BitFenix Colossus Review

1. Introduction2. The Colossus Case (External)3. The Colossus Case (Internal)4. Installation5. Testing Methodology and Performance Results6. Acoustic Performance7. Closing Thoughts8. View All Pages

The Colossus is supplied in a very large, eye catching box with information on the case.

Inside the chassis is wrapped in plastic and has two thick pieces of styrofoam on each end for added protection.

The case has been designed to be identical on both sides and has an unusual finish – which almost feels like a mixture of rubber and plastic. It's similar to the coating on some high quality USB flash drives. It is very large incidentally – even taller than the giant Antec Dark Fleet DF 85. Colossus is a very fitting name.

The BitFenix logo takes pride of place at the top of the front door. Underneath is a meshed bay area for the 5.25 drives.

The top has a large mesh area to allow for vented air, courtesy of a whopping 230mm fan. At the front there is a door which can be pulled open to reveal a power and reset switch as well as LED buttons to control the lighting. There is a knob to adjust fan speeds as well which we will look at later. Additionally there are two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports and a single eSATA connector as well as headphone and microphone ports. You can also route cables into various grooves here, but it looks really ugly and we don't see many people using this.

You can remove the 230mm fan at the top and install a dual 120mm radiator if you are using a watercooling system.

The back of the chassis is finished in black and the top has 4 holes for watercooling, these are rubber mounted for protection. Underneath is a vented area for a 140mm or 120mm fan. Under this are the PCI slots (eight in total) and space for a bottom mounted power supply.

The bottom of the chassis has two vented areas, one for a PSU intake and another for a 140mm/120mm fan. We noticed that our dust filter was snapped out of the box, which was concerning and apparently happened during rough transit (image above).

Each of the side doors is locked by two thumbscrews which are rubber coated to blend in better with the chassis design. A very nice touch.

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