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

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excellent air flow, lots of area and looks excellent, incredibly bright at night :) none so far didnt use the power supply so cant say if its excellent or now

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This was the very first item I ordered from newegg, and I am extremely satisfied. I received my case inside a handful of days, which is surprising mainly because it was delivered throughout a snow storm. The box was not damaged at all, and the side window was not scratched, and I could not find any flaws on the case. The installation was extremely simple, thanks to the fold down sides. The fans all worked on arrival and still work to this day. The 500w energy provide functions to this day as nicely. The LEDs all function, and are an wonderful green color, which is a single of the principal reasons why I purchased this case. The lights are not as well bright, but light up sufficient to impress other individuals. The case is a bit deeper, greater, and heavier than my earlier case, but it's not really a major deal due to the fact I have a place for it. The toolkit is a good add-on that Raidmax integrated, as nicely as the swiveling HDD cage. I have located extremely handful of cons with this case, but right here they are.The window gets dusty on the inside and out, which equates to a routine cleaning, which can be inconvenient. Also, for the duration of the install, the side window was lightly scratched, so you could want to watch out for that. Since this case has 4 fans running at a constant price, it is noticeably louder than my earlier case's fans, but I have adjusted to it. They also created a higher pitched whining noise about the second or third day of use, but it went away. Another minor flaw is getting to open and leave open the door to access the DVD drive and USB and audio inputs, but this isn't a large con. And, as stated by other reviewers, the only SATA energy plug was also quick for my HDD and DVD drive, so I had to install my DVD drive on the bottom bay, closer to my HDD. But, the door is nearly often closed, so I don't mind it. 1 thing to assume about is cable management, due to the fact the fans all need molex connectors. It can be done, but it's trick Bottom line, I got what I paid for. I am extremely satisfied with my purchase, as well as the speed of shipping. This case is quite effectively designed, as well as becoming a inventive addition to my method. I did not bother with the rebate that was presented at the time of purchase, so I can't honestly say something constructive or damaging about it. Following owning my case for about three weeks, I ordered a sound activated green cold cathode light from newegg. Appear for my evaluation on that as effectively.

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- The case stands solid- Very nice weight-Opens from both sides effortlessly for simple MB installation- 500W PS The way the case is built, it appears like you need to be able to open the side with the tower laying on it's side without having really removing the side pieces off entirely. DO NOT DO THIS. You bend the hinges and it makes it extremely difficult to get back on. I was fortunate they didn't bend completely and break off.The front panel opens quite quickly.... too effortless in my opinion. The energy provide merely doesn't have adequate connectors. It was also quite considerably of a stretch to get all of the connectors to attain the elements. I actually like the case, but I feel it could have been constructed superior. Had I have recognized about the energy supply connections and the front opening up really easily, I most likely would not have made this purchase.

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great air flow, lots of room, good green lights uncomplicated to set up. none didnt try the power provide so cant say if its very good. if your pondering of acquiring this case it wont let you down

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excellent case. very good cooling method, 120mm, 80mm. a lot of space and pulldown motherboard door! small heavy

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Looks seriously cool Some of the wires aren't lengthy enough to hookup to the motherboard All-in-all its an ok tower

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sleek lookingextras ledshard drive cooling fan slotextra inside spaceintake fan makes it doable to add extra filtering for dust considering that air only comes in by way of front. there was shipping harm so i had to repair the door bezel a tiny bit. molex adapters for the fans/lights have extremely poor assembly. obtaining to open the front to turn pc on gets a small annoying. danger den 120mm black ice pro radiator barely fits inside the case and only if you take out the extra video card fan arm factor.

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This situation was one that really caught my consideration when browsing newegg so I decided on it and I have to say the situation is seriously nice substantially nicer in person then what it looks like in the photos. I like how it lights up my entire room :) A single of the fans had a loose wire which would short out my laptop or computer when I opened the clear side panel. Overall the case would have been a five egg rating if it was not for that situation fan. But a very very good obtain overall

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really like this situation Iwould get Once more it's been 2 months nevertheless no Rebate?????? Only gave four eggs mainly because of Rebate Factor Got E-MAIL that said we get you Rebate.

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Open up style is excellent for the tinkerbug. Video card holder and cooling rail is good. Clear side window is thick and sturdy. Case general has a heavy duty really feel. The absolute only a single so far is the HDD activity led is placed in the front door in the middle "tooth". Utterly worthless as the green leds make the red activity led not possible to see. Didnt even discover it til right now. Not worth taking an eggoff. Soon after a tiny engineering I changed the front door wiring to make the green flash.

