Pros: This case has excellent ventilation and ventilation options. The two case fans (3-pin) on the front are adequate, and the mesh front allows them to work well. They don’t move as much air as some fans, but they get the job done. I don’t care for the clear fans, but with the white LEDs and the mesh front, the look acceptable. I would not change them unless one failed. Also, there is easy mounting for a large radiator up top and a rear fan (not included) This case is sturdy before and after all the components are installed. This case is large enough to work inside easily, but still small enough to be more of a classic mid-tower, rather than the current mid-towers that are usually over 17 inches tall. Captive thumbscrews are a nice touch, but have their own problems (see cons). Hard drive bay is completely tool-less and the holsters can be inverted, which may be necessary depending on your hard drives arrangement, since a 3.5-inch hard drive will be nearly flush against the side rail and could block cable connections otherwise. 3.5-inch hard drives can ONLY be installed with the connectors opposite the window-side of the case. Power supply mount is on the bottom and allows for inverted installation, if desired. Cable management is relatively easy; a couple of the cable runs were a tight squeeze, but should be manageable for everyone.

Cons: Cable management for the front fans was non-existent and requires some out-of-the box thinking and routing. The USB connections take up a full USB 3 connector and a USB 2 connector on the motherboard, but only give one of each on the case. I docked an egg for this. The thumbscrews cannot be satisfactorily tightened without the use of a screwdriver; the covers will be loose if you only tighten them by hand. It would have been nice to get a shroud for either the whole power supply or the power supply cables. Because of the price-point, I did not dock an egg but if this case were any more expensive this would be an expectation.

Overall Review: Another reviewer mentioned the bulge on the non-windowed side needs to be larger to account for cable management better. I disagree. It takes a bit of work, but unless your cables are monstrous, this should not be problem. Where it MAY be a problem is if you’re using the 2.5-inch drive mount on the non-windowed side. If you’re doing that, I strongly recommend getting a custom cable that will eliminate this concern (you’ll need it anyway due to the length required). There are no rubber grommets, but at this price-point I don’t expect any. It’s neither a con nor worth docking an egg. Dust screen on the bottom is a nice touch, but they come off at the drop of a hat. ANY hat. I will probably just remove mine since it comes off every time I touch it. Not worth docking an egg. I like having cases with 5.25-inch external bays. Optical drives are less important these days, but some of us still like using them and many people still rely on them. Also these bays are great for memory card readers, which will always be handy.

Pros: Nicely constructed. Compact. Light weight. Two CD Rom drive trays..

Cons: A little tight in places for cables. Sparse on installation instructions. Need additional cables for old motherboards (fan and USB 3.0 header)

Overall Review: I bought this because my 8-year old Antec case was rusting, it was too large and heavy, and I was upgrading my hard drive to SSD. I like the case but here are some installation tips: 1. The installation instruction sheet suggests an option of routing the motherboard power cable back through the slot next to the cable channel before installing the motherboard. If you do this and have a fat power cable, you won't be able to get additional cables in that channel and be able to close the right panel. Recommend checking that out before you do that. There is plenty of room in the opening to route your cables, so don't think you have to use the channel or slots to tie down all your cables. 2. Consider installing the motherboard power cable onto your power supply before installing your power supply in the case if you have a modular power supply. The room between the power supply and the hard disk drive cage is a bit tight. 3. Don't install a rear outlet fan or CD Rom drives before installing the motherboard. There's not enough room and you will be taking out the fan and CD Rom drives to allow you to put in the motherboard. I thought I could get ahead of the process by doing this and it caused me to repeat some of my installation. 4. Don't push your CD Rom drives too far back before reinstalling the front case panel. You won't get them back through the openings if you do this. I learned the hard way. 5. The hard disk drives go in backwards. You put the connection tabs toward the back (right side of the case) and insert them into the cage that way. This was different from what I was used to and took me a while to figure out. 6. If you only have one input fan header on your old motherboard, you will need to buy a splitter cable to run both of the provided front fans. 7. If your motherboard doesn't have a USB 3.0 header, you will have to buy a 3.0 to 2.0 converter cable to use both USB slots on the top of the case. 8. The hard drive cage and the SSD mount are too far apart to use one power cable. I am using one more cable than I had with my old case (but I didn't have the addition of the SSD in the old case). If I had known the above, my installation would have been a lot smoother and quicker. Other than that, it's a nice compact mid-tower ATX case and seems well-designed and built.

