- 0.5 mm Thickness SGCC Micro ATX Mini Tower
- USB 2.0 x 2, HD Audio Front Ports
- HP400 400W Power Supply
- 2 External 5.25" Drive Bays
- 2 Internal 3.5" Drive Bays
Never seen worse
02/16/2015
This review is from: HEC Vigilance400 Black 0.5 mm Thickness SGCC Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Case with Dual 8cm Fan, 2x USB2.0, Audio HP400 400W Power Supply
Pros:
- It has a large Power button
- It's relatively low cost
Cons:
- Case is put together poorly
- Non-standard sizes makes mounting hardware difficult.
- Mis-matched holes due to improperly-aligned metal.
Overall Review:
This thing is a steaming pile of you know what (thanks, New Egg for censoring G rated words!).
I've built HUNDREDS of computers in my time and never have I encountered this level of garbagetry in my life. The metal is thin and easily bendable, except the takeouts which are razor sharp and/or unyielding. The plastic breaks at the slightest pressure. Mounting a standard-sized DVD player is impossible without removing the power supply and even then, the mis-aligned slots mean you almost need a hammer to get it into position. And once you get it into position, using their mounting guides, you find out that the pop-down cover for the CD won't CLOSE. Worse, if you want to dispense with the pop-down cover, there's a gaping hole and sides that impinge on the CD player, making the whole front misshaped. I'm using my Ka-Bar to whittle it to size.
And I haven't even tried mounting the MB yet!
It takes me about half an hour, tops, to put together a computer with a decent case. I've been screwing around with this illegitimate male offspring of an unwed mother for over an hour. Unfortunately, thanks to whatever microencephalic executive who decided that every few days case designs have to change, I can't ever seem to get the good cases from yesteryear. The ones that were solid, well built, well designed and relatively inexpensive.
This is inexpensive, yes, and it's cheap as hell. I'm considering returning it because given the unbelievably poor quality that went into it, I'm concerned that the power supply will fry everything when I turn it on. I'm going to see if my old system's PS will work. If it will, I'll think about keeping this or swapping out this case with another old computer's. But I know one thing: NEVER BUY THIS CASE!
Glad I have the Google guarantee on this thing because I'm pretty fricking sure I'm going to need it.
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- Brianna W.
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