Thermaltake Versa H15 SPCC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Chassis

I would like to say this is a great bang for your buck! It’s small yet not tight, the airflow is amazing, and it’s sturdy/simplistic.I had a mid tower prior to this case with a Micro ATX installed. It was bent and warped so I ended up wanting a smaller case. This is a simple case that really is attractive. They do make the glass panel but I bought the all metal model because why not. For $30 you can’t really go wrong. It comes with one fan and enough space for a big GFX card plus a slot for a DVD drive (yeah in 2018). I paired it up with 2 white LED fans and it looks good! I would like to also point out that THERE IS ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE DVD DRIVE!!! Some reviews complained about not being enough space when they are probably installing it wrong or the motherboard they are installing is not a micro ATX.Now for the airflow which is what I am really impressed at. From my previous case with a water cooler (very basic one), CPU has hit the 50’s when gaming regularly. With this case, it idles in the high 20’s and doesn’t go past the mid 40’s. Overall I am 10 Celsius cooler! Sucking air in from the front and tossing it out from the top or rear is the best way to go.For a small case, the cable management is great as well. I was able to hide most of the cables (this PSU does have a lot) within the back panel or in the hard drive bay. Can’t complain for a small case.I can talk about this case all day honestly but overall, I am very satisfied and so will you if you have a Micro ATX setup.

I transferred all of my parts out of my CM HAF 912 to this and I haven't looked back, ever. This case provides a mostly simple and clean building experience.Installation: To start, the installation of my power supply was as expected. The holes lined up perfectly and I did not need to do any custom modding. A nice surprise for this price point. I have heard stories though of others not having a similar experience. Installation of the motherboard was also not bad and proved to have no issues. While installing the GPU, I noticed that this case didn't provide reusable brackets for PCIe slots. Not a big deal for me as I won't be adding anything but you should take this into consideration as it will leave your case a little "open" if you take something out. Onto the drives. I used an SSD and a HDD in my build so your milleage may vary. I connected my HDD in the top of the HDD cage using the provided tool-less brackets and found no issues. I then screwed my SSD into the top of the cage and had to squeeze my SATA and power cables around the back of the case as there are no cut-outs designed for this installation methods to look pretty. I would recommend mounting SSDs sideways above the HDD cage. My Hyper 212 Evo fitted perfectly in the case only because of the extrusions on each side panel.Cable Management: I initially thought this was going to be the debut of troubles but actually wasn't! Cable management was rather easy although I have a couple of notes and desires. For one, the CPU power cable doesn't have a lot of room to route through the top left side of the case. Secondly, there are no cut outs below the motherboard area so you will find yourself routing cables all the way over to the main cutout area. As for my third comment, there aren't any rubber garments. Yes, I know this isn't to be expected. I'm just noting this. So in all, cable management is going to be easy enough for any novice to make a clean build but I think may leave first-time builders a little lost.Other Notes: The included case fan comes with a sleeved cable which is pretty awesome for this price point. It is installed in the back of the case however, and should be moved to the front in most situations. This is to provide positive air flow if you are not using any other fans. Positive air flow encourages all the air to go through the front intake, which is filtered. This prevents a lot of dust intake through nooks and crannies. The front I/O is very nice and it is a pleasant surprise to find USB 3.0 in a case at this price point. The included thumbscrews are very nice and are on both side panels.Overall, this case is an excellent pick for someone building MATX on a budget and should not be overlooked. I was very pleasantly surprise by all of the subtle features in this case that I noticed when I built in it. I would definitely recommend this. A-.