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lots of space, looks very good, fold down sides and tool less install made life easier, decent price tag. the two 80mm fans were dead when I got the case in the mail, and the other two 120mm fans died a small much less then a year later. Lack of air flow causes it to heat up in the summer season (not a big deal although) not the case you want when overclocking imo...but got the job completed for me more than the final two years or so

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Looks great, has cool tiny storage box that clips in below the tough drive bays, lots of bays, drives mount with no tools The 120mm fans it comes with are weak, no way to turn off the lights on the case, had a smaller crack in the top left corner of the window on arrival but not obvious adequate to send back more than, did not come with an 80mm fan for the side, PSU only has 2 four-Pin Molex and two SATA connectors, the top of one of the SATA connectors essentially broke off Fantastic case overall, just has lousy 120mm fans with it and the 500W PSU isn't the greatest, certainly worth 80 bucks

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Looks and feels solid, great latches for drives, lots of fans, great PSU HDD light is a joke. Very first off, the wire is also short to reach to the MB. No biggie if you have a spare cord and a soldering iron. But as soon as you set it up, you'll notice that the actual HDD light is on the BACK of the front cover and is NOT observed from the front with either the cover opened or closed. Wonder why they produced it at all, it's fully useless in that area.Front cover is not functional. Require to open it every time you want to use USB. Wonder why they made the useless green light on the front face of the case, but did not make a good HDD light?

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Wonderful style, I like the reality that you can access the mother board with no removing it by basically dropping the door. Lights appear wonderful and the complete case is normally nicely intended. Power Supply died three weeks into owning it so if you get the case get a greater PSU. Also the fans are insanely noisy. So new fans could be in order too. Would get again but adjust out the factors listed in the cons section

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Greatest searching and builder friendly case I've bought therefore far.Plenty of fans preserve my technique operating coolDrive secure screws are an excellent function and truly make swapping drives a breeze.A lot of room to perform with inside and plenty of expansion alternatives.Power supply is nevertheless kicking nearly 2 years later and the case has lasted long enough to be employed in my subsequent create. Energy provide is a little limited on the connections it has, but hasn't stopped me from undertaking anything I required to.I wish the front USB ports were at the best to make them additional accessible. Case is pretty heavy - but it's not like I'm toting it about everywhere - Unless you're a hardcore LANer it won't be an situation.I can't take an Egg away for any of these cons - I truly adore this case and Raidmax has absolutely designed a return client right after my experience with this case. Newegg was phenomenal as always, been purchasing with them for around 6 years now with nothing at all but outstanding service and rapid shipping.

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This was my very first create and I picked this case result in it looks sick and has a lot of fans for cooling. It was affordable and came with a power provide which saved me some green. I advocate it to any initial time builder.Also, the case looks so sick. I place a green LED fan in the additional fan slot, took 1 minuet to install. None

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Good seeking case for inexpensiveness... Adore Adore Like the foldout moboGreen is an wonderful colorPretty a lot a cost-free PSU (even even though i swapped mine cause i require a lot more power) Front appears a small flimsy but i like it... it offers it a far more aggressive appear than a bare front.Any else discover a red light that blinks in the middle "tooth" on the inside of the front door?... it bothers me a small, very challenging to see from outdoors (only if it is open and dark in the room)Couldnt get my Front usb panels to function along with my audio video. not positive why but i have six A/v and eight usbs in the back so it isnt a large deal :P could be my mobo so it doesnt really matter AMD Ph II X2, Raidmax 600w PSU,Raidmax Intense Black Dark-Tooth Case, eight Gig ƒx4Gig) G-Ability Sniper's, Radeon HD 4670 1GB, 2 Super-Create Master DVD/Blue-Ray Drives, MSI 870-G45 AM3 Mobo, 500GB Seagate HDDQuickly shipping... Couldn't wait to get my hands on my new computer! :P

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Well built, huge, several bays, looks cool. Cheap power provide, in no way received rebate regardless of following the rebate guidelines perfectly. These newegg rebates are a rip-off.

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Effortless adequate to mount drives and lots of space inside. She looks outstanding at very first glance. If this case had been drinking with it's girlfriends in a bar, I'd ask for it's number. (Yes, I'm anthropomorphising a computer system case.) Following being with this case for just about a year, one particular of my most significant complaints is not being in a position to get to the the front connectors (just USB and audio) devoid of leaving the case open all the time. And, I have carpet. The front door of the case goes all the way to the ground, making it difficult to drag open. If it had just 1ǚ" clearance, it could just swing. Now, I have to lift it a bit at instances to get to what I want. If I were to acquire a case nowadays, I'd look for one particular that had accessible connector sorts on the front. It's a minor annoyance, but one particular I could have avoided if I'd been thinking about usability when I produced the buy. Also, genuinely... do I will need all the distracting lights? I don't consider so. ;-) Fantastic seeking at very first, but tough to reside with. I'll be shopping for a new case this year.I'm maintaining my girlfriend, even though.

