RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WB Black Foldout MB Computer Case With Side Panel Window

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Extremely wonderful case. Performs fantastic looks awesome and is extremely heavy. none incredibly great case for the cost.

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Uncomplicated to install motherboard because side panel folds out, lots of cooling, fairly solid situation none

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Overall, I'm rather impressed with this case. It's solid, nicely-built, and versatile. I like the fold-out motherboard tray, the uncomplicated-open side doors, the challenging drive cage and the tool-much less style. It has so quite a few fans, it need to levitate! I purchased two of these cases at unique instances; one particular with a ฮ rebate and one particular with a ฤ rebate. I never received either rebate, even after numerous emails to the rebate claims dept. If you purchase this situation, anticipate to pay complete cost and program that the rebate is just a lie. That becoming mentioned, the situation itself is generally worth the full value. The fans do have a tendency to turn into noisy following a handful of months, and you have to replace them with a thing better. My situation sits on the floor, so the front USB ports being on the bottom of the situation aren't handy for me. I added a 3.five" card reader with USB ports so I could have some inside reach. Also, the energy cord on my energy supply isn't long enough to have it connected whilst the motherboard tray is folded out. I have to carefully connect it just as I'm closing the situation up.

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Uncomplicated to setup. If you are a beginner (like me) then this situation is for you. The situation keeps my technique at 32º idle and somewhere in the 40º zone when tricky pressed in videogames. The instruction manual is lacking info, as a result you'll need some common sense, but as extended as your not entirely stupid, you'll be okay. Technique setup: MSI AM3 ATX AMD Motherboard, Phenom II X4 955, 4GB of GSkill DDR3 ram, PNY GTS250 GPU, and a Corsair 650W PSU.

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Fold out MB panel makes this the simplest box that I've place with each other. User manual and software easy to use.Ventilation is excellent sufficient that you don't need to have a heavy CPU cooler - fans are fine. I added a different fan on the right side for the challenging drives - once again, anticipated by the designers of this case. None at this time.

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+ Foldout design is awesome. Both the front and the back fold out to let effortless access to the components and the motherboard.+ Comes with 4 fans yet is nonetheless genuinely quiet.+ Cool appear. I wasn't a big fan from the photos but purchased it based on the evaluations. It's grown on me. I like the clear side and the glow.+ Almost completely screwless. Every little thing snaps in straightforward. - Front USBs and audio connections are behind the door. My wireless received gets a bad connection behind my personal computer so I have to put it in the front of the program, which implies the door has to hang open.- Nonetheless a bit of a tight squeeze among the difficult drives and the video cards, but that's far more a fault of the form factor than the situation itself. If you're worried about that you might contemplate a full-size situation as an alternative of a mid-tower. The screws are hidden in compartment at the bottom of the situation. I was halfway via my construct prior to I in fact read the manual and realized it came with some. (Doh.)

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This case amazed me appropriate out of the box. As soon as I grabbed it and felt the over-all rigidity, I just knew it was a 100% legit situation. Here are some pros:- Solid steel construction- Sleek and fashionable style- Good rubber case feet- Side panel window (Very solid as well)- 1 fan has blue LEDs, on the side panel. - The bezel(Front) has trim that lights up incredibly decoratively, and is not also vibrant.- It has a "Accessory Box" under the HDD bay. Excellent for screws, washers, and even smaller tools.- The bottom HDD bay is quickly removable for extended video cards. Performing so will limit your 3.five" drive bays to Three total.- The paint job is extremely good as properly. It's quite thick and appears Scratch Resistant. - Lots of fans. four total.- Very quiet, as lengthy as your utilizing a comparably quiet PSU.- Fold out MOBO side panel. Installing the MOBO was really uncomplicated and painless. Ok...there aren't a lot of cons for this case but there are a couple of that I feel ought to be thought of. - The MOBO side panel DOES fold out, but is really hard to do wire management the way it is set up. The actual "Tray" the MOBO sits on can be removed but there is restricted space for large cables, and honestly no point in undertaking it anyway since the PSU is mounted at the top and the situation hook-ups come in from the side/ front. - ALL the fans use Molex connections meaning your gonna have a negative time with cable management here also.- The expansion slots on the back are the break off variety, so when you take them off there useless.- The case is Heavy. Considerably additional heavier than it looks. Its also bigger in individual also. The only purpose I gave it 4 out of five eggs, was since of the Wire Management difficulties I had. I'm somewhat picky about how the guts look on my builds and the fact that I had to have some wires out in the open truly discomforted me. More than all, This case was a dream. I employed it to develop a Comp for my parents and they loved it.

