Micro HTPC ITX case with 250W power supply. Mini case for Multi Media or Home Theatre Computer. Hidden slimline optical drive bay. Suitable for ITX socket 775, 1150, 1155, 1156, AM3, FM1, FM2 & FM2+ boards

Fantastic value for money. The description and photos miss a few extras you get: There is a second tray for a 2.5" drive included, this goes across the back of the case 90 degrees to the ODD tray. This also has a 50mm fan attached. One of the motherboard standoffs has an extended screw to support this extra tray. There are 2x USB 2.0 and audio in/out under a flap on the top edge on the right of the front of the case when looking at it face on. The case is nicely made, solid, no sharp edges, and the parts all fit smoothly so it's easy to work on. I have removed the supplied PSU and can fit in an mATX motherboard and pico PSU. This means I can build a small R5 2400g machine for less money as a B350 mATX motherboard is half the price of an ATX one.

All the other reviews are helpfull. Positives: -Very cheap, even if you buy a different PSU -Smallish -Free PSU -Acceptable looks -Sturdy build Negatives: -The PSU Has only 10 amps on the 12v rail, wich means 65W CPUs are out of the question -Ryzen Wraith Stealth is too tall for this case -2 screws/rivets on the way of the MB IO plate, but you can force it a bit and it stays in place, allthough a bit skewed -Terribly loud 6mm HDD/SSD tray fan inside, I removed it straight away -As someone pointed out the HDD/SSD cables have to be bent by the side of the case, they shoul come out from the other side, but the 6mm fan support is in the way. You can bent them maybe. If you install a CD/DVD drive it will be on the way as well -PSU a bit loud -broke CD/DVD drive cover while trying to bend it to shape so it could be open and closed freely. Glued it and decided not to touch it. Idon’t intend installing a CD/DVD drive anyway -Qubz logo striped away when removing protective film -could be smaller, some wasted space Overall happy with purchase. Extremely cheap. You can get a better PSU, Flex ATX (same size as the one you get), TFX (with some work cutting the case) or 1U will fit. One curious detail, box of the case is branded Qubz with a pice of printed paper glued on some places on the box.

The metal box itself is OK, small and everything fits neatly. but could not be used for a HTPC as it is because the PSU makes a dreadful noise. I measured the noise at 45dB!. I had to change the PSU, so it is expensive just for a box

Great item. Thanks

this case is slightly bigger than a PS4, it takes a itx motherboaerd,2.5 HDD and slimeline optical drive, they power supply is a little bit loud at times, but nothing to concerning, it also comes with its its own stand,overall a good itx case.

seems to be very noisy and temperamental in use

I bought this to make a small Core i3 desktop PC. It's a little wider than some cases but - importantly for what I wanted - also low height. The width is exactly the same as the base of my monitor stand so it sits perfectly under it and looks very smart. Inside the extra width makes for a more spacious layout than some other cases, which can be rather cramped and awkward to get all the components in. And a big plus of the wide-and-low layout is that nothing obstructs the CPU heatsink so there's plenty of room for air to get to the heatsink and circulate around the motherboard. (There is probably enough height to fit a standard-height heatsink but I used a low-height one made by Akasa.) The trays for the 2.5" hard drive and slim optical drive are easily unscrewed to fit the drives, and a SATA cable is provided for connecting the optical drive. The 1U power supply sits under the optical drive on the left of the case. Being a 1U supply it is quiet only when compared with a 747 taking off. (It really depends on your definition of quiet, and for a desktop PC it's not too intrusive but you wouldn't want it in a media centre PC). There's a good collection of screws provided with all the different sizes used to secure drives of various sorts. Note by the way that it doesn't come with a mains cable. I'd give it 5 stars except there are a few minor niggles: - The 2.5 drive tray slightly overlaps the front of the motherboard, which is a snag if the motherboard has the power connector on the front edge (mine does). There's room to push the wires down out of the way without difficulty but it would probably get in the way of fitting a silent picoPSU power supply. - The front-panel USB and audio connectors are actually under a small clip-on plastic cover along the top edge of the bezel. Apart from being a little fiddly to open the cover (think remote control battery compartment cover) it means that the plugs stick vertically upwards, which is a nuisance if you were planning to stack something on top of this case. It would have been more sensible to have made the decorative cover on the front right hinge down like the left one does, to reveal the connectors behind - The power and hard drive activity LEDs seem to have just been randomly placed - they are seen through a semi-transparent plastic section between the two red decorative panels, but they don't line up vertically (the HDD light is roughly central but the power light is offset to the right by a few millimetres), and also the HDD LED is placed pointing outwards whilst the power is pointing up. This makes them look rather odd when both are lit. - The SATA cable for the optical drive has an angled connector at the motherboard end - great if your motherboard happens to have its SATA socket pointing the right way. Unfortunately mine has the connectors on the far right edge - so furthest from the drive - and oriented so that the right-angle on the cable makes it point away from the drive, so the cable it has to go around a sharp 180 degree turn and obstructs the next SATA connector on the motherboard. On the plus side the cable is a good length so it still reaches despite this problem. - It would have been nice to have more options for places to mount the 2.5 inch drive (only mounting point provided place it at the front right of the case over the motherboard) - I'd like to have been able to buy it without a PSU so that I can source my own choice of silent PSU (e.g. picoPSU)