CiT Classic Midi ATX PC Case and 500w PSU Included, Budget Friendly Business and Office Solution | Black

THE GOOD: I picked up this case because i needed something simple,smart looking and not garish with plenty of USB ports on the front that could fit a full sized ATX board and not cost the earth. It meets those requirements 100%,THE OKAY BUT NOT IDEAL: No instructions included or readily available online - you'll need to have prior experience, access to a knowledgeable friend or youtube tutorials.The install for a full sized ATX motherboard is a bit of a tight fit, and you'll need to carefully plan the order you install components so as not to make things impossible for yourself. No issue with smaller main boards.There are no hard drive bays, there are holes in the base of the case to support hard drive mounting.HDD/SSD mounting is not too bad for 2.5" drives, but if using 3.5" drives you will need to think carefully about locating them, you can either interfere with the expansion slots or block the headers. Additonally the actual mounting is quite sketchy in my opinion, as much as all hard drive manufacturers say drives can be mounted in pretty much anything other than a tilted orientation, supporting on 2 screws from the base of the case into the hard drives which are vertically mounted on their sides (like fins off the base) seems flimsy, - if you have important data on mechanical drives, take care with this case, you may require additional vibration isolation and damping. - I ended up cutting the hard drive mounts from my old case and bolting them into this case so that my mechanical 3.5" drives could be fully supported.THE BAD: No rubber/plastic feet on the case, you'll end up scratching the surface you put this on.The included PSU is cheap, I would have reservations about using this for any PC I cared about the longevity of. - dont buy this case for the included PSU.The included case fan is cheap and noisy.It is a budget case and the construction quality is on par, take care with the edges as some will shave a knuckle.OVERALL: A good value case, but not for beginners

I needed a cheap replacement case, I had pulled the guts out of my old Cooler Master HAF X, the 2nd gen i7 chip, ROG MB, 2TB HD & GTX560 were still in great condition so i decided to recycle into a cheap case & use it as a media centre behind the TV. Everything went together just fine, the only reason it didn't get a full 5 stars is because some of the MB mounting holes were poorly threaded, a bit of elbow grease & 1 or 2 stripped screws sorted it out - The case has decent air flow for it's current use, an extra fan was added and surprisingly the noise from the fans was acceptable & the case is vibration free. Cheap, don't expect premium quality fitting's but it does the job & all the screw holes & panels match standard ATX specs well enough.

I needed a full-size ATX case with a short front-to-back dimension, and this case did the job. It's quite light weight, but that's OK in this application. I expected the fan to be noisy given the rather flimsy case, but actually it's OK. As it happened, the PC that I was moving from the larger case had a PSU failure, so the included PSU is a bonus. I don't know how reliable such a low cost PSU will be, but it's working now at least. Assembly is tricky, but of course it's a small case, which I needed, so it's only to be expected. The sideways mounted HDD's have evidently fooled some users, including me before I had a proper look at the assembly instructions. The price is certainly right.

- PSU died in 2 days+ Fits a full atx mainboard in a very small case.+ has 2 legacy drive bays great for dvd and card reader.+ compact size.Don't use psu that it comes with, get something better.

The PSU is very limited and noisy. Lots of sharp edges in the case. Limited fan placement

I read the reviews and didn't expect anything other than a basic case. I was right but it isn't as bad as some have made out.I mounted a full size ATX motherboard sporting an older i3 CPU - easily. A more powerful CPU would need a case with better air flow. Someone looking at this for an i9 or high end Ryzen should look elsewhere.The PSU is a CiT 500w unit so is probably 300w in reality but what do you expect for £30?Cable managment is kinda non existant, use of cable ties is recommended. Just do what you can.The included 90mm (I think) fan does what at can - better than nothing.All in all this budget case is alright. It looks smart and at the end of the day does it's job.

You get a psu but no power cableLight weight due to thin metal case looking forward to the build

It made of thin steel so isn't overly sturdy, but it's light and looks ok. Internally there's enough room for an ATX board but it'd be a very tight fit, it's just about manageable with a micro-ATX board fitted. There's no internal drive bays as such but a couple of drives can be secured. The PSU has a standard ATX power connector, a 4 pin 12v CPU, cable, 3 x sata, and 2 x molex.It's very much a budget case but perfectly acceptable for my use as a back up pc. I'd not trust the PSU to get anywhere near to it's claimed wattage but it seems to run a 3rd gen i5, sdd and basic gt710 card stably.