3R System Odyssey L-1000 Case Review

Conclusions

The Odyssey L-1000 from 3R System is a nice case with great features for the user who wants a case with more than the ordinary set of features but doesn’t want to spend a lot of money. Because of its great cost/benefit ratio, we are giving it our Golden Award.

Strong Points

• Two four-speed fan controllers for the front and rear fans with displays for indicating the current speed
• One two-speed fan controller for the two top fans
• Air filters for side, front, and power supply fans
• Internal 120 mm fan for cooling down expansion cards
• A hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler
• Holes for routing cables behind the motherboard tray
• Total of six USB ports
• Outstanding hard drive suspension mechanisms
• Bezel to hide optical drives
• eSATA port

Weak Points

• Only three hard drive bays will not be enough for some users
• Slot covers aren’t vented
• Bay covers aren’t meshed
• No support for 2.5” devices
• Not sold in the US