BitFenix Shogun Tempered Glass Chassis Review

A Closer Look – Interior

The side panel is easily removed using the four aluminium thumbscrews. As you can see, it mounts securely on rubber coated pegs, with a soft foam trim helping create a neat seal and prevent vibrations. The interior is huge, and while it doesn’t look it, keep in mind that it goes way below and above the area you can immediately see.

Up top, there’s a vast amount of room for additional cooling hardware. You could easily get a decent thickness water cooling radiator up here, as well as the required fans. It’ll support 120/140mm fittings, up to 360mm. There’s even a good amount of routing holes to deal with all the cables.

In the bottom, you’ll find two unique 2.5″ drive mounts. These come with built-in RGB LED lighting, allowing you to truly showcase your favourite drives. Don’t like the panel? It’s completely removable, so it’s up to you how you use it.

Tucked into the front, three anti-vibration and anti-droop supports. If you’re rocking huge graphics cards, this is a nice touch to help keep them where they belong.

There are four 3.5″/2.5″ drive bays in 2 x 2 removable cradles. Undo the screws, pop them out, and you’ll free up the front panel for up to a 360mm radiator.

The backplate has room for ATX motherboard, and there’s a huge cut-out at the back that should ease the installation of CPU coolers. Of course, there’s also plenty of routing grommets to keep things neat and tidy too. In the back, you’ll find more than enough room for a 120/140mm AIO or custom loop radiator.

The right side panel removes in the same way as the left, allowing you access to the spacious rear section. As you can see, there’s a bunch of cable tie straps built-in, as well as loops to hook through conventional cable ties should you need them.

Two removable 2.5″ HDD brackets, so you can stealth mount extra storage.

A small PCB here needs a Molex connector; this is to power the built-in RGB LED controller, which we’ll see in action shortly.

The top panel is obviously a big hindrance to reaching the top mounts. However, it can be easily removed with a firm tug. This allows you to easily reach the top mounts to install additional cooling hardware.

The front is the same, just pull it away and you can access all the mounts. Here you’ll also find 2 x 120mm fans pre-installed.