Enermax Hoplite Case Review

Inside the Enermax Hoplite

The Enermax Hoplite comes with an impressive number of drive bays for a mid-tower case, and is a nice option if you want the convenience of having external access to some of your hard drives or SSDs.

Strong Points

• The 5.25” bay covers are meshed featuring air filters
• Air filters for the front and top fans
• One 3.5”/2.5” hard drive/SSD docking bay
• Two external 3.5”/2.5” bays with hot-swap connectors
• Supports up to five 2.5” devices
• Holes with rubber covers for liquid cooling solutions
• A hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler
• Holes for routing cables behind the motherboard tray
• Vented slot covers
• Sturdy construction

Weak Points

• No thumbscrews for fastening expansion cards
• No tool-less installation mechanisms for the hard drives/SSDs
• No air filter for the optional side fans
• It could be a little bit cheaper