For a budget Micro ATX case, this comes at a great price with a lot of really nice modern features you often don't find in a Micro ATX case at this price point, but it also suffers a couple of serious design flaws that may or may not effect you (more on that later).THE STRONG POINTS OF THIS CASE:Media Bays:It has all the features you'd see in much larger and more expensive full-size ATX cases... it has a 5.25 external drive bay for your DVD/Bluray Drive... it has a removeable 3.5" bay and multiple dedicated 2.5" connection points (this is REALLY RARE for budget Micro ATX cases). You can also choose to hide your 2.5" drives on the backside of the case if you choose (as I did).Cable Management:It also comes with a fairly impressive cable management system (once again, fairly rare in this price segment), it has a large bulge on the back side panel as this adds a good amount of "packing" room on the back side of the case to tuck away all your excess cables... the bulge also gives you some pretty good space to pack it full of cables if you're using a non-modular PSU as I am in one of my builds. Speaking of the backside, there is a cutout to access the backside of the CPU area of your MB, in case you need to install/remove a CPU bracket from the backside without having to pull the MB out of the case.Airflow:There are connection points for up to FIVE (yes count-em), five 120mm case fans... I could argue that if you need five case fans, you probably shouldn't be building in a MicroATX format, but whatever, the option is there if you need/want it. I bought a 3-pack of 120mm LED fans for my case. If you handle your cable management well, this is a very spacious MATX case with little to get in the way of airflow.Filters:There is a large foam mesh on the front to filter any intake fans you install on the front of the case... the panel is also easily removable for cleaning as the front i/o ports are attached to the top of the case, not the front panel. There is also an easily removable dust filter for the PSU intake on the bottom of the case. I did add an after-market magnetic dust filter to the top of the case to help keep the dust out. You can see it in one of the pictures, but it did not come with the case. This would be an easy add-on if you decide to get this case and want to keep dust out.Personally i'm used to the older style cases with the PSU above the MB and no cable management, so i was quite pleased to find these newer features in this case... and for an old-schooler like me, I included my DVD drive... which brings me to...THE DESIGN FLAWS OF THIS CASE:Yes, they are here... and let me start by saying this... This case will NOT fit all Micro-ATX MBs in it if you want to use the Cable Management or the DVD Drive bay, as both will be blocked-off if you use a full-size (maximum dimensions) MATX MB in this case... oh, you can fit a full size MATX MB in this case, but it will both block-off the cable management system and the DVD drive bay.The MATX format for Motherboards really only establishes the maximum size of a MB... but you can have a MATX MB that is smaller than the maximum size... so in reality, MATX motherboards actually come in many, many different sizes. The maximum size of a microATX motherboard is 9.6 × 9.6 in (244 × 244 mm)... and if you have three mounting screw holes along the top of your Motherboard, then yes, you have a 9.6x9.6in MB and the MB will end up covering the cable management holes and prevent a DVD drive from fully mounting in the case (you might be able to use it, but it will be jutting out the front... other reviewers have mentioned this).There are some MATX motherboards that go beyond the second mounting hole, but fall short of the third mounting hole, and I played around with some spare MBs to see what fits and doesn't fit in this case... i've also provided a picture with a ruler to show you where things line-up. These are my recomendations for different size MB use in this case:Able to use all features of the case, including cable management and a DVD drive inserted fully into case:Maximum MB Width: 8in (203mm)Able to install a DVD drive fully, but will probably lose most of the cable management holes:Maximum MB Width: 8.5in (215mm)Remember, you CAN use a full-size Micro ATX MB in this case, but it will cover up the cable management holes and prevent a DVD drive from being fully inserted into this case (if you don't care about a DVD drive or fancy cable management, this case will work, albeit with cables running all over the place and no DVD drive)... now if you have a small enough MATX MB, these issues will never crop up and you'll be able to use this case to its full potential, and I must say, it's a wonderful case with a small enough MB [for reference, the MB I used in the pictures in this review has a width of 6.8in (173mm)].CONCLUSIONS:I saw many mixed reviews on this case some saying how awesome it was, 5-stars, and others saying they absolutely hated it, ruined cable management or wouldn't fit a DVD drive... i really wanted to get to the bottom of the conflicting reviews, and it all boils down to how big (or not so big) is the MB you install in this case... I have narrowed it down to exactly what will and won't work in this case to the best of my abilities, and provided pictures with measurements for folks to be able to see what the issues are here. Please pay heed to this review... this IS A GREAT CASE, if you use the right sized MB... and it IS A TERRIBLE CASE, if you use the wrong sized MB... you have been warned!Overall, because I know the limitations of this case and was able to work around that, I really do love this case, my first build in this case had a red theme, it turned-out so nice, I ended-up buying a second case (green theme) for my home (I have four PCs in my home)... it's not a perfect case by any means... but for this price point and if you know what to watch out for, it can be a very nice case you will enjoy.