Above the PSU area are seven PCI expansion slot covers which are ventilated and have thumbscrews for easy removal. All of the covers are protected by a PCI guard which needs removing before anything can be added/removed.
Ventilated PCI expansion slot covers with PCI guard
Positioned at the back and top of GENE are two exhaust fans, the rear exhaust is a 140mm cooling fan which operates at 1000RPM whilst the top exhaust is a 200mm which operates at 600-800RPM. Both fans have motherboard header connectors.
The 200mm cooling fan can be removed for dual 120 or dual 140mm cooling fans instead and there is sufficient space for mounting liquid cooling radiators at the top too – they just need to be the slim type (3mm).
Exhaust cooling fans of different sizes
Over on the other side of the case there are four 5.25” drive bays, each of them have tool-free mechanisms for easily getting devices in and out. The blue sliders are used to clamp the drive in place.
Tool-free design mechanisms for optical drives
At the front of GENE are four HDD trays which can accommodate 2.5” and 3.5” drives. This HDD cage benefits from having another 200mm intake cooling fan which brings in cool air. This fan operates at 600-800RPM and is LED ready, when powered up it emits a cool blue glow.
In the next section we will show HDD installation in more detail.
Four options for HDD storage
