SUMMARY: An attention getter for sure, with good cooling and convenience features.

The good guys at Dynapower were nice enough to send a sample or their Black Widow ATX case. I have to say, it's the most "themed" case I have seen in a while - if you liked Spiderman, you'll love this case.

Key Features

• Material: 0.8mm Steel
• Drive Bays External: 4 x 5 1/4", 2 x 3 1/2", Internal 4 x 3 1/2"
• PCI Slots: 7
• Front Ports: Two front USB and audio
• Power Supply: Award 450w ATX12V V2.01 with 2 Double-Ball Bearing Fan, one fan with colored LED
• Cooling System: 1 x 120 mm rear fan with 4 colored LED, 1 x 120 mm front fan optional; Thermal management to control the rear fan speed
• Dimensions: 8" x 19 1/4" x 17" High
• Compatible with INTEL LGA775
• Spider Thermal Indicator
• Punched-hole metal side panel

The Black Widow comes with a 120 mm rear exhaust fan,

a good size for effective case cooling. In addition, the case comes with a thin wire thermal probe which can be placed just about anyplace; when it detects an overheat situation, a red LED under the spider lights up - a very noticeable visual warning. As shown above, the fan also has four different LEDs.

The rear of the case

shows the power supply (which has an LED on one fan)

rear fan and 7 PCI slots: