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Product:
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BeanTech BT-80 Clear Acrylic Computer Case |
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Price:
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$278 (CAN) / $180 (U.S)
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Supplied By:
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BeanTech International
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Author:
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Hi-TEK
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Date:
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January 13th, 2003
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The back portion of the BeanTech BT-80 Clear Acrylic Computer Case features a standard PSU mount,
I/O ATX back plate, expansion slots and one 80mm fan mount. The orientation of the PSU mount can
handle any type of standard ATX power supply but has been designed to sit in only one type of
configuration.
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An ATX I/O back plate is provided which will fit most standard motherboards and includes all the
necessary cut outs for serial, parallel, video, USB, mouse, keyboard, onboard LAN and integrated sound.
The BT-80 also comes equipped with plenty of expansion room in the form of 7 PCI/AGP slots ready for
use. The tabs covering the slots can be easily removed once the motherboard has been mounted. One point
to make about the ATX I/O back plate and the expansion slots are unlike the rest of the case, the
construction of both these areas are weak. BeanTech has used a thin 1 mm acrylic sheet, which means that
both are prone to break easily if mis-handled. The ATX I/O plate can be easily replaced with a standard
one that ships with most motherboards. Adjacent to the ATX I/O plate is a 80mm fan mount, which aids in
exhausting any hot air from inside the case.
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An additional 80mm fan has been has been added to the left side case panel to assist in bringing air
flow inside the case. I did note during my inspection that the orientation of the fan was incorrect
and set to exhaust, this can be easily corrected by removing the support screws and switching the fan
around. All fans included in the BT-80 are Evercool EC8025M12S 80mm fans, which are capable of exhausting
29CFM at 2500 RPM's with a noise level of 24dBa. Each fan comes with a 4-pin molex connector which must
be connected directly to a PSU for power. Case modders looking for increase the overall aesthetic appeal
of this case can easily switch these stock fans out for some nice quad LED fans.
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