Gelid has expanded into the enclosure business with the mid sized DarkForce, 530x207x505mm (20.9×8.1×19.9") which might not give you as much space as other cases recently arriving on the market but for most PC builds it should be spacious enough. The drive cage is well done, with the ability to hold 2.5" SSDs in addition to 3.5" HDDs, and for those with extra long graphics cards the cage can be completely removed from the case. The motherboard tray has a cut out to allow easier access to your heatsink mount and there is a matching space to mount a fan on the door to help cool an area that is a dead spot in most cases. At $120 it not expensive for a case of its size, but that is not the only reason Legit Reviews had such a positive reaction to the case.
"The DARKFORCE mid-tower comes into a saturated field of mid-towers made for PC gamers and enthusiasts. Gelid Solution will need to take a unique approach to find ways to distinguish itself from the competitions at the entry price of $120 in the US market. After an overview of the specifications, it looks like Gelid Solutions has used its past experiences to put something a little different into this product…"
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