APEVIA X-Infinity ATXB6KLW-BK/420 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 420W Power Supply

Pros: Looks (front looks like a BMW to 4 of my friends) LCD temp read is nice. 120mm rear fan option is a plus. Front audio easiest to setup!!! (simple passthrough, BRILLAINT) USB connections; wires are all together (GG, Aspire!) truely a time-saver!

Cons: front dual 80mm fan installation can be a pain...and the metal is flimsy... case front a slight pain to remove. The fan on top can get the way of PSUs, the stock PS is lightweight, 300 watt PSUs weigh more than that thing.

Overall Review: Replace PS unless your system will be low-power...IE 300 watts needed. Don't expect that PS to give you 420W or even 390W. Be prepared to put up a fight when installing the 2 80mm fans in the front...you may risk stripping the fan screws! watch it!

Despite this...I love this case very much! Its astheticly pleasing and a modest amount of internal room (if you manage the cable-mess! Case has limited cable-management on other side (pannel without window)

Pros: The case is actually prettier in real life than the photos depict. As it's a Mid-Tower, it's cramped but still easy to get all the cables to where you need them to go. With all the fans in place that the case can hold, the case keeps extremely cool. ASPIRE does a good job of protecting the clear plastic parts in shipping so I was happy that the case arrived with no scratches and every LED and feature on it works perfectly.
I love the USB2.0 being at the TOP of the case. As a lot of people have their PCs either on the floor, or on the bottom of a computer desk, it's very convenient to just have access at the top instead of having to get out of your chair and on your knees to access the USB ports at the bottom front of the case like so many are built. The front temperature display is a nice touch. For lack of a better idea, I put mine on the heatsink.

Cons: 1 WARNING to anyone with small children around. The two fans that are built in (the one on the left panel and the one on the top) have grills around them that are very nice to look at, but a small finger could easily poke through to the fan blades. Having a 2-year-old who will be very fascinated by the blue LED fans, I think this is a legitimate concern. I solved this problem by installing an additional 80-mm fan grill over those.

2 The front panel is actually a little difficult to remove and actually has 4 screws holding it in place. I removed them and have no intention of putting them back.

3 The thermal cable has a warning to read the manual.....What manual? If I hadn't built a lot of PCs from scratch already, I would have been totally lost on this build because the case came without any documentation.

4 The metal punch-out blanks where the PCI slots are were hard to knock out without bending up the entire area.

Overall Review: I gave the case a 3. It's beautiful and everything on it that's supposed to work did work out of the box (that's actually a big deal). What stopped me from giving it a 4 or 5 is the total lack of documentation and a potential safety issue for small children with regards to the fans. Personally, I love doing builds so this was fun for me and I didn't need instructions. However, if you're new to this and want to build your first computer, don't use this case. Aspire is a good case maker and have a lot of easier cases to work with, but this one is not their best.