Chieftec Chieftronic M2, Glasfenster

Beim Chieftronic M1 wurde von vielen vor allem Der Airflow im Gehäuse kritisiert, was aber nun mal ein übliches Problem ist, wenn die Front komplett geschlossen ist. Irgendwo muss man sich eben zwischen der Optik und dem Airflow entscheiden. Dank des Chieftronic M2 ist das nun auch möglich, denn Chieftec hat damit dem M1 quasi ein Update mit verbesserter Lüftung spendiert.

Mit dem Chieftronic M2 schärft Chieftecs Gaming-Marke nach: Der Micro-ATX-Cube soll gegenüber dem Vorgänger eine deutlich gesteigerte Performance bieten. Dafür wurde die Front optimiert, die werkseitige Lüfterbestückung ausgebaut und die Unterstützung für Radiatoren optimiert. Ist das Chieftronic M2 damit der optimale Gaming-Cube?

There’s no shortage of PC cases these days, with a host of big-name brands that have had decades to hone their skills. While Chieftec never really became a big household name for PC gamers, they have been on the market for a very long time. Now they’ve gone back to the drawing board to reinvent their range for the modern PC gamer, and I have to admit, they’ve done a damn fine job of it. Their cases from just a few years ago were a bit old fashioned, some may even call them retro, so this new refresh puts them back in the modern world. It doesn’t really do anything to innovate, but then again, it doesn’t really have to. It’s ticking all the right boxes though, it’s cool, it has tempered glass, and it has lovely ARGB lighting, and those three things alone give it very broad appeal. The build quality is really good on this case, far better than expected if I’m honest, and it’ll stand tall next to big-name brands too. The steel feels durable, and nothing rattles or squeaks, all the panels fit super snug, and there are no obvious panel gaps where there shouldn’t be. Plus, all the intakes have filtration and are easy to clean, which is welcome. I love the side panels too, giving the illusion of a full side of glass, but black painted steel on the interior hides all the boring case components.