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Exactly where's my Rebate??? I purchased this case on 12-30-09 and followed the rebate guidelines to a TEE. I still don't have that 15 dollars you promised me for purchasing this situation Raidmax! It's April the sixth, that's over sixteen weeks I've been waiting for this rebate. Raidmax, you constructed a superior item that is nonetheless working flawlessly but that doesn't excuse you from keeping the bargain we agreed to. You owe me fifteen dollars and I want my cash! Don't make me come take it outta your Hide!

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It's a decent case. Most of its troubles aren't related to the top quality of the situation itself. With some customization, it can look and function fairly excellent. The tool-less drive installation performs effectively adequate. The biggest is most likely the lack of any space behind the motherboard tray to route cables, which tends to make cable management require some creativity. The side fans aren't located really well - they're each too far toward the back, in my opinion, and 80mm fans don't cover much spot to start with. Also, the side vents restrict airflow rather a bit. All round, a disappointing case. However, that meant that I ended up generating some alterations to it. Apart from a swift paint job on the interior, I removed the decrease HDD cage and mounting plate and reduce out the fan guards on the front, back, and side. I'm in fact operating my method in this case rather of my Antec 902, and am primarily happy with it now.So, overall, don't purchase this case, but if you have it, make it operate. It's possible.

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Lovely looking situation. Give a great subtle green glow to the room with all lights shut off in the space . Came in fantasitc situation.Fans are NOT loud at all , essentially superior than the case I had. Wiring is a bit of a discomfort , some molex connectors are a bit flimsy, but absolutely nothing key.Hiding the wires is actually not that effortless to do considering the "fold out" sides. They just are a small bit too brief. Front panel Totally blocks any way of keeping a USB conection connected unless leaving the from panel open. Right after hooking everything up and booting the method .. i ended up ( not certain why) with an NTLDR error but that was easliy fixed. All in all a good situation other than the difficulties mentioned.I noticed some were complaining about the energy supply so far ( today immediately after hoking almost everything up ) no difficulties.As far as the Front Panel blocking the USB and sound ports. if your adventageous adequate you CAN possibly do a "mod" to the front panel. But unless you are maintaining USB deivices plugged in Total TIME .. its not really a large issue.1 egg total knocked off for the front panel problem and the "error" on boot POST as nicely as the wiring. ƑǙ egg for every single situation)

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Sturdy, great airflow, lots of fans, silent, cool lights, screwless brackets, excellent value.Alot of good engineering went into this situation...from the side panel that folds down as a mobo tray, to the "dirk tooth" side fan which is excellent for video card cooling. Others pros involve the rotating HD enclosure, and an accessory storage tray. Not genuinely a con, but if you use any third celebration tower type CPU cooler (I have the Tuniq tower), all of the excellent features listed above will be blocked. The "dirk tooth" fan wont close and the mobo tray wont fold down due to the fact the cooler is in the way. The HDs are not mounted sideways, so space might be an issue with the newer/larger video cards (my 4850 1GB barely tends to make it in subsequent to the HD cables) My rule of thumb is under no circumstances use the power supply that comes with the situation; so I cant rate it in this assessment.

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This case is great came with 500 Watt Power Supply. I can open both sides by just pulling the manage. It comes with five fans! 1 of them is the PSU fan. It keeps my 955 genuinely cool and all my other elements as well. Tooless drive bays are a breeze. Removable as effectively. Comes with a tool kit for you as well. The handle broke off as i tried to open the side. I fixed it no major deal thow. The manual isn't really descriptive.

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It has a really good design and style and the door is hinged on the correct side so it fits my desk superior. I truly like the fold down motherboard tray. The fast lock mechanisms for the drives are also a good touch and it is the only green LED case I have ever noticed on the marketplace. The door cracked at the leading soon after a couple instances closing it and in turn it cracked the clear plastic piece on the front. Don't like the dirk tooth portion with my 260GTX as it provides me some problems. The metal slides for the challenging drives fit a little odd. Overall it's not undesirable. It's roomy sufficient on the inside for add on cards, It has decent air flow, and appears to be sturdy adequate