Review on 💻 Aluminum MATX Case: Tower PC Chassis Supporting ATX PSU, Ideal for Gaming, Home, and Office Use - DIY Desktop Computer Enclosure by Chris Martin

Looks cool. The rotated motherboard layout makes the build look different than what people are used to. The USB ports and power button are on the front where I think they should be. It is packaged very well in soft custom foam and is certainly very light so there is not much risk of it being damaged in transit. Now for the cons. The protrusions for the power button appear to be the wrong length. If the screws holding the power button are fully tightened, the power button will not work. So they just leave the screws loose, which is a little nervous. I fixed it with a thin washer and now the power button works even with the screws tightened. There were scratches on the case although it was very well packaged, I can guarantee it wasn't scratched in transit which means they already put it in the box with scratches which is not cool. One of the motherboard stands was obviously welded crooked. In general, quality control leaves a lot to be desired, especially since the case is expensive. Aside from quality control issues, there are a few other things to consider. The side windows are tinted darker than shown in the photos, this can be an advantage or disadvantage depending on what you want. But it's quite a dark shade and I think you should plan to put some kind of light strip in it if you want your details to be clearly visible. It would be really cool if the case came with several different power buttons and thumbscrews anodized in different colors so you can change the color of red. How would you get stuck with red. It is very difficult to assemble the case and make it look nice because there is no place to hide the cables like in a regular case. You have to get creative and find ways to route and tie the cables together to make them look good. You may want to purchase some Tech-Flex cable wrap and some mounting hardware. The mobo stands are quite tall which allows you to hide some of the thinner cables underneath the mobo, although I really don't like that. If you have a 3D printer, it can be a fun project to print some wire ducts that hide the wires. The biggest problem with this case is that the round hole circuitry makes an awful noise when the fans are installed, causing them to suck air through the case. It causes an extremely loud hum at all fan speeds, and it doesn't matter the fan type, brand, size, or how the fans are attached with screws or rubber studs. It's still buzzing. I assume it has something to do with the size/shape of the holes. I ended up just flipping all my fans to blow them out of the case and so I just have a "negative pressure" setup where air passively enters the case and is then pushed out by the fans. There are enough holes in the case for this to work well, but it drove me crazy for a while trying to figure out why my fans are so loud. You can blow through the case just fine, but don't plan on sucking air through it or it will be very noisy. 90 degree DP cable because that was the only cable that bothered me as it was too big/stiff to bend. There were no bending problems with the USB and Ethernet cables. When choosing a cooler, keep in mind that the maximum height is 138 mm. Overall I'm very happy with how my build turned out, it looks very cool and unique. Building a case that didn't hide cables wasn't easy, but if you're patient and creative you can make it look good. I wish they would improve the QC a bit and also find a solution to the fan hum issue - maybe some sort of gasket/duct that would move the fans a few millimeters away from the case so they could suck without the hum. Or just a different hole pattern. If they could come up with a better way to hide the cables, it would make the case easier to use.