There’s nothing wrong with out of the ordinary in and of itself.  I’m a modder and believe that sentence wholeheartedly.  That said, there’s a big difference between what I might make out of the ordinary for myself or for a client and what a company makes hoping to appeal to the masses and sell in the thousands.  Sometimes they come out great, like the Phantom from NZXT or the In Win D-Frame (In Win has been doing a lot of this sort of thing lately).  Sometimes they’re not so great.  Either way I have to give credit to a company they tests the edges of the market like this, whether I like the product itself personally or not.  Today I’m taking a look at one such product from Deepcool, and it has a name as unusual as it’s appearance: the Steam Castle.

I’m a huge fan of the dieselpunk genre (and no, it’s not the same as steampunk), and I have to say that I fell in love with the looks of the Steam Castle as soon as I saw it.  It was the black version that caught my attention at first, and I immediately sent an email to Deepcool and requested a review sample.  This was one of those products that I enjoyed seeing so much, a risk taken by a company that is still very new to the North American marketplace.  

Before I get started with the hands-on review on this case, here is what its creators have to say about it:

“Steam Castle is a dedicated high quality gaming computer case with great compatibility of up to 320mm graphic card installation.  Steam punk style bold presentation has made steam castle a unique computer case.  Its excellent ventilation performance is contributed by multiple air channels on front, rear, top and bottom panel equipped with a 200mm pre-installed fan provides maximum air flow for heat dissipation.”

Technical Specifications:

Motherboards                Micro ATX/Mini-ITX
Materials                    SGCC+plastic (ABS) (panel thickness .95mm)
Dimensions                406x278x420mm
Net Weight                638Kg
5.25” Drive Bays            1
3.5” Drive Bays                3 (switchable to 2.5”) (2 tool-free installation)
2.5” Drive Bays                2 (tool-free installation)
I/O Panel                    2 x USB 3.0/2 x USB 2.0/Audio x1/Mic x1
Expansion Slots                4
Cooling Fans                Rear 120mm
                        Front 200mm
Power Supply Type            ATX PS2 (max 160mm length)
CPU Cooler Compatibility        Max 200mm height
CVA Compatibility            Max 320mm length