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Enermax MaxFlow CS-718 Full Tower Server Case
 

 

Features

 

Let's being with its most appealing, the front end.

 

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The front drive bay covers are aluminum honeycomb style covers designed not only for great looks, but for added ventilation as well.  The bottom features a large aluminum knob for control of the two large 120mm blue LED fans.

 

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The top front features your I/O extension ports, aluminum buttons and a small backlit LCD temperature display with alarm functionality.

 

The Wind Tunnel

 

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On the inside, is the other most impressive feature.  The unique "Wind Tunnel" is essentially a full-sized plastic air duct that connects to both of the large 120mm fans located on the front and back end of the case.  This will provide more efficient cooling by directing airflow directly over the CPU and directly in and out of the case.  In fact, the motherboard is actually installed differently due to the obtrusiveness and so that the CPU is located in the path of the air duct itself.  This case supports extended ATX motherboards and there is even an adapter included for dual CPU setups.

 

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Should you require additional cooling, there is support for an 80mm fan that you can slide and mount easily on the fan adapter located directly above the air duct.

 

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Removing the large air duct will reveal the small fan controller mounted on the bottom of the case.  This controller supports up to 4 fans and are controlled via the large aluminum knob on the from of the chassis.

 

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The large drive cage is located on the upper part of the case, directly above the PCI expansion slots.  Using the included drive rails, it will allow vertical tool-free installation of your hard drives.

 

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The PCI slots also feature a tool-free design.  The plastic clips can be easily pulled out and allow for quick card installs.

 

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Finally, the MaxFlow CS-718 wouldn't be complete without a quality 460W Enermax power supply that includes two Serial ATA connectors and RPM monitor cable.  It features a 6 pin power connector for those who will be using a  PCI Express video card.  It also features cable some cable sleeving as well as a fan control knob on the rear of the unit. 

 

 

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