By: Aaron Lai
November 8, 2024
I have recently been shopping for cars as I plan to replace my current ride sometime next year in the spring. I dislike the car purchasing experience, as I often must deal with car salespeople that are overzealous and sometimes obnoxious. This is a bit of the personality required for the job, but if makes me uncomfortable. I personally filter arrogant people out, because they often over-sell and under-deliver. One evening, I went to try a Mazda CX-30. When I arrived at the dealership, I was ushered to a very typical salesperson. He kept going on about how great the car was, since the dealer had little inventory on hand. This was true for the trim I was looking at, but he insisted I try the top trim instead. He rushed off, returned with the car, and left me alone for the test drive. As I got into the car, I was impressed with the premium interior. However, I could not say the same about the drive. It was a good handling car while maintaining low cabin noise, but my main problem was the turbo lag, which felt noticeable. I returned the car and said little to the salesperson, because I wanted to leave quickly, and I did not want to tell him his car was underwhelming. I think if the person had not tried to tell me this was the best car in the world, I would have had lower expectations. In a similar vein, I think any product manufacturer should set expectations properly, so they can accurately sell their items without either under- or over-delivering. Today, we have the Endorfy Arx 700 ARGB. Endorfy does not necessarily make any outrageous claims, calling the Arx 700 ARGB a large but beautiful enclosure to display your parts. Is this a diamond waiting to be unveiled? Let us read on to find out!
To give some background information, Endorfy started in 2022 under the parent company Cooling Sp. However, they are not amateurs in this field, as it replaced the older brand "SilentiumPC". Otherwise, this Polish brand has products including PC components like cooling, cases, and power supplies, as well as peripherals.
Today's review unit of the Endorfy Arx 700 ARGB arrived from Endorfy's offices in Komorow, Poland. Our Endorfy case came in excellent condition with no signs of external damage. Traveling with FedEx and their International Economy service, this box took exactly a week to get to our APH Networks location here in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. As this is a large box, the retail container doubled as its shipping container. From the outside, you can see the product and company names on the top edge. Instead of a scaled down image, we have a semi-exploded view of the Arx 700 ARGB on the cardboard box. This is neat, as they can advertise features while also showing users a better look at the enclosure. On the side, we have a list of specifications. Finally, on the very top edge, you can see this is made in China.
Before we continue, I have grabbed the specifications from the manufacturer's website for your reading pleasure:
Product code: EY2A013
Warranty [months]: 36
Product type: PC case
Color: black
Dimensions [mm]: 486×228×472
ARGB backlight: yes
Motherboard form factor
- ATX: yes
- microATX: yes
- mini-ITX: yes
Graphics card clearance (GPU) [mm]: 410
CPU cooler clearance [mm]: 179
Power supply clearance [mm]: 340
Expansions slots [pcs]: 7
Number of internal bays
- 2.5"/3.5": 1
- 2.5": 6
Fan capacity (maximum) [pcs]: 8
Included fans [pcs]
- Front: 3× Stratus 140 PWM ARGB
- Rear: 1× Stratus 140 PWM ARGB
Radiator capacity [mm]
- Front: 1× 120, 240, 280, 360
- Rear: 1× 120, 140
- Top: 1× 120, 240, 280, 360
Side panel: glass
Dust filters
- Front: yes
- Top: yes
- Bottom: yes
Front I/O
- USB-C: 1
- USB-A: 2
- Headphones: 1× minijack 3.5 mm
- Microphone: 1× minijack 3.5 mm
- Power button: 1
- Reset/LED button: 1
Out of the box, the Endorfy Arx 700 ARGB was packaged in a plastic bag and held by two large white Styrofoam brackets. They also packed a lesser dense foam sheet to prevent damage to the tempered glass panel, which is nice to see. There clearly was some sort of impact damage, as part of the Styrofoam bracket broke off. Inside the case, we have a small plastic bag holding the quick start guide and the additional installation hardware.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. Physical Look - Outside
3. Physical Look - Inside
4. Installation and Conclusion
