- Steel SECC Chassis 1mm / Plastic ATX Full Tower
- 4 x USB 2.0
- 1 x Audio & Mic
- 1 x E-Sata Ports
- 1 x Card Reader
- 1 x Native Sata Front Ports
- 2 x 80mm Blue Led Side Fans 2 x 120mm Blue Led Top Fans
So-So case.
02/21/2012
This review is from: Sentey Arvina Extreme Division Tower Case 6x Fan LED/ 4 x USB / Multi Card Reader / 4 x Fan Control / E-SATA / 6 x Removable Aluminum Bays / Screwless
Pros:
The case in it's entirety is solid enough. A good amount of fans already included (though I suspect they will need replacement prematurely).
The front/top i/o panel is great, straight forward, with cables long enough to easily reach anywhere on the MB. There is one problem with the front panel which I'll list below.
The optical drive front panel setup is nice. The drive door opens to push out a flap on the case so there isn't any mess with optical drive bay covers.
I could list a lot of things that I like about this case, but as you will see below, there's a lot I don't like about it.
Cons:
As has been mentioned, the plastic components are made with very cheap plastic. The kind of plastic that, if a toy were made of it, you wouldn't give the toy to your kid.
The HDD bay setup is nice at first. But the bays are too small to properly fit a 3.5 drive, and the screws provided for the 2.5 drives leave too much wiggle, and the drive will rattle in the bay if something isn't done. I managed to use make shift washers for it.
The fan filters are more difficult than they should be for cases that need to be cleaned on a regular basis. For all the fans inside, there isn't much air flow.
The front panel card reader connection is pin based, and not clearly explained by the manual. It's a USB pin setup, but not incorporated with the other USB plugs. Unless you have the pin numbers memorized, you have to look-up the order for them to be plugged in. Once you do have them plugged in right, they do work fine.
Overall Review:
Overall, I prefer my old case, but this one will do the job. It's by no means a bad case, it's just not a great case. Hopefully if I don't mess with it too much, none of the parts will break. My biggest concern is the fans. Time will tell.
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- Jesse K.
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Verified Owner
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Owned For:
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