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RAIDMAX Tornado ATX-238WU Black / Blue SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

  • SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower
  • 2 x USB2.0, 2 x Audio Top Mount Front Ports
  • 4 External 5.25" Drive Bays
  • 5 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
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Whether you're looking to build a new system from the ground up or you want to move your existing system to a better home, the Raidmax Tornado mid tower is a solid value. The Tornado is conveniently built with color-painted front panel, 7 expansion slots, and an easy-access front I/O panel with 2 USB 2.0 ports and audio jacks.

Inside, there's space for your ATX/Micro ATX motherboard, four 5.25" external drives, one 3.5" external drives, and five 3.5" internal drives. Your components will all have plenty of airflow with dual blue LED 80mm fans and a 120mm rear fan. The Tornado ATX-238WU covers your gaming needs, and packages it all in style!

  • newegg Transparent Side Panel Window The Raidmax Tornado ATX-238WU’s transparent side panel window provides a direct view of the inner system. The brilliant blue fan lights add stylishness and eye-catching fun.
  • newegg Efficient Cooling The Raidmax Tornado ATX-238WU boasts dual 80mm blue LED front fans (one for CPU cooling) and one 120mm silent rear fan along with large front in-take fan grill for efficient ventilation and system cooling.
  • newegg Great Expandability with 10 Drive Bays Featuring four 5.25" external drive bays, and six 3.5” drive bays (one external and five internal), the Raidmax Tornado ATX-238WU provides great expandability.
  • newegg Convenient Front I/O Panel The Raidmax Tornado ATX-238WU features a convenient front I/O panel for easy access to two USB 2.0 and two audio ports.

Learn more about the Raidmax ATX-238WU

Model

Brand
RAIDMAX
Series
Tornado
Model
ATX-238WU

Spec

Type
ATX Mid Tower
Color
Black / Blue
Case Material
SECC Steel
With Power Supply
No
Power Supply Mounted
Top
Motherboard Compatibility
ATX
With Side Panel Window
Yes

Expansion

External 5.25" Drive Bays
4
External 3.5" Drive Bays
1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
5
Expansion Slots
7

Front Ports

Front Ports
2 x USB2.0, 2 x Audio Top Mount

Cooling System

80mm Fans
2 x 80mm Blue LED fan
120mm Fans
1 x 120mm rear fan

Physical Spec

Dimensions
19.50" x 8.00" x 16.50"

Features

Features
Large Front In-take Fan Grill
80mm Blue LED front intake fan
120mm Silent Rear Exhaust Fan
80mm blue LED fan for CPU cooling
Large See-thru Side Window
Color painted front panel
Front access USB and audio ports

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts
1 year limited
Labor
1 year limited

Quick Info

Warranty

  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year


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  • 5/17/2013 2:33:27 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsIt's OKAY

Pros: It's pretty and light. I like the design of the case itself. I got it on sale with a mail-in rebate. I don't remember if I received the rebate though. Oops!

Cons: Feels very cheaply made. The front panel wasn't made right or something. I haven't had the time to take it off and mess with it. The front headphone out and mic in ports don't seem to work. USB ports work fine in front.

Big thing for me is that the power button takes a few pushes before the PC actually turns on. Not sure why, like I said, haven't really taken a look at it.

Other Thoughts: A lot of bad reviews say it's too small, but I was able to fit everything I need in there. Using a MSI Radeon HD 7850 graphics card.

The hard drive bay was interesting, as the hard drive I'm using felt a little big.

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  • DaddyCool
  • 4/11/2013 11:25:06 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsworth the money

Pros: cheap, great looks, metal frame but still light weight, enough bays for many drives. Front USB/audio connector great too.

Cons: you need to open front and both sides(couple of screws) to install drives. Screws goes into plastic so doing it over and over is not a great idea. Fan is noisy, I have a good cpu fan so I turned it off.

Other Thoughts: it is a great product for the money. I assembled a pc for my 6 year old using existing mobo/mem/hdd and a new video card. This is the perfect case for it since it is good looking, compact and cheap.

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  • Bear Down
  • 4/10/2013 9:51:36 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsGood for Beginners, bad for long term

Pros: Pretty cheap when I got it. Looks great, very stylish indeed. Cool LED fans and they all came pre-installed so I am pretty happy about that.

