CiT Raider PC Gaming Case, Mid-Tower ATX, Halo Single - Ring Red LED Fans, Water-Cooling Ready, 1 x USB3.0, 2 x USB2.0, For a Great Gaming Experience | Black

After 3 years of use I can say that it's a great case, but be warned that cooling may be an issue with the side cover on. So it's best to probably remove it

To start with, let me manage expectations of this product. It does not come with any instructions or directions of any sort and there are alot of bags of screws & wires etc.One would assume that if your buying a standalone case you would already have some knowladge of how to build computers but for those of you considering buying this as a gift or without the proper know how, I advise doing some reasearch first. You Tube is a brilliant tool for this, there are plenty of how-toos out there to point you in the right direction.That being said, overall i am.more than happy with this case. It fits any standard ATX board perfectly fine, and also appears to have empty mounting points for mid sized motherboards aswell.One thing of note is that i only seemed to receive 6 brass standoff screws with my purchase. This may be an anomaly but be sure to check how many screws your motherboard needs and make sure you get some spare standoffs. Otherwise you may be able to get away with the 6 you get, provided you move a couple to properly support your board, and assuming you arent running a heavy graphics card l. If you are my advice is to focus your mounting close by to your heaviest components to give them the most support.My only gripe would be the tolorences for the empty holes was so tight, I actualy struggled to screw in the posts.Moving on, both side panels are easily removable with just a couple of thumb screws, and the front panel is held in place with somw plastic tabs inside the frame and can also be removed for access to the fans.Speaking of fans, though the included rgb fans look really good, im not cirtain theybare providing the best cooling and may want to consider swapping them out for some more effective ones. They are a generic unamed brand and i suspect they are more for looks than they are for practicality.Im running an Asus Rog Strix 7390-E motherboardIntel core I7-9700k with noctua NH-u12S fanAnd a ROG Striz Nvidia GEforce RTX 270 and Boy does this case get hot to the touch.But im not seeing any thermal throttleing despite playing most if not all my games on Ultra graphics so perhaps cooling isnt that much of an issue- i reccomend you try and see for yourself but be prepared to upgrade your case fans if needed.Cable management was kind of my biggest issue here. There really isnt that much room to work with if your not useing a modular power supply, those exess cables make so much bulk that getting the side panel back on after the build was a real squeeze. Fortunately there is plenty of room on the motherboard side that i didnt have any trouble routing any cables to my componants.With this case you get as standard a headphone and mic jack for any standard size set of cans, 2 usb 2.0 ports and 1 usb 3.0 port on the front panel. The wires are all printed with the standard identifiers as wirth the power switch and HDD lights.Speaking of Hard drives. There is plenty of room and mounting opertunities here. With a nice big rack for your disk drives and convinently marked spits for solid state drives.I see no issues expanding memory here.Finally the cade also comes pre fitted withsome magnettic dust filters which can me taken off and cleaned with ease.Theres not really much more to say about this case. Its a goood all rounder that will do the job and look alright at the same time. But just bear in mind it is the cheaper alternitave but that being said i found that build quality wasnt any issue for me at all.One finak note is that the RGB is driven by an included controller which can be mounted yo the case magnetically. Installation isnt that hard, just plug each fan into the unit and then the unit into the corresponding pin connector on your motherboard. (Check your motherboard instructions)It also comes with a remote controll for the RGB and WOW do you get a lot of patterns/colours and presets. Or you can turn it off if rgb isnt your thing.One thing of note is that the rgb fans run at a constant speed if ran through the includes controller, so if you want to be able to throttle your case fans your going to need yo connect them directly to the motherboard and perhaps use something like aura to run the RGB.Other than the few little gripes i had, definately value for money and a worthwhile buy if your trying to build on a budget and arent too concerned with how your case looks in the end. Though i must say it still looks good anyway.

First time using CiT for a PC Build and i was quite pleased, but wanted to make sure there are some things people know before buying!Easy to build?:In short yes. The side panels both come off easily just like any other case. There is plenty of space in the case to build, PSU went in easy, SSD screwed into the panel easy. However the Mobo was a little more challenging. The Mobo i used (MSI 450m atx pro series) fit in the case perfectly fine, but the risers in the case were tricky. There was 6 pre-installed ones, and 2 spares. I had to put the two spares into some of the pre-drilled holes to fit the mobo which is fine. The issue was, you have to hand turn these risers into the case, and the pre-drilled holes were so tight it was impossible to do by hand, i had to screw in the mobo screw into it, then using the thread of that screw the whole thing into the case to widen the hole, then take it out, remove the screw, then i could hand turn it in. All other components went in fine.As for cable management, the case came with a few small cable ties which is nice. The front panel cables/chips are not hidden at all, the cables do drop to the back of the case before being fed back up, but if you are going for a minimal wire showing build, this case is not for you. There is no components that take up that space, so only a cosmetic complaint. There is sufficient space between the back plate and the back of the case for cable management, and the magnetic fan control box sticking where ever i wanted it is a nice touch!Build quality:Build quality feels solid. The two glass panels (front and side) feel thick and secure. The metal side panel is decent. The back felt a little flimsy, i would never pick up this case (even with nothing inside it) via the spaces in the back of the case in fear of warping it. However as long as you carry it right, doesn't seem to be an issue.Main disappointment with the build quality is with the screws to attach the Graphics card to the back of the case. They are your standard short black phillps screws. But i found that i had to remove/replace the GPU about 3 times in the build (human error whilst trying to cable manage) and everytime i removed/replaced those screws, the thread had wided the whole they screw into, so the screws never actually screw tight now. It still holds me gpu in secure, but the screws freely turn....its unlikely to unscrew itself out granted. But not great design that the metal holes can be so easily deformed.Cooling/fans:No complaints here, big sturdy fans, nice RGB with lots of settings using the included remote. 4 came pre-mounted, i only had to install the top 2 which was easy. Looks great, and so far from stress tests keeps the PC nice and cool, it clearly has good airflow with the vents at the top and sides.Overall, for 80 quid including 6 RGB fans, this case is a good bargain. Looks great, very spacious inside for large components and cable management, and as long as you are careful with that back panel, looks like it would last a while! Would recommend it as a Mid-tier case. I'll be buying it again for future customer builds!

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This pc case is something else, it comes equipped with 4 RGB fans that are connected to a hub, it includes a controller which controls the lights of the fans and the fans themselves, it even has an argb plug on the hub itself meaning you can connected to the motherboard and use the motherboards rgb software to control the lights if possible, unlike the standard cit raider this things keeps the stunning look but keeping the pc nice cool, cannot go wrong with this case. Definitely recommended!