The Vengeance C70 case is another nice addition to Corsair's expanding case lineup. Main target Corsair has locked on too are the hardcore gamers, especially those that want a special looking case, instead of the comon designs we daily see. It might well be that people ask you how you achieved to replicate military look. The olive drab colour of our test sample is one of  three versions available. Arctic white and Gunmetal black might not add that much to the superb military look of our review sample, yet they look pretty classy too. The original locking mechanism of the sidepanels seems very robust, not that you open your case daily. Secondly the paint job seems up to the task. The carrying handles sport a look similar to ammunition boxes, but they get quite uncomfortable after a while, just like the real thing.

Like a good case should be, assembling your favourite hardware inside the C70 is child's play. Loads of space as it nicely handles our large size ASUS X79 Sabretooth Motherboard. The tool less hard drive bays and optical drive locking mechanisms make the entire storage installation a matter of minutes. The Corsair engineers did a superb job on the cable management system: numerous spacious cut outs and the plastic clips to securely fix the cables, top it all off. Maybe a small hole just above the PSU to allow routing eg the HD Audio cable would be a nice future addition.

The airflow generated by the three included fans warrant cool operation temperatures of your hardware. This Vengeance C70 is however not one the best cooling case we've tested till now. This mainly due the absence of a top cooler and the choice to install the fans at the rear of the HDD bay. The utilised 120mm fans remain pretty quiet.

Watercooling enthusiasts have room for up to two 240mm radiators. Though you need to remove the bottom HDD drive bay to allow clearance for the installation for the bottom radiator. Sadly no rubber grommets on the rear of the case, to route the tubing, so you need to acquire them seperately, some way somehow. For those that have Corsair's latest Hydro 80 or 100 units, these will fit like a glove.

Storage wise the C70 has up to 6 tool less HDD trays and space for up to 3 x 5.25 drives, more than sufficient for most. Yet it would have been nice to see a hot swappable drive like used with the Cooler Master HAF XM case, especially since this Vengeance case is in the upper price category for mid tower cases at 110 euros.

All in all this Vengeance C70 case is a nice looking case. It will attract the attention of many gamers with it's rigid military looks, but sadly the C70 has some minor shortcomings like the absence of PSU dampers and especially the design of the bottom dust filters leave room for improvement. A bit weird as Corsair usually has an eye for these little details.

If a good looking case, with ease of installation, splendid cable management and more than adequate cooling performance at a very acceptable noise level is on the top of your priority list, then this C70 perfectly fit's the bill. For it's looks and well designed military theme, Madshrimps awards the C70 Vengeance case the Novelty award.

PROS:

• Stylish military looks
• Silent fans
• Cable management possibilities
• Ease of installation
• Windowed panel for casemodders

CONS:

• No PSU dampers
• Bottom dust filters need improvement
• Extravagance has it's price

Big thanks to Gareth from Corsair for the C70 Vengeance review sample

and the mad crew at Tones.be for the years of support