The Aerocool GT-S white edition is a full blown full tower chassis, the specifications on paper look more then intriguing. Two huge 200mm and one 140mm fan for massive cooling potential at low noise, a build in fan controller, ATX-XL motherboard support, quad GPU ready,... though first glance looks can be deceiving...

Look wise, one has to be a fan of these like we call them at the office Transformer look-a-likes. However again looks are up to your own personal taste. What works for one, might be dull and ugly for another person.

Out of the box, equipped with the two big fans and the Corsair H80i this GT-S performs quite okay in the cooling department, considering though it is a full tower chassis it leaves room for improvement. The two included 200mm LED fans keep the installed components well within proper operating temperatures at a reasonable noise level. If one needs more cooling up to 7 Fans in all sorts and dimensions can be installed. However awkward design choices like no added support for a 280mm or even a 360mm radiator in the top part remain bizarre. The space is there, why not utilize it to the max ? The omission of a top dust filter made us scratch our heads again. Finally adding a fan in the windowed panel, again not equipped with a dust filter is also not up to current standards either.

More erratic design choices can also be found in the storage part of the case. A non-removable HDD cage, no screw-less HDD trays and a bad functioning locking mechanism for the optical drives put this Aerocool GT-S in a not so great daylight.

The inclusion of the fan controller is a nice addition, though the rated 25W again might be a limiting factor; secondly when lowering the Fan speed of the boxed fans, an additional humming noise became more and more apparent. This should be the other way around not ?

The Aerocool GT-S White retails around 125 Euros, putting it straight versus offerings from Corsair, Bitfenix and Cooler Master. While these might not all be full tower versions supporting XL-ATX motherboards, their build quality is far superior then what this GT-S case has got too offer. The lack of all-round dust filters and other bizarre design choices really hammer hard on the value of this Aerocool case; weird because value for money is one of this manufacturer's trademarks.

Is it all bad then ? No but alike the Ronin case it's a mixed bag. The Aerocool GT-S offers a specific look and color scheme, love it or hate it. The Fan and case integrated LEDs will make it stand out of the crowd at a local LAN party. Storage wise it will live up to the expectations, the same accounts for the cooling. The latter can be easily upgraded, but that is where the positive note ends. In all honesty this case has too many shortcomings to recommend it. If this review was done a few years back, the conclusion could have turned out quite different. Though the end user gets spoiled and manufacturers need to focus now not only in quantity of features, but also in quality. Browsing through Aerocool's own product line it might be even better to opt for the cheaper XPredator variant, otherwise Corsair's Full tower Obsidian 750D is a far better alternative. The Aerocool engineers really have to adapt the current design to the demands of today's market to remain competitive. It's time for a change for the better...

PROS:

• Full XL-ATX motherboard compatible
• Adequate cooling performance
• Cable management
• LEDs ( for those that like it )
• Quad VGA support
• Black edition available

CONS:

• No top dust filter
• No screwless HDD design
• Optical drive locking mechanism
• No 280-360 rad support
• Bang for the buck is low
• Build quality
• Audible Fans for 200mm versions

We wish to thank eTONIX for the Aerocool GT-S White case

Sven from ASUS for the X79 Sabertooth  motherboard

Kaysta from G.SKILL for the RipjawsX dimms

Tones crew for the support