Bitfenix Shogun
A Taiwanese case-maker breaks the tempered glass barrier.
BitFenix’s desire to innovate in a field that’s overcrowded with rectangular boxes has inspired us in ways you could only imagine.
The Shogun is the latest in BitFenix’s vast arsenal of case designs. And, boy, is it a beauty! Although it lacks the soft-touch finish of its predecessors, the curved aluminium base and roof panels add an elegance that awes. Couple that with its unfettered airflow access, and it’s plain to see why this was such a solid idea.
It features tempered glass side panels down the side of the case. This gives a fantastic edge to the square design, mixing curves with straight lines to form an amazing aesthetic appeal.
The Shogun comes packed with some neat additions, including two side-panelfacing SSD mounts with RGB LED lighting, and three ‘GPU Safe’ mounts.
Cooling, however, is where the Shogun really shines. Supporting up to three 140mm fans in the front, three 120mm or two 140mm fans in the roof, and one 140mm fan in the rear, the liquid-cooling potential is massive. With additional recessed radiator mounting points embedded into the chassis itself, it makes any liquid or air-cooling setup a reality, with little to no fuss.
Total hard drive support is elegantly covered by the two RGB 2.5-inch mounts on the side, another two on the rear of the motherboard tray, then a further six 3.5-inch drive bays, which can be converted to work with 2.5-inch devices too.
It’s hard to argue that the BitFenix Shogun hasn’t got everyone’s configuration covered here.