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4.5
The majority of reviews on the amazon page are for the case fans, not the case. The current overall rating for the product is misleading. I don't like doing negative product reviews, but this one was special because of how disappointing it is. After the rave reviews of the 101C and their other products I was excited for this...The case does not come with case fans. It's a cheap InWin case, but it's not a cheap case. If you weren't already planning on buying case fans, or had a few laying around, don't buy this case, or add on at least $30-40 for a couple case fans that don't suck.This case is deceptively difficult to build in. Mounting an AIO is not easy, and cable management is pretty tight with no rubber grommets, so be careful about crimping a cable around tight corners. If you have a full ATX motherboard, you may need to build directly in the case to deal with cable management, especially with the precariously positioned cable run on the bottom.The RGB controller would be better served as a button on the top/side, rather than a little dongle that you have to get crafty with to access when the case is sealed. The LED/SATA cable is also way too short.The 3.5" drive cages are shoddy - you have to fiddle with them to get them to lock properly.The aluminum case is really solid, but everything else about this case feels cheap. The fan/rad mount is cheap plastic, the 3.5" drive cages, even the brackets on the PCIe slots are pretty sloppy. I saw some mixed reviews on the ties that hold in the tempered glass panel for the 101C... and to anyone who decides to roll the dice - they're bad. I'm terrified the panel is going to fall out.It looks good, but that's about it. I'm not really sure why i bought this case or if I'm going to keep it. This product feels under engineered, and I should have spent more money on a better case.*Tinted window held on via 2 plastic push-pins on top and 2 slots at the bottom.*Open PCIe slot covers.*Easy swapping of HHD/SSDs using the trays. *RGB logo is addressable if you have an add_rgb header on your mobo, or you’ll have to use the included sata-powered controller.*Black side radiator mount/top trays/bottom legs are plastic, removeable, and easily paintable/plastidipped.*Dust filter only on the bottom, no fans on top means no dust will come in from the top.*310mm gpu length when used with a side radiator circumvented via a vertical gpu mount, allowing for a push-pull config if you opt for a slimmer bottom fan.*hidden gpu support bracket for long cards in the normal configuration.*White.*None of the corners, inside or outside, are sharp.*Plenty of space to jam wires in the hidden PSU compartment.-white, pretty much any defect on the case standout; the tolerance where the metal sheets fold to form a box is big enough to notice.-Near zero sound/vibration dampening, there’s enough space to add some weatherstrip on the ledges that the glass rests on.Positives:-6 fan spots, put 3 on bottom for intake, 1 rear exhaust, 2 side exhaust-Thermals are fantastic with correct setup-RGB front logo-Easy unlatch for tempered glass-Looks fantastic-Solid build qualityNegatives:-Cable management is a bit tricky, especially with mATX boards-Lacking rubber grommetsCompared to my old NZXT H500 this is an upgrade 100%.Several pictures I saw made these fans look really bright. I may have been spoiled by the $40 Light Loop fans, but these Polaris ones are not very bright. I'm also not a fan of the branding on the outer ring.Nice case. Clean lines easy to install full ATX motherboardAwesome well made case with plenty of room for full size builds and fans! This case does keep things cool, my only gripe with it is that it is very tough to manage cables with a full ATX board. Otherwise couldn't ask for more, I recently switched from an NZXT h500 and the only difference is that the h500 had better cable management. Would recommendI love this case but it didn't come with the rgb controller or extra motherboard stand offsAlthough I may just have too many cables for the area to handle, I really enjoy this case. The tempered glass is a bit dark for my liking, but other than that its exactly what I wanted!! Could use a little more cable management features, though.As described
