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LEPA Smok Series LPC309(U3) Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

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  • Steel ATX Mid Tower
  • 1 x USB 3.0 / 1 x USB 2.0 / Audio Front Ports
  • 3 External 5.25" Drive Bays
  • 3 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays

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  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 1 year
  • Limited Warranty period (labor): 1 year
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  • harold r.
  • 1/24/2016 10:00:54 PM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsNice looking case, What do I do without any mounting brackets or screws

Pros: looks good, without any hardware pack its hard to tell

Cons: Did not arrive with any screws, hard drive or optical drive mounting brackets, or manual.

Other Thoughts: Now let's see how they help?

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  • Anonymous
  • 12/26/2015 2:56:29 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsA Box For Specs

Pros: Cheap

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Gaming PC should be about performance, so, buy this and throw as much money at SPEC's as possible xD

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  • Anonymous
  • 11/13/2015 10:16:38 AM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

5 out of 5 eggsGood Case

Pros: It's a very good case. Two 120mm fans (Only one is LED) and it has a nice design to it.

Cons: The motherboard standoffs are veryyyy poorly made. They strip easily so be careful if you choose this case!

Other Thoughts: I would recommend this case to anyone for a first computer build

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  • Jordan W.
  • 10/29/2015 6:30:29 AM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood CAse

Pros: I like on how roomy it was for the different motherboard sizes. The insane amount of room for cable management for a very cheep price When I bought it. The Side panels look nice. Tented Glass on the side. A lot of things for 35.00 When I bought it. the front of the case is hard plastic instead of a softer plastic. Steel for the frame.

Cons: The motherboard i had was so old That It has no LED Areas or The right Plugs in to the Build. But Putting hard drives in Is a little bit a pain But they do not lock in so screw it in.

Other Thoughts: As i thought on The Case I love to look at the front where there is hard plastic for the case in the front.

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  • Phillip W.
  • 10/18/2015 10:10:55 PM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsLEPA Smok Series LPC309(U3) Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: takes special screws for front fans so they give you 4 extra in case you want to put another fan in front.
USB3
Standoffs are pre-installed for ATX motherboards
Room for 3 3.5 hard drives and 3 2.5 ssd drives with removable part for longer graphics cards.
has extra screws and standoffs.
filter in front and on bottom for easy cleaning.
front comes of easy.
route wire behind motherboard hold on some what.

Cons: had a small dent in the crease on back panel but not worth sending it back for.
atx standoffs are a tad off and you have to really push on motherboard to get them lined off.
I put a Silverstone strider 1000 watt PSU in it and it touches the bottom of motherboard
could use a hole to route CPU 8 pin connector to top of board but way I routed it worked ok.
Front fan is a 4 pin connector should be a 3 pin like the rest of them I has to add a whole rail of 4 pin connectors just for that fan. at least include an adapter.

Other Thoughts: I bought this to put in a gigabyte z97 gaming g1. a 4790k Intel CPU. I also installed a fan in top and put a ZALMAN CPU cooler in it the 9500 series. Also installed a 240 gig SSD in it for now. Is a decent case could use a half of inch more on bottom so psu doesn't touch the motherboard. They must make 2 versions of this case because the instructions I got was for this case but tool less design. Wish it didn't have dent in it but not worth sending back to try to get one without it and wait 2 weeks to build it. Although I have 2 other top of the line desktops and a laptop and a smart tv with browser. Was planning on building this and selling it cheap to someone that needs one. Debating if I should put a video card in it I have to put the SSD in it to finish it and I want to see what the integrated graphics rate at. Then I will decide. Over all for a cheap case it does the job.

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  • Matt H.
  • 10/7/2015 10:54:40 PM
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsNot that bad.

