A Closer Look
The Paean Premium is well-perforated, so we don’t have to worry about the airflow or the high temperature inside. Of course, we would need some fans that are not included. Raijintek has a wide range of fans with RGB illumination that look great in the Paean Premium, and we actually used the ADD 12 series for our build, which will be presented later.
Even though there are many holes, almost every panel, upper, lower, or side, has dust filters. It’s missing only on the back, where is a spot for a single 120mm fan. Since it’s designed for exhaust, then it doesn’t really need a filter.
Raijintek used 0.8mm thick steel and 1mm thick aluminum for the part of the front panel. As long as the aluminum is just right, then the steel seems too thin for the frame. Even though the case is heavy already then, it’s tall, and under pressure, you can feel like some large elements are bending. Once we install fans, radiators, and other components, we can’t see it, but there is still a feeling that the used steel could be thicker.
There are not many things I didn’t like in the design, and I already know that soon will be released a refreshed version of the Paean Premium, which have everything corrected and improved. One of these single things I wanted to change is how the holes for cables are located. As you can see in the photos below, we can install a very long PSU. The used PSU is a 1200W Corsair which could be installed without issues, and all cables could be hidden. Maybe tight, but we did it. However, when you look on the motherboard’s side, both holes for wires are covered. We can use one for some thin cables, but most have to go around.
The front panel cables are long enough to go around the motherboard, and we won’t need any extensions to hide them and make everything look good. The front panel includes USB-C, USB-A, audio, and a power button. The USB-C on the front seems like a must nowadays, while the reset button seems not necessary anymore, so we won’t cry that it’s missing.
I said there are not many disadvantages that I could find. For sure, one of them is the paint cover. It’s pretty durable and doesn’t seem to scratch easily. However, it looks a bit cheap for a premium-grade product, and it’s not really black. It’s more like a dark gray in the daylight. Again, we won’t really see that once we install all the components and add some RGB illumination.
The Paean Premium is very spacious. We can install three or even four 360mm radiators. There can be some limitations with the radiator thickness as too thick on the side panel may block a long graphics card. We can use a vertical graphics card mount to avoid that, but it can still be tricky with some other devices on the way. Raijintek offers PCIe risers with a vertical mount kit which is also about the cheapest and the best working option on the market.
