-- GlobalWin YCC-8870 Aluminum Case
-- Price: ~ $150.00
USD
-- 01.22.2002
-- By: GideonX
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We all know GlobalWin
from their fine line of high performance coolers. My first
large heatsink, the FDP32, was from them and I still have it to this
day. So what does a successful heatsink company do next?
Branch out to new things of course.
They have recently been promoting their new aluminum
cases to the masses. We had a chance to pick one of these up
for a quick review. We already have quite a few alum cases in
our review section, so a nice comparison should be in order here.
On a side note, anyone ever watch Batman
the animated series? There was this episode where this mega
computer thing created clones of people. Everything went haywire
and that computer went on an evil streak...anyway...this case's front
bezel reminds me of it for some reason...back to the review.
Here are some quick specs on the case from
GW:
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MODEL NO.
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8870
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CASE TYPE
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ATX
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MOTHERBORD
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Baby ATX/Micro ATX/ATX
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CASE
DIMENSIONS (D x W x H)
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488x192x460
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FRONT PANEL
MATERIAL
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ABS
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CHASISS
MATERIAL
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Aluminum
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M/B
TRAY MATERIAL
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Aluminum
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CHASISS
PLATE THICKNESS
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0.8
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NO.
OF 5.25"¦ EXPOSED
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4
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NO.
OF 3.5"¦ EXPOSED
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2
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NO.
OF 3.5"¦ HIDDEN
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2
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NO.
OF I/O SLOTS
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7
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SECOND
FAN
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YES
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SECURITY
LOCK
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YES
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POWER
SWITCH
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YES
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RESET
SWITCH
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YES
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POWER
LED
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YES
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H.D.D
LED
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YES
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FRONT
USB CONNECTOR
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N/A
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FRONT
SLOT
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N/A
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POWER
SUPPLY TYPE
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P/S 2
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NET
WEIGHT
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4.6KG
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GROSS
WEIGHT
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5.6KG
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MEASUREMENT
/ PER CARTON
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500x242x550(mm)
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CE
/ FCC APPROVED
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N/A
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The case comes with a front cover that
swings open. Kind of reminds me of those old Compaqs, but a lot
classier. There are two (2) 5.25" bays that can be accessed
without swinging open that front cover. One strange thing is, the
case badge area is hidden! You can't see it without open the front
cover, not exactly sure why that was done.
The power button and reset button are
huge. You can turn on this case with your large toe if you really
wanted too. I like the larger reset button too. Have you
ever used a case that had those tiny reset buttons that were indented
into the case? What is the deal with that one? Are they
trying to prevent you from resetting your box? Sheesh, good thing
GW didn't go that route.
Here's the backside of the 8870. If
you look closely (yes, this shot isn't exactly the best), you can notice
that the left panel is held by two screws! The other side is held
by thumbscrews, which is strange. I thought the case was screwless...
There's a spot for an extra 80mm case fan with pre-drilled holes.
The I/O panel has all the goodies for onboard motherboard connectors, no
worries there. The case comes with two 80mm Sunon fans. Our
sample was not shipped with any fans, but that's not an indication of
what to expect.
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