PowerUp Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with Clear Side, Front USB and Audio Ports and 450-Watt Power Supply

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Wish they would install a better power supply higher wattage more plugin too

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I bought this a month ago and I didn't run into any problems with it. the only issue I did run into was the audio cable to hook up HD audio was not long enough to reach my motherboard hookup, so I had to use the AC97 audio instead. Wasn't too big of an issue since I am planning to install a sound card anyway. All in all it looks pretty sweet with the red LED fan on the side and red LED strips in the front.

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This case is solid built, It is not some cheap pieces of metal. Front panel looks cool with the red and blue lighting. All the front panel connectors have good length except the audio one. It barely connects to my gigabyte motherboard. The included power supply is shady, I got mine DOA, It can start up the fan but not the board. Exchange in process now.

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Thank you

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Same experience as other reviewers. Case came with broken front faceplate screw receptacles. I am not going through the hassle of a return just for this. Time to bust out the super glue. The other thing is this case is LOUD! I can hear this thing run from 30 feet outside of my room. Only 2 SATA power plugs and they are so close together that you can't really use both unless you get an extender.

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I bought this case as part of a barebones combo deal and I am extremely thankful it only cost me 39 dollars. The packaging material was broken when it arrived and then case itself had all the plastic screws on the side of the case busted out. All of the stand-offs and all of the screws on the inside were broken and I had to spend 30 minutes fishing them all out of the front of the case by shaking it. I sent it back for credit. I ordered another one on the same day as the other one arrived broken and it was in perfect shape with no issues. C'mon folks -- be more consistent please!

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When I got my case it had a few things damaged on it. Not sure if that was in transit or just cheap plastic on casing breaking however over all the case does the job and seems to be working great.

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I have had 4 of these cases and great luck. Would get agian, Do wish front panel wires where bit longer very tight to get to the back corner of MOBO.

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It looks good, but I had to cut the metal mesh to route the sound cable to connect to the motherboard.

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This case has some good points, and some bad points. I'll start with the good. It's roomy inside, and fairly easy to work with. That's about it for the good points. For the bad, I think it looks tacky, and the lights on it are a waste of electricity. It also has sloppy tolerances when it comes to it's construction, ie. the back panel where you are supposed to be able to screw down your pci and pcie cards, is too far back, so attempting to screw in your cards puts you in danger of pulling them out of their slots, or worse. But by far the worst thing about it is the power supply. I wouldn't trust this power supply on a toaster, let alone a computer. You are far better off to get a decent, reasonably priced case, without a power supply, and buy a decent, reasonably priced power supply, than you are to buy this case. Your power supply is one of the most important components of your computer, and you would be foolish to build anything around this power supply.

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Roomy enough for good airflow, nice red LED light on the case fan on the window panel, fan was not noisy at all, Power Supply does well for a basic home desktop, and it has enough room for expansion in case you want to add more on over time. Only downside is that my window panel came with a scratch on it and the buttons I/O buttons seem a bit flimsy. Other than that, very nice.

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Case works fine, but lesson to be learned. I purchased M/B and AMD Phenom in $179 bundle with this case and 2G RAM. After two weeks of trying, could not get system to boot with XP on my existing hard drive. ASUS offered no step-by-step technical help (they just assumed I knew how to get it all to work), and TigerDirect offers no technical support. I returned M/B and CPU under 30-day guarantee, but TigerDirect does not pay return postage if product not defective (and it was not in this case), so I paid the postage. UPS wanted nearly $23 ground rate to ship this case back, so I had to keep it, which makes the 30-day guarantee from Tiger a lot of crap in my opinion. I have no use for an empty case. So make sure you understand the 30-day guarantee if that's important to you.

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Case arrived in good condition, was fairly easy to assemble, though the shield panel for the mobo rear was hard to get right. The front USB ports could be higher, since the computer sits on a shelf below the desk. Fans are a little noisy, but seem to keep the computer cool enough. The red LED strips on the front are a bit too garish for my taste, but it's only a computer, not a work of art.

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Some reviews are negative because they want gold instead of bronze. Good quality for the price and it has all the basic features you need in a case. Good looking front with two nice red side lights and lit power/reset/hard drive led's. Side panel has a nice clear window with an attached cooling fan for extra ventalation. I would like the cover to hide the grey utility support section up front, however it has no effect on the operation or other features. For individuals expecting a $100 case, purchase a hundred dollar case and stop crying.

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Side panels are easy to remove and install. I had no problems with my case or power supply. It does what it's suppose to do. The LEDs and clear side panel are kind of cheesy, but my little kids love the lights.

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If you're looking for a cheap case that looks cool, this is the one for you. It will do the job if you're building a basic generic computer. I would not recommend it for someone who is putting together a high quality system.

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Crummy fan on side -----rattles not the box it's the fan.

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The case is cheap in price, and it shows in the quality. The metal is thin, the power supply is junk, and the 'blade' design in the clear case side makes me wish it had come without the window. If you need an ugly, cheaply made case with a tiny power supply, then this is the deal for you!

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This is about my 20th build, and this is an easy case to build around. Very reasonably priced and everything worked right out of the box. No problem here.

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i got the case, opened it, and found that the clear side was broken, sent it back had no problems getting another one, got the second one and the power supply dosnt work right, my computer randomly shuts off, i think the only thing that works right on it is the fan in side of it and the LED lights, this thing i a real peace of crap

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Received case as part of prepackaged desktop. The front of the case was broken; poor packaging material. The case is very cheap. Not worth the money. Returned for credit.

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Power supply was dead on arrival. Replaced the power supply, works OK now. No instructions. Not sure how to remove front bezel. Open design. Easy to get around.

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This is an excellent case for the money! I am trying to figure out how the person before me thinks it is "noisy" ?? It's a box!!! how does a box make noise ?? Maybe you should use better fans and components as a CASE does NOT make noise!! I put in a couple of high quality ball bearing 120mm fans and i have had to look a couple of times to see if it was even running as it was so quiet!! It is a case, lots of room, and the power and reset buttons are even self lit!! Nothing fancy, but looks good and does what it is supposed to do!!! Although it could have a switch to turn off the LED's for the long red displays up the sides.

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OK the case is pretty nice the cooling design is very effective and keep my cpu nice and cool does not come with a 2nd fan though it said it will (rip off) my real problem was the i/o shield IT TOOK 2 HOURS TO GET IT OUT IT TOOK 2 PEOPLE TO GET IT HALF WAY OUT in the end when we got it out the slot of all bent up =[ but we manage to fix it and it works perfect great for a budget pc build :D my budget was 450 and i manage to build machine that can run crysis ultra high 30 fps :)

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but when i got it. the corner was busted up but thats ok