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Fans galore, sturdy, looks excellent, and it's extremely easy to use. It would be good to have access to some of the front ports devoid of having to open the door for the case. Additional media ports would be a welcome addition. If you use a lot of external devices, you're in all probability going to want some sort of more media port. It's a small challenging to come across a good arrangement to get loose cords out of view. This is only an concern mainly because this lovely case delivers you with a great view of the innards of the personal computer. I don't know that you can acquire a better computer system case for the income. If you want a sub-贄 case, this is the one particular for you.

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As stated in other reviews, it is really easy to install motherboard provided the way the side comes down fully so you can assemble flat against the floor. No lack of fans, but it is annoying to have only the 4-pin power as I like to connect case fans to the motherboard. My sons really like the clear side and lighted fan. I might eliminate the fan on the swing-out bracket because my GPU has sufficient cooling and it is a tight squeeze with the other stuff in the location where it butts against my motherboard. Be sure the cables for your optical & tough drives, but mainly your PSU, are a lot extended! For my gigabyte motherboard and OCZ PSU, the key power connect stretched the cable to the limit. Although the box wasn't dented at all when shipped, the two important sheet metal parts had been deformed enough to impact the fit. I fixed the best exactly where it was bent up at an edge by hitting with a mallet whilst covering the point of influence with a folded-over towel, which allowed the case door on that side to be flush. The other side door was "bowed out" a bit, so I necessary to apply a bit of force to get the door to latch shut appropriately and there was nevertheless a noticeable gap along the "seam" at the back panel. Finally, I would've been happier devoid of the front door which just gets in the way when utilizing the built-in USB ports and optical drives.

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Case was low-cost and has good cooling. Blue lights are desirable. Case wires are really cheaply made. You will have to play with the power cables for some time to get anything to connect correctly.

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Fold down sides, removable mobo tray, tool-much less drive bays, lots of fans, looks great. Even comes with it's own "toolbox" that shops inside under the hdd rack. Very good manual also with specifics on the front panel cables. All LEDs nevertheless operate soon after 3 years. The only factor i can fault this situation for is the lower most HDD rack. It would be greater if the HDD's went in from the side rather of the back. With the newer longer video cards, they are pretty considerably flush against the back of the HDD rack making half of it a really tight fit with cords or entirely unusable; with SLI you may not be able to use any of the slots. This is just a sign of the occasions, i bought this situation 3 years ago when there weren't several, if any, of these extended video cards.The only other issue is the HDD activity light. It's not bright adequate, can barely see it flashing inside the middle "tooth". I don't know if this is standard or if that LED is just placed incorrectly, but it would be nice if it was more noticeable. Wish it was this low-cost when i bought it.

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What can I say,just a awesome case!!!! Fans should be three pin connectors,for a fan controller.Not worth an egg. Thanks once again Newegg,for a item that operates proper the 1st time,and rapidly service.

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Created like a TANK - nicely constructed. Excellent access to mobo and tool-much less swap in/out of drives. Plenty of ventilation and just plain out cool seeking ! Could use brighter or additional tricky drive activity LED's. Under no circumstances got the ฤ.00 rebate !

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Just got mine today and I enjoy it. It looks great, its huge, heavy, and built solid. The lights are great and bright, the fans are all quiet, no vibration with wonderful Airflow. The mobo tray is great. The tooless feature is good. Swing out HDD tray currently came in helpful. My video card fit fine. Dirk tooth and video card holder are wonderful.My buildIntel Core two Quad Q9550 two.83GHz OCZ 4GB SLI Prepared 800MHz DDR2 WD 500GB HDD SATA-3G MSI TwinFrozr OC'edition GeForce GTS 250 1GB Poor excellent fan energy connectors challenging to connect and pins come out uncomplicated and bendCan see why persons have a hard time with huge video cards, but removing the HDD tray could fix that (I consider it would require modding/cutting)Cable management is a little tough even with a modular psu. Recomend having twist ties and elect tape helpfulThe Dirk-Tooth will only hold 1 of my cards, if i go SLI the second card wouldent be held due to mobo placement In all its a amazing case for the value I dont consider in its cost range that you could locate anything better

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Quite sturdy construction, Ventilation is above typical, Very handy to function on. Access to components has a logic setup. Enough area for a full program, Fits Massive Gpu's and looks sharp. Gpu fan bar that is removable is a bonus(helps for cable management). No tools are "really" needed. You will most likely require to eliminate your PS in order to fully access the back MB door. Cable Management is out of date for the newer situations. Front Door is the only week spot construction wise, but still above typical. Nothing for me to complain about. Cash nicely spent 4 years ago it expense me 75.

