APEVIA X-TELSTAR-JR G-Type X-TSJGT-BK Black SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Well put-together case; plenty of room for drives, two big fans provide a fairly quiet, cool operating environment. It's roomy, so you shouldn't have any trouble with large video cards. LEDs on the side fan and front panel door are bright, but not overly so. Would buy again.

Cons: Fairly minor cons: one, the LED on the front is difficult to read if you're at any angle but dead on--so if it's on your floor and you're looking down, it's useless.

two, the clasps that hold PCI port shields/card interfaces locked into the back of the case are a touch flimsy--I broke one trying to unlock it. Just take it easy on them and you'll be fine.

Pros: Works fine for what I need. Used the ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

Cons: Wish it had more SATA power connectors as 4 was not enough in my system. Guess I'll have to get some 4-pin to SATA power adaptors.

it also did not build itself

Also the back plate does not work the best, but it surfices.

Would love to not have screws to remove for side cover.

Other Thoughts: Over all nice case

Pros: great case over all pleanty of space easy to use.

Cons: audio port on the front cut in and out and door is kinda irritating

Other Thoughts: built in media card reader would be a nice addition

Pros: This is a very nice case, it has lots of space and keeps everything cool, Good contstruction. Plenty of bays and it's easy to install components in case. Would buy this case again.

Cons: The wires for the HD and Power leds were too short to connect to a ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard. Also no thermal tape included temp sensor.

Other Thoughts: Installed the third fan in the front of the case, it helps with the airflow. Newegg is the best!

Pros: This was for my first PC that I built flying solo, and I couldn't have picked better case-wise. The case was even better for me than I realized--in the little LCD gauge has a dB reading for microphone input, perfect for me to put to use for audio projects. The black and blue scheme looks great with my motherboard and blue-LED PSU. The fans are quiet and seem to give good airflow, and the case is indeed plenty roomy.

Cons: It is indeed a very deep case, which while it makes it easier for me to get around inside it, it wouldn't fit where my older PC could. That's not exactly a crisis, just a bit of a logistics issue.

The clips for holding the PCI brackets in place aren't the sturdiest all on their own, either, in some instances. With the USB socket plate that came with my motherboard, pushing in a cable into it causes the plate to pop inward since it's not braced by being plugged into the PCI slot. It's the price for convenience I guess, since it at least makes installing my video card and everything else a literal snap.

Other Thoughts: I think if I build another PC in the future, I'd buy Apevia again. Guys at Apevia, if you're listening, the LCD panel design on the Telstar is fantastic, and while your other cases are nice, I'd like to see this LCD display on more cases, like the X-Plorer or the Discovery which I think just has the temp gauge. I really like knowing what's going on inside my machine, and having it integrated right into the case is perfect for me. Or, sometimes it's just nice to show off since I don't know anyone else that has a case with anything remotely like that LCD panel.

Pros: I have built 6 custom PC's and this case was the easiest to build and highest quality. Just about every aspect of the case made it easy to build. Between the design, price, and quality Apevia is now my preferred case vendor.

Cons: the temperature display on the LCD is only viewable at a strait-on angle.

The stand-off screw position advice didn't match what I actually needed for my AM2 mobo. After trusting the instructions I had to take out the mobo and reposition the stand-offs.

Other Thoughts: Can somebody please make mid-tower cases that are not so deep? I used this case to build an HTPC. The depth of all the midtowers available were too deep for just about any furntiture configuration. Sure, I could have bought a HTPC designed case but the prices and options were ugly.

Manufacturer Response:

Sorry for the inconvenience installing your motherboard. Sometimes mounting holes are unorthodox, which is why I
stated in the user's manual, Pg. 3, Step 2.1 "Some motherboards may not use all notches" and "Use the notches that line up with your motherboard" - support@apevia.com :D

Pros: This Case is very easy to put together. it has these clips for Hdd so they can jsut slide in and out. all the holes are easily readable there is plenty of room in here. and of course NEW Eggs awesome fast shipping two days! Plenty of room for all my Hdds and drives plus its big enough for prolly nevideo card my hd2600xt fit with plenty of room. awesome fan controller

Cons: bite lights. and none of my pata cables are long enough to reach on my biostar MB but if you have raid its not really an issue

Other Thoughts: Great looking case. i just wish that newegg had offered it in different colors on the box there is i think 5 colors to pick from. but hey nice CAse im very happy with it. i was gonna buy the regular one but this ones worth the less money big time