DeepCool R-CH260-BKNGM0-G-1 CH260 Steel Mesh Black Micro-ATX Mini-Tower Desktop Chassis

mATX perfected? Close but no cigar

Great compact mATX case with great airflow without having to compromise by forking out for an SFX PSU, which just don't seem to be around or affordable options in SA today. Cable management tolerance is low, but it's there. Beautiful case overall, the design philosophy is great, it's like a 1.25 chamber. It is small, but it's not as small as I was thinking, watching all those videos of builds in this case. I gave it four stars for the following reasons: There is no 4.5-star option, but a 5 it definitely is not. There are some issues. What irks me the most is the power point option; it's always powered on, and there is no easy access to the PSU switch. You have to remove the top piece to access the PSU, and to remove the top piece requires you to remove all the side panels first. The top panel is the last panel you can remove. All screwed in, it is not tool-less. Keep track of those screws diligently. If you have more than one HDD, you're in trouble; there's only room for one. The gap between the PSU and the mobo 24-pin is terribly tight, a few cms could have helped here, but hey... compact mATX. No room or option to mount fans at the bottom without acquiring your own dust filter to slap on the underside of the case. I wish it came with a handle like the CH160plus, which is an even more compact version, but I did not like the PSU mounting option.

• Product Rating4/5