XPG Valor Air Plus Mid-Tower PC Case Review

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XPG has really kept things predictable here, and I’m totally OK with that too. It’s fair to say the PC case market has become a lot less adventurous in the last couple of years, it’s like we hit a formula that works and case interiors have largely been the same ever since. I could have built this one with my eyes shut.

The cable management is in all the right places, and while there are no grommets, the holes have rounded corners and edges so nothing snags up, and they’re not too big, so it helps to keep things neat and tidy with ease.

There are two routing holes above the motherboard, covering both possible CPU PSU connector configurations.

And plenty more along the bottom for all your I/O connectors, such as USB, Audio, etc.

I like that while there is a PSU shroud to hide all of the cables and boring bits, there’s a little cut-away so you can actually see the power supply. There’s a trend in PC building to hide more, and I’m OK with that too, but sometimes it’s nice to actually see more stuff too.

Cooler support is excellent, with room for a 360mm radiator up in the front, or a 240mm in the top. Personally, I can’t see anyone buying this case using more than a single AIO cooler, but keep in mind that a front-mounted radiator will eat into the available GPU space.

There’s a maximum of 340mm of clearance here, so a Founders Edition RTX 4090 will fit, but some aftermarket ones most likely will not. Furthermore, I’ll say it twice, using radiators in the front will shorten the available space, so be sure to measure twice.

Overall though, it’s a nice-looking build, nothing too crazy, just clean and relatively simple, but I like that, it’s very beginner-friendly, but has enough features here to satisfy more established PC building enthusiasts too.

The inclusion of a full-height tempered glass window is welcome too, allowing you to see all the hardware, from the motherboard down to the power supply, while maintaining clean cable management, and plentiful airflow throughout.

The front air intake is massive, and you can either make this your own with the fan-less version of this case or get the model that comes with a bunch of fans pre-installed if you want to make it even easier to build your next system.