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Aerocool ExtremEngine Black ATX Mid-Tower Case with 250mm Side Fan, Front USB, Firewire and Audio Ports
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November 24th, 2009 - 07:20
This was my case that I bought for my Intel Core 2 E6300 system. For a mid-tower, it has a decent amount of space. I didn’t cut myself but there are some sharp edges. Both panels come off. Since there is no cable management, things will get stuffy inside and the panel is kind of tough to put back on. There is no cable management for this case. The instruction manual wasn’t included when I bought it a few years ago. The huge fan on the side is a huge dust collector. If you are thinking of overclocking, this is not a good case to do it in. I find the air circulation to be ok. The front flaps after a while, cause some irritating noise that stops when you put your hand on it. Maybe the flap is there to keep dust out. I find that dust still collects on the mesh front. To get to the DVD drives, you have to pull out the “screens” (or mesh) on the front. The front fan does a nice job pulling in air to keep the hard drives cool. A few years ago, this case was said to have a floppy disk drive compartment. It does not. You have to buy the 5.25″ to 3.5″ converter to have one fit. This case does have a fan controller with room to add 2 more fans. A major issue which I think many people will probably not overlook is that this case is a major dust collector. The rather large fan on the side will collect a lot of dust as well as the front “turbine” fan. One time I opening up the case and there was an inch of dust all over the components- a major issue since the case protects your investment. I constantly was wiping the dust off the fans as well as the “5.25″ covers.
If you’re looking for a decent low cost case, there are probably better ones but this one is ok.
pros:
-good size for mid-tower
-interesting design
-tooless
-enough space for most heatsinks but be careful. The Xigametek WILL NOT FIT
-If you don’t overclock, the fans keep everything cool. I had nothing die!
cons:
-Very bad dust collector
-The fan controller is a little buggy
-no cable management
-The front comes off and is a pain to put back as well as just an overall pain
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Rating: 2 / 5