DIYPC Alpha-DB6 Black Acrylic ATX Bench Case Bench Computer Case for ATX/Micro ATX motherboard – PC components not included

Pros: I like it. It's strong and is easy to move around. It can hold 2 hard drives and 1 dvd drive or just 4 hard drives if you don't need a dvd drive. It has red and bl. LAD lights under the reset and power buttons.

Cons: It only has usb 2.0 on the case and it has a place to mount a 10th brase on the mother board to case but they didn't put in the extra hardware for it.

Other Thoughts: For a simple set up it dose the job

Pros: *Sleek black acrylic
*Lightweight
*Extra mounting hardware (screws, bolts, etc.)

Cons: *Everything besides the main panel feels very cheap
*Middle part is buckling under weight
*Downward exhaust of power supply is very questionable
*PCI and PCIe-Express holders are useless. They don't hold the heavier cards properly. Plastic screws are only good for a few uses. The metal bars stand crooked. Basically my $300 video cards are being held just by their PCI-express 16x slots and the weight of the card.
You'd think they spend a little bit more effort on designing such an important component, but alas

* Not big enough. Larger motherboards with 3-4 PCI-express slots will hang off the kit 1/2-1"
There's literally nothing to hold the video card in the last PCI-express slot

Other Thoughts: Knowing how much this kit costs to make in China, you'd think they could spend a few dollars more to design a proper holding panel for the heavy components, like video cards and expensive audio boards.
Instead, they are supposed to be held by metal bars sticking out at various angles (where every degree matters).
That is my biggest gripe.

Another concern is the supports.

They are too far to the edges of the panel, so there's noticeable buckling under the middle of the panel. This needs to be remedied either by thicker plastic of the main panel or better design of supports.

Pros: This test bench is what I expected and more from a test bench.
Everything fit together nicely. They designed it to accommodate almost anything you want to put on it. I had everything up and running in less than two hours.

Cons: The instructions are practically useless. You need to watch one or two of the YouTube videos to understand how it goes together.
Taking the protective paper off of the acrylic took longer than I wished it had.

Pros: Obviously this is a pretty unique case, and it's perfect for my space-constrained on-a-shelf overclocked rig. There's no other ATX case on the market that I found that is more compact than this. Also, it does its job pretty well; it keeps everything in place, and it has decently good cable management for a slab of plastic.

Cons: However, there a few minor issues that keep me from giving it 5 eggs. First of all, the manual is terrible for the amount of assembly required. It may not look like it from the picture, but this case is actually quite difficult to put together. One must install the drive bays, USB ports, motherboard standoffs, and add-on card holders with little to no instruction. With the wide array of nuts and screws sent with the case (which is actually pretty nice, since there are extras), it is sometimes difficult to determine which screws should be used to assemble what.

The design of the case itself is also a little questionable. The downward-mounted power supply may pose a heat problem for some, and it makes simply attaching the AC power cord quite a feat. Also, take note: if you have both an IDE optical drive and an IDE hard drive, AN OEM IDE CABLE MAY NOT REACH TO BOTH DRIVES. This design is essentially unavoidable, but it's important to know that you may have to purchase a longer IDE cable; luckily, I already owned an extra long one. In addition, I would also note that the design of the drive bays may pose an issue down the road if one were to replace a drive; the way the drive bays are attached, it seems as though one would have to tip the entire case sideways to remove a bay, which could pose an issue for people like me who own very heavy CPU heatsinks.

Other Thoughts: The case makes a little plasticky-squeaky noise when you move it around, but it really doesn't matter. In general, I would recommend this case to anyone who is up for the challenge. It's a great, simplistic case, and I think it's the best option for overclockers with a space constraint.

Pros: Great if you know it's suited to your task. I wanted a minimalistic case to show off my components for a living room TV pc. Some cable lacing and organization later, and it's looking great behind the glass of my media center cabinet. There are some thoughtfully placed holes to sneak cables through cleanly if you give it some effort. Plastic appears to be lasercut PMMA and has a nice matte surface finish that is resistant to fingerprints. PSU is mounted vertically, which, while unusual, is good for reducing clutter in this specific case configuration.

This case is very hackable (basically a sheet of plastic), so it's super easy to mod and add stuff to. Thinking of cutting out an LCD panel for extra nerd cred.

Cheap for the quality!

Cons: Instructions are kinda iffy (see Other Thoughts for hints), but nothing crazy. It's really a simple case. Attach CD/HDD, attach legs, attach mobo, attach PSU. Carrying the thing with a computer on/in it is kind of an event - it's sturdy enough, but it tends to flex if you've got a giant cooler and GPU on it like I do. I worry about putting excess stress on the mobo. I support it from the middle, where most of the weight is in my setup. Sitting on a flat surface is fine, the feet on the CD/HDD bays give plenty of support. Definitely not a case for any mobile application.
My particular PSU (a Thermaltake Toughpower 750W) didn't quite fit in the case as-is because of a tiny extra mounting ear on the case's PSU mount cutout. Ten seconds with a wire cutter and the ear was gone, no real worry.
Some cable tiedowns would have been nice to have included in the package.

Other Thoughts: The instructions seem to suggest that you should install the mobo before attaching the feet. Don't. If you do, the mobo will prevent you from tightening the screws on the feet, as those screws are below the mobo. Also, if you have trouble attaching the CD/HDD bays to the main plate, try loosening the screws holding the CD or HDD in. It helps with the alignment. Tighten once done.

If you want it to look really good, get those cable tiedowns that stick onto surfaces and hold down cables. I'll probably add some LEDs somewhere for good measure :)

Pros: Looks cool
Great cooling
Not a computer tower

Cons: A bit pricey for what you get (not enough market for these)
Had to dremel the CD drive bracket to clear one of the motherboard post screw heads
Needed a header extension cable for the front panel audio connector to fit in its intended mount location

Other Thoughts: Going to hang this on my wall

Pros: -Solid and high quality plastic material
-Easy de-construction
-Low price for DIY style cases
-Power and reset buttons are nice
-Easy to improvise if something doesn't fit
-Fun for external hardware or modular setup

Cons: -Building instructions are terrible
-Didn't support mounting my SSD for some reason.
-Requires improvisation in some areas
-Took forever to assemble
-Better cases are available for hardware testing, but they are more expensive.

Other Thoughts: People are becoming more and more creative now-a-days and it's cases like these that makes it easier. I'm currently using this along with some modifications to have an external hardware setup. For the price it's an awesome case/bench. The only issue with these types of cases is the material quality. This case doesn't suffer from that draw back and I highly recommend this for enthusiast. Don't forget proper cooling for your north/south bridge heatsinks when stressing your hardware.

Pros: cool concept i plan on using it if my dream of getting in the pc building and resale ever happens

Cons: wish the power switch and audio were snap ons that way i could store them and keep it neater looking

Other Thoughts: ive go the components already hooked up to use it now all i need is some motherboards to play with it on .

Pros: the look of this case with my after glow blue power supply makes my components stand out its grand and the raw look of the system is amazing

Cons: the instruction Manuel doesn't help a thing had to go back and look at some things about 3 or 4 times to get them right and make sure you put your mother board posts on before your hd/od's

Pros: It looks cool and It just looks so geeky so I am happy :P

Cons: The USB/Audio attachment cable was a tad short & i can't use it because of that but I have USB 3.0 and it doesn't support it anyway so meh.

Other Thoughts: if you like to have a computer that shows what its made of, use the do it yourself and walla.