A Closer Look
The APNX V1 is made of a mix of plastic and metal with large tempered glass side and front panels. Everything fits perfectly, and removing any part of the case is no problem. We had issues with that in some previously reviewed cases of other brands. The side panels are locked with a single screw, but as stickers suggest, we won’t need them during everyday use, but are an additional protection when moving the case.
The front panel is actually on the top. It includes a single USB3.2 Gen 2×2 Type-C, two USB3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, and a single audio jack – everything most users will ever need.
The case itself is pretty solid. The steel panels are thick enough not to bend under typical pressure and fit well enough not to cause audible vibrations.
The case is dual-chamber, so the PSU is installed behind the motherboard. This makes the case wider, but at 290mm, it still doesn’t take up much more space than a typical single-chamber case. We had no problem installing the FSP MEGA TI 1650W PSU with most of its cables. As you will see on the next page, we also used extension PSU cables; everything could be easily hidden on the back.
The V1 case is designed for optimal cable management at the given space, and it works well. We had no problems connecting cables, and they could be traced as needed around the case.
Some photos show the GPU holder. It’s well-designed, but we can use it only if fans are on the slim radiator on the front panel. Once we installed a quite thick distro panel, we had to remove the GPU holder. One more time, measure twice to avoid issues while building a custom PC.
Since I mentioned a graphics card, we can install up to a 395mm long graphics card with fans on the front/side panel. Our Gigabyte RX9070XT Elite barely fits with a distro plate and pump sticking out, and the card is 339mm. However, barely any graphics card is longer than 340mm.
As mentioned, the back has plenty of space for cables or additional controllers. There is also space for SSDs and HDDs, but barely anyone uses them nowadays, as the M.2 form factor has replaced almost everything else. Since we don’t use SATA storage, we can install fan splitters under the cover below the PSU.
On the next page, you can see our example PC build.
