DARKROCK EC2 Black ATX Mid Tower PC Case, Type-C Ready, Supports 50 Series Graphics Cards, Tempered Glass Side Panel, up to 8 x 120mm Cooling Fans & 1 x 360mm Radiator, 1 x Pre-Installed Fan

You won't find something less expensive at this quality I'd wager. This is an incredible value for a mid tower. Got it for 55 bucks. It's much more compact than the average mid tower (240mm top not 360) but that was a huge positive I didn't even check for. The smaller size, assuming you don't have a 5090 is literally perfect for asthetics and setting up a nice clean build. Removable GPU panels instead of breakaways, extremely near easily removable opening glass door. I like this case better than my main build, and that is a 120 dollar case! Don't get me wrong, it's very nice, but it's heavy and too much glass. This is the perfect size and feature list for PC without going micro ATX. 1 Free case fan in the back, and no fan hub, just fair warning. I didn't need those for this because I'm just repurposing parts for a build for my friend, but it should be noted that's where some price cuts went. But they didn't go to quality! Fantastic case.

You literally won't find a better case at this price point. Absolutely terrific value. It's not much bigger than the case I replaced, which was about the same price when I bought it 10 months ago, but everything is just structured better, and the metal doesn't feel super cheap. There's more room for a bigger graphics card (340mm as opposed to my last case's max of 280mm), so there's plenty of space for upgrades. Cable management was a breeze with the abundance of holes and openings for cables to go to all the right places on my motherboard. Also, there's plenty of space on the rear side of the case for cable management, with more than enough cable tie points. The PSU shroud is nice and roomy as well, with an included hard drive bay tucked inside, which I appreciate, as my last case did not include one. The shroud also allows for even better cable management, especially if you're using a non-modular PSU with extra cables that you don't need. I just bundled them up and zip tied them together and tucked them away, allowing my case to stay fairly clean and open for maximum airflow, while also not making me worry if I would be able to get my side panel back on without a fight. The swiveling tempered-glass side panel that is fully removeable is a nice touch. With the mesh front panel, bottom and top vents (with dust filters; the top filter being magnetic), and rear exhaust, the case feels practically open for lots of air flow. As far as noise level, as with any mostly-open, high-volume airflow case, it strongly depends on your setup. With room for up to eight (8) 120mm case fans, or six (6) 120mm fans and two (2) 140mm fans (top vent), there's lots of room for efficient cooling. But if you're like me, you don't care too much about the noise, as you tend to tune it out when you're immersed in an intense gaming session. So, I have my GPU switched to performance mode, and my case fans are set to keep things nice and chilly, so it can get a bit noisy at times, but again, nothing that really bothers me too much. If you have a dual-BIOS GPU set to quiet mode, and have your fans fine-tuned to perform at maximum efficiency with minimal noise, the openness of the case, while creating the possibility for more noise exposure, also allows for plenty of airflow for efficient cooling, allowing your fans to keep things moving at a nice, low dB. Overall, it's a solid case. As stated at the beginning, you won't find a better value case for the price.

Overall a great case. The pros; the price is right, fits atx boards and has room for extra hard drives. My one complaint is that the usb 3 header doesn’t fit the case’s cable with my x870 motherboard. A quick fix with an angled adapter but something to keep in mind. I used a peerless assassin 120 se and could only fit one 140mm fan on the top for exhaust with this cooler. Finally, I wasn’t sure if I’d like the glass panel on a hinge but it makes it easy to access the components. Priced right and good features.