Pros: Aesthetically this case really can't be beaten for the price, but everything else is just average. Before the controller it wasn't too bad. The cable management was exactly what i expected, a few tie down zones with enough space to easily manage everything (i do have a modular supply though so it made things easier). I still have a decently hard time getting the side panel on, but that's probably because i didn't do the absolute best i could have don cable wise. It has decent dust filters and very good ground clearance for those of you looking to put it on the floor.

Cons: The fans are nice, but one of them (the blue LED one, AKA the one you want the most) is a molex connector which i cant use with my fan controller so i had to replace it because incomparison with my other now silent fans it was much too loud. This is where the big problems come into play. 1, no toolless hard drive bays, 2 long graphics cards make you remove the ssd bay, which was a pain in the rear end because of where they put the screws, and two, it only supports 4 120 mm fans, which means AIO water coolers will need to be single rad if you don't want it front mounted which would cause really bad air intake.

Other Thoughts: I still would definitely recommend buying this if it's your first pc build, but you should probably either save up and get something at a higher price point right away, or replace it a few months after you bought it for something even more premium like i am going to do. For well under $50 i doubt you can find something much better than this.

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  • Robert L.
  • 5/27/2015 10:23:00 PM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

2 out of 5 eggsFaulty Case

Pros: The parts that I ordered with this case were able to fit and was able to work for a time.

Cons: The front USB ports stopped working then later when I tried to turn on the computer, it wouldn't turn on. I know the parts are still in working order, especially the power cable and supply. But case's power button won't turn the computer on no matter how times I press it.

Other Thoughts: I need either a replacement case that's no defective or a brand new one.

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  • susan j.
  • 5/24/2015 1:11:07 PM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

5 out of 5 eggsFantastic and Fits a GTX 960

Pros: Great case that can fit lots of items, I am a happy owner and I have no cons what so ever. If you are looking for a great looking case with plenty of room and that's very very cheap, Here it is.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Liquid Cooling.

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  • stacey g.
  • 5/16/2015 10:23:22 AM
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsDefinite Value Here, Very Nice Little Thought Out Case!

Pros: It's quite small but has surprising room inside even for great cable management somehow. My bigger R9 280 video card fits no problem. With the smaller size and 4 fans (2 incl., plus I added 1 exh. & 1 int.) this thing is like a wind tunnel inside. Very easy to take front cover off for adding cooling & drives due to the wires and buttons being placed on top of this case instead of on the front cover. Plenty of internal 2.5" s.s.d. and 3.5" h.d. bays for several of each, at the same time, perfect for RAID or BACKUPS.

Cons: Zero Front 3.5" drive bays, one would not of hurt but not too big of a deal unless you absolutely have to have maybe an all-in-1 memory reader, fan controller or drive for some sound adapters and such, you can still make it work with an adapter.

Other Thoughts: AMD FX-6300 @ 4.1GHZ w/ Arctic Freezer A11 Cooler
8GB (2x4GB) KLEVV NEO 1866
Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P
MSI R9 280 Gaming Edition
Apevia 800W 4+12V rails
Corsair Force LS 120GB SSD
Win7 Pro 64-bit

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  • Kyle P.
  • 5/11/2015 4:55:47 AM
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsLepa case

Pros: Affordable
Looks Cool
4x fan support (window version)

Cons: A little small for the combo with fx 8350, R9 280, and gigabyte ud3p.
Since this was my first ever full build, I thought the case was a little too small to wire well. Also the back plates are not very durable and im not a fan of ripping out the plates to put in the gpu.
Had a little trouble wiring the R280 to fit well in this case and the power cords are still touching the cover... Also on the bac,k the modular cabling hits that cover as well
Wish it had a clip in tray for drives--instead you screw it in.
The bottom rubber stands arent level.

Other Thoughts: I really want to get coolermaster 212 evo but not sure if that will fit in this case and mobo with g skill ram.
Overall its a good budget case but if youre picky i would stay away from it. Im most likely upgrading a case in the future because im getting 72 C gpu and 74 C mobo socket temps with 4 fans and stock heatsink.

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