Page 3 – Physical Look – Inside
After removing the side panel, you can see the internal design of the SAMA V60. To be consistent with the exterior, the interior of the case is also painted matte white. The paint is sprayed evenly inside the chassis. As with all modern chassis, there are no front 5.25" drive bays for clear, unobstructed airflow. As opposed to the conventional layout where the power supply mounted at the bottom in a separate chamber, this design has the PSU behind the motherboard tray. Aside from the PSU location, the layout is mostly standard as far as ATX computer cases are concerned. The air for the power supply chamber can come into the case through the dust filter protected ventilation holes at the bottom and non-filtered mesh side of the case directly, and the hot air can go out through the top and back sides of the case.
If your SAMA V60 is fully loaded with fans, graphics cards, and long radiators, fresh air can be pumped in by the included six fan into the chassis through the air intake at the bottom and side panels, hit the graphics card, and be expelled out through the exhaust grille at the top or back panel. If you only plan to use a small radiator or just a CPU heatsink, the hot air can be expelled out through the rear exhaust fan on the back panel.
As a mid-tower, the SAMA V60 can support ATX-sized motherboards and, of course, smaller boards such as micro ATX and mini ITX. All motherboard risers were screwed on to the tray from the factory. Users do not need to install the required risers according to the size of motherboard that will be used, but you can remove them at your discretion. As shown in our photo above, we can also spot a large rectangular opening on the motherboard tray for easy aftermarket cooling backplate installation without removing the motherboard itself from the chassis. I mean, with something this big, unless you have some strange motherboard, it is hard not to get it right. It is also worth noting that the SAMA V60 supports back-connect motherboards. As shown, there are provisions and cutouts for routing connectors on back-connect designs. The perimeter of the opening is not lined with rubber, but the edges are well rounded off, so you do not need to worry about your cables being stripped accidentally. Meanwhile, the maximum CPU cooler height is specified at 160mm.
From the above photo, you can see there is a 120mm fan from the factory on the case’s rear exhaust opening, and there are also three 120mm fans on the bottom side of the case. Those fans are all PWM and are ARGB LED equipped. Feeling stressful when dealing with seven preinstalled PWM and ARGB LED fans? There is no need to be, as all the fans are properly connected to a control board, such that the user does not need to worry about connecting them. Meanwhile, the expansion slot covers of this chassis feature stamped holes to allow better ventilation, but I would prefer for it to be a solid piece for better dust prevention, since I really doubt it makes a significant difference to just have several small holes here.
From the above photo, it can be seen the case has three 120mm ARGB LED and PWM fans mounted at the front from the factory. Of course, due to the use of the glass front panel, those fans are not mounted directly behind the front panel. Instead, they are by the side of the case where the PSU is mounted. For cooling performance, this case really provides excessively good cooling solution out of the box. If you ask me, I would say the seven included ARGB LED fans are more for showing how fancy it is to have two glass panels for a 270-degree panoramic view rather than purely for better cooling performance. If you need to use radiators, the case can take up to 360mm ones on the top and bottom, while there is also place for a 280mm radiator in the place of those front fans.
Upon removing the right side panel, you will see the other side of the motherboard tray. A bracket is located under the PSU section to allow up to two 3.5" HDDs or two 2.5" SSDs. You can fit a power supply of up to 210mm in length, so we can have enough room for those front fans. It sounds like a hard limitation, but we should mostly be fine, because a power supply longer than 210mm is uncommon. The longest power supply we have ever reviewed is the Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500W in 2013 at 220mm, but the only thing that even comes close in recent times is the Seasonic PRIME TX-1300 ATX 3.0 1300W Power Supply at 210mm. On the bottom side of the case, we can find the included fan hub. We can control the fan hub through the LED button on the top side of the case.
Generally speaking, the interior design of the SAMA V60 is very good. All of the components you need for building a computer can be nicely accommodated and kept cool. The paint job quality of the interior is also good. More importantly, there are seven preinstalled ARGB LED and PWM fans from the factory, and they are already connected to a fan hub so the fancy ARGB lighting effects work out of box.
Page Index
1. Introduction, Packaging, Specifications
2. Physical Look - Outside
3. Physical Look - Inside
4. Installation and Conclusion
