decent case
6/2/2011 11:53:11 AM
Jonathan from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- cheap, overall not bad value for money.
- Weaknesses:
- nothing really a problem wish it had one more fan
- Summary:
- I bought this case for 27.99 and I happened to have some spare fans lying around, I thought its was impractical for cooler master not provide at least 2 fans with the chassis however it runs great and i would recommend it if you can get it for around $30.00.
Good case for the price and features.
5/6/2011 3:06:05 PM
Brian V from Calgary, AB writes:
- Strengths:
- Good air flow. 120mm fan in back included (which is quiet as is). You can mount a fan onto the side opposite the motherboard and there are air flow holes there or you can remove the fanless piece and install a larger fan like I did (120mm) or two smaller fans. Many different types of motherboards can be used. lots of room for internal items. A 120mm fan or smaller can fit infront of the internal HDD/SSD bays. Put the fan in and screw them in place by removing the whole front of the case.
- Weaknesses:
- The plastic non-screw pieces can break easily or wear down, which makes the piece turn when you are trying to put them in and ancord your hard-drives or SSD's, or optical media. This case appears to have a firewire 800 port in front, but that is another model, with this case it is only a plastic piece and you'd have to contact Cooler Master so they can tell you if that front audio/video/usb2 panel can be replaced.
- Summary:
- Overall: Good case for a good price. Easy to install items inside with or without screws.
One last thing: My case did not come with an instruction manual. It's pretty self-explanitory, but if you buy the case you can remove both side panels and the whole front panel, this pops into and out of place but be gentle enough because the pieces are plastic that hold it together. It took me a little while and emails with Cooler Master to figure it out.
Good for the rpice but not perfect
2/4/2011 8:54:22 PM
Gord from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Price!
Nice esthetics
Decent cooling
- Weaknesses:
- Tool less drive mounts a little cheap. Broke one of the tabs when installing the HDD, still works and secures however. Hard to get at rear lock tabs behind HDD's easily and can't see back there when trying to lock drives in place.
- Summary:
- Good value for what it is, would buy another if needed.
not bad case
12/21/2010 6:34:46 AM
rob dick from calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- price. good cooling but you should install front fan.front filters are nice. holds almost any motherboard or video card.
- Weaknesses:
- bought 2 of these on sale.on 1 the power button was broken right out of box. didnt get around to using for 2 weeks and found out warranty was only 7 days. good value for the money but YOU MUST USE AND INSPECT IMMEDIATELY BEWARE THE WARRANTY IS ONLY 7 DAYS.
- Summary:
- good product if no defects warranty is a joke. at this price its worth buying and taking your chances. of the 2 one works flawlesssly and 1 went in the garbage
Great Case
10/9/2010 8:14:55 PM
Rick Johnson from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Price, looks, and it's quiet.
- Weaknesses:
- None.
- Summary:
- This case is great, I bought it on sale and wasn't expecting much. Turns out its actually a pretty nice case, and comes with a very quiet fan. The whole front of the case basically a big vent, with sound suppressing mesh behind. The case also features a clip system that holds the drives in place - which I personally could take or leave, but it works quite well. The case also has the standard front headphone/mic jacks with USB's as well - also a nice touch is the blue illuminated power sw
Great Case
10/3/2010 5:24:34 PM
Brett from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- - tool less design is great, no more screws!
- great airflow
- all front mesh plates removable
- lots of fan space and room for expansion
- Weaknesses:
- - hdd activity light is not very bright and very low on the case
- Summary:
- This is a great buy, would recommend. I added just one fan to the front of the case and it keeps my WHS box with 4 x 2TB drives and a mini itx mobo with athlon cpu runing cool around 40 degrees C INSIDE my desk.
Great budget case
9/17/2009 8:19:00 AM
Grant from Winnipeg writes:
- Strengths:
- Full mesh front for great airflow, HDD cooling.
Good amount of internal and external bays.
Decent build quality.
Good basic cooling options.
Doesn't have glowing purple horns covered in funfur on the sides like some "enthusiast" cases (isn't stupid looking).
- Weaknesses:
- Some sharp edges inside.
Metal is flimsy.
The tool-less drive mounts could be better, although "10 minutes to mount a drive" is a bit extreme for anyone with basic motor skills.
Included PSU sucks (good thing this is chassis only).
Comes with only 1 fan
Included thumbscrews are more likely to chafe your thums before you go reaching for a screwdriver.
- Summary:
- A very good case, especially for $50. Houses my media server with 5 hard drives, all running well below the temperatures I got in previous cases. Looks very low-key, but has the cooling options to run a killer rig without having to resort to something that looks like a recycled Honda Civic bodykit.
I'd definitely buy this case again.
Great tower at low cost
6/15/2009 3:27:07 PM
John from Edmonton Southside writes:
- Strengths:
- Good air flow
Easy to clean
Easy installation
- Weaknesses:
- no sound muffling
- Summary:
- I bought this tower about a year ago. Great for newer builds or older machines with passive or quiet running fans.
Very good case
2/21/2009 1:07:07 PM
Eldon from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Lots of room, very good for the price, had a good finished look to it
- Weaknesses:
- Only comes with 1 120mm fan, will have to add a second
The locking mechanisms for the bays not very good
- Summary:
- Overall, very good case, was able to fit a Geforce GTX 295 in it no problems, no overheating issues of any kind.
Decent, worth the money.
12/10/2008 9:30:52 AM
Trevor from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Great price, good looking, OK cooling.
- Weaknesses:
- Some sharp edges inside, no enthusiast features.
- Summary:
- Worth the money, there are better cases out there, but you have to pay a lot more for them. My dad has been using this case for a year inside a desk cabinet with no over heating issues. Not a hardcore gamer case, but great otherwise.