INTRODUCTION

   Roughly over a month ago a good friend of mine started building an new rig (based on the Intel Core i7-9600K) and asked me to recommend a low-cost mid-tower to him that could fit everything he wanted to get, including his old custom water cooling loop. The catch was that his old custom water cooling loop is based on an 55mm thick and 360mm long (395mm to be precise) tri-fan radiator so that automatically ruled out most models i had in mind at that time. Coincidentally at around the same time Aerocool send us their brand new AirHawk mid-tower (unfortunately due to a mix-up in the warehouse we didn't get the more impressive Duo version but we may get it later on) which could possibly cover his needs and which is also the focus of today’s review.

   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 mentioned already the AirHawk is currently available in two versions, the AirHawk (AirHawk-G-BK-v1) which we have here and the AirHawk Duo (which comes ready with two 20cm ARGB fans at the front and one 12cm ARGB fan at the rear (a 6-port RGB hub is also present). Aside the ARGB fans the Duo model is equipped with both share the same features including a mesh front panel (for optimal airflow levels), dual chamber design and enough room for two 3.5/2.5" and two 2.5" drives, six 120mm fans (or 5x140mm and 1x120mm - unfortunately this version only comes fitted with a single non-RGB 120mm rear exhaust fan) and/or two 240/280/360mm radiators, top & front magnetic air-filters, 168mm tall CPU coolers, 358mm long graphics cards and up to 211mm long power supply units. Not the most feature-rich mid-tower to ever pass through here but the AirHawk does seem to be quite spacious so let's check it out.