Pros: I purchased this case, as a cheap case for my son. When it arrived, it was well packed. After taking the case out of the box, you will notice how sturdy this case actually is. I was pleasantly surprised, since I was expecting a little more flimsy case for the price. You will also notice that the inside of the case is smooth and has very little to no unprotected sides. On that note however, there are no rubber grommets on any of the pass through holes inside the case. This was kind of a bummer for me, but it was a cheaper case, so I did not take of an egg. I just wanted to point this out to those looking at this case. I ordered the grey case, and when I pulled it out, it was a nice glossy grey color. It is a lighter grey, though it is still a dark grey, than what is shown in the given product picture. The window on the case door was a nice bonus to this beautiful case, as it will allow my son's blue lights, and added blue cathodes, to shine bright as he games at night. He is young, so apparently very bright lights that flash with sounds of his music or games, is apparently "the thing to have". Now, about the fans: I knew when I purchased this case that it only came with 2, 120 fans. So... if you want to add fans as I did, you can replace the front fans with 2 140's. There is space on the inside top of the case for another set of 140's. The back fan is made solely for a 120, which didn't bother me as my water cooler fan has a 120 also. I just wanted to give a !!!!HEADS UP!!!!, if you place a 140 fan on the top inside of the case, you will NOT be able to install a 5.25" device on the top slot. Since it only has 2 spots for add ins, I would suggest to either place a 120 in that spot or use the top spot for a 3.5" add in like a card reader. This is what I did, so it was not a problem for me. This was Not worth an egg loss, as I knew going into this build it only had 2 slots, and I only needed one for my dvd player and one for my card reader. The PSU: The PSU mounts on the bottom of the case, BUT if you do not have a full modular PSU, you will have to unscrew and move the, small 2 slot, HD mount over. It does have other holes closer to the front fan to screw it back into. This would actually be a benefit to those using an HDD. Not so much for the SSD users. Final thoughts: When I go to rebuild my daughters computer, if she doesn't still want a pink case, I will definitely be looking into buying another one of these. It went above and beyond my expectations for a cheap case. The case might be cheap in price, but it is equal to ones much more expensive. Remember, you will have to buy 3 more fans for this case if you are going to utilize all the fan slots it has to offer. For those of you out there looking for a nice looking case that you can show off your internal bling to your friends or family, or just really like to see a beautifully lit up case, this IS the one for you!!!!

Cons: The only con, I truly have for this case, is cable management. But, considering the price and quality of this case, it isn't enough of a con to take away an egg., as it can be remedied. This case is NOT built for the OCD, clean cable management, people like myself. The space between the back of the motherboard, and the case cover, is very minute to say the least. I spent an hour doing my normal, a-n-a-l cable management routine, only to have to undo it all. Even with the cables tied to the back plate tightly, flat, and smooth, I could not get the case cover to sit perfectly flat. I could however get it closed, but the side cover poked out a bit. This might not bother some, but it was a HUGE annoyance for me, as I am one of those analretentive ocd perfectionist. All that being said, it Can Be Remedied, by using a fully modular PSU. I was using one of my older 1000w semi modular power supplies, which became a pain in my A-R-S-E. So, if you want to bypass my headaches, and have a quick and easy build, do yourself a favor and buy a full modular PSU. For those that do not really care if there are a couple of cable showing in the glass, then this case will be a dream build for you. Even if you have a semi modular PSU.

Overall Review: Knowing what I know now, I would definitely buy this case again. However, I would be smarter and use a full modular PSU to save me some grey hair. As stated before, those that do are not really bothered if some cables show, then this will not be a problem at all for you. Even if you build it with a semi modular PSU. I do apologize for the long review, but I wanted to let everyone know what they are getting into. Crazy Cajun

Pros: Sturdy Nice looking Easy setup front USB Plenty of space The box that it shipped in can hold the boxes of the rest of the parts Comes with filters Can withstand a shin at full force at 3 in the morning... Nice design Comes with fans

Cons: The amount of noise I created after my shin found the case.

Overall Review: Great case, would buy again in a heartbeat. It can withstand me running into it without a scratch to it. My roommates on the other hand were not too happy.

Pros: Fairly easy to build an air-based system inside this case. Has drive bays for those of us still using optical media. Fans installed are almost silent during regular use.

Cons: Our unit came with a cold-soldered joint on the power button. Thankfully, an engineering friend identified the issue and a quick soldering job fixed our unit.

Overall Review: I would certainly recommend this case in the future, and I would also ask Fractal Design to perhaps bump up the quality assurance on their lower-priced cases

Pros: -This case is one of the best case I've encountered. There is plenty of room, great number of bays, conservative looks with a side window. -Great case for the price. -I fit 3 fans in and still have ample room for 2 more. -Drive bays are off to the side so it won't affect air flow or block other parts. -Size of the case is perfect, not too big or too small.

Cons: -Not too much room for cable management but I was able to hide it behind one of the bays.

Overall Review: -Unless you're the type of person where you absolutely must have the best cable management otherwise you'll die, then this case's cable management isn't even a problem.

Pros: I ordered this thinking it would suit my needs. I still use a blu ray burner in my rig, and running a Ryzen 9 3900x with an EVGA 240mm clc. I made it work but not how I wanted. If this case had the headroom over the rom drive bays to accomodate a cooler it would be better. With the way the cage up top was mounted when lining up the screws for the radiator you could not line it up but it lined up with other holes so I went with that. I would recommend the case be about 3 inches taller, at the top, and about 1 inch wider. I will end up tearing it apart soon and rerouting 1 wire I don't like the look of but otherwise all was OK. System specs AMD Ryzen 9 3900x EVGA CLC240 AIO cooler Gigabyte B550 Aorus Master mainboard Gskill ripjaws ddr4 3200 32gb Seagate 1tb nvme ssd Seagate 4tb platter drive Evga 750w PSU

Cons: Not enough headroom to accomodate an AIO cooler and a rom drive in top slot (I wanted to mount 2 and was entirely unable to do so). Make this about 3 inches taller above the rom drive cage and it would have been better. I still use blu ray player for watching movies and TV and it is getting harder and harder to find a decent case with that provision.

Overall Review: I think overall the build quality was fine just a little better engineering and that would have been a perfect case for my needs. Newegg got it to me fast, so good job Newegg on that.

Pros: Very roomy, easy cable management with lots of room behind motherboard tray.

Cons: It could use a few additional USB ports on the front, and the top plug-in usb,s make me nervous as I’m afraid a cord will get pulled, or stepped on. With them vertically plugged in they won’t release from case and would likely break. May be unfounded concern but something I have thought about frequently since owning case for a month or so.

Overall Review: Really quiet happy with case overall. For 50.00 range your hard pressed to get a better deal.