ClearPC, C3 and BeanTech: The Clear Chassis Comparison

C3 Features

The biggest feature on the C3 is the removable motherboard tray.  We do not even think twice about aluminum and steel cases employing a removable tray.  However, since the building materials and tactics are different on these cases, new tactics need to be incorporated. 

Were we a little surprised when we saw the acrylic thumbscrews on this case?  Well, there may be a point at which something becomes a little too excessive.  Since the C3 is the only case we have with any sort of thumbscrews, we welcomed the idea acrylic or not. 

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We found ourselves adjusting the lights and fans inside our C3 often.  Thumbscrews were an incredible time saver.

The C3 uses a single panel slot to sheath PCI and AGP devices.  Similar to locking methods seen on steel cases, this single panel slides up and down to lock the expansion cards in place.  It gets the job done with only using two thumbscrews, so we were more than pleased to tests out C3’s expansion bay over the ClearPC. The only problem we could see in the future is the issue of the cards popping out when the entire bracket is removed to expand more cards.

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Like the ClearPC, the C3 came with cleaning solution and a few small cloths to clean the case after installation.