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CFI Prime 311 CFI-A0991 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

  • ATX Mid Tower
  • 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, Audio Front Ports
  • 4 External 5.25" Drive Bays
  • 4 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
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The CFI CFI-A0991 combines quality, features and low price to deliver excellent value. The front panel includes two USB 2.0 ports, one USB 3.0 port and two jacks for audio. Inside are a total of eight drive bays –four 5.25” external ODD bays and four internal 3.5” drive bays. One 120mm front LED fan, one 120mm rear fan and two 120mm side LED fans draw air through the case smoothly.

  • newegg Room for expansion The CFI CFI-A0991 features 8 drive bays (4 external 5.25” bays and 4 internal 3.5” bays) giving you enough room to expand your system.
  • newegg Impressive Cooling The CFI CFI-A0991 comes equipped with one 120mm front LED fan, one 120mm rear fan and two 120mm side LED fans delivering voluminous airflow to your valuable parts.

Learn more about the CFI CFI-A0991

Model

Brand
CFI
Series
Prime 311
Model
CFI-A0991

Spec

Type
ATX Mid Tower
Color
Black
With Power Supply
No
Motherboard Compatibility
Micro ATX / ATX

Expansion

External 5.25" Drive Bays
4
External 3.5" Drive Bays
No
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
4

Front Ports

Front Ports
2 x USB 2.0, 1 x USB 3.0, Audio

Cooling System

80mm Fans
No
120mm Fans
1 x 120mm Front LED Fan
1 x 120mm Rear Fan
2 x 120mm Side LED Fan

Physical Spec

Dimensions
7.87" x 17.05" x 19.53"
Weight
14.33 lbs.

Quick Info

Warranty

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


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  • Kirby
  • 4/24/2013 4:55:41 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsMissing Parts

Pros: This case looked really nice when i opened it.

Cons: Missing screws for the Power supply that came with it.
bad looking plastic HDD Holding slots.

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  • kupa
  • 4/3/2013 2:04:04 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

4 out of 5 eggsGood case, but description not correct

Pros: The steel is on the thin side, but adequate. All the edges are rolled and I haven't found a sharp edge yet. The plastic front looks pretty good. The case comes with 4 fans and there is a place at the bottom of the case for one more. It's not mentioned in the description, but the front and the back fans are connected via the front panel switches that has off, low, and high speed settings. Both sides of the case open and are fastened by thumb screws.
The power supply can be installed either right side up or upside down and there are screw mounting holes for both orientation and vent on the bottom of the case for the psu fan if it is installed right side up (with the fan pointing down).
HDD tray, while not totally tool-less (you have to screw the drive to the tray, but the tray just slides and snaps in to the cage), is convenient. There are plenty of holes around the motherboard plate to route cables and loops in the plate for zip ties to manage the cables. The case comes with a bag of zip ties.

Cons: A couple of screws holding the case fans came "pre-stripped" for my inconvenience. Looks like the assembler went medieval on the screw heads and provided me with a couple of cones where philips slots used to be. For now it's not a problem, but if I want to replace the fans later, it's going to be (not) fun. The plastic tool-less CD mount and the HDD tray feels thin and cheap (but they work, so it's a minor point).
The thumb screws for the side covers are actually regular round head screws inside plastic thumb screw heads. This may be a common thing, but I haven't bought a case in a while and had never seen that before. Again, it works, but just doesn't feel substantial like a metal thumb screw. At least it's better than a standard screw.
There is only one PCI slot cover and the rest are just knockout plates, but I guess that is the case with most computer cases.

Other Thoughts: First, let's start with some corrections and additions on the description. This case technically has (4) 5.25" drive bays, in that there is a cage with screw holes for 4 bays. However, the top bay is taken up by the front panel, so you definitely do not have external access, and is not really meant to be useable, unless you really want to try to squeeze in a 3.5" or and 2.5" adapter in there. But you would still have to deal with all the cables that come through from the front panel.
The bottom most 5.25" drive bay is actually installed with a 3.5" mount adapter and you can see in the picture that there is a 3.5" knockout panel inside the 5.25" cover panel. So the description is wrong in that there is an external 3.5" bay. You can also use it as a 5.25" drive bay but it doesn't come with the tool-less mount and you will just have to use regular screws to mount the drive there.
Also, the hard drive cage actually has slots for 6 drives, but only comes with 3 trays. That probably won't be a problem for me, but just noting that the description is wrong, and I don't know where you can get extra trays if you need them.
The front and the back fans are fairly quiet, esp. in low setting, but the two side fans are somewhat noisy. All of them have 4 pin molex, but as mentioned above, front and the back ones are connected to built in speed control switch.
There is one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 port, but they seem to be a bit flaky on mine. I had a flash drive and a keyboard connected to them while installing and they would sometimes show up, sometimes not. The USB 3.0 header is for two ports but the front panel only has one. I think one is being wasted because CFI didn’t spend a couple of more cents on another USB 3.0 port. I may have to rectify that with a dremel once the sheen of the newness wears off this case.
Overall, I’m happy with the case. I got it at a combo discount with a motherboard I was getting and a free DVD rewriter that I needed to get anyway. I’d be a little hesitant at the full price, but I think it’s still decent at that price. If CFI could just add something to make this case stand out, maybe like better fan controller, (2) USB 3.0 ports, or 6 HDD trays to fill the existing slots, or just lower the price slightly, I would wholeheartedly recommend this case.

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Good case, but description not correct

4 out of 5 eggs
The steel is on the thin side, but adequate. All the edges are rolled and I haven't found a sharp edge yet. The plastic ...
— kupa 4/3/2013

Missing Parts

4 out of 5 eggs
This case looked really nice when i opened it.
— Kirby 4/24/2013


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