CORSAIR Crystal 280X Micro-ATX Case, Tempered Glass

I'm not sure why people still go with massive towers for their gaming rigs -- mATX is the future. This case looks a lot bigger than it actually is. Super easy to build in, though there are some annoying parts that have to be removed before you can get into the case. Cable management is the easiest its ever been since nothing has to be rerouted behind the motherboard.This has plenty of room for storage, and make sure to pick up a motherboard with an M.2 slot for extra an extra easy install process. Personally, the black looks the best. The white makes it look really weird with the tempered glass.Fans that it comes with are kind of loud and have this annoying buzzing sound. Will replace with some silent Noctua fans in the future. Great radiator support and looks absolutely killer once finished. I'll be running an i5 9600K and RTX2080 in mine for great, compact gaming that I can even take on the go.

This case is great! If you’re not too big on wire management this is the case for you. Just tie it up, hide it away, and forget about it. SSDs and HDDs too! This case has slots for 3 2.5” drives AND 2 more slots for your regular sized drives. Just pull out the slots, place your hard drives, and slide it back in; no screws needed! It has enough room for 6 120mm fans and can fit most radiators as well. The case itself comes with two non-RGB Corsair fans (if you don’t get the RGB version). Also has nice mesh dust covers to keep your case (and valuable components) dust free. It can fit either a micro atx motherboard or mini ITX. You also have enough room for two full sized graphics cards if you want.This case has got it all. It is a bit chunky for a micro atx. But come on, who doesn’t like em a little thick? ;) All-in-all I’d say this case well deserves its five stars.Note: I’m not really an expert on pc building; this is my only build. I’m very proud of how it turned out though.

The cube layout is super unique and led to a pretty simple build. I was pretty worried having to build on such a small form factor since space seems to always be an issue with something of this size, but was proven very wrong. Mounting the power supply in the back half of the case, away from the motherboard and other components, kept the visible part tidy. There are a ton of cable management options spaced behind the motherboard, which proved to be helpful since the smaller Asus mobo I bought had a bit of a funky layout. Overall would highly recommend this case if you like the aesthetic, since you won't have to worry about the interior layout being an issue.

I am using this case with a Mini-ITX build. Case quality is superb. The case looks nice and has plenty of room for cable management. The IO front panel is modern as well. Plenty of room for storage and drives. Everything is tool-less.Only issue potential buyers may want to know is:1) Using a M-ATX board limits your ability to put a radiator and thicker fans in the bottom of the case.2) You cannot mount a 280mm, and two 240mm radiators at the same time.3) If you mount a 240mm rad in the front, you cannot mount a 280 in the top, or 240 in the bottom. Rads with the hoses on the end of them (ie: Corsair h100i and h150i Pro) prevent a cooling fan to be installed on the end/side that the hoses stick out of.4) Mounting a rad on the top may interfere with your MOBO power phase heatsinks, covered IO plates, ram dimms, and CPU coolers.5) If mounting a rad in the front, longer GPUs won't fit.6) There is not enough room under or on top of the case (outside of the case) to mount standard rad fans. Only the thinnest low-profile fans will work.7) There is no room for 5.25 drives. This means no older HDDs, no CD/DVD/Blueray, optical drives etc.8) Using a MATX board covers two of the 4 available gussets for cable management.9) Using strictly airflow to cool components in this case results in higher than average temps (+20c avg. over water cooling). There is very little room for intake and exhaust.My suggestion is to do research and make sure all of your components fit. There are lots of resources available for this case. If you can manage the above issues, this case is one of a kind and displays your build as a work of art.