APEVIA X-DREAMER4 Series X-DMR4-NW-BK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Sturdy, looks amazing with the Apevia Fans i put into it, Lots of room, good airflow, LCD temperature, Cable management.

Very large compared to the pictures.

Cons: a few little things, if you want this case to work make sure your PSU will reach to the motherboard, because i had to order extensions for my PSU to go across the GFX card to the motherboard ETC.

you must use SATA Cables that are at a 90* angle to use the HDD bay i did not know this and now have to order a new SATA cable (cheap but annoying)

almost impossible to put the fan into the front of the case. could not figure it out

Pros: LCD for temp display is fantastic
Lightweight
Sturdy
Plenty of space for fans and drives of all kinds
Easy to work inside of

Cons: Can't replace expansion slots both in the front and the rear. Still not enough to take an egg off for though. Also the case isn't very wide so my Cooler Master 212 EVO just BARELY fit, so be careful. Again, not enough to take an egg off.

Other Thoughts: This will be my 5th build and I was a little hesitant about going with a case that was in the sub $100 range. I'm definitely glad I did. I was very surprised at the build quality of the case. Great job apevia! I purchased 3 apevia 120mm fans along with the case. 1 up front, 1 in the back, and 2 on the top. I'm going for a push/pull setup.




RIG

Apevia X-Dreamer4 Series Case
MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt Military Class III Mobo
Core i7 3770k running at stock speeds until switch to water
16GB G.Skill RipJaws series running at 1600mhz
Superclocked GTX 650 Ti 2GB
Thermaltake 600w PS

More upgrades coming soon!

Pros: I bought this case in spite of the previous Apevia case that I owned which was of overall bad build quality. Despite that I like the design of this one. The front panel is very well thought out and doesn't look like it will turn into a robot like most cases on today's market. My favorite feature of the front panel is the one I use least often, the hidden optical drive is fantastic. Allowing me to have an optical drive installed for the rare occurrence that I need it, without compromising the look.
The build quality is slightly better then expected for this price range, side panels are sturdy and have almost no flex. There is plenty of room to rout cables through the back. The tool-less optical and hard drive bays are a nice touch as well.

Cons: My main complaint with this case is the optical and pci slots that can't be replaced once removed(optical not so much a problem as it is covered by the front panel), I didn't take my time with the video cards and line them up properly to see which ones I needed to pop out, but I wont take an egg for that. I also wish they added a tool-less optical bay in the third slot or just moved the second one down, but it's not a big deal to pop a few more screws in. The triangular lights on the corners of the front panel, in my opinion look slightly tacky. Last but not least the temperature led on the front of my case is damaged, at the top of the display there are specs of inc all across the top(they don't obstruct the view, though I am disappointed that it was damaged)

Other Thoughts: I was very surprised by how good this case is, given how bad the apevia trooper-x jr. case i had was. I only docked an egg for the front led being slightly damaged(in shipping I'm sure). If you get this case though, be sure to line up your graphics card first so that you can knock out the correct breakaway slots, (my 660's on an atx board, used the 2nd 3rd 5th and 6th slots).

Pros: good sturdy case lots of room plenty of airflow everything you would expect from apevia!

Cons: none

Pros: plenty of room, easy to build, USB 3.0 motherboard connector

Cons: front cover is a black-piano type finish which attracts dust.

Other Thoughts: Actually holds 7 fans (2-top, front, back, bottom, 2-side).
Front corner lights blink in sleep mode.
Cool bottom blue lights for hdd indicator.

Pros: I really like this case. The Jet Black finish is great. The thermal LCD display on the front is nice and I like the usb 3.0 port on the front. Just be sure you have the peripherals on your mobo to be able to plug it in. I don't =(

It says it can hold six fans:
(2) 120mm - Front & Back
(2) 140mm - Side Panel
(2) 140mm - Top

It can actually hold (1) more on the bottom if you really wanted it to for even more air flow.

The thermal LCD display on the front is nice and I like the usb 3.0 port on the front. Just be sure you have the perifials on your mobo to be able to plug it in. I don't =(

Cons: None really, but see "Other thoughts"

Other Thoughts: Different color options of the LEDs in the four corners of the front panel would be cool. For example, I went with green LED fans and wish these corners were green.

Pros: Very solid and well-built case. Looks great, lights are fun to have on it and the temperature gauge is convenient. Was not hard to install a motherboard on, standoff screws are nice to have between the case wall and motherboard. Came with a few cable ties and tons of the smaller screws. 120mm fan included works fine, ports on front work great. Particularly liked the ability to use a 2.5" drive by screwing it into bottom. USB 3.0 port on front is really convenient. Capable to accomodate water cooling. Handles ATX, Flex ATX, Mini ATX, Micro ATX and even Mini ITX which was a pleasant surprise. Glad to have gotten this case.

Cons: Hot swap bay drive got stuck open a couple of times for me. Also only came with four motherboard screws, used some of my own. In addition, while the temperature gauge is convenient it's hard to see amidst the blue light. There is also only one spot for a 2.5" drive; if you are going RAID with those size drives, you'll need an additional solution to accommodate them like a drive size adapter. No thermal tape comes with the CPU temperature gauge, either, so you're on your own trying to secure it. Manual was at times confusing and

Other Thoughts: Came with rails to attach to 3.5" hard drives to mount them in the case. May or may not be a good idea but I haven't tried to use them.

Pros: lots of room inside for easy cable management.
fans are super quiet and provide great airflow at the same time.
definitely a great case for the price. saying "you get what you pay for" would be an understatement.

Cons: the front covers for the disc drivers are a bit flimsy but once you install something in those slots they should be solid. should probably come with more fans but may not be a con to some (i'm perfectly fine with it but feels worth mentioning)

Other Thoughts: i recommend installing a couple extra fans to maximize airflow. i myself installed 2 blue led fans from my old case onto the top of the case and it looks/works great.
also has a cool feature where the front 4 corner triangular shaped lights blink when in sleep mode. (takes up a sata slot.) overall a great case well worth the money. great for people who want to build a budget gaming rig.

Pros: Spacious
Sturdy
Nice design
Awesome

Cons: Nothing!!

Pros: Great price, great looks, Easy Installation, no sharp edges, plenty of room, case paint was done very well. Overall a pretty good case for the money. I installed an ASUS P8Z77-V LE Plus, i3570k, ASUS GTX660 TI-DC2O-2GD5, ZALMAN CNPS 7500 CPU cooler. Right now system runs pretty cool at idle downloading files and surfing the internet (27c by the front Digital Display which I like) I did add 2 more Apevia fans. One in the front and one on top of the case. I would definately buy another if I were to build another.

Cons: Case metal was flimzy but once everything was put together the case tightned up pretty well and is sturdy, I wasn't that impressed with the factory wiring harness. A few extra minutes on their end routing wires would make it a little easier on the end user, but I didn't mind. Would have gladly paid a little extra money if they would have included a couple of extra fans. (it did come with one installed in the rear)

Other Thoughts: Overall a good case for the money. I would highly recommend this case for someone getting into computer building like me to save some money. I have purchaced many computers over the years and this was my first build from the ground up. This case did make things go easy for my first time build.