Hiper Osiris Mid-Tower Case Review

Exterior Impressions cont.

The front of the Osiris continues the somewhat unexciting exterior design scheme but at the same time it holds at least one interesting feature. Hiper has designed the top two 5.25” bay covers to act as doors which swing open when you press the built-in eject button. This button presses on the eject button on the drive itself which will then push open the cover. This conveniently covers any unsightly white-faced disk drives you may have and also continues the overall design intent throughout the whole façade. There is also a small logo in the upper right-hand corner depicting a pair of hieroglyphs along with a bottom-mounted grille for the included 120mm intake fan.

Up on top of the case, we see a bit of a different layout from most ATX cases. There is a 120mm exhaust fan along with all of the usual controls one would normally find on an enclosure.


The top panel includes the usual audio in / out connectors along with an on / off switch and a reset button. Hiper has also included a pair of USB 2.0 connectors and an eSATA port if you happen to have an eSATA hard drive enclosure or other device. Upon first glance, this placement may look perfect for accessibility and you would be correct if you have the Osiris placed on the floor or on top of the desk where the top panel is easily accessible. However, if you are like me and place your case inside of a desk where there is only about 2” of clearance between the top of the case and the bottom of your desk, you are in a bit of trouble. Inserting a USB flash drive becomes a lesson in futility and you will continually find yourself groping around for the on / off button.

The top exhaust fan is placed here due in part to the Osiris having a bottom-mounted power supply. The reason for this is that in a standard ATX case with the PSU at the top, the power supply fan is supposed to act as part of the nominal airflow scheme. Since the Osiris has the power supply located at the bottom, Hiper added a 120mm exhaust fan to pick up some of the slack.


The bottom of this case holds a quartet of self-leveling feet that have soft rubber applied to their undersides. Not only does this rubber cut down on the natural vibrations that go through any chassis but they also make it a breeze to slide the Osiris from one place to another.