CB301DV2 Classic Midi PC Case, ATX, 120mm Rear Fan Included
CB301DV2 Classic Midi PC Case, ATX, 120mm Rear Fan Included, 1 x USB3.0 and 2 x USB2.0, 2 side panel with silent mat Budget Friendly Business and Office Solution | Black,…
HellCrack CB301DV2
| Weight: | 5.38 kg |
| Dimensions: | 49.2 x 46.1 x 27.2 cm; 5.38 Kilograms |
| Brand: | HellCrack |
| Model: | CB301DV2 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Manufacture: | HellCrack |
| Dimensions: | 49.2 x 46.1 x 27.2 cm; 5.38 Kilograms |
This case looks very nice with the ARGB fans which you can control the colour of from a button on the front io. BTW, these fans connect through SATA power, and are all chained together, so you cannot control the speed of the fans. I’ve found this to not be a problem, as it keeps the system cool, and are not loud. The case was good to build in, no major issues, but I have a few cons of the case. The case came with micro atx standoffs already installed, and I used an atx motherboard, so had to install 3 extra standoffs. This was hard, as a ‘screwdriver’ type tool for putting the standoffs in was not included, so I had to use pliers, which scratched the standoffs a bit. Another problem with the case is that there is barely any space at the back. I also used a modular psu, and had to shove the cables next to the PSU. Luckily, you cannot see the back panel from the glass side of the case. I also had to quite forcefully put the back panel on, due to the lack of space. Overall this case is good for the price, however could do with changes such as extra space at the back for cables.
Updated from a Corsair 2000 Silent due to size, needing something smaller. Great case surprised by the functionality and quality for such a price just as good as my Corsair for under half the price. Plenty of rear cable management room. Only short fall is there is no sound proofing on the inside of the front like my Corsair but that’s an easy fix.
Overall, great value for money.
Great budget case. No frills but no problems either. It’s deep enough for a good cooler but fit your graphics card last as it can get tight to plug things into the main board afterwards if you have bigger hands.
I needed a cheap case for a pc, all the pc will do is run Discord, Music and record gameplay via OBS.
This case is cheap let’s get that out of the way, it looks cheap, feels cheap and has basically no weight to it other than the glass panel.
The thing that surprised me though was whilst building in it, the case did not flex more than I would expect really, nor did it do anything that would mean I need a plaster!
The pre-installed standoffs were all in the right spot for the motherboard I installed, and the spare yes there was a spare, was installed where the motherboard needed one but the case didn’t have one installed.
The IO Shield