Silverstone SST-PS09B Micro ATX Mid Tower Case

I used this to build a homebrew NAS with OpenMediaVault. Since it was going to be mounted on it's side, I needed flatish sides, no ridiculous windows, and a solid construction with plenty of drive bays. By adding some rubber feet to the sides, a dual 5.25/Optical bay to 3.5 HDD converter, and a back panel card to 2.5 adapter for my SSD boot drive, I've got an Atom powered 10 Bay and 10 Drive NAS that is quiet, solid, and easy to access what I need. Quality of engineering was good, access was very good, and the case was very well thought out. I'll be looking forward to using this case in other builds in the future where requirements permit. I really can't be too much happier with a basic tower case for any purpose.

I Haven’t built a PC in decades but this was fairly easy and convenient for my needs. My only problem is the front fans airflow is greatly restricted by the case front. This could’ve easily been a mesh or perforated face to allow better airflow. Instead you are restricted to small filtered spaces on the sides of the front face.

I am very happy with this case. I am using it as my HTPC and it does not stand out which is exactly what I wanted. When people do see it they like how sleek it looks. It's also very quiet which has as much to do with the components used in the case as the case itself.Things are a little cramped inside which makes the installation somewhat difficult but that is to be expected when it comes to building a small case.There is not enough space between the motherboard and back door to route any sort of cables. Even a thin SATA cable would have been a squeeze. Mores space behind the motherboard would have been great.my case arrive in the factory box but I noticed the case was slightly out of square. It was easy to bend the entire thing back into or close enough to square. before bending it, the 5.25 drive was not able to slide right in, I had to use way more force then what should have been needed. that is the reason for a 1 star deduction.

This case looks nice when your PC is completed but building it was a pain.The case feels cheap. For example, the power button would often get stuck. Also I have little confidence in the dust filtering as it doesn't look like it would trap much.There is 1 case fan included, the large front fan and there is space for 2 optional fans. Installing the optional 80mm front fan is cramped and you get no fasteners. The fan installs in such a way that you would need long fasteners. I bought a fan to install here but decided against it. The other optional 80/92mm fan is in the rear, where I installed a 92mm fan to exhaust. Its cramped with it installed.The most amazingly dumb thing I discovered were the inserts that cover the slots where your expansion cards go, get this, ATTACHED to the case. They are metal and in several places still attached to the case by a little piece of metal. You have to bend them back and forth until they snap off. Of course they get bent so if you want to put them back, hope you weren't rough on them. Also, they don't sit well, there is no 'slot' for them to slip into. Hard to explain but they easily fall out of place.None of the inner parts were removable (like drive cage, etc) so you have to plan your build. Even with with the small m-atx board I used (smaller than a standard m-atx) the hard drive has to go in before you put the mobo in (even with my low profile cooler).I was looking for a compact case but had a hard time finding one. I chose this because it was a good brand, the dimensions were smaller and it looked pretty good. It was $40 too, but if you add fans that can up the cost 50% or more. I would have easily spent double if I found a case that seemed to fit my criteria and was better built (removeable drive cages, etc). I'd rather have a high quality case that is a pleasure to work with and would be used for multiple builds over the years.Bottom line - pass on this case. Spend a few more $ and get something that isn't as poorly designed.