with tempered glass panel(s) and RGB lighting offer the best in terms of looks and that's why they are also the primary focus of our reviews. Aerocool recently added several affordable mid-towers in their product lines and after reviewing the very good Cylon Pro RGB model today with us we have yet another one, the Aero Engine RGB.

   Aerocool is a Taipei-based, global computer components company with an outstanding record in product design and innovation. Driven by the mantra ‘Be Cool, Be Aerocool’, Aerocool strives to provide innovation in design yet deliver an affordable solution to PC users worldwide. For more information on Aerocool, please visit http://www.aerocool.io/.

   As its name clearly reveals the Aero Engine RGB stands out from other similar cases thanks to the turbine-inspired design of its fascia, the 120mm RGB fan located right behind it (14 total lighting modes - 7 flow RGB and 7 static) and of course its tempered glass right side panel. Looks are not the only thing the Aero Engine RGB is good at since it also has enough room for two 3.5" and/or five 2.5" drives, eight 120mm fans (or 5x140mm and 3x120mm - fascia 120mm LED fan not included), 155mm tall CPU coolers, 371mm long graphics cards (with no forward fans installed) and up to 180mm long power supply units. The "package" is completed by a dual-chamber design (partial PSU shroud), top magnetic air-filter and a removable air-filter at the base of the tower. So, could this be the budget-friendly PC case to get?