Sunbeam AC9B-HUVB Blue Clear Acrylic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Once assembled, this thing is very sturdy. I took my time on this build after reading the reviews. I believe most people's issues with cracking and screws were probably due in some part to user error. If you are careful, and do "NOT" use a screwdriver on the thumb screws you will be fine. I'd recommend carefully (as to not scratch) take a smaller needlenose plier and just give the thumb screws a quarter of a turn for extra support. No more, or your asking for trouble. Had no problems with anything not lining up. Everythign fit like a glove, plenty of room. Directions are not difficult, and diagrams make any confusion clear again. The case is gorgeous. The engineering behind it was well thought out, in contrary to some other reviews. You just have to really think... this is an acrlic case, and expect that when you build it.

Cons: Gloves are kind of small, but man, you will be sorry if you don't use something.... Can you say fingerprints on the inside of your case? As far as the screws go, you could argue that the plastic screws are a con, but I think they prevent many people from ruining their case. If these were all solid metal, people would tighten them so much, there would be cracks all over the place. They serve their purpose well, and work even better if used with some caution and patience. They are not meant to be over tightened. I had only 1 screw thread out of all the ones used.

Overall Review: Picked up a few generic fan filters for the intakes I made on my box. I'd definetly recommend it, newegg has them for a few bucks, they fit perfect and keep all the dust and such from getting inside your nice acrylic box. Really really recommend using cotton gloves. Or find something that fits you. And most importantly... This is a case to BUILD.. i mean really build. We're talking about a box full of just pieces. If you don't want to spend a few hours building a beautiful case, don't buy it. If you don't have the patience to build it with quality work, don't buy it. If you open your case constantly, you also might want to reconsider, as it's not as easy to get in and out once it's assembled. All in all, wonderful case, would definetly buy one for another build. I have the 4 120mm fans, 1 80mm top exhaust fan and a pci slot blower fan. My Q6600 stressed is never gets over 45C. My idle temperature runs about 28-32C. Great case for airflow (if done correctly)

Pros: First off, this case just looks completely amazing. Its also very well designed and all the pieces fit together perfectly. It was much easier to put together than many other reviewes have griped about and if you're anything like me, you might even enjoy it a little. The case is also pretty big and stays super cool which makes it great for a serious gaming setup.

Cons: They only give you three fans, which aren't even very good, when the case has room for up to 7 (6 if you have a large graphics card). Not worth deducting an egg though since all you have to do is buy at least one 120mm fan and one 80mm fan, but I recommend getting more than that since the fans that come with it really don't move that much air. Plus, they're purple. Additionally, I should mention that the acryllic does scratch pretty easily, so just bemindful of that. Also, be careful with the plastice screws if using a metal screwdriver.

Overall Review: Do yourself a favor and buy some UV lights for this thing. They really make the edges of the case pop and it looks awesome. I recommend at least one set of the dual 12" cold cathode UV tubes. It would also be wise to get some dust screens on your intake fans or else you'll probably be amazed by how quickly dust accumulates on all of your cables and components. The best way to keep the acryllic clean, which I can now tell you after having tried about a hundred wrong ways, is simply with distilled water and paper towels. One wet paper towel and one dry one. I've found that tap water, and even the detergent residue left over on some cloth rags, will leave streaks once it dries.

Pros: Well, obviously it looks awesome. The included fans are purple not blue (at least for me), this made me upset at first but now after I put them in with the rest of my blue themed parts it looks even cooler with the purple. Well placed usb and headphone ports on the front. Able to put HDs in the front in place of 3 front slots (out of 9) and the option to put a fan to help cool them if you have some ridiculously hot HDs. The whole thing is really cool with all the fans (I have 4 and am planning on 2 more 120mms). The "horrible" thumb screws do look cool with the case.

Cons: Yes you have to put it together, and it does take a while. The thumb screws aren't as bad as people seem to be making them. They are THUMB SCREWS, why would you use a screwdriver on them? I do wish the fans were a little brighter, and only 1 fan grill so make sure to order some... You may have to clear the dust every two months or so, but opening it up is easy enough (just 4 thumb screws). The only hard time I has with it was putting in the backplate.

