Well-made elegant housing, ideal for a quiet system

For the price a very good housing. The processing of the case leaves little to criticism, all materials act high and stable and the gaps are all straight. The built-in fan can be regulated via a two-stage fan control and operate at the level "Low" inaudible. When using the level "High", the fan can be heard something, but personally still quiet for me. The good decoupling of the hard drives and the power supply and the sound insulation make the system almost inaudible ultimately in everyday sounds. You have to close and sit and listen carefully to perceive the computer (The cooling fans continue with me on the stage "low").

Inside a Phenom II X4 945 processor tinkers on a 880GM-USB3 Gigabyte board. As this is the CPU cooler Scythe Mugen 4 for use. When choosing a CPU cooler should be careful. Cooltek are namely at a height of up to 160mm, with the Mugen 4 should have a height of 156.5mm. Still, I had to push at the point of the CPU cooler to close the side door to the normal insulation. I do not know if it is on the Board or on any misstatement by Cooltek. In any case, you should not frighten you, if the side door is not properly closed immediately if the same problem exists. From a higher CPU cooler I have to completely advise against.

The temperatures of the system are in operation in the green zone:

- CPU: 29 ° C (idle) to 44 ° C (full load under Prime95 after 15min)
- MB: 27-29 ° C
- HDD (Seagate Barracuda 7200.14): 28-30 ° C

I have the housing used for another system (i5-4460, EKL Alpenföhn Sella, MSI B85M-E45, Samsung 840 EVO and HGST Deskstar 7K1000.C). In this system, the temperatures are really good (fan control set to low):

- CPU: 34 ° C (idle) to 49 ° C (full load under Prime95 for 20 minutes)
- MB: 33-35 ° C
- SSD: 31 ° C
- HDD: 29 ° C

Those who want a quiet system zusamennstellen and appreciate a clean cabinetry, should strike definitely here. Especially the price makes the case very attractive. Also nice: is for the 4/8-pin ATX12V power connector in addition an extension cord when not containing sheath, thus thinner than the (most) Cable of power supplies. Thus, it is not only easier to perform behind the Mainboardtray, but can be plugged in advance on the mainboard. This makes installation considerably when a large Tower cooler is used and the 4/8-pin connector covers.

Here again the pros in the summary:
+ Simple stylish design
+ Solid build quality, good quality
+ 2-stage fan control (high / low, the fan can also be switched off completely)
+ Inaudible fan at a low level "Low"
+ Quiet fan at level "high"
+ Very good thermal values
+ Extension for 4/8-pin ATX12V power connector
+ Good decoupling of HDDs and PSU
+ Insulation
+ Cable Management
+ P / L ratio

And the cons:
- Big Tower cooler as the Mugen 4 (156.5mm) do not fit in, although according to the manufacturer cooler should fit up to 160mm

All in all a buy recommendation from me!