Kingwin KT-424 Aluminum Case
by Kristopher Kubicki on August 18, 2003 11:18 PM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Motherboard Tray
One lone 80mm exhaust fan sits on the removable motherboard tray. The KT-436 had a very stable and practical removable tray, and the KT-424 is no different. Four thumbscrews keep the tray in place; but when removed, the tray moves very fluidly along the two aluminum rails. The tray does not wobble or stick when removing.
This motherboard tray has a plethora of hard points. Almost fifty precut slots allow you to insert the included metal risers. The motherboard is screwed into these risers. We are not quite sure how many of these hard points are usable, but kudos to Kingwin for providing so many anyway.
One feature really stuck out to us. Have you ever removed your motherboard tray and had to disconnect each and every LED lead? The KT-424 includes a disconnecting lead bundle, which allows you to connect one side to the motherboard at all times. If you wish to pull the motherboard out, the bundle disconnects, rather than reseating the entire battery of tiny little pins and connectors. Again, this is one of those 10-cent solutions that end up performing their share of convenience, hundreds of times over.
The interchangeable motherboard EMI shield remains the same steel item that is included with most motherboards anyway. We hate these things. Not only because they remain the last Bastille of Pain on a case (sharp edges), but also because they are a pain to remove and put back. Although it may be a pipe dream, our hats go off to the manufacturer who can figure out how to get rid of these EMI shields.
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Anonymous User - Wednesday, August 20, 2003 - link
#3 - no need for a grounding cable, remember there's two grounds in the power connector.kris - is the typo the only comment worthy of a response from you?
KristopherKubicki - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - link
Yak,Thanks for the typo! I have fixed the article.
Kristopher
yak8998 - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - link
On the benchmarks page, under decibel measurements, you list "Kingwin KT-436-BK-WM Aluminum" as the first and last case. I'm assuming one of these should be the 424...?Anonymous User - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - link
i want to adress something off topic does anybody know if the case from ocsystem the OCSystem Diamond Warp Super 10bay Tower Case anygood its for 55$ sounds pretty good looking at the specsAnonymous User - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - link
Wouldn't the harddrives need grounding cables? (because of the rubber mounting grommets)Anonymous User - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - link
you make fun of them for typos, why not fix your own? think? thick? etc...Anonymous User - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - link
one thing that would make this review a lot better - higher res pictures. MUCH higher res. just make them clickable to enlarge like the old days of ATaodfan - Sunday, January 6, 2019 - link
I have had this case for 15 years this month and I still love it. I have managed to have several builds in it and it never fails me. Though I through multiple moves I have been able to maintain most of the parts, but albeit some HDD screws have been lost, but that doesn't really seem to matter at this point since mounting SSD are more flexible. I have even contacted KingWin themselves to see if they have and NOS parts and they were so surprised that I still had one and going strong, that says something for a product that they designed and built so well. I have thought of getting a different case at some point when a new build refresh comes along, but I cannot help but not love the aesthetics of this case. I mean it doesn't seem like they make them like this anymore! I will definitely, even if it does ever get replaced, keep it around.