Pricing and Conclusion



I really like this case. It looks very good and has a stylish design. On the outside there aren?t too many gimmicks. A straight forwarded design. A front door is hiding possible ugly external drives.

The installation went very smooth; I almost didn?t have to use a screwdriver. Most of the pieces, except for the main board and add on cards, could be installed without the use of any tools.

The case cooling is abundantly present and can be set up to suite your needs, the side panel 80mm fan really helps for VGA cooling, while the 120mm front panel fan is quite noisy but does help keep HDD temperatures down. But even without any active fans (except for the silent on in the power supply) our test system did not risk overheating. With only the rear 80mm fan activated the system will remain quite and cool, providing the best noise/performance option.

Priced at ~130 USD (Froogle) it?s not the cheapest case. But compared to other custom design cases with this level of finishing and extras it?s surely reasonable priced.

Yes, it?s a quality case. The steel chassis is very strong and well constructed and has no sharp edges. The paint has a high quality finish with different colors available for the front/top and rear panels. If there?s one gripe I have with this case, it has to be its weight and difficulty to get a good grip on it, as the custom design and curves don?t make it easy to carry it around, a carrying bag or other solution would be most welcome for the LAN party people. Its 13kg empty weight will provide you with a nice work-out.

Overall though I?m left feeling quite impressed with the Pininfarina which doesn?t only look good, but packs some power under the hood as well.

I would like to thank Mark from Spire for his patience and cooperation.

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