Overall Review: If I ever get a new case (seems unlikely), I'll definitely be looking a Sunbeams stuff first. Just ordered my fans, love Newegg like always. While you're putting it together I recommend putting it on a towel to avoid scratches, worked perfectly for me. Oh yeah, and it is BIG.

Pros: Its the coolest looking case ive ever owned. its sturdyer(sp?) than it looks. the 3 included UV lights give it a great looking soft glow effect when the lights are turned off. plenty of airflow options.

Cons: finger print magnet. could not get front panel inputs (usb,mic,lineout) to work. the backplate that comes with it is low quality metal. the screws can not be tighended securely, causing my sound card to fall out. i went to a bigger screw. but it didnt matter. the second you try and tighen it it strips.

Overall Review: its great case. and i would definately buy another one. but only if the backplate issue is resolved.

Pros: -Excellent design, all parts align perfectly. -Room for 7 case fans, makes for excellent cooling -Beautiful case, it even glows slightly without the power on due to the blue hue acrylic. -Hard drive rack works great and allows for 4 HDD alone -Airflow through this case is awesome.

Cons: -The thumbscrews supplied are easily damaged. Do not use a screwdriver on them or you will marr the head. -Only comes with 3x120mm blue LED (more of a violet)fans, leaving 1 empty 120mm hole and 1 empty 80mm hole. Order the extra fans. -Only comes with 1x120mm fan grill/cover. While not necessary, I recommend purchasing extras as small fingers can touch the fan blades while moving. Not ideal with kids around.

Overall Review: -Gloves are supplied for building this case, as the acrylic easily picks up finger prints. However I simply could not manage the small screws while wearing the gloves and opted not to use the gloves, and simply covered my tracks using the gloves as a cleaning tool. -I order a LinkDepot blue LED 80mm fan and Rosewill blue LED 120mm fan to fill the empty fan slots. They were a different color blue than the sunbeam fans. The supplied sunbeam fans have more of a violet LED color. -I mounted the fans such that air was drawn in the front and pushed out the top and rear of the case. This creates nice airflow around the HDD and motherboard. On the side, the fans are right over the graphics card, so I mounted one to draw air in and the other to push air out. It keeps the hardware nice and cool.

Pros: Great case, very pretty, duh you know what you want when you look up acrylic case. awesome UV effect.

Cons: this thing really does take 5 hours to put together, that is confirmed, but when its all done ITS AWESOME.

Overall Review: Get some extra fans, I only used one core fan not, if you have a big cpu heatsink or long GPU know that the core fans wont fit. running 5 120mm, 1 80mm, 2 hdd coolers, 1 ram cooler. everything blue leds and respectfully quiet. Pick up some grills too. regarding thumbs screws. they are fine. use them with your thumb, just dont tighted down each one, leave an entire section half tight then fully tighten later. this will save you soo much time. buy this case!

Pros: Looks really sharp. Great way to make a ton of people say OOOOOOHHHHHHH! ****NOT ADVERTIZED*************************** the sunbeamtech.com logo on theside glows in the dark :D ******************************************** it makes a perfect wind tunnel Comes with 3x 120mm fans building it was easy just time consuming you need a whole table top to build it lol keep the padding close by to put on the table

Cons: Takes a while to build. the white gloves they give are annoying to work with i ended up taking them off and getting fingerprints on my case anyways... but it didn't quite matter to me. the thumb screws were plastic and allthough it came with 3x120mm fans it only has one 120 mm fan grate so youll want to order some it fyou want to protect fingers or fans case should definitelly have a grate for all fan wholes.

Overall Review: sunbeamtech makes a flashy case bu8t need to smoth out some edges/ metal thumb screw woulda been nice. along with grates. BUt for the price!! YOU cant complain.

Pros: It is a very Clean good looking case. There were no scratches or broken pieces. Everything came and there were no missing parts. It was very easy to assemble and only took me about 2 hours. It was a total time consumer =] Im excited to start putting parts in it.

Cons: I can only say 1 bad ting about this case. It was a tad bit hard to screw in the front bezels because the racks did not line up correctly. Its not that big of a deal but all I had to do was push the racks in the direction they were needed and it fixed everything.

Overall Review: It would have been cool to see maybe 3 extra fans to fill up the empty holes, or more than 1 fan cover.