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Scott O.

Scott O.

Joined on 10/04/05

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Most Favorable Review

So close to being the best and yet so far away by 2 whole Millimeters.

Fractal Design Meshify S2 Black ATX Modular High-Airflow Dark Tint Tempered Glass Window Mid Tower Computer Case, FD-CA-MESH-S2-BKO-TG
Fractal Design Meshify S2 Black ATX Modular High-Airflow Dark Tint Tempered Glass Window Mid Tower Computer Case, FD-CA-MESH-S2-BKO-TG

Pros: This case is large, airy, and big enough for any job. Literally the most modular case I have ever used, if you arent using something, just take it out for more empty airflow volume. Tons of fan positions and tons of radiator positions for water cooling. Excellent mesh dust filters to keep the inside of your PC Clean. Power Supply mounts at the bottom and vents outside the case(to not blow more hot air in.) A breeze to assemble Looks beautiful with all the RGB parts through the dark tinted window.

Cons: The most dissappointing this is, Despite advertising that it is able to use a 280MM radiator in the top position, it can't. Technically it will bolt into place... but Then it literally impeded on the space occupied by my 4 ram chips by about 2 MILLIMETERS. A 240MM or 360MM radiator would have been perfect, but the wider 280MM just will not fit with standard overclocking ram with taller heat spreaders. A 280MM radiator might work with low profile ram but I have none to test with.

Overall Review: Good looking case for open airflow, will mount 2 AIO Coolers for GPU and CPU and still have room for 4x 140MM fans. Check your clearances on parts that you buy... because this one came up 2MM short for me. Probably going to have to buy a different AIO cpu cooler that is not 280MM if I want to keep this case.

11/25/2019

nice case, could be improved

DIYPC Alpha-GT3 Black Acrylic and Aluminum ATX Bench Case Bench Computer Case Mining Rig Frame Case for ATX/Micro ATX motherboard - PC components not included
DIYPC Alpha-GT3 Black Acrylic and Aluminum ATX Bench Case Bench Computer Case Mining Rig Frame Case for ATX/Micro ATX motherboard - PC components not included

Pros: Fairly compact case with room for lots of hardware. Easy to disassemble a computer setup and add a new one back. Actually purchased this case to put inside a homebuilt arcade / htpc cabinet, like it so far.

Cons: The acrylic is very brittle, im surprised my setup has survived, as I am constantly moving it and carrying it around. My USB / sound microboard was doa, but I didn't plan to use it, so no damage done. The directions really suck, because I put mine together wrong several times, and the final version still did not fit together 100% correctly.

Overall Review: With a few minor modifications this case could really shine. If they had allotted for 1/2 more inch of height in the bottom tray, there would have been room for a 5 in 3 (5.25 bay) raid enclosure AND 1 optical drive. 4 full 5.25 bays would have been very nice. Also I semi wish for a little cable management for the power supply cables to the drive bays... glad im using a modular...