BitFenix ENSO is another tempered glass + RGB LED case

Posted on Thursday, November 16 2017 @ 13:21 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
The big trend in the case market these days is to slap some tempered glass panels on the sides and mount some RGB LED fans or strips in the case. That's exactly what BitFenix did with its new ENSO, a steel mid-tower case that fits motherboards with a form factor from Mini-ITX to E-ATX size.

ENSO has seven PCIe expansion slots, features two 2.5" storage bays, two 3.5" storage bays (usable as 2.5"), and it has room for video cards of up to 340mm long. The case measures 210mm x 489mm x 454mm (W x H x D) and weighs 7kg.

There is room for up to five fans, one black 120mm fan plus one 120mm static RGB LED fan is included with the case. If you prefer watercooling, there is room for a radiator of up to 280mm in length (with 35mm thickness). Some more info about the special features can be read in the PR below.

BitFenix offers ENSO in black and white editions. The case is sold via Caseking.de for 84.90EUR.

BitFenix ENSO
BitFenix presented Aurora, Shogun and Alchemy 2.0 RGB Magnetic LED Strips co-developing AURA SYNC technology with Asus bringing in the comprehensive neat RGB LED concept for PC build . Today BitFenix present the BitFenix ENSO and the Alchemy 3.0 Addressable RGB Magnetic LED Strips, again co-developing with Asus, supporting the latest ASUS AURA SYNC 3-pin technology for addressable RGB illumination.

Sleek Design With Metallic Front & Enhanced AURA SYNC 3 Pin Addressable RGB illumination
With the ENSO, BitFenix is launching the long awaited case shown at Taipei’s Computex 2017, available in black and white. The clean design concept is well balanced between a perfectly organized interior structure and a sleek exterior design. It is complemented by a 4mm see-through-tinted tempered glass panel on the side and addressable RGB illumination surrounding the metallic front. It comes with a pre-installed controller, compatible to both, BitFenix Alchemy 2.0, static, and BitFenix 3.0, addressable, RGB products. Users can choose to control addressable RGB LED illumination on Enso and Alchemy 3.0 addressable RGB LED strips by Asus motherboards equipped with AURA SYNC 3pin technology or just use the pre-installed controller on Enso case to control the RGB effect on metallic front and Alchemy 3.0 addressable RGB LED strips if non AURA SYNC 3 pin motherboards are used.

Clean Interior With 23mm Cable Management Space Behind Motherboard Tray
The ENSO comes with a PSU shroud hiding the PSU and up to two HDDs beneath it, while three SSDs can be attached to the back of the motherboard tray, showing only the motherboard, graphics cards and the cooling solution through the tempered glass panel. The 23mm cable management space behind motherboard tray makes it an easy job to manage the cables clean.

Thermal Capability
To cool down the components, hidden air-vents are placed around the metal cover on the front panel to enhance smooth intake. ENSO supports up to two 140mm fans or a 280mm radiator in the front while a 120mm rear-fan or radiator at the rear and up to two 120mm fans in the top will push the hot air out. ENSO also supports up to 160mm high CPU air cooler.

Silence engineering
Enso doesn’t compromise the comfort of silence level. The clean interior design creates no interference to the air flow blowing straight on GPU that helps not only to cool down the GPU also reduces the noise level of the air flow. The close and clean PSU shroud keeps the HDD silent beneath it. And the soft foams complemented with tempered glass lock the noise inside. Bundled with both mesh and solid top cover offers the flexibility to either air flow or silence preferred options

Easy Clean With Side-way Removable Dust Filters
To keep the interior of the ENSO dust-free, multiple filters are placed around the case. The top filter is attached via magnets and can be easily slid off to clean it. The ENSO also features BitFenix’ new sideway-removable filters in the front and the bottom, thus enabling users to remove the front and PSU filter easily without lifting or moving the case.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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