A Closer Look
The MORPHEUS is made of a mix of plastic and metal with a large tempered glass side panel. Everything fits perfectly, but I won’t hide that side panels are quite hard to remove. I assume that after some time, it will be easier, but the first time I was wondering if any additional screws are holding them. Maybe it’s just my sample, as everything else is perfect.
Inside the case, we will find a 420 mm bar with three fans. They look pretty good during work. The only downside that I see is when one of the fans fails for any reason, we will have to replace all three. Fans are compatible with ARGB controllers and can use the case’s controller (with the LED button on the top) or can be connected directly to the motherboard.
Fans use a standard PWM connection, so we can adjust the speed from BIOS or software.
As I mentioned earlier, all panels are equipped with air filters. In the photos above, you can see how magnetic stripes are installed. The only filter without it is on the bottom, which is sliding in/out for convenience in cleaning.
The PSU can be installed on the bottom or front/up (single-chamber) or behind the motherboard (dual-chamber). We can also install it in front of the dual-chamber option, but I don’t recommend that, as the cable management can be problematic. Once we started building the test PC, we had a different idea, which, after some time, changed into a dual-chamber with the PSU on the back and a vertically mounted bar with the display. It seems the best option if we wish to install multiple large radiators and keep the optimal airflow from the bottom and front.
The case is designed to support up to three 420mm radiators. It’s one of the best options for custom water cooling on the market. The MORPHEUS is quite large, but it isn’t oversized like some competitive options. Everything fits perfectly and is designed to support thick radiators and fans. We can see that most PC cases nowadays are designed to support only slim AIO coolers up to 360mm. MORPHEUS is spacious enough to install a large multi-radiator setup and still have space for the longest graphics cards on the market.
Since I mentioned graphics cards, we can install up to 400mm long graphics cards with the display bar in front, which does not limit the graphics card in any way. The longest graphics cards have 320-350mm, so there is still plenty of space to put thick fans or a radiator with fans in front of the case.
There is also a lot of space if we wish to have an additional radiator on the bottom, and a thick radiator won’t interfere with even an E-ATX motherboard. This case just asks for a large custom water loop.
The MORPHEUS is a great PC case, but it’s not perfect, so maybe a few words about things that could be improved.
The USB cable from the display is a bit too short. As you can see in the PC build pictures on the next page of this review, it’s impossible to hide it if we install the panel in front of the case. Nearly every motherboard, like our MSI motherboard, has USB connectors on the bottom. This issue was reported earlier, and DeepCool is already working on it.
The dual-chamber option’s PSU mounting is a bit weird and leaves holes around the PSU. This could be solved with a different back panel (there are additional panels already, so one more wouldn’t make a big difference). It could also be closer to the back of the case, letting it install longer PSUs or having more space to hide cables.
The PCIe riser works well, but for the first time, I saw it without any mounting. It’s not a problem as everything works properly. It feels weird when no additional weight support is under the slot. There is, however, an adjustable graphics card holder, so the graphics card weight isn’t an issue.
DeepCool made a handy video about the installation so you can see what I’m talking about, especially the riser installation (about 11:00) and the PSU mounting (about 16:20).
On the next page, you can see our example PC build.
