Review: Akasa Omega PC case

The Omega follows on from Akasa’s Eclipse range of cases, and has a high level of build quality and some neat design features.

Not only are the side panels removable, but the roof is too, which makes fitting components, such as power supplies and water cooling, easier than it usually is.

If you plan to dabble in water cooling, both the left-hand side panel and the roof have mesh cooling grilles that can be removed and replaced by a water-cooling radiator.

Fans can also be placed here if you’re using conventional cooling. However, there are no pre-drilled holes for external water pipes, so if you have an external pump, you’ll have to take a hole cutter to the Omega.

Aside from the mirrored stainless steel motherboard plate and rear panel (which are removable as one unit), the Omega is constructed from black, anodised-finished aluminium (1.5mm for the chassis frame, 1.2mm for the removable panels), and weighs 8.5kg.

The mounting for the power supply has wide side-supporting flanges and is long enough to support most of today’s power supplies; a movable top brace provides extra support.

The front door is hung on three sturdy-looking hinges and has a full-length mesh panel built into it to aid ventilation. Angled slots are cut into the front panel to aid air flow through the front of the case via the front 120mm fan, while a second 120mm fan is built into the rear panel. As the door is flush-fitting, the top half is recessed to allow for any control buttons that may be on your optical drives – four 5.25in drive bays are available.

The lack of holes for water-cooling pipes is disappointing, but otherwise the Omega is a well-designed and sturdy case from Akasa.

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