Performance
As a mid-tower, the Legend is a great candidate for a LAN rig build. The chassis is made from SGCC Steel Case Material weighing in at 10.6lbs, a little less than a pound over an aluminum mid-tower. With support for a Micro ATX and ATX boards, the Legend supports enough expansion options that you're likely to be limited by your motherboard.
Speaking of which, while the drive bays function on a tool-less system, if you fully utilize all the bays you won't have enough mechanisms to keep screws out of the case. The Legend comes with six mechanisms for the 5.25" drive bay: three installed on both sides of the chassis. This leaves the fourth drive bay relying on you and Mr. Philips to secure. The same is the case for the internal 3.5" drives, with ten available rails but only six tool-less mechanisms.
The external/internal 3.5" drive bays in between have no tool-less option whatsoever. DiabloTek has at least included some black mounting screws to match the rest of the interior of the case, should you have to secure drives with your muscles. Depending on how many PCI devices you have, you may find yourself coming up short however.
A light-weight construction may also create concern as to how sturdy the case is, but in reality the only part that seemed 'flimsy' to me was the front mesh pieces. The placeholders for the expansion bays fall out with even the slightest bit of pressure, which is likely to happen when transporting the Legend. The plastic snaps that are supposed to hold them in place also show stretching easily, and give me the impression that they may break off if used too rough.
Though DiabloTek has exceeded our expectations with a finished interior and tool-less convenience, it begins to look more so of a budget case when you consider there are no pre-installed fans. Mentioned previously, the Legend also has no top fan options, which means you'll be relying on a front/rear intake and exhaust system , as well as two side fans at 80/90/120mm options and a bottom 120mm. The front fan is a strict 120mm, while the rear exhaust can be 80/90/120mm as well.
The airflow of the Legend breaks down in two ways, depending on your video cards and/or PCI devices. If they are passively cooled or have cooling shroud that expel hot air out of the case, the side fans can act as intakes to bring in some additional cool air. However if the devices produce hot air into the case, the side panel fans are better off to act as an exhaust for them. The front intake will of course bring in cool air, which will naturally rise and since there are no top fans or grills for air to escape, the hot air will spread mostly be sucked out of the rear exhaust but some may continue to circulate. If you don't have a full bay of drives installed, the all mesh front will help for some of the air to escape as well.
