RAIDMAX Vortex ATX-402WB Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: CHEAP CASE! 100% WORTH THE CURRENT PRICE (39.99). This is a budget case through and through

Cons: again, its a cheap case. the plastic on the front looks like its 40 price point. Also this shipped to me with 2 of the top push tabs that connect the top USB ports broken. If the case was more expensive i would return it. But for 40 bucks super glue works just fine.

Overall Review: This case is exactly what i expected. It is perfect for a very small budget build and is a great first build case.

Pros: I'm giving this case 5 eggs because the design is great . The inside has an excellent layout even if you want to put an ATX in this case which I personally wouldn't. There's plenty of open spaces for cable management and tie down points to secure your cables along with extra space formed into the side panel of the case itself. Plus you can fit two fans up front. The power and reset buttons also feel somewhat reliable.

Cons: Yes this case is very thin, super lite and I would imagine that to install parts in it you would have to do it with the same delicacy that you would consider taking in brain surgery. However it was 40 bucks and it shipped for free. After 30+ personal builds I can't say that I didn't know what I was getting into, but this was my very first Intel build and a very cheap build at that. So I can't take away any eggs for that.

Pros: Lightweight a lot of place for case fans to cool it.

Cons: Plastic makes it look cheap.

Overall Review: This case is pretty good. I wouldnt knock it till you have seen or tried it for yourself. The case is pretty nice but seems a little cramped for wires. Overall though it is a decent case for the price. I was looking for a case to put a few fans in to keep it cool and this was the one.

Pros: great case everything is great it seems almost perfect

Cons: i had a huge dent on where im supposed to put the power supply so now it wont fit

Pros: Great case, got it in the mail 3 days after purchase. As soon as i got it I couldn't wait to take it out of the box and inspect it. Case looked amazing, not a scratch or a dent anywhere. Swear the cardboard box and styrofoam weighs more than the case itself. Love the removable 2.5" drive bays for bigger graphics cards. In the manual it shops optional tooless drive inserts that didn't come with the case itself which i expected. contacted Raidmax themselves to find out if i could purchase them and within a day i got a email back instructing me how to purchase them. Thank You Raidmax. Do not regret this case at all, it is amazing cant wait for the rest my parts to come it to see it in action.

Cons: Only 2 problems i found with the case that were of no significance. my cases audio tip that hooks up to motherboard pins looked badly cleaned, had plastic shavings covering the holes and some had it inside them, had to take tweezers to clean them out. Case supports watercooling but it has punch out holes, wish it was like the more expensive cases with the rubber cover that lets the hose go thru it.

Overall Review: Other than a small overlook of a dirty cord, this is the best looking case i have ever owned. Used to reusing Oem cases and just putting new parts which can be fun as well people thinking you have a cheap old computer when in reality its alot better than theirs. But i love this case and would recommend it to anyone.

Pros: - Pretty cheap but decent case - Has 3 internal 2.5" bay slots - Screw-free locking mechanism sounds like a great idea (read Other for why it's an idea only and not a practice) - 4 fan mounts total provide for pretty good air flow - Lots of room inside the case - Great cable management side panel if you want to use it (I didn't) - It bends easily (read Other as to why this was sort of a good thing for me)

Cons: - Feels very cheap - Didn't come with screw-free locking tool. (read Other for more info) - The metal feels like it can bend without too much effort in certain areas - The placeholder expansion panels come out way too easy. I nearly broke a bunch of them through while fitting in the metal casing that came with the motherboard - The back where the metal casing would go is not designed nicely to have an easy fit (read Other for more info) - The wires in the case for the front panel felt very flimsy. I was afraid of touching them at times because it felt like it would crumble in my hands - There is a small circular dent in each of the 3 hard disk drive bays. (read Other for more info)

Overall Review: - The screw-free locking tool sounds like such a great idea. No hassle of having to install screws into the sides of your optical drive bays or hard drives inside the case while awkwardly positioning your hands to get it right. However, it didn't come with anything. I googled it and couldn't find anything about them. Not even a link on Raidmax's website to purchase replacements. In fact, not one review I read mentioned getting these and the only time I've even seen them was on one person's youtube review. - Now I wrote bend easily as a Pro. It's a Con as well but for me, it sort of helped. The back of the case where the metal casing would be fit into was not large enough to fit the casing that came with my motherboard. You can argue this is the case of the supplier of the motherboard, but all casings should be relatively the same in size. It doesn't make sense to me then that the case would not be optimized to fit the metal casings from all motherboard suppliers for the supported sizes. For those curious, I bought the ASUS A68HM-E mATX mobo. The cheap metal of the case allowed me to easily bend the back of the case just enough to slam the metal casing into it and then bend it back into place. Of course, this is not a good thing, not a recommended thing to do, and shouldn't have to be done, but in my case, it needed to be done but should have been avoided by Raidmax optimizing the case to support casings of all types of supported mobo sizes. - The small circular dent was a pain in the rear, to say the least. When inserting my hard drive, I had to input a little force to get it inside the bay. I didn't notice this little circular dent sticking out into the bay area. Then once it did go down, it wasn't aligned properly. This was due to the dent. In fact. the dent scraped one of the sides of my hard drive completely. Once again, I was able to luckily bend the piece outward using my pocket knife and was able to install my hard drive securely. Using a screw to put it into place was a bit of a pain since it doesn't align with the holes provided but the screw-free locking tool hole. It didn't provide too much of a challenge, but it was indeed inconvenient. Final thoughts: I would give this 3 stars because it got the job done on a great budget but the stress from some of the design choices and the amount of effort needed to deal with them has brought me to give it 2 stars.

Pros: I really like this case since it is very spacious and relatively cheap since it does have a clear side panel. I have a GTX 760 and a Tx3 CPU cooler and their is still a lot of room in the case. Wire management is pretty good since it has clips on the side panel to zip tie the wires. Overall great case for the price (around 20 after rebate).

Cons: I have 4 fans on it which help to circulate air in it, but the front fans are limited in the amount of air they can push since the HDD and SDD slots restrict airflow.

Pros: Everything that was listed is included. Sturdy Construction (So far) USB 3.0 3 2.5" SSD slots Decent cable management. Decent space. Came with pre-installed standoffs. Painted on inside as well. Thumb screws for side panels.

Cons: Only 2 USB ports in front. Top exhaust fan and bottom intake HDD fan doesn't come with screw-in slots.

Overall Review: Looks great, plain and simple computer case with a couple quirks for my setting. Came with plenty of space for my applications. Might be a bit small for larger motherboards and graphics cards.