Removal of the side panels reveals quite a tight enclosure. Inside you can make out tool-less installation for expansion cards - thumbscrews are present and over on the other side two HDD cages feature 3.5"/2.5" frames for media devices. An area is marked out for the CPU cooler backplate and it is one of the biggest I have see inside a case of this size. It almost takes up half of the motherboard tray - which by the way is not removable. Inside the Survivor we can install Mini-ITX, mATX, and ATX motherboards.


The Survivor with its side panels removed

Moving inside for a closer look, we see that the bottom area has rubber mounts for giving the PSU a comfortable place to rest whilst giving it anti-vibration properties. Underneath the grid is a removable filter that can be removed (from the underside) and cleaned.


The area marked out for the PSU with rubber mounts

As already mentioned there are thumbscrews in each of the expansion brackets - this allows you to get on and add/remove cards without the hassle of having to use a screwdriver. A novel idea.


The brackets are then removed. Two screws in each need to be removed

At the top of the Survivor is a 200mm BitFenix Spectre LED ready fan. There is another of these fans present behind the HDD rack at the front of the case. Coming off both of these fans are 3-pin connectors, so you will either need to plug these connectors into the headers on the motherboard or use a molex-to-3-pin from the PSU.


200mm Spectre LED ready fan at the top and front of the Survivor