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I enjoy the appear, the auto door like side latches, Dirk-tooth Video holder and cooler looks nice and gives it a good look, effortless install, and add's a nice touch to my first create. Even though the front panel looks good, it covers almost everything up, like all the ports and such. kinda a discomfort to have it open regularly. Other individuals appear to complain about this also. The HDD casing is a pain to take in and out and I don't actually see any purpose for it. Desires far more lighty fans!No reason to take off eggs although, its just seriously preference and opinion. wonderful case, runs cool, fantastic for the value.

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Lots of drive bays, Fans and every little thing you would want to Maintain you motherboard cool and secure for years to come. Built sturdy also! Wonderful case Had it given that 08 and enjoy it! Sort of challenging finding all the dust out of the front portion. And the front case has a Blue light in the middle where you have to take the back of the gate off and put the red a single in there so u can place the pc loading light in there If u want it to be. it comes with just a usual blue light so u can see if its loading. but thats not actually a con.. weighs a lot. Built to final! Built to with stand force and weighs a bit a lot but its a excellent case. I say when ur creating a laptop or computer ur gonna want a good cause that is going to final as extended as the laptop or computer is. Don't skimp out on the case, i by no means do.

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-Not too pricey-Lots of fans-Removable MOBO -USB ports in the front of the case require the door to be open. Unless you take the door off of course-Fan wires are a mess-The latch to open the doors seem a bit flimsy General not a negative case for the cost.

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Looks, with all the LED's, and wonderful circulation with several fans. Fold-out mobo is cool. Side window is a good touch. If you upgrade cooling, some coolers will be too massive to open mobo tray. And if upgrading with big coolers, you could want to get rid of two fans, as they are in the way of closing it up. The toolless installation of hardware is a tiny uncompatible. Front door is concern if on carpet. I really like the way this pc looks. I just did not plan on maxing out my CPU cooler with a Noctua NH-D14 and loosing two cooling fans and the fold-out mobo. Cable management is a joke. I only recommend this Case if you do not want to overclock the heck out of it with added monster coolers.

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Raidmax but once again pulls a big one here, this case is wonderful, i loved how to toolless made migrating almost everything from my old case quicker and less difficult. Once i turned on my computer and got it running for about 5 minutes i checked my temperatures and they had dropped about 10°C from my old Raidmax Tornado case. This Case is extremely durable there had been no broken parts when i received it, in contrast to my old 1... grr :D. All in all i very advocate purchasing this case if your searching for an economical;( i had truly purchased this for ๖) - way to keep your components cool. None.

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-The drop down MoBo tray is a enormous plus. Board went in with no difficulties at all.-Plenty of space for cable management.-As stated above, genuinely quiet. -The PCI slot covers on the back are the pop out form and they only give you one re-useable blank.

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Enjoy the reality how uncomplicated it is to put my entire laptop in one peice, and Like the style and lightings. Quite Incredibly SATISFIED. Thank you None Would recommend to otheres

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This case works fantastic for a complete size motherboard and all the extras that I added on to it. I am running a Phenom II x4 cpu and 8GB of ram with two tough drives and a high end Ati graphics card. With even the high requirments I have of my new method, it stays very cool with just the built in fans that come with the case. None

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When I first saw this case I knew I had to have it. I like the design, the air flow, the common fans... almost everything about it I liked. Its extremely quiet none THe lights... the lights can get to you specially when you are attempting to sleep with the laptop or computer on. Wish RAIDMAX (anyone actually) could spot in a switch to turn off the LEDs in the lights. But not worth an egg deduction till this comes to fruition. Till then its just wishful thinking.

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Quality for value, looks fantastic, Low cost, great cooling for stock fans and quality service! You do typically get what you pay for but in my opinion this case is a steal, I have worked with 4 distinct instances on four custom rigs and this is by far much better than even cases that I paid double for. None except that the fans look like they may will need to be replaced for heavy use. For the typical gamer / laptop or computer lover the cooling is fine but I am not typical and I require to upgrade. My buddies are all getting their hands on these now.