THE CORE X9 EXTERIOR

As mentioned earlier the Core X9 looks a lot like a crate and because of the SPCC steel its 502mm tall, 380mm wide and 640mm long body weighs a total of 17kg.

Most of the left side panel is taken by a clear window (you can mount the panel on the right side if you wish).

The I/O is located on the left side as well and includes the on/off power and reset buttons, power and HDD activity LEDs, four USB 3.0 ports and the usual microphone and headphone ports.

The fascia features three 5.25" optical drive bay covers and a black steel mesh.

If you remove the fascia you will see that all three 5.25" covers feature dust-filters and so does the mesh area beneath them.

You will also see the preinstalled 200mm fan (can be removed to place a 240/280mm radiator or a 360mm if you remove the 5.25" bays) and the thumbscrews which hold the 5.25" bays in place.

The top panel also features a steel mesh and air-filters beneath it.

Thanks to the two removable mounts placed beneath it you can install up to eight 120mm fans, six 140mm fans, four 200mm fans or two 280/360/420/480mm radiators.

Moving at the rear we see a 120mm exhaust fan (can be replaced with a 140mm fan and/or a 120/140mm radiator), the 8 PCI expansion slots and the PSU areas (you can choose between left and right) one of which has a 120/140mm fan mount installed.

The right side panel is virtually identical with the top panel while at the bottom we see 4 tall removable feet and two long removable dust-filters.