Never wrote a review before (probably due to the the fact my grammar, spelling and punctuation is awful!) anyway as much as I would have loved to write a review on a very expensive piece of hardware but I don't have the money do I thought id go the opposite way. As some of you know I was seeking a compact case for my old system, tried and failed many methods nothing ever seemed to suit. Then I found this case on ebuyer, I thought it looked amazing and it was only £17.99!
Sold.
Had nothing better to do so I thought id do this review for some practice and a bit of fun, so here it goes...
Specification (off ebuyer)
Case Size: 451(L)*149(W)*368(H)mm
Compatible with: ATX, MicroATX, FlexATX Motherboards
Expansion slots: 7
Drivespace: 5.25"x2, 3.5"x1
with one air-duct on left
Fan bay: 2 *6cm rear,1*8cm on right ,1*8cm left
Front 2*USB2.0+ 1 earphone jack+1 mic jack
Compatible with Standard ATX Power Supplies (PSU not included)
I didn't expect much packaging wise really, least they make it quite obvious whats in the box...
The rest was typical packaging you would see with any case
The instuctions that were included were very vauge haha, nevermind
Also included was plastic stands (ill stick to the fitted rubber ones) screws and 5.25" drive fittings
As some of you can tell this case looks amazing, very eye catching
The front of the case is all plastic, the middle and left hand part of the case are flaps to protect the DVD drives and on the right is a flap where you can add a card reader to (I didn't bother with adding DVD drives or card readers as this pc is intended just to play movies off the HDD to my tv).
The rest of the case is metal (not too sure what type, I don't know my metals haha) it's quite slim and bends really easily, just trying to punch out the expansion slots nearly ripped the case apart. The power button and the area surrounding it light up blue. Both sides of the case are toolless and can be removes by just pushing the latches.
The case inside is very compact as you have probably guessed, the psu has been moved from the top to the bottom right, an extension cable runs from the top to the front of the case to the bottom so the power lead can be plugged in at the normal place. I pushed out the extra slots on the I/O sheild plate and just used that haha (couldn't be bothered wrestling it out the old case) fits fine so im not complaining haha.
There is space for an 80mm fan on the motherboard tray, i'm not too sure if thats to intake air or to extract air from the PSU
Only space for one HDD, it fits in nicely at the top of the case
The fitted system, it was a bit fidgety to fit together as it was a compact space and not alot of room to move, bent a few capacitors etc. I couldn't do much with cable management as the case didn't have any haha, it's not too bad though.
The Good:
Small compact case
Looks great
Really cheap!
The Bad:
Flimsy metal
Cheaply built
Power cable just kinda slides into the extension cord, not really stirdy
Overall i'm really chuffed with the case, really cheap price and just what I was looking for, it was fun to put all together, sadly I can't use the USB ports on the front as my motherboard is too old to support it
You can buy this case on ebuyer
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143896
Sold.
Had nothing better to do so I thought id do this review for some practice and a bit of fun, so here it goes...
Specification (off ebuyer)
Case Size: 451(L)*149(W)*368(H)mm
Compatible with: ATX, MicroATX, FlexATX Motherboards
Expansion slots: 7
Drivespace: 5.25"x2, 3.5"x1
with one air-duct on left
Fan bay: 2 *6cm rear,1*8cm on right ,1*8cm left
Front 2*USB2.0+ 1 earphone jack+1 mic jack
Compatible with Standard ATX Power Supplies (PSU not included)
I didn't expect much packaging wise really, least they make it quite obvious whats in the box...
The rest was typical packaging you would see with any case
The instuctions that were included were very vauge haha, nevermind
Also included was plastic stands (ill stick to the fitted rubber ones) screws and 5.25" drive fittings
As some of you can tell this case looks amazing, very eye catching
The front of the case is all plastic, the middle and left hand part of the case are flaps to protect the DVD drives and on the right is a flap where you can add a card reader to (I didn't bother with adding DVD drives or card readers as this pc is intended just to play movies off the HDD to my tv).
The rest of the case is metal (not too sure what type, I don't know my metals haha) it's quite slim and bends really easily, just trying to punch out the expansion slots nearly ripped the case apart. The power button and the area surrounding it light up blue. Both sides of the case are toolless and can be removes by just pushing the latches.
The case inside is very compact as you have probably guessed, the psu has been moved from the top to the bottom right, an extension cable runs from the top to the front of the case to the bottom so the power lead can be plugged in at the normal place. I pushed out the extra slots on the I/O sheild plate and just used that haha (couldn't be bothered wrestling it out the old case) fits fine so im not complaining haha.
There is space for an 80mm fan on the motherboard tray, i'm not too sure if thats to intake air or to extract air from the PSU
Only space for one HDD, it fits in nicely at the top of the case
The fitted system, it was a bit fidgety to fit together as it was a compact space and not alot of room to move, bent a few capacitors etc. I couldn't do much with cable management as the case didn't have any haha, it's not too bad though.
The Good:
Small compact case
Looks great
Really cheap!
The Bad:
Flimsy metal
Cheaply built
Power cable just kinda slides into the extension cord, not really stirdy
Overall i'm really chuffed with the case, really cheap price and just what I was looking for, it was fun to put all together, sadly I can't use the USB ports on the front as my motherboard is too old to support it
You can buy this case on ebuyer
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143896
