GOOD LORD, the foam packaging surrounding this case is impressive. No, seriously— hear us out. Chassis come wrapped in all sorts of nonsense, depending on the price. That can be a combination of staticshock-inducing velvet bags (looking at you, Corsair), hard polystyrene, designed to take a hit and break, or intuitively folded cardboard, providing about as much protection as a chihuahua in a knife fight. So, why is soft foam packaging better? Unlike hard polystyrene, it doesn’t break on impact, and it provides far better protection and absorption than cardboard ever could. But, at the same time, it isn’t used very often because of the higher costs involved in production. OK, good, we’ve got that out of the way.
The question, then, is: If soft foam packaging does so much…
