CMT230

This is a very nice case for the money. It's built good enough. Sturdy, functional, and looks great when you add RGB inside. Lots of room inside and cable management Is pretty good too! If you are looking to build a high end system with top of the line parts, this case probably isn't for you. However, if you just need a good case to build a new system or upgrade your old system, you really can't go wrong with this!

The glass side panel lights up beautifully with the stock led fans. Cable management is great but you should probably plug-in the cable to the EATX12V before you install the CPU fan as it was very difficult with my rather large CPU fan. A great case, just keep in mind that it lacks good HDD storage. I placed my HDD on the bottom with the PSU inside the little area next to the bottom front fan. The case fans are super quiet and keep everything cool for my non-OC'd CPU and integrated graphics. (I plan on updating this review when I get a GPU.) One drawback is that the fans use molex instead of the standard 4-pin connectors. So I had to use a molex adapter to plug all three fans into my PSU which means my Motherboard cannot monitor or control the case fans speed. Like I said before, the fans are still super quiet and will not bother you at all unless you hate even a low whisper from your case. NOTE: Please be aware that the fans will always light up blue. You cannot change the color or shut the LEDs of the case fans off.

I got this case to put my old i5 and old Titan Black in for a spare computer. I had it in an ITX case but the ITX mobo bit the dust after about 7 years of continuous use. I bought an ATX replacement and this case. I didn't want to go super cheap with the case because some cases are just cheep if you know what I mean. This is my first FSP case. The panels are all metal. I have a $100 full tower case with plastic panels, so a midsized metal case isnt bad. This case also has ODD slots which I wanted for a Blu-ray or DVD drive. I found some peculiarities with this case. Overall, the case isn't bad and gets the job done. Pros: 1) Comes with 3 blue LED fans 2) Fans are fairly quiet. One reviewer said "loud roar"...must have been another component making the noise. 3) has 2 ODD slots (hard to find at least 1 these days), 2 SSD mounts, and 2 HDD slots. 4) Mid-sized case. Light. Cons: 1.) Fans are Molex (why?) Much rather have 3 pins to connect to the motherboard. 2.) PSU cover is built-in. You put the PSU in from the back. In my other case, the cover slides over the PSU, so this was different. Not really a con, but worth noting. It's not removable. 3.) Cable management was difficult. There is no real space between the side panel and the mobo tray. I had to tie up the wires and push it upfront behind where the SSD is mounted in my picture. Also had to try to fit the Molex plug 'centipede' that you create from the fans in there too. 4.) My particular case had some QC issue. The reset wire is about 2 inches shorter than the two of the same length and the HDD wire is 2 inches longer than the other two. So if I could subtract 2 inches from one and add 2 inches to the other, I'd be happy. I had to run the reset wire in front of the motherboard tray because it was two short to go behind and connect to the headers, which were in the bottom middle of the board (MSI Z77A-GD65).

I like this case, there's quite the options for placements and cables. Its not too difficult to build in, just a little cramp with the power supply shroud. The included magnetic mesh panels are easy to remove and clean. The materials feel sturdy with a mostly metal skeleton, although I believe the front panel is plastic, also it pops off just be aware of front I/O cables. The side window is acrylic which can collect finger prints but it gets the job done. Unfortunately the expansion brackets are break away and there's no option for a vertical GPU mount. Cable management is a little cramped in the back in terms of the motherboard space but everything fits fine and you can easily hide excess cables under the shroud. 3.5in Hard Drives mount with rubber feet which are include with the case. The included blue case fans are a ok addition, they do use molex sadly, but their bright and very quiet otherwise. Front panel I/O includes 2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, Headphone and Mic port, 2 5.25 bays, and the usual power, HDD LED, and reset. Front panel audio works without and any issues. Overall its a nice modern design, likely an older design but still has the necessities you need for a starter build. (Red fans are separate item)

This has the looks I was after and the front USB and audio ports are in the right place (not the top). Most cases these days hide the drives, ports, buttons so all you have is a useless flat look. I hate those designs. Useless. This case is old school layout, which is user friendly. Flaws- the motherboard standoffs were about 0.04 off from where they should be. The case uses 4-40 screws for mounting the motherboard, not 6-32 like most other cases. This was actually fortunate as it was a workaround for the standoff holes not being drilled in the right place. The last time I saw this issue was in 1993... with today's high-tech manufacturing equipment, I don't understand how this can happen, and worse is that their QC folks approved this case. The biggest flaw is that the power supply can only be mounted one way, not two ways like most other cases. This is very bad as the only way to mount the power supply is with the fan blocked by the case wall. DUMB! Even FSP's own power supplies have the fan such that it is blocked. Extra dumb. The workaround is to remove the bottom magnetic grille. This is sort of ok unless you are placing the computer on a plush carpet which will block the airflow. Fortunately for me, my case sits on a hard floor. The fix for FSP is simple- have extra holes in the case so the power supply can mounted upside down. All other cases I have used came with extra holes (or Lian-Li comes with a separate flippable plate the PS mounts on).