Fractal Design Core 1000 Micro ATX Computer Case w/ 1 x 120mm fan

Pros: Easy assembly for 1 optical drive and 1 hdd with good airflow. Can add 2 more drives if needed, or more if I mod the case. Usb 3.0 if available on motherboard. Nice small form factor and simple design. Switched my htcp to this case.

Cons: None for me.

Other Thoughts: Best small case I've used to date. Will probably add another fan to side for graphics cooling. I'm happy I decided to jump on this one before they were gone. Will be adding pci-e card for usb 3 connector.

Pros: Got 2 of them for $25 each! With Free Ship!
Fantastic case for a MicroATX build.
Great quality/feel, especially the paint.
Included front mesh insert for 3.5" reader/fan controller.
Thumbscrews for everything important.
Unique HDD/SSD mounting location.
Quiet 120mm fan included
CMOS speaker included!
I love the placement of the power button, USB, and audio connectors. It gives the front of the case an exceptionally clean look.
One 100mm and one 120mm fan can be added.

Cons: Poor routing location for front panel wiring. I drilled a hole down at the bottom for much neater cable management.

Heatshrink on all included wires except PWR/RST/HDD. They made everything else look nice, why not these?

Blue LED is blinding! Good thing its on the side of the case.

Other Thoughts: This is likely to be my go to case for MicroATX builds.

Some may not like the placement of the power, USB, and audio connectors.

If you didn't want/need an optical drive, and with some creativity, you could easily fit 2 closed loop water coolers or a dual radiator in the front of this case.

Pros: Cheap.
Removable HDD Mounting Plate.
Entire front of case is filtered mesh.
Good airflow.
Looks good, simple.

Cons: Quality control:
- The feet are stick on adhesive. All of them are off center. One of them did not have all of the adhesive backing removed before being applied. It was loose in the bottom of the box.
- Dying fan, it rattles and squeaks. This is a new case.
- The most irritating thing was the cutout for the motherboard backplate. It was slightly out of square and not parallel with the rear of the case, making the motherboard ports not line up with the cutouts on the backplate, blocking access to most of the upper ports on the motherboard. I had to get creative and stack a couple of washers underneath the upper motherboard standoff to force that corner of the motherboard out a little bit so everything would line up.

Other Thoughts: Would be a very good budget case if they had better quality control. I work IT for a business, we've bought several of these in the past. This is the first one with any noteworthy problems.

Pros: Simple design with unique drive installation. I actually like it for my very simple server since I only need two drives. Front grille design is great since I don't have an optical drive installed.

Cons: Sharp edges are no joke, it will cut you if you're not careful. Things don't line up great---screws for side panels are rough to use. The drive bay for the third drive, under the 5.25" top bay is useless since none of the holes line up for me to use a drive. I bought two of these, and neither of them have the drive holes lining up the right way.

Other Thoughts: The other features and the price are enough to forgive the shortcomings of the case....but I'd rather have the drive bay actually hold the drive I wanted to store in the 5.25" bay like I had planned.

Pros: *Small and still plenty of space for my two SSDs and my 2TB HDD thanks to the design
*Quiet but doesn't come close to overheating; using intel 5i with stock fan and the MB and CPU never go above 55c, even in the summer while editing etc. videos.
*Needs to be cleaned half as much as my old case, thanks to the filter in the front

Cons: *The front panel being on the side has really gotten annoying, but I knew it would be like that before purchase, so no reason to deduct an egg
*Related to the first con, because of the positioning of the front panel, I accidentally broke one of the front USB ports by bumping against the side when I wasn't paying attention.
*Most aftermarket CPU coolers probably won't fit in it, but again that's something you know before you buy, and not something I expect most people who buy this case to be concerned with.

Other Thoughts: Really a great case overall. All my stuff fits in it and nothing overheats.; its durable and very easy to move around/transport (I've moved it back and forth from home to college several times without indecent).

Pros: Looks good, painted completely on the inside, and gets the job done. For a very low price point case, it's actually quite decent and a very good value play. But, folks, that does NOT mean that this is in any way equivalent to a $100 case--you are not getting a premium case with premium features for a magical price. You are getting a lower-end case, with a couple of nice features, not an upper-end case with a couple of corners cut.

Weird "vertical" mounting column for SSD and small form factor HDD is novel, and interesting. Would actually like to see more of that in higher end cases.

Cons: Cable Management. I mean there isn't a LICK of cable management in here. You'd best have a good supply of zip ties and other sundry cable management hardware to even have half a prayer. There aren't even ACCIDENTAL nooks and crannies to hide cable away in here. Your solution here will have to be clever, and in any case, imperfect.

I did my best, and there is still more than enough cables going to and fro that any one that was really uptight about cable management would be going insane.

Other Thoughts: Because this is literally a cable management nightmare, I'm going to go ahead and recommend a MODULAR power supply, so that you minimize your downside.

Also: The "bling" quotient is decent. There is plenty of open space in here to get busy with lighting effects, etc.

Pros: First impressions are very high with this case. To have all of the features it does at this price point and still seem to have decent quality materials is amazing. I love the white painted * replaceable* PCI covers. The solution for the drive bays looks interesting. I have yet to build the computer yet so I'm not sure how well it will work yet.

Cons: I do wish there was some room behind the right side. again, I have not built with this case yet so I'm not sure how the cable management will go.

Other Thoughts: Fractal cases look quite nice. I may look to them when I build my LAN rig.

Pros: This case is gives alot of configuration and air flow. Prolly the best case i have gotten and i will use this case for builds to come

Cons: no biggie but the drive bay tabs come out too easy if it shake a little it might pop out just dont shake it and you should be fine.

Pros: It is nice looking, small and affordable. Perfect for a budget build.

It comes with a 3.5" to 5.25" adapter bracket and meshed front panel. I mounted a 3.5" Rosewill RCR-IC002 internal card reader with it.

Cons: The top screw holes for the PSU doesn't seem to be align although I was able to force my screws in. I am using CORSAIR CX430 as my PSU.

Cable management could be challenging since there's not really a lot of room available to hide your cables.

Other Thoughts: I am using the stock CPU fan that came with AMD A4-5400K but I would imagine that you might have issue if you have a very tall CPU fan since the case is on the small size so beware about that.

Because the case is a bit tight, I recommend you build your system in the following order.
1) PSU
2) All 5.25 drives
3) Motherboard
4) 3.5" drives that mount vertically
5) Any extra fans
6) Cable wiring

Pros: Nice looking case
Small
Fits everything I need
Rubber feet
Came in fast!
Cheap
Comes with all the screws you need

Cons: The fan wasn't installed on the front panel correctly
The box was dirty

Other Thoughts: I would highly recommend this case because it's small,nice design,fits everthing you need,etc.. It also comes with a box of all the screws you need,such as stand-offs for you MOBO and all the other screws for DVD Drive,HDDPSU,GPU,and MOBO.