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Evan P.

Evan P.

Joined on 12/09/12

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Under the right circumstances, a decent low price option.

DIYPC DIY-S08-G Green USB 3.0 Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, 1 x 120mm Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)
DIYPC DIY-S08-G Green USB 3.0 Steel / Tempered Glass ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, 1 x 120mm Fan x Rear (Pre-Installed)

Pros: -Quick turn around on shipping. -Came with all the hardware I needed. -Simple, Lightweight Construction. Easy to handle. -Plenty of space to work with inside. System installation of a b450m/ry3 2200g apu is a snap. Seems like it would have no issues with a full atx board. -Novel mounting system for Ssd/Hdd

Cons: -Lightweight Construction, metal is easily deformed. Case-in-point: My case arrived damaged, which was NOT a fault of shipping as the box and packaging material were unblemished. The chassis at the bottom rear (psu mounting location) was bent upward and inward, requiring "gentle persuasion" in order to correctly mount the Power Supply -Rear fan (pre-installed) is a 2-pin Molex style connector. While the fan cable was plenty long enough to route behind the motherboard tray, the Molex connector was cheap and would force one of its pins out every time I attempted to connect it. Was reduced to widening the pin receiver to bypass this issue. -Front panel I/Os and switches: wiring hangs open and loosely within. Not a particularly simple way to cleanly cable manage them.

Overall Review: This case was used in a build for a Student and light gamer, (who chose the case themselves... based on color >:( ...). As such, simplicity was key and this case hit the Mark in that regard. I would indeed recommend this case for those who intend the same. For those who intend to aim more heavily towards airflow for gaming, please bear in mind that this case has the POTENTIAL to run 8 fans, making a hub/controller a near necessity unless you plan on daisy-chaining most or all of the fans. For the Price, Its a decent option for a low to mild use build.