Aerocool Xpredator Case Review

The Top, Bottom and Rear Panels

The top panel of the Xpredator features an air intake that can be opened or closed manually by the user. See Figures 8 and 9.

Figure 7: Top panel

Figure 8: Air intake closed

Figure 9: Air intake opened

Below this air intake there is another “230 mm” fan identical to the one available on the front panel, with the exception that it doesn’t glow orange when turned on. You will probably connect this fan to the second fan controller available.

On the bottom panel of the Xpredator you will find an air filter for the power supply fan and a mesh for an optional fan.

Figure 10: Bottom panel

As already explained, the highlight of this case is its 10 expansion slots, allowing you to install up to four dual-slot video cards, if your motherboard supports this configuration, of course. All slot covers are meshed.

The Xpredator doesn’t come with a fan installed on its rear panel, but it supports either a 120 mm or a 140 mm fan there. The support for a 140 mm fan is unique, as most cases only support 120 mm models on their rear panel. The absence of a rear fan can be seen as the major drawback of the product, but the manufacturer may have assumed that users buying this case will use a liquid cooling solution with a radiator that is installed in the place of the rear fan.

The power supply is installed on the bottom part of the case, and the case comes with four holes protected with rubber covers for external liquid cooling solutions.

Figure 11: Rear panel

Let’s now take a look inside the Aerocool Xpredator.