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Deep Cool Steam Castle Micro-ATX Case Review

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It is clear from a glance that Deep Cool are ploughing their own furrow in terms of aesthetic design – it would be fair to say that the Steam Castle doesn't look like any case that has passed through the KitGuru labs before. It would seem that the name ‘Steam Castle' has been derived from the four LED exhaust ‘turrets' in the roof of the case which give the unit a castle-like appearance.

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The front of the case is fairly simple in design, with the stand-out features from a design point of view being the fan vents on either side and the 5.25″ drive bay at the top which are all highlighted in silver paint.  The remaining areas of the front panel are finished in black plastic.

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We were quite surprised to find the front panel connections on the right hand side panel of the case – this will restrict where you are able to put your case without blocking access to these. Deep Cool include a full complement of connections though, with headphone and microphone jacks, two USB3.0 ports and two USB2.0 ports from top to bottom.

There is also a large rotary dial at the top which allows us to control up to three fan speeds, and a button to control the LEDs integrated into the roof turrets.

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Moving back round to the left side panel of the case, we find a large acrylic window which gives us a view into the case in the area where our graphics card will be installed.

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The design of the rear of the case shows us how the components will be laid out internally, with the power supply at the bottom and the motherboard mounted horizontally above it.  There are four expansion slots in total, meaning this case can support both mini-ITX and micro-ATX motherboards.

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