DeepCool CG560, schwarz, Glasfenster

The Deepcool CG560 is an ATX compatible mid-tower chassis (452×230×470 (L x W x H)) that doesn't stand out from the crowd. It's focused on the airflow (thanks to the design of the front panel), and it is doing it rather well, thanks to the three (ARGB) 120 mm fans installed at the front and a 140 mm placed at the back. There is a possibility to change the lighting via the built-in ARGB controller, but you can always rely on the motherboard software. You can install a combination of 360 + 280 (although it can be a very tight fit) + 140 water cooling radiators here or the air-cooler with a height of up to 175 mm (almost all products will fit). The space for the PSU (in the default state) is not too big, as it's 160 mm (the majority of units should fit, but the higher wattage PSUs can be longer). The storage options are rather sparse (probably due to the tendency to choose the m. two drives nowadays), as you can install two 3.5" and two 2.5" drives. The cable management is nice, thanks to the width of the case. The build quality is good. So those were the good things, let's move to the ones we don't like. The installation process was not the best ever, as you need to remember to mount the 2.5" disk first before even securing the motherboard. Any change to the storage setup would require taking out all of the hardware. An E-ATX board can theoretically be installed, but it would cover the cable routing grommets. The rear 140 mm fan should be a 4-pin PWM one, not a 3-pin (voltage controlled, oh well – it can stay), especially not using the Molex cable. Who uses it on a modern PC? The expansion ports are luckily reusable, but for securing it – the thumbscrews would be a much welcome option. If you'd like to install the HDD, you need to flip the whole case and take out the tray to do it. The lack of a reset button is not a tragedy, but the similarity of the power and the LED buttons is not a good thing (you can confuse them in the dark). Although the chassis costs 89.99 USD, it lacks a bottom fan filter, even a basic one. There's no USB Type-C port as well. Summing it all – we can't recommend this product when it's priced like that. The sum of all things considered makes it difficult to grant the "approved" award, especially since the competition is tight in that budget.

The DeepCool CG560 is a nice-looking case, with the crosshair-style air vent in the front and square vs. round vents all around. On top of that, the colored elements aligning with the company branding are pretty spiffy, as the green USB 3.0 ports look great next to the updated DeepCool logo and silicone pull tab for the mesh cover in the top. Thus, all in all, the DeepCool CG560 is not bad-looking.