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The goal of the tube is to ensure the CPU fan uses outside air instead of the case's warmer air. The length of this plastic tube is extendable because one piece slides down the other. It looks like it fits around most 80mm fans. Unfortunately, it is very long and requires a very short heatsink. To add a decent size heatsink with an 80mm fan, I had to not only pull the piece off with the wide end, but cut the other tube piece down by an inch with a razor blade. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/xkroma_case/09.jpg"><img src="atruereview/xkroma_case/09th.jpg" alt="XKROMA Ultimate Case" title="XKROMA Ultimate Case" width="250" height="215" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p>The case's interior is not as exciting as the exterior. The metal is flat and the layout is a standard layout that can be found in lots of cases. One thing that hurt was the case cut me. Some of the edges are rounded and some are not. In fact, there is no screwless design either. The motherboard panel already has the sockets screwed in for the smaller ATX boards. It is not removable.</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/xkroma_case/10.jpg"><img src="atruereview/xkroma_case/10th.jpg" alt="XKROMA Ultimate Case" title="XKROMA Ultimate Case" width="250" height="188" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">At the back of the case is a fan bracket that supports two 80mm fans. The fans snap into the bracket, so this is screwless. Getting the fans out is a nightmare though because all three tabs must be pressed and the fan has to be pushed out of the bracket with the three tabs pressed. One of those instances where you wish for a third hand. The fan cage does detach making life a little easier. </p> <p align="left">The drive slots below the fan cage are not screwless. Expansion cards must be screwed in. </p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/xkroma_case/11.jpg"><img src="atruereview/xkroma_case/11th.jpg" alt="XKROMA Ultimate Case" title="XKROMA Ultimate Case" width="180" height="250" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">The power supply sits nicely above the fan cage. It has an extra support tab on the side which I like; especially, as power supplies get more powerful and heavier to accommodate the heat dissipation from all the juice. Installation is kind of tight in some spots like up near the power supply. The rest of the case has pretty good room and installation was fairly simple. Just watch out for the sharp edges!</p> <p align="center"><a href="atruereview/xkroma_case/12.jpg"><img src="atruereview/xkroma_case/12th.jpg" alt="XKROMA Ultimate Case" title="XKROMA Ultimate Case" width="151" height="250" border="0"></a><br> <font size="-1">Click on image for larger picture</font> </p> <p align="left">The front of the case supports the four 5 1/4 inch drives as well as seven 3 1/2 inch drives. Each must be screwed in. There are little tabs that the drives rest on for support. The screws screw into pre-drilled holes instead of slots in the drive bay. This means if the optical drive does not sit flush with the exterior of the case, you are stuck and cannot adjust it. My DVD was just off a tad. </p> <p align="left">I could not find a way to pull the front cover off. It is kind of like the back cover where the inside has a few inches of buffer between the outside. All the power need for the front is brought through a hole on the back side of the 3 1/2 inch drive cage. 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