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A quick overview of the case from the underside.
After we spent a while getting the Corsair H70 120mm fan mounted into the 140mm slot the rest of the build was pretty easy. There is plenty of room to fit the biggest graphics cards and our HD5870 was not a problem. We also like the fact BitFenix have left plenty of space at the top of the case for the largest of coolers, such as the Noctua NH D14.
There are six fan mount plugs for control from the top panel knob if you wish to use it.
The Colossus is well designed for cable routing and we were able to use one of the holes on the back to run our USB 3.0 cables into the motherboard for front mount access if we needed them later (you can also use the motherboard for USB if you wish, as Bitfenix supply an adapter cable).
Another area of issue is the quality of the hard drive mounting brackets, they are without a doubt the weakest I have ever seen. One of them actually snapped under slight pressure when I was pulling it out (seen above). They can literally flex in your hand with the slightest of pressure.
When I approached BitFenix about this, they said that the HDD trays have already been changed on the production line, so the model you receive should be stronger.
Installing an SSD is a straightforward process, you simply mount from the underside with four screws and slide in. I still can't get over how weak these trays are, you can even see them bent in the picture above with nothing in them.
The case looks attractive when the LED's are enabled. Both colours can also be set to ‘pulse' if you want something different.
