Almost perfect
Hello!
I haven't finished assembling the computer yet but I can already give you some feedback on the assembly (I'm not worried about its ability to cool).
These are the very positive points of the case:
- You can fit a 14cm fan on top plus two 12cm fans. It fits! In all, I fitted 6 fans (14 + 12 + 12 on the top, 14 + 12 on the bottom and 12 on the rear). If you remove the hard drive cage at the bottom, there's room for another 12 fan at the bottom and another just under the power supply unit (also 12).
- The case is compact, very rigid, of really good build quality and the screw assembly is top-notch (it looks like a detail, but it's very well done)!
- There are 4 fixing points for the power supply, so you can adjust its height to suit your needs.
- There's plenty of room for cables at the back of the case, which is great!
- The bottom filter is of excellent quality
- The buttons on the case are very good
- The cable routing is very good and there are plenty of places to put cable ties to secure everything (be careful to route the cables before attaching the fans)
Points to watch out for
- The cables from the front come out onto the hard drives, really horrible!
- The motherboard must be placed before the fans
- There's no RESET and no status LEDs
- If the case's USB socket is at the bottom of the motherboard, it's impossible to fit a 14cm fan. So a 12cm fan has to be fitted, hence my unusual installation.
Negative points
- The cable routing at the bottom of the case is poor.
- The orientation of the SSDs and HDDs is absolutely iIMMONDE. You need to buy SATA extensions.
Verdict for the price:
- Almost perfect.
I would have liked to have had a quality filter on the front. I solved this problem by using magnetic filters (they go behind the cover and are perfect).
