Amazon Customer
I was a little wary when I ordered this, but the price was right and I liked the subtle and understated design. I made the right decision. Outside of some minor issues, this thing was a complete dream to build on.Pros:- Understated design. It looks like nothing special. It's not an eyesore, and is in fact pleasant to look at the more you look at it.- Roomy, at least for my MicroATX board. Room to spare, never once felt crowded.- Good cable management potential. Lots of room behind the motherboard tray and lots of little slats to route cables through. Includes zipties for this, as well.- Great cooling. It's as simple as clipping two intake fans behind the included dust filter to achieve positive pressure and help keep the dust out of your case and keep everything cool.Cons:- Construction. it's solid enough, but the plastic snap on parts of the front makes me nervous. I messed with it once to get two fans in. I dread having to clean their filter. I'll probably put it off.- Tool-less construction still strikes me as a gimmick and makes me nervous during the best of times.- The side panels can be a bit of a pain, especially the far one when dealing with a bundle of cables down there. Patience is key not to accidentally bend anything here.That being said, for $40 it has every feature I'd want in a higher end case with some sacrifices made on the build quality to make it feasible for Thermaltake to sell it without breaking their bank. I'd like a removable SSD cage so I could have better airflow, or a built in food replicator or something. But it's a $40 budget case that is comparable on a lot of levels to the $100-ish mid-range cases out there. If that's what you're looking for go for it.
Drew C. Barnum
Good case. Works good for a new build game computer. Everything fit fine Except: Hard Drive placement makes it difficult to install the side cover as the SATA cables are just enough in the way to keep the cover from latching cleanly. Too bad the quick install clips don't slide deeper into the case before latching, as the room is there, but the latches latch too soon... also the USB front ports are on TOP, instead of in the front panel, I have a shelf above my CPU case that blocks USB use unless I keep the case forward enough to clear... not the best placement, but ok if you have nothing above the case.
Phil Mendoza
Great Case. Fit my mobo, GPU, wifi card and a couple of 2.5 in. Hard drives with plenty of room to spare. Case looks sleek and modern without looking like a 12 year old designed it. my temps on the GPU and CPU are looking good despite the case only having one fan.Cable management is a little tight, but after a little patience I have everything routed through the back of the case. This case is an excellent option at this price range.
Amazon Customer
For those of you who are looking for a little somethin' somethin' to get started with in building your first computer (or maybe one for a friend), this is a great case. It has enough room to comfortably house all the essentials-just don't expect to get a sick watercooling loop set up in this thing.It's a very no-frills case. It's not very attractive to look at, but if you tuck it under the desk, who will care, right? The front panel pops off and you can remove external drive bay covers pretty easily, but you may also notice a dust filter underneath the 3 bays. Now, this would be a pretty good spot to put some fans to promote airflow into the case. Well, just kidding, folks. Unless I'm missing something, you can't mount any fans onto the front of the case. Fortunately, there is a pre-installed fan in the back and room at the top of the case for more. So, uh, don't overclock too hard.Working with the case is a bit odd. The drive bays have the edges curled back to help prevent cuts, but the PCI covers are rough and sharp. If you're going to injure yourself, it's going to be while uncovering your slots.Cable management isn't great, but it's there. The side panel has an outward bevel to it, so you can scrunch your cables up in a wad if you have to.Overall, this is a case. It is $40. People who have done this PC building thing before will be upset with it, but those who are new to it won't miss the features and niceties that higher-end cases have that this one doesn't.