Joined on 10/24/20
Top of the line case, covers all the bases
Pros: Spacious but compact. Included Fractal Design cable straps and multiple sections on both the side and bottom of the motherboard tray for cables to pass through makes building in this thing a breeze. Completely modular design, allowing for the drive cage to be easily removed for the builder to choose their own ideal layout. I moved the drive bay over and removed the bottom shroud in order to fit a 3rd 120mm fan in the front. Was able to fit 8 fans in this thing pretty easily. Noctua UH12S cooler and secondary fan mounted like a breeze, no ram clearance issues. 3 intake fans in the front, 2 in the top, one out the back and 2 on the CPU cooler, no trouble at all. Case is made very well, solid steel chassis and panels on both sides, and the feet are sturdy and stable on it. I got the regular tempered glass version and it looks gorgeous from the outside, mesh front panel allow for insanely good airflow. my idle temperatures are down 10-15 degrees Celsius from the garbage case that I switched to this one from. This case includes all the needed accessories to make a build look smooth and more. Zip ties, extra cable straps, a microfiber cleaning wipe for the glass. Hats off to Fractal Design for the extras. I couldn't be happier from start to finish with how this case turned out.
Cons: None really. I am old school, so I think they maybe they could have included a larger drive tray so that I don't have to mount them to the back, but that's just a pet peeve, I'm not a fan of modern case layouts which favor mounting drives behind the motherboard as opposed to in trays.
Overall Review: Overall this is a great case for anyone looking to build in this price range. there has been quite a few more cases with the mesh panel front layout made for airflow since this case was released and maybe those cases perform slightly better, but this one is the OG and I'm very happy with it, would recommend if you're looking for a case that's easy to build in, offers great airflow and a completely modular design at a more than fair price.