KitGuru KitGuru.net – Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards
Removing the side panel of the case is very easy indeed thanks to the plastic-coated thumbscrews that Aerocool have chosen to use. These are much easier to grip than standard thumbscrews … making it significantly easier to remove them.
The inside of the case is painted entirely in black, which will make it easy to colour co-ordinate component selections. This is good to see on a case at this price point.
The drive bays are located over on the right hand side of the system. There is room for two 3.5″ drives and one 2.5″ drive, meaning you are quite restricted in your choice of storage configuration. We wouldn't think the target audience would be installing an array of hard drives in this case.
There is a large cut out area in the motherboard tray to facilitate CPU cooler installation, although we would usually recommend attaching it to the motherboard before installing it into the case.
Installing the motherboard into the case is a very simple process. Stand-offs aren't required in this particular model, meaning you can put the motherboard straight in and screw it down into place.
There is plenty of room for large power supplies in the base of the case, as well as a large space in the drive bay area which could be used to tidy up non-modular power supply cables.
Unfortunately, there isn't a great deal of room behind the motherboard tray for cable routing but this cannot really be expected at this price point. There are a few holes cut into the motherboard tray for the 24-pin power connector and to power the graphics card, as well as a small amount of room behind for these cables.
Installing the graphics card into the system is straightforward, although it can be a little fiddly, due to the location of the drive bays. The expansion slot covers aren't replaceable, so you need to make sure you only remove the correct ones.
Would this case not fall apart? how can they build it for £25 with any kind of quality at all?
Its not the prettiest design, but like most of aerocools products its built to sell large quantities at the lowest possible price. I like some of their products, but this just screams ‘cheap far east case’ to me. Still, for kids with little money, it looks like a sound purchase
Im not sure i would even take it if it was free.. its terribly ugly
What are the connections for the fans?
Were you able to close the case with the Noctua NH-U14S installed? The specs of the case indicate it can only accommodate cpu coolers up to 158mm but the NH-U14S with fan is already at 165mm….
Yeah, I’m curious as well if you were able to close the case with a NH-U14S installed. I have this case lying around, and hoping to build a budget AMD based system on it soon and I’m currently considering cooling options.
Question: Can u close the box with Noctua NH-U14S installed? I have on mind to buy this configuration but some ppl says it needs around 220mm (Aerocool GT Advance has 200mm)
I just built a system in one of these.
It’s no near an impressive case – neither in materials or looks.
Cheap plastic and thin steel.
But for the price, it does its job pretty well.
And frankly, I find the fans surprisingly quiet.
Why would you compromise on the case, and not go for something of higher quality like i.e the NZXT H440?
The steel of the GT Advance is rather thin, and I’d imagine that mounting a heavy cooler might strain it enough for vibrations to transfer into the frame.
Even the HDD mounts are the old fashioned way, screwed directly into the bays.
It’s adequate if you’re on a tight budget, but your other parts aren’t exactly cheap, so I’d recommend you save more money for at better quality case.
Este Gabiente es bastante malo, los materias son de muy mala calidad, puede romperse fácilmente, no recomendable es un asco, hay gabinetes mucho mejores por su precio.
This Case is very bad,the materials are of very poor quality, easily broken, not recommended is disgusting, there are far better cabinets for its price.