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14.4.2021

Be careful to use the right screws for the motherboard; I mistakenly used the PSU screws wondering why they only went so far in as well as wondering why only one of the extra standoffs worked in the optional micro ATX locations; until I looked at the manual inventory and saw my mistake. I now have the proper screws in place and choose one of standoff locations for my old micro ATX motherboard and it is tightly secured.I have my system back up and running with a few minor hiccups, like securing the last RAM latch which my GPU had knocked loose, and attaching the fans to my Commander Pro fan hub that I had bought a few years ago so I could use 4-pin PWM fans with my old XPS 8500 motherboard.Basicallyyou need at least one of those fans running at 1400 rpm to stop the system from emergency rebooting. My GPU radiator fan had broke and the old chassis fan is incompatible with the new case at 80mm. So you need 1x 140mm at 1300-1400 rpm to drop the GPU with AIO temp from 30C to 25C idle and keep the CPU at 60C idle. When all three are running the GPU temp drops to 16-20C idle and CPU drops to 35-60C idle.And I have ordered a new system chassis 3 pin non-PWM fan for the motherboard; a Noctua industrial 120mm 2000 rpm 3-pin fan.And a new 4-pin GPU radiator fan (which I have mounted at the top). The ML120 fan had failed; too much dust I think caused it to fail. I needed a new case also because I had nowhere to mount the radiator; I had it free standing on felt pads and a zip tie loop as an impediment to having it stop knock against at the front of the old PC case, a nightmare really.The radiator fan is still needed despite the cooling of the three front fans because it takes too long to cool down, like hours from when I first used them, but a dedicated radiator fan will be faster. I have opted for a Noctua 120mm industrial fan with dust resistant specs.Getting the old antenna loose from the XPS 8500 case was too much of a hassle and I needed a tiny Philips screw driver, so I bought a cheap USB Wi-Fi adapter instead to fill in for the mini Wi-Fi PCI card. But I have since ordered an up-to-date PCI-E x1 Wi-Fi 6E card.Considering the price of CPUs and GPUs this was the best choice; keep the old and transplant it into the new where possible and then progressively upgrade. Keep the upgrades, and when GPUs and CPUs offer good price performance per year then I buy or not I will not buy them as often.I will look out for DDR5 and PCIE5 or 6. And a motherboard that will support a few CPU generations, at least until DDR6.----19/04/2021#1I have since installed those fans and WI-FI card. My room feels air conditioned. I was able to reduce the three front facing fans to 1000 rpm without too much noise, and I prefer them at that speed as they do circulate the air in my room and it keeps the temperature in the room nice.I have realised after it was too late that the F12 fan is not as suited for the rear of the case as it is not made for airflow, I ordered and received the appropriate S12A fan. I did try the F12 3 pin fan just to see what it was like, it is not quite a hairdryer like I feared. But the S12A will be better. I still need to install that.I cannot get the Bluetooth on the WI-FI card to work with the motherboard or even the Commander Pro USB headers. The legacy Dell WI-FI still lingers even if you try to uninstall it. The WI-FI 6E works well though, maximum signal strength, and eking out the most of below average speed internet (57Mb down; 19.7 up); my road is not included in the gigabit speed that other roads in my area have; there is like three high speed internet boxes near by, my road is left out, so annoying; I hope they fix that.#2I installed that S12A fan in rear of the case and it quite a bit more breezy than the F12 fan was. And I got the Bluetooth working. I plugged it into the Commander Pro USB passthrough sockets, and I read some checklist of instructions to confirm that it was working. I had disabled the Dell Wireless 1703 Bluetooth device and installed Intel Bluetooth driver before though I was not sure, but I know now that the Wi-Fi card's Bluetooth is recognized and I was able pair it with my iPhone. One mistake was disabling the RFCOMM Protocol TDI device as because of its driver date of 2006 but I re-enabled it and I think that might have helped to mitigate the problem. And a plethora of other devices or services have appear in device manager relating to the Bluetooth paired device or service.

9.2.2021

I bought this as my 3070 was choking in my NZXT H500. The CPU temps have dropped by nearly 20 degrees on idle and with only one front fan running. I need a hub to get all 3 going as my motherboards PWM connectors are taken up by other fans already.I read in reviews that the case came with voltage controlled 3-pin fans but to my confusion there were 3 4-pin connectors. Turns out they are PWM fans so I'm very chuffed as I thought I'd have to replace them. Cable management is pretty good but my H500 although smaller was easier and cleaner. The lighting is very nice and it's a sturdy case. I found the GPU irritating to screw in as the screw holes are inside the chassis.

15.8.2020

This is a very nice case to build a system inside of, there's lots clever features like the ability to have your gpu vertically mounted. Lots of nice velcro straps on the rear to help cable tidy and lots of smartly placed holes so you can route your cables tidily. The airflow is really good. I bought phanteks rgb fans separately and they compliment the case really well. Coming from an aging corsair 600t its much lighter and less bulky but with more space inside, largely because there is no optical drive bays and the hard drives are smartly placed.

12.3.2021

Simply beautiful case. I found it really quite easy to build in thanks to its large capacity. Not having a full size tower for years, the built in hidden cable management is a godsend for the amateur PC builder. I just wish 30X0 series GPUs weren't so rare (at RRP, not paying some scalper) or I would have gotten that in white also!I got an additional exhaust fan also from phanteks, as well as the cpu cooler. All together it's quiet and keeps it's insides lovely and cool, looks great and is very sturdy. Can't fault it!

24.11.2020

The reviews on YouTube for this case persuaded me to try it and they were right. It's a fantastic case, loads of room for building in, and fantastic airflow. I didn't use the supplied fans as i wanted to use an AIO and my own RGB Corsair fans, so there's no point in me commenting on noise. I'd definitely have another of these without hesitation.

17.5.2021

Super easy case to build in. In love with the looks of it. Kaza UK has been a fantastic seller. Can't praie them enough. Definitely buy off them again. Great communication. Case came with everything possible and has loads of room for future upgrades. Not very budget friendly but definitely worth it if airflow and looks are a priority over looks

31.5.2021

Brilliant airflow, easy cable managment and loads of room.Some nice to have features including the sliding cable managment routes and hinged front glass make this case am excellent choice.

1.1.2021

Love the rgb strip on the bottom and RGB fans included. Purchased an extra fan for the back of the case. All fits together so nicely. Couldn't think of possibly buying any other case.

1.12.2020

Love the new case for my PC. Had some issues with one of the fans, but after a few quick emails to Phanteks, they've sent a replacement one. No issues since.