Every case in this price range will have some frustrating features. I'll get to those later. I'm moving a motherboard with CPU and cooler attached from another case to this one. I always install the CPU, tower cooler, memory, and m.2 drives before I put the motherboard in the case anyway. In the past few weeks, I've assembled, disassembled and reconfigured 4 PCs at least 3 times -- just for fun. Your experience may vary. First, there's plenty of room around the sides of an ATX motherboard to get to connections, such as the CPU connection from the PSU on the top back corner, which I've had issues with on other cases. There's plenty of room for longer graphics cards. There's plenty of room for a conventional CPU cooler. Typically, MB screws along the top edge require a long screwdriver if a conventional "tower" cooler is already mounted. This case is no different. I like that the PSU and HDDs are in a compartment at the bottom such that all of the cables are inside the back of the case. I like the magnetic latches for the door, and that it can easily be lifted off the hinges when open. The case metal is rather thin, and bends easily, but that's not unexpected at this price level. It's also pretty easy to bend back for the same reason. It's supposed to take two 140mm fans in the top of the case, but I was only able to fit one 140mm and one 120mm fan in the top, because the CPU power connector interferes with mounting a top rear 140mm fan. It may be difficult to mount a 140mm cooler for the same reason. There are 180-degree adapters that would help with that, but I don't like using more connections than necessary. It would be nice if the HDD mounting bracket had some way to isolate the HDDs from the thin metal. I haven't gotten to the point of turning this on, but I'm sure the noise from the two 10TB WD Red Pro drives will transfer to the case and resonate. They're screwed directly to the thin sheet metal bracket, and it attaches directly to the thin sheet metal case. I believe I can get a dual drive isolator and use that in place of the mount provided. I may do that later if it's too annoying. I also prefer to mount fans using rubber/silicone isolators instead of screws, and it is possible to do that with the three front fans and the rear fan. There are slots instead of holes for mounting fans, and I don't feel that they're necessary. The rubber mounts I'm using might work their way back out of the slots on top, so I used screws. If you want a really quiet case, you'll have to buy a more expensive case than this. It's that simple. I'll update this once it's up and running, but I expect the case will amplify vibrations. It certainly won't dampen them. I'll also add finer screens to the front fans. The grill in the front of the case is sufficient, but it's simple enough to add better ones. At $54, this was a very inexpensive case. The issues are minor for the price. The airflow appears to be sufficient. It has a subdued appearance. It's not flashy, but lends itself well to my purpose. I bought two of these to build matching gaming PCs for my wife and I to use in the living room. This case fits the bill for that, without breaking the bank.

Package arrived without issue (all the way to Fiji). Normal styrofoam was used with single boxing but no damages. The case is a decent budget case (with 1 each usb2,3 and c front ports) and comes with a rear exhaust fan which is nice (i replaced it for aesthetic). Side glass is sturdy and hinged which is also nice. Fits 06 fans (used corsair rgb 120s) 3 front intakes, 2 for upper exhaust and replaced the rear case fan with another corsair for exhaust. There is nothing wrong with no rgb/argb but this was a gift for a friend so spruced the build up with rgb (but really hate the icue software). Am not into rgb (no rgb is the norm) but gotta admit it does add personality (mentally) to an otherwise all black case (used white static lighting at its dimmest which makes it look kinda like the b/w superman logo aesthetic). Can fit a 3 slot gpu comfortably but do consider a 90 degree adaptor for clearance from the glass panel. Airflow is very nice and airy, no inner dust guards (top one is a magnetic mat only so its nice) and temps are good (idling in 30s celcius and 60-70C under loads...in Fiji's hot December room temps) (specs: msi mpg edge wifi ddr5, 64gb vengeance, 13700k, dc-ak620 aircooler, wdblack sn770 1tb and another crucial 2tb ssd with a stock 10gb 3080). All front ports work and cable management takes some time but no bulging of the side panel with decent cabling/zipties etc. Would buy again as Fiji retailers don't have any (all over Fiji) tower cases at all with front usb c ports (the msi mobo would've been a bit of waste without front usbc). So far no issues from my friend and I hope this build lasts him a decent number of years (the refurb optiplex we got gave up after about an year). Overall, a decent product and vinaka to retailer.

Great for the price. Easy to build in great design for a cheap case. Great airflow

When The case arrived, I was pretty satisfied with the price and the look, When I tried to build in it there were things like no wire passthrough holes above the motherboard making it hard to cable manage, and the holes being just small enough to make it a pain to wire, but besides that it was golod enough for the price, however Every Single Screw that came with this case are not only horrible, they dont work. Every motherboard screw snapped instantly from being screwed in, and not only that, the screws on the back that hold the back panel are so tighty allined, once removed the damn thing was slighly crooked forever. Lastly the screws for the powersupply panel were so bad that tightening them left it shading and rattling, so I had to replace almost every screw besides the backpanel where I just srewed them so tightly that thing aint moving anymore. Its a decent case witha decent look, especially for the price, however id reccomend you buy extra screws or have some on hand, and have REALLY low expectations, especially cause the holes on the front dont protect from dust, AT ALL.

Nice solid cheap case. Not made from foil, metal is firm for this price. Was very easy to build my PC in it. Glass door is also very convenient! Has a lot of holes inside for cable management. In general, it is small, but spacious inside and great purchase for the money