CONCLUSION
Deepcool has released many innovative and good looking products over the years (with their tri/quad-stellar cases sitting at the top) and although the Baronkase Liquid could had been a lot better still it fits nicely in their current product line. It features high build quality, looks very nice thanks to the side tempered glass panel and the RGB lighting and thanks to the pre-installed Captain 120EX AIO it’s ready for most CPUs people would pair with an mATX/mITX mainboard (as mentioned earlier it would be far better had Deepcool used the 240mm model instead of the 120mm one – their choice obviously had to do with cost and the fact that people wouldn’t use an high-end CPU in an mATX/mITX case). Needless to say that mounting an full sized ATX mainboard in the Baronkase Liquid makes very little sense (on one hand because you can only use 5 PCI expansion slots and on the other because it leaves very little free space) unless you happen to have one and you’d like a compact tower to use it in. The vertical PSU area and the metal handle may not be features we haven’t seen before (we’ve seen similar solutions in the past) but they add to both design and versatility.
With just 3 months left before the end of 2018 the black version of the Baronkase Liquid Cooling Case by Deepcool currently retails for USD139 inside the USA (Amazon.com) and for 128.27Euros inside the EU (Amazon.de) a price tag which is extremely balanced for what you’re getting (unfortunately the white version is quite more expensive). Sure the Baronkase Liquid is not the ideal tower for a system based on an ATX sized mainboard but it’s a very good choice for mATX/mITX systems and for that it gets highly recommended by us.
PROS
- Build Quality (Thick SPCC Steel With Tempered Glass Side Panel)
- Radiator Space (Top/Front 240/280mm)
- Preinstalled Captain 120EX AIO Liquid CPU Cooler With Stylish Liquid Flow Meter
- 5 Removable Drive Trays
- RGB Illumination With Top Controller
- Vertical PSU Area
- External Metal Handle
- Top/Bottom Magnetic Air Filters
- Available In Black & White Colors
- Price (For Some)
CONS
- Overall Interior Space (Not Ideal For ATX Systems)
- Captain 120EX AIO Liquid CPU Cooler (240EX Model Would Be A Far Better Fit)
- Noise Levels (With The Preinstalled AIO)
- Price Of White Variant (Currently)