Bitfenix Shinobi XL Case Review

The Top Panel

The top panel of the Bitfenix Shinobi XL is meshed and received the same rubber coating treatment as the front panel. It comes with a 230 mm fan installed and supports the installation of another one, or you can install three 120 mm fans if the 230 mm fan is removed.

Figure 6: Top panel

Figure 7: Top panel

The case comes with four USB 3.0 ports, one USB “SuperCharge” port, and the traditional audio jacks on the front side of the top panel. See Figure 8. The USB 3.0 ports use internal USB 3.0 connectors that come with USB 2.0 connectors as well, so if your motherboard doesn’t have two internal USB 3.0 headers, you can still connect the USB 3.0 ports to USB 2.0 headers and use them. The USB “SuperCharge” port only provides power and is able to deliver up to 2.5 A of current, which is five times greater than the usual limit. This is accomplished by using a SATA power connector.

Figure 8: Buttons and connectors