Cons: Very small case like others have mentioned. Like my title said, it's pretty good case for a started, but honestly not that good on the long run. My expansion slots were crooked in the back, so I have to pretty much jam my graphic cards and wireless network cards into their slots. That didn't work out well, so I had to go all tool on it and start prying the slots open. Too much work. The only reason I had enough space for my cable is because I don't have that many HDD or optical drives, but honestly on the long run, you can't really get more HDD because the case is simply too small to house multiple HDD AND cables.

Other Thoughts: Overall, it's a decent case. I like it for the look and it fits my needs...for now. But honestly I would not recommend this case for others if they are planning on doing this as a long term investment. Unless, of course, you want to stick with only one HDD and one optical drive for however long you plan to use it, I guess its a good case. Overall, the upgrade ability for this case is really minimal. With poor craftsmanship and tight space within the case, it's hard to fit more than 2 HDD without trying to reroute the cables.

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  • Joseph
  • 4/9/2013 6:20:08 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsWay too small

Pros: Stylish

Cons: 1. It is WAY too small. Even if you manage to get everything in, there is no room at all to route the cables.
2. The slots for the hard drive and optical drive are too small and hard to access.
3. The additional fans do not fit, with them in, your motherboard does not fit.
4. On mine the slots for the motherboard standoffs were uneven. Even if the mother board would fit, the pins are off by 1.5 centimeters parallel to each other.

Other Thoughts: I know this is the old case, so I guess as parts advance, the case becomes obsolete. I would advise not buying this case.

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  • 4/3/2013 9:40:35 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsCheap

Pros: Cheap if the rebate comes through, 3 fans

Cons: front panel audio jacks don't work, the two panels that are supposed to hold the hard drives are crooked --, I had to jam my HDs in there. Not a lot of space for a high-end video card (and they tend to get bigger and bigger), overall the case felt very flimsy

Other Thoughts: I should have spent 20$ more to pick a coolmaster or antec, so should you.

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  • 4/3/2013 5:59:48 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsjust a tad bit small

Pros: Great price!

Cons: Not a lot of interior space. Make sure you measure your graphics card and check before hand. One of mine did not fit and I had to improvise. The case itself is cheap plastic and very thin sheet metal.

Other Thoughts: Hindsight is always 20/20. Next time I'll spend a little more and get a higher quality case. I was fooled by the sale price at the time. Not a bad case but definitely not a quality one.

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  • meshpet
  • 3/27/2013 2:02:03 AM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggseasy breezy beautiful

Pros: Beautiful, easy, no hassles~

Cons: none really~ maybe a little bit on the cheap end but not really~

Other Thoughts: would definitely buy another one of these~

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  • Roy
  • 3/22/2013 9:33:53 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsVery Affordable, But very cheap plastic

Pros: Very affordable, the looks, Blue LEDS, and fans.

Cons: The plastic is very cheap. Easily can be broken. The wires like USB header, LED header and audio that connects to the motherboard are very short. Has very little room in the case. I would not recommend to people buying ATX motherboards. My Micro ATX board barely made it. I could not put the side panel on my case because my after market cpu cooler was too tall.

Other Thoughts: First Case I have ever owned and I was very pleased with this, until I started adding more SATA HDD's. The SATA connectors to motherboard and from power supply clogged up this case, wires were barely fitting. Had very little room to install my graphics card.

SPECS:
i5 3570k
GTX 560 non ti
Arock z75 Pro3 Micro ATX
8 GB DDR3 1600mhz
Aftermarket COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler

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  • 3/21/2013 5:24:56 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsNice case

Pros: Nice case, ample enough room for all that most people will need.

Cons: Not a lot of room inside. I barley got my mobo in the case, there is a front fan that blocks the HD's from going fully in. And a limited number of USB's on the case.

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  • 3/21/2013 8:54:53 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsNice

Pros: Love it. Nice comes with 3 fans, love the lights easy to use.

Cons: Was suppose to get rebate but didn't have a UPC code for this so I guess i am not getting it.

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Buzz

5 out of 5 eggs
I've bought like 10 of these cases...Cheap, stylish, bright, sturdy, very few sharp of edges, 3 fans, not loud...and ...
— 8/17/2009

Good looking case

4 out of 5 eggs
BA looking case. Used this case for a build for my cousin. Its fairly inexpensive, Blue LED fans are NOT as bright as some ...
— KLC 10/9/2010


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