Just wanted to share my experience so far, maybe for anyone on the fence or ready to click the checkout button. I fell in love with this case when I saw it and now that it's here, I can say it's everything I hoped it would be. I just can't shut up about how much I love this thing.
I'll start off by saying that I haven't actually assembled it with hardware yet. I'm still waiting on fans to arrive. Nothing against the stock fans' appearance, but I have an orange themed build and I will be replacing the stockers with the orange Xigmatek XLF's in 140mm and the front mounted 200mm.
That aside, I've owned a variety of cases over the years. Everything from your bargain bin $30 Antecs to an almost $500 Caselabs Magnum M8. I have never seen such attention to details and so many luxuries in a case, especially at this price point. This is going to be one that I'll hold on to for a long time.
I was going to write a sort of mini-review, but rather than make a gigantic wall of text, I'll just say that there's only one thing I don't like about this case. It may turn out to be trivial, but the 3.5" HDD bay sleds feel flimsy. I can't imagine them being quiet with a drive sitting in them whirring away. They actually look bowed while empty, and bend very easily. Who knows, I could be wrong and they might turn out to work just fine with minimal vibration. Even if they're a bit of a disappointment, I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve to make them functional with as little as a few dollars and a trip to the hardware store.
Anyways, I'll update as I play with the case more and get some hardware installed. For now, that starry-eyed look I had for this case when I saw it online hasn't faded after seeing it in person. Unless I run into something seriously wrong with it during assembly, I would say it's leaps ahead of everything else out there even close to its price range.
I'll start off by saying that I haven't actually assembled it with hardware yet. I'm still waiting on fans to arrive. Nothing against the stock fans' appearance, but I have an orange themed build and I will be replacing the stockers with the orange Xigmatek XLF's in 140mm and the front mounted 200mm.
That aside, I've owned a variety of cases over the years. Everything from your bargain bin $30 Antecs to an almost $500 Caselabs Magnum M8. I have never seen such attention to details and so many luxuries in a case, especially at this price point. This is going to be one that I'll hold on to for a long time.
I was going to write a sort of mini-review, but rather than make a gigantic wall of text, I'll just say that there's only one thing I don't like about this case. It may turn out to be trivial, but the 3.5" HDD bay sleds feel flimsy. I can't imagine them being quiet with a drive sitting in them whirring away. They actually look bowed while empty, and bend very easily. Who knows, I could be wrong and they might turn out to work just fine with minimal vibration. Even if they're a bit of a disappointment, I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve to make them functional with as little as a few dollars and a trip to the hardware store.
Anyways, I'll update as I play with the case more and get some hardware installed. For now, that starry-eyed look I had for this case when I saw it online hasn't faded after seeing it in person. Unless I run into something seriously wrong with it during assembly, I would say it's leaps ahead of everything else out there even close to its price range.