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The R110 in depth Cont'd The left side of the case panel consists of two air ducts for the CPU and graphics card. The one on top is a length adjustable air duct with dust filters. The air duct is 120mm in width giving good air flow into the CPU area. The duct is removable in the event your CPU location does not align properly with the CPU location. The bottom duct is simply an air flow grill for better heat dissipation for graphic cards and surrounding area.
The front plastic panel comes off quite easily for installing optical devices and for initial setup. All the circuitry is exposed once you open the front panel, but make sure you do not damage anything in the process. The front dust cover is also exposed here, so in the future if and when you need to clean it, simply removing the front panel you’ll have easy access to it.
Now going to the rear of the casing you’re offered with 7 expansion slots, 1 x 120mm exhaust fan and a standard space for an ATX PSU.
One of the most unique features of the R110 is it’s 3.5” internal hard drive bays. Pretty much the whole 3.5” internal drive bay for the hard drives is an aluminum heat sink. There are two heatsinks on either side of the hard drive mounting points and on each mounting point there are thermal pads to ensure good contact for heat dissipation and minimize vibration.
To install the hard drive you need to remove the heatsink pad on the left and using the screws provided you install the drive while it’s laid flat on a surface. One thing 3R System’s should ensure is to provide their instructions manual in English as well, even though the diagrams in it do make sense and you really don’t need any manual to install the case.
This setup is an excellent for people having RAID setups or multiple hard drives since you don’t need to worry about putting in extra heat sinks to keep the drives cool. Mind you, hard drives do create a lot of heat and add significantly to the overall temperature of the case. And the 140mm cooling fan being located right in front of the 3.5” drive bays adds more punch to the cooling power.
One of the drawbacks of this case is you cannot remove the motherboard tray to install your motherboard. It would have been very convenient if this was possible, a feature offered by some of the higher end manufactures like Lian-Li. Nevertheless the case supports both ATX and micro ATX motherboards. Another thing to be concerned is if you plan to use all the hard drive bays as it’ll become a problem when trying to install a high end graphics card. Remember that this is a Mid Tower casing, so if you’re planning on a water cooled setup you will not be able to do that as the case will not have any room for it.
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