Silverstone Tek Plastic/SECC Mini-ITX Computer Case with 2x USB 3.0 Front Ports SFF Cases

I was actually shocked by the size of this thing, you can easily carry it in your arms. It's about the size of a shoebox, if not smaller but slightly taller.The quality of the metal is questionable but it does contribute to how lightweight the case is. There weren't any instructions or additional parts in the case so you'll have to rely on your motherboard or power supply boxes for screws/cables/etc and assembly instructions. Navigating the build can be a pain, and I had quite a bit of trouble fitting a 3.5 in HDD into the drive bay without really squishing the PSU cables, but it eventually fit.Overall this is a solid budget small form factor case. The build process is a bit of a nightmare but it works flawlessly once you're done and is unbelievably small!

I love this case, first and foremost. The design of it is just perfect. I'm glad Silverstone started selling this without the power supply because the modular SFX PSU helps a ton when it comes to cable management. I was a bit disappointed with the build quality of the case, though. The top panel that folds over the base/frame is pretty flimsy and the paint is bumpy (not smooth, not anodized alum). After you put all the pieces together though, the case feels solid. As far as mini ITX cases go, this thing holds the standard, however, that means that you are limited in many ways. if you want to add water cooling, you have to sacrifice the optical drive and the ability to store a 3.5" hard disk drive, cables are likely to go everywhere assuming you have a nonmodular PSU, and it's going to be hard to fit your GPU in if it's a full size card (9.5"+).Pros:- Great design- Smallest case that supports a full size graphics card- Easy installation- Good cooling options (able to fit a 120mm AIO water cooling system)- USB 3.0!- Solid once builtCons:- Limits you to SFX power supply- Limited hard drive space with advanced cooling options.- Front panel is plastic and feels flimsy.- Power LED is extremely bright.My main computer right now:CPU: Intel i5-3570kCooling: Antec Kuhler H2O 620 Liquid Cooling SystemMB: Asrock Z77E-ITXCase: ThisPSU: Silverstone ST45SF-G 450W Modular PSURAM: 2 X G.SKILL Sniper 4GB DDR3-1600HD: Western Digital WD Scorpio Black 750 GB SATA 3 GB/s 7200 RPMSSD: Crucial M4 256GBOS: Win8 Pro x64

The case is OK but what isn't specified is that it uses a short power supply and a thin laptop style optical drive. Both of these items will set you back slightly more than other squarish mini ITX cases. The metal is flimsy as others have reported but the edges are rolled and not sharp. Cooling is excellent as it accommodates large fans and has many vents. It does have room for full size cards (graphic) if you need the extra room but I'm not sure that ITX motherboards are a gamers favorite package. Building your computer once you have the correct parts (PS and thin DVD drive) is easy and straight forward.PROS: Great cooling and attractiveCONS: Flimsy metal and need special PS and thin CD/DVD rom (both are fairly easy to come by)

this is a very small case - you should expect that everything will be a pretty tight fit. I did use a modular supply and the space for the cable clearance could not be any tighter... but it fit and I don't have any fear of wires being pulled out from torque applied to them. Everything fits comfortably and although I could have used shorter modular cables, I just used the standard ones that came with the supply, and they may even have been easier to route this way.I used a low profile Zalman cooler: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0077POH8M ZALMAN Computer Noise Prevention System with Ultra Slim Direct Touch Heatpipe Heatsink CPU Cooler CNPS8900 Quiet to make sure there was decent clearance, and combined it with the Silverstone Tek 450-Watts SFX Form Factor Full Modular Power Supply with 80 Plus Gold, SFX+12V single rail, ST45SF-G (note that the fan placement on this supply is *not* center aligned and therefore unsuitable for use with the Silverstone "stacked" cooler).One other thing to note - the case comes with two drive bays - one suitable for a typical 2.5 inch ssd, and a second (removable) one for a 3.5 inch drive. when the 3.5inch bay is in place, about a third to a half of the front fan is obstructed... I just needed the 2.5 inch bay so that was easy, but if I needed to mount another drive, I think I would find an alternate creative mount point rather than add the bay.I wish the front panel was machined aluminum but the plastic looks just fine.my only real complaint is that the front fan grill "filter" requires you to pull the cover off the case, and unsnap the entire front panel (which has attached cables for the USB and power buttons) in order to access the filter. Silverstone recommends cleaning the filter via a vacuum cleaner... this solution is a bit lame compared to the elegance of some of their other case designs.and I should mention that the front fan is very quiet... in-fact all three fans present (front panel, psu, & cooler)from what I listed above as build pieces combined are silent... and I'm running a 95W cpu. I am not running a video card.dollar for dollar - this is a great deal on one of the smallest practical ITX cases around, I'd buy another in a heartbeat.