| Tuniq Symmetry ATX Case
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Installation:
For this section I will only point out the differences in this case from many others I have used. The hardware that will be installed into this case is as follows:
» Gigabyte Pro SLI motherboard
» AMD Athlon 3000+ processor
» 2 X 7800GTX graphics cards
» 2 X 512 OCZ Gold RAM
» 1 X 36GB WD Raptor
» NEC 3510A DVD burner
» Asus DVD Rom
» 1 X 120mm fans
Here is where the case really gets interesting. The first thing I noticed here was the tool free installation was not possible. This is because they include the aluminum door that requires a screwdriver to install. When installing the door I realized that Tuniq had forgotten to include hinges with this case, that kind of puts a damper on things... a few weeks later, Tuniq sent some hinges and I was back on track.
 
With the door installed, I would like to point out that the hinges creak badly when the door is opened or closed. Also, there is nothing to hold the door shut, like a magnet, so the door doesn't quite stay closed all the way. The picture below shows the door after it was pushed all the way closed, the door then returns on its own to this spot.
Now lets move on to the inside of the case. The first thing I do with most cases is install as many fans as possible. This is a necessity for the type of system I will be placing in this case. According to the specifications, a 120mm fan will fit in the front intake area, however this was not possible with this case. It was impossible to actually get a 120mm fan into this slot. The image below shows a 120mm fan wedged into the case, this is as far as I could get the fan to go without breaking anything. I also tried to fit it in from the other side and through the hard drive bays. Sunbeamtech has a guide on installing a fan in this location on their website, but it just didn't work for me!
Next we move on to the hard drive bays. At first I tried to use the "tool free" clips that were installed, which worked fine for the CD drive bays, but here I found that they turned my hard drive into a miniature teeter-totter. So I ended up pulling out the clips and going back to the good old fashion screws. The image on the left shows the backside of one of the clips. The image on the right shows the hard drives final installation.
 
Now we take a look at the video card installation. Again what is said to be tool free becomes an issue. The image shows the video card did not quite fit underneath the plastic tool free device. Once again I was forced to fall back on the screw design.
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