In summary The first housing from Seasonic is immediately a special one. The Syncro can be used well as a standalone housing, but only really sets itself apart thanks to the possibility of installing a Connect module for special power supplies. This simplifies cable management; the module is a kind of backplane for the cabling. That makes the combination housing and power supply of course quite pricey. Our advice is: buy the separate housing without fans, because they make a lot of noise. You can always buy a Connect power supply later.

Seasonic has been making power supplies for PCs for roughly forty years and as a true specialist, the Taiwanese company also any product from its factories. At least that was the case until this month, because after forty years, Seasonic also thought it was time for diversification. With the Syncro Q7, the power supply builder has released its first housing.

It is a logical step to make both power supplies and housings; after all, together they form the basis for systems that last longer than the other components that are installed. A housing and power supply can last for several builds without any problems, while you are ‘hopelessly behind’ with your video card or processor from a few generations ago.

In this review we look at how Seasonic pulls off with its very first case, and we compare the Syncro Q7 with the eATX cases from our recent roundup. Only prices in dollars are known for the Syncro. Prices for Seasonic’s Syncro Q7 start at 150 dollar for a fanless version; the four-fan version costs 190 dollars.