Nice budget case
Pros: Great airflow, spacious enough, fairly quiet, nice plain design
Cons: No USB 3 ports.
If you are looking for a good budget computer case, this is the one to get. Using just the two included tri-cool fans set on low (140mm top, 120mm rear, low/medium/high settings for each), the machine stays pretty cool and quiet. Unfortunately, it lacks USB 3 ports, and a side window. (knew that when I bought it) It is very sturdy, and looks nice and plain, clean lines and all, and the entire thing has a nice plain matte black finish. It has a cutout around the CPU area for mounting heatsinks without removing the motherboard (even if your cpu cooler doesn't require you to put anything on the bottom, it's still handy for ensuring that all the mounting pins are in properly. (stupid 775/1156/1155 cpu cooler pin design!) The front USB and audio cables are definitely long enough to reach, and my Seasonic S12II 520W's power connectors were also long enough to reach (not much headroom though). I like the compartment to the right of the 3.5" drive bays for cable management, though be aware that when you jam a bunch of cables in there it gets a bit difficult to get to the 3.5" drive screws. This case does not have toolless installation, and I like that - components are more secure and all. I prefer to use a screwdriver on thumbscrews for that exact reason. This has SIX hard drive bays, as well as SSD mounting holes on the bottom (later revisions I think), and space to mount two 120mm fans in front. As it is, air is forced over the hard drives, and they don't get above 25-30C. My CPU is cool enough, 25C idle and 50C load with a Coolermaster TX3 92mm. This case is easy enough to work with in general.
Overall, if you want a quality computer case with good airflow and build quality and don't care about a side window or anything, stop looking right now and get this one.
Build: Intel Core i5 750, Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard, EVGA Geforce 550ti 1GB, 8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz 1.65V, WD Caviar Black 640GB AALS something, Samsung HD501LJ, Seasonic S12II 520W, Antec 300.
Overall, if you want a quality computer case with good airflow and build quality and don't care about a side window or anything, stop looking right now and get this one.
Build: Intel Core i5 750, Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard, EVGA Geforce 550ti 1GB, 8GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1600MHz 1.65V, WD Caviar Black 640GB AALS something, Samsung HD501LJ, Seasonic S12II 520W, Antec 300.
