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systempat · 09-18-2009, 02:09 AM

Since some of these companies put out 30 case styles and go up and down the price ranges, I think it's hard to say if they all fall in one category.
But I only deal with one case at a time so I don't see that many. Just built a system using a Cooler Master Centurion 541 case, which is a mini-tower for mATX boards. I found it to be a really nice case for a low price.
It has a really understated and classy look to it. The metal and the front panel assembly both feel and look solid. It was big enough to get all inside of it with no fuss. While being a couple of inches smaller in all directions that a Mid-tower ATX case. It has the design where the motherboard is 'flipped over' compared to the usual design. Which puts the CPU socket down low and away from the PSU. I found that arrangement to work well. The worst thing I could say about it is no fans are included but it was clear that was how it was packaged. With the slim case there were cutouts for 2 80mm fans on the back panel, so that what I bought. It's nice and quiet and cool enough. both fans run off 3-pin connectors on the MB. It will only hold 2 hard drives without being creative but that's no problem for what I needed. For a modest mATX build with no raging video cards or banks of hard drives, i'd give it 5 stars.

09-18-2009, 02:09 AM	#11
systempat Member (10 bit) Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 664	Since some of these companies put out 30 case styles and go up and down the price ranges, I think it's hard to say if they all fall in one category. But I only deal with one case at a time so I don't see that many. Just built a system using a Cooler Master Centurion 541 case, which is a mini-tower for mATX boards. I found it to be a really nice case for a low price. It has a really understated and classy look to it. The metal and the front panel assembly both feel and look solid. It was big enough to get all inside of it with no fuss. While being a couple of inches smaller in all directions that a Mid-tower ATX case. It has the design where the motherboard is 'flipped over' compared to the usual design. Which puts the CPU socket down low and away from the PSU. I found that arrangement to work well. The worst thing I could say about it is no fans are included but it was clear that was how it was packaged. With the slim case there were cutouts for 2 80mm fans on the back panel, so that what I bought. It's nice and quiet and cool enough. both fans run off 3-pin connectors on the MB. It will only hold 2 hard drives without being creative but that's no problem for what I needed. For a modest mATX build with no raging video cards or banks of hard drives, i'd give it 5 stars.