Review on 💻 Antec NX250 Mid Tower PC Case with Tempered Glass Side Panel - ATX Case from NX Series by Michael Vargas

This case is an excellent value ($50). Pros: * Very, very compact Micro-ATX form factor * Space for 2x 3.5" HDDs and 1x 2.5x SSD * 5x 120mm fan mounting space * Metal thin but thick enough not to feel like one of those $30 floppy drive cases to the touch. The edges are not sharp enough to cut, with a lot of rolled sheet metal edges. * Airflow is good, all front, top and back have lots of perforated surfaces, this also leads to cheating * Includes lots of screws and spacers * Very light weight * Quality USB connectors * Overall build quality is very good for this price point * Lots of space and cable management holes. I don't know why anyone would complain about that, the design is great, you can even twist some extra cables and slide them next to the hard drive case. There is practically no soundproofing, and even the expansion bay covers are full of holes. However, it is good for air circulation. * The magnetic side door cannot be locked. When you move it, the side door just swings open. I really don't understand why it is necessary to use magnets and not a latch to keep it closed. * The screw holes for attaching expansion cards to the back of the case were either unthreaded or poorly cut. None of the screws provided matched the thread size, I had to screw in the closest match I could find and I still had to clean up the little metal shavings that came out of the hole. Once, no big deal.*** If you plan to use a hard drive cage, make sure your power supply is no longer than 140mm and is non-modular. I bought a gigabyte PSU with modular connectors, its 150mm and with the extra volume of modular connectors it absolutely won't work. It was advertised as "compact" so make sure you do your homework. The smaller PSU you see in the attached photos is 140mm in diameter (an old Thermaltake PSU). After a long search for a really compact, non-modular power supply with good build quality, I was later able to stuff a non-modular Corsair CX650 here.