RAIDMAX Orion ATX-809B Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Great roomy case, plenty of air flow. Perfect for cable management.

Cons: Sadly material for case wasnt to high quality.

Pros: Price, features, space, cable management, fans

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: While I haven't listed any cons, it would be good to point out that this case is not perfect. I do not like the "handles" built into the case sides. They cover ports while in their folded positions. The fan and led controller knobs are also a bit cheap feeling. Other than that, this case is pretty impressive. I got it on sale for $40 after a rebate and am happy with my decision for this particular budget build for my brother. I was looking for a case of decent size with some good options for cable management with rubber grommets. with the added fan and led controller, this case was pretty much a no-brainer once I stumbled upon it. No regrets. I've built with Raidmax cases before. Most recently with a Raidmax, Aolus. The Aolus feels cheap compared to the Orion. Not sure I can really put a finger on it, but the build quality seems to be a bit better here. Again, this is a very decent case option at a good price picked up on sale. At full price, I would be looking at other options in the same price tier. I am one to suggest not going cheap on your case. Good chances that it will outlive most of the components you decide to put inside. This will hold them well. :-)

Pros: I really love this case from form to function, it has everything I wand and looks as mean and aggressive as a case can. Especially at this price point I couldn't go wrong

Cons: none, maybe that the I/O panel can only control 3 fans and those 3 come with it... I guess it would be nice that it had the ability to control all the fan spots that it has... side, 2nd front, 2nd top... but its not really a con more of a wish

Other Thoughts: would highly recommend.

Pros: Cheap as dirt, includes 3 fans, fan controller, LED controller, space for several more fans, top, bottom and side ventilation, pet hair filter on bottom for PSU, looks cool, front pannel ports and fan knobs are sturdy, mounting options for drives etc are very good.

Cons: Nice attempt at cable management with the grommeted holes but lacks in the space behind the board to hide the cables. If you have a modular PSU, this will be anon-issue. Even with my regular PSU spaghetti mess, it was possible but tough to hide everything.

Other Thoughts: Great case for a budget gaming rig etc. Some folks have said it's flimsy, maybe because of the plastic pieces IDK. I found it to be just fine all considering. Unless you use your case for a foot rest, you'll be fine. Case runs very cool with the 3 included fans. If you add more you got an icebox.

Pros: Looks nice

Cons: It came in broken with broken box.

Manufacturer Response:

Dear Customer

Thank you for choosing Raidmax! We are sorry for your broken case, please let us know if we can provide you any replacement part for your case. You can send your request to our RMA dept. to rma@raidmax.com. We can send you the replcement part free of charge.

Raidmax Support Team

Pros: *nice color of the tower. matte black, blue accents on the front as well as on the inside
*has wire management options
*has the audio and USB ports in an easy location to get to including the nobs for the fan and lights
*had a nice little surprise in the form of a handle behind the audio ports that isn't really shown in the pictures, or at least not that i could tell

Cons: * the wire management could have been better since it does feel a bit cramped with how little space you have to put everything especially if you have a weird PSU
*the wires for the case fans were a pain to put together, the instructions said fan 1 to fan 1 but when the labels are wrong on the wires it can get confusing
*the case is does feel a "lower grade" but i wouldn't call it cheap
* fans are kind of loud but not anything overbearing or enough to keep you up at night, especially if you put the computer into sleep mode
* SDD holders are kinda weak, so you have to take extra care to not break anything when you put it together

Other Thoughts: unless your a parent buying this case for a child i wouldn't worry too much about the quality of the tower, even then if you had nothing too much to be concerned about, since i would imagine not everyone is going to be extremely rough with their PC anyway.

a slight side note though i am pretty upset with FED EX since it seemed to take forever before my case got to me and when it finally did the box looked like someone just threw it around in the truck IE it had dings and a bunch of cracks in the box. nothing was wrong with the case minus a slight scratch in the paint that is easily over looked anyway, but still who wants to get their brand new equipment looking like hell?

Pros: Great HDD rails for easy install. Problably the easiest of any case I have used so far. Easy install of optical drive as well.

Cons: case feels cheaply built
small inside - had to find places to hide wires. Really have to have a modular psu
weird screw locations for GPU install