Pros: Solid, sturdy, nice finish, doesn't look cheap or gaudy, tool-less mounts work nicely and secure, however PCI/PCIe mounts use the usual screws. (I actually prefer that though for security when moving the case.) Hard to find a quality case at this price point, but this one nails the price, look, and quality.

Cons: Side door is a tad flimsy, not a huge deal as it doesn't need to be as sturdy as the frame.

Overall Review: I had heard good things about this company pretty much across the board and wanted to see for myself. Fantastic choice when I need to throw my old parts into a new build and make an HTPC.

Pros: I picked up this case as part of a customers small form factor gaming PC. This is a beastly little case to work with. It's support for GFX cards up to 12.9 inches is quite amazing for such a small case. It has decent airflow and lends itself wonderfully to builds where both space and cost are a concern. I purchased this case when it was available directly from Newegg for $36.99. It also works well as an HTPC case, depending on your specific home theater system layout of course, or on a small desk. Thanks to it's small footprint. While space is obviously limited, the design of the case does seem to have ample room for cable management, though you may have to get somewhat creative if you're trying to cram a lot of hardware into it. A modular PSU is always recommended when working in small form factor cases. The case is also aesthetically pleasing, it really does look nice sitting on a desk or next to your TV.

Cons: Not a lot of space to work with obviously, but you should know that going into a build with this case. Considering the cases small size and design, there is actually more space that I expected.

Overall Review: The Cougar Spike really is a great little case. For this build, it's housing an AMD 7850K APU powered system, a modular Corsair PSU, with a Radeon R9 285 added later. Also running an SSD and one HDD. There is plenty of room for airflow to keep it all nice and cool, and room to expand. Another great product from Cougar.

Pros: Small Cheap Not bad looking for budget build Good quality 120mm fan installed

Cons: Vibrates at times, fingerprint magnet Little flimsy

Overall Review: I wanted to build a cheap basic pc for 7 year old nephew who wants to surf the internet and play Minecraft, this was ideal, paired it with cheap Haswell cpu and Z97 motherboard and an old 7850 and voila. Can't go wrong. I added an extra 120mm fan at the front of the case for better airflow. The case does have a tendency to buzz a little and I am unsure if this is due to the cheaper build quality, or possibly a cable that I need to reposition. All in all a nice little pc case for the money.

Pros: 1) No sharp contacts in general. I intentionally felt all crevasses and there's none, except for the pieces blocking the DVD/SD Card reader slots. Note that I did NOT add a video card, so I did not undo any of the PCI/PCI-E slot covers. 2) Feels sturdy and good. Seems of quality material. The finish is not as good as the Rosewill Challenger's (I have both the USB 2.0 and 3.0 versions), but much better than the RAIDMAX Saggita. 3) USB 3.0 4) 3.5 inch slot for SD Card reader. 5) The tool-less thingys actually worked for me. I don't know if I trust my computer case in a move or on it's side or whatever, but then I don't do that often, and I take personal care and move of my computer stuff. I'm seriously not sure what other people are complaining about. Take a moment to study it folks. Don't just start flapping the things all over the place. 6) Airflow is good (I installed a 120mm fan in front. I can feel air rushing in).

Cons: 1) As others have noted here, you should install a traditional hard drive prior to installing the CPU HS/Fan if you are planning on using an aftermarket one. Or, you can use the DVD/CD ROM slot, but make sure you have adequate cooling for it because traditional hard drives are warmer than SSDs, and there's no air movement in that area. 2) When I first took out the side panels, I struggled just for a moment to fully take it out. The bottom connector pieces were slightly bent. I had to straighten them out to be able to put the side panels back on/take them off easily. I had to use a fair amount of force to fix the bends, so... I guess that's a good thing that it's sturdy. No problems after that. 3) The power and SSD/HD activity LEDs are obnoxiously bright. I had to use a 12-layer scotch tape square to block them. I guess I will use a permanent black marker or something to mark them later... 4) NOTE: This case is different from all other cases I've worked on in that the motherboard screws will only fit the little tiny threaded screws. Computer screws come with the little tiny thread ones, and the bigger thread ones. The bigger thread ones are generally for the motherboard and for holding down expansion cards such as a video card, and the smaller thread ones are generally for holding HHD/DVD drives. However, this case has that reversed in that you must use the tiny thread screws to screw the motherboard in. Otherwise, you will mess it up like I did. I got it stuck so I had to use a friggen adjustable wrench to hold the one side and use a screwdriver to unscrew the big threaded screw out, while holding the motherboard vertical! 5) Wish this thing was on sale when I bought it. Paid over $40+ for it. I'm cheap, what can I say? At least I'm not one of those idiot$ who spend $100 to $150+ on cases. 6) Only for a Micro ATX motherboard, but I already knew this and intentionally went for a Micro ATX case.

