ionz KZ18 M/ATX Value PC Case Black USB 3 With Tinted Acrylic Window and 1 LED Fan (Green)

I bought this because my old case has fallen apart. This is very lightweight, more plastic than metal, the 'glass' side is also plastic. However the reason my PC is so small is because I often have to take it places with me, so this is really lightweight and looks pretty good considering the price. The fan is silent from initial tests. The only negative, but probably my fault for not checking, is I have a small PSU which I've currently only got held in with one screw as the PSU space is for a regular PSU. But yeah, well worth £25, whether it'll last who knows but my metal one didn't so have little to lose.

Once built it's great, it's small and light and looks good. The reason I'm not giving 5 stars is the painful building process. The major reason for the difficulties was because it's a small case so that's to be expected. However, when trying to install the front 2 fans I had trouble fitting the top one in because it was colliding with the usb 3.0 cable. I had to remove the usb 3.0 all together to install the top fan. (It didn't matter for me as my motherboard is old so it doesn't support a 3.0 anyway)

Great case for the price, doesn’t feel cheap

Does the job, just about managed to fit a 3 fan GPU. Best to check dimensions before purchasing

This case is snug and I mean even for a Micro ATX case. I don't think the location of the hdd slots was really though about either... I had quite a bit of pain installing a 2.5inch ssd drive.It's a really nice case though. The usb ports are quite sturdy, which is weird to mention but my old case which cost quite a bit more always felt quite flexi.Obviously always check your measurements, but just to save you time on this from me not checking. The DEEP COOL Assassin III Air CPU Cooler, 7 does not fit in this case! I have it mounted to the board and in the case (with close to no room for your hand and I have tiny hands). The side of the case can't close... which not an issue for me as I don't usually have it on anyway.

Where to start made from cheap plastic & metal so thin it feels like it has the strength of paper went to put motherboard in & found that after three turns of the motherboard screw was enough to break the metal back plate so the screw kept turning but never tightened meaning getting the motherboard out again was a mission removal of the front plastic face plate resulted in it never fitting back to the chase again it claimed to be able to fit slimline graphics cards well I fitted an MSI gtx1050ti Low profile twin fan card & it's small but once fitted no air could get to it so it over heated adding extra fans was pointless & not worth the hassles trust me on that even putting hard drive & ssd's in was hard work as the mounting points metal back plate is so thin that tightening a scew could result in the metal deforming yes I wanted a small case but claiming that it can hold 2 ssd's plus a hard drive just doesn't work oh & all the wires look great when you look through the viewing panel just what I wanted to look at!! As if you want to take the risk of running you cables behind the sharp edges of the mounting metal plate you run the risk of cutting yourself like I did or / & damaging your cables my verdict don't waste your cash as this is truly crap cheap rubbish ended up putting it where it belongs in the bin

After seeing many reviews about the case I thought hey why not get this and find out for myself and yep I can safely say if you're on a strict budget well worth the consideration it's compact with a nice and practical design but most of all free to my step father in-law who will benefit from my generous nature and kind heart ... Hope you like it John ... Media streaming and light work load build in progress.

Let me first say simply, this case is brilliant value, and works fantastically.HOWEVER, beware that the latches on the blue USB 3.0 cable are too tight, and so when I had to remove the cable I managed to pull the header off the motherboard! It was nerve wracking trying to get the header back on to the pins, though I managed with some careful tinkering.To solve this issue, scrape at the latches on the blue plastic at the mobo end of the cable, just to dull or remove them. Its not necessary if you manage your cables properly.Other than that I was super impressed with the value and ease of the case. One last thing I will say is that it only came with two extra motherboard standoffs whereas I needed three, so part of my Micro ATX mobo had to deal with some flexing when I was messing around with connectors. Those things are sturdy, but best not to take risks if you can help it.