AeroCool Mechatron-Black Steel Edition Ultra Mid Tower Case with USB 3.0

The price of this unit almost scared me off. In 20 years of building computers you do not find a half way decent case under $125 - $150. The reviews sounded good and the pictures looked like I could do some decent cable management so I took a gamble. And I am glad I did.This case is about 6 inches shorter than my NZXT Phantom and it's about 1/3 the weight. But there is plenty of room for a full on ATX motherboard, 4 HDDs, 4 SSDs (2 piggybacked in a corsair reducer tray), a front bezel Optical Drive (bluray disc burner), a 5.25" media control unit with 2 USB 3.0 and 4 USB 2.0 headers with an audio hub, and 1 left over open bay. And all the cables, except the big fat 24 pin main power cable (because it is too short and stiff) are run behind the backplate inside the right panel cover.I estimate the steel is about 22 - 24 gage which makes it a bit more pliable. So be sure not to have a bunch of cables overlapping one another, or bulking up too many, to the point they make the backplate panel cover bow out. Use cable management common sense - there are plenty of openings to run the cables through.The front bezel fan is a 200mm AeroCool fan. That is not really clear in the item description. I had purchased 2 AeroCool 200mm blue LED fans that are as whisper quiet as the pre-installed unit. The pre-installed fan is red LED. These three fans compliment the RGB LEDs of my ASROCK X570 Steel Legend Wifi ax motherboard and Ryzen 2700x CPU stock cooler. It's quite a light show. But did I mention, the three fan cables run behind the backplate like all the other cables.Did I mention the pre-installed top panel (not front bezel) 3.0 USB, HD Audio, Power Switch, Restart Switch cables all run behind the backplate.I have to pick up a couple more of these cases for future builds. I love the layout.

This case went for a build of parts recombined from older machines. It has lots of room to maneuver the motherboard and its connections.All hard drives and SSDs are accessible from the side in plastic rail kits that slide in and out smoothly. Top mounted optical drives open from the front of the case as usual. Especially welcome was room on the forward edge of the board for the SATA connectors that require the cables stick far off the edge and would have had to be bent sharply in a smaller case. Virtually every cable was passed through rubber grommets to be hidden between the bottom of the motherboard and the right side of the case.Once parts were lined up, assembly screws went in as smooth as butter. Many motherboards require that PCI card brackets be pushed strongly to line up the retaining screw holes. Not this one. The removable side panels, often requiring great straining and force to remove/install, slid on and off with little effort once the thumb-grip screws were removed.One caveat is sheer size of the case. I originally planned to mount the CPU on a rack with two other mid-tower cases, but this one proved a few inches too deep to fit in the rack, and almost too wide. A few adjustments to the rack took care of the problem. The instructions also picture the motherboard retaining hex heads being screwed into the case before the board is in place. That doesn't fit. The board goes on the raised bumps in the case and the hex heads then hold it in place.I wouldn't hesitate to order this case for another build.

I just got it yesterday and for the price, it seems worth it. Mine came with a smaller fan on the back and a larger fan (hidden) at the front of the chassey. There is no space to monut extra fans on the removable side pannels but the whole case is made like a honeycomb or atheletic jersey, there are small holes all over it. This makes it lighter and I assume it will increase air flow to enable it to release heat rather than just moving hot air around inside the case. There are 3 little rubber nub covered access points for cable managment that work as designed. It came with screws for all the possible compontents, but it only comes with 3 spacers and 3 morherboard screws, so you will want to keep some from your previous rig if you had one. All the cables that come out of the front power board are pre-installed and include 1 USB 3.0 cord that spits to 2 USB ports on the front of the case. Power and reset buttons are separtated so you dont hit the wrong one accidentally. It has at least 4 bays for HDDs and other optical drives if you need them. The HDD mounts have easy to install trays that basicaly snap in to your hard drives and slide in and out effortlessly. However, the cover panel they include to go o er the ports on on the back of the case doesnt fit for me. Might be a bad mold for that peice or mine just got broke in transit.

This is perhaps the best case I have ever the pleasure of buying! It has a sleek black exterior that looks like it is from a military HQ from the future. I have a 270z MSI motherboard and the last case I had was a mid-tower case. It was cramped and I hated that the power supply sat directly at the bottom of the case cluttered with cords. This case solved all of my problems for space, wire hiding, and cooling. I no longer have to struggle with wires going everywhere. The rubber grommets, in this case, hold the wires securely and I zip tied the rest and it looks very clean. It has a glowing red led on the front of the case as well as a red glowing fan. The power supply has its own bracket spot with a snap-in function to secure it to the case. The disk drives have tabs that you press in and slide to remove a tray to mount the SSD or HDD. It comes with plenty of hardware to help craft an amazing computer. I would highly recommend ordering this case I love it! It is worth every penny and in my opinion, beats every other case for the price without comparison. I will most likely only buy from Aerocool for my computer needs due to the functionality, appearance, and quality of their products. If you get this case you will not be disappointed!