Overall Review: I've built over 20 different systems over the years, and started my first work with 386 computers. Hints and Order of Things Suggestion: 1) If you plan to put a 120mm fan in the front area, do that first. It's easier to do this when there's nothing in the case yet. 2) Install regular HHD (secure from both sides). You can put SSD down on the bottom or with the HHD. I put it with the HHD because I have a Rosewill SSD fan thingy. Since I put my SSD on the bottom slot, my SATA power connectors had a cord sticking upwards to hit the HHD’s bottom area so I had to use a straight 4-pin power to SATA power converter. 3) If you have a SD Card reader in the 3.5” slot, do that now. You will need to remove the metal piece blocking the front. If you add your BD/DVD first, the space may be too tiny to work with. 4) Install BD/DVD/CD drive (secure from one side) 5) Put your I/O backshield in/do your motherboard screws and put motherboard in. See NOTE above in the CONS section. 6) I use Arctic Silver 5 so I studied my aftermarket CPU HS/Fan and did my thang and finalized the CPU and HS/Fan at this time. 7) Put in PSU. Even though I use a modular PSU, I had everything plugged in. I stuck the unused cords on top of the BD drive. I always do that. That's just how I roll. I'm not sure why people complain so much about cable management. That’s up to you folks! I then used twisty's (not the website, but the little thingies, you know) to tie up the wiring. 8) I've worked with enough motherboards (maybe 50+ since I've replaced many computers over the years) so I didn't read the manuals. Again, that’s just how I roll. I studied my motherboard pins and then placed the case HHD/Power/Reset LED connectors etc. in one hand (in the correct position and orientation) and then stuck everything in at once. Worked like a charm. I use this cheap but very powerful Chinese knockoff headlamp to help. Thoughts: I have the Rosewill Challenger case and a bunch of others that are in the $50 range. This one, unlike what some naysayers are saying, is actually quiet sturdy. Not sure what they are smoken'. Setup: COUGAR Spike Black Steel / Plastic MicroATX Mini Tower Case GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD3 Motherboard (4K baby) i3-4330 CPU (again, 4k HTPC) ARCTIC Alpine 11 Plus CPU Cooler ADATA Premier Pro SP900 ASP900S3-64GM-C 64GB SATA III SSD (OS and Apps drive) Western Digital WD VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ 500GB 10K RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s (Videos/Pics drive) Pioneer Blu-Ray Writer (BDR-209DBK) OCZ ModXStream Pro 500W Modular High Performance PSU (purchased 4 years ago, but barely used) Thermaltake Thunderblade 120 mm AF0032 (Blue) (front). Win 7, 32-bit (not Win 8 junk M$ forces down throats of loyal customers). I'm using the integrated onboard video so I made a little heat capture makeshift thingy with tough 3M shipping tape: the bottom half of the CPU exhaust go towards the back 120mm exhaust fan. The top half goes straight to my PSU fan.

Pros: the case works as it is.

Cons: there was an error on the power/reset wirings tags - when i press the power button nothing happen and i thought the motherboard was dead, but i never give up, i opened again the case to check all the wires & everything was perfect, so i close the case and press the power again, but nothing happen, it came up to my mind why not press the reset button? and then it turn on the computer by pressing the RESET button. i found out it was the wiring tags labeled wrong so, i switch the wires of power/reset button. the motherboard used on this product is ASUS M3A78-CM.

Pros: Very low profile, does not look gaudy, sturdy enough for a basic setup. Adequate cooling. I like how you can mount an SSD on the bottom interior, makes it simple if that is all you are wanting to use. Plenty of room for a decent video card. I don't like screwless mounts at all, but these were at least usable, and can easily be removed if you choose to forgo them.

Cons: I had some problems getting drives into the case with my CPU cooler -- not really a con per-se, but make sure to plan out your build before you start adding components into this one.

Overall Review: I bought this for a refurb I was building for a friend as a gift. Didn't want to spend a ton of money (as the case is the only thing I actually had to purchase new). I looked at a lot of cases in this price point and finally decided on this one based on the reviews and the product features. I was not disappointed at all. If you are looking for a good quality, basic computer case for a lower price, this is a good one.

Pros: I purchased this for a budget build. I needed room for a large heatsink and wanted room for for expansion. I was expecting a cheap flimsy case. Instead I received a very sturdy case with plenty of room for what I needed. A lot of room inside for air circulation. The 120mm fan pushes a lot of air and its quiet. Huge vents throughout - what else can I say? I'm really happy with this budget case. Well worth the money. I love the thumbscrews in the back and the plastic tool-less hdd clips are great. I read someone's comment about the plastic clips being cheap and to avoid them. I completely disagree. The clips work fine and I have no problems with them at all. They're easily removable if you don't want them. I kept them in. I'm going to add a few more fans and custom build some filters for this case. I love the front USB 3.0 - this was the feature that attracted me the most to purchase it. Completely happy and makes a good home for my new Asus A88XMA board.

Cons: The only cons I can come up with if I really nit-pick this case is that I'd like if it were made to sit on its side - since this is how I'll be using it in a tight space. Still looks great. The SPIKE LOGO absolutely has to go though. They should rethink the logo. It looks like a cat with his tail down and one leg up in the air like it is cleaning its behind! Seriously. I have cats and every time I look at the logo I see my fat orange cat cleaning his behind. Hilarious! Luckily the logo on the case is just a sticker and it can be removed.

Overall Review: Its a great budget case. I got my money's worth. I was surprised at the room left inside once the computer was fully assembled.

Pros: great sturdy design, only $10 for me after MIR. Holds CM Hyper 212+ heatsync which is so huge I wouldn't have even ordered it had I known. But it does hold it perfectly and the case closes so that is pretty great.

Cons: NONE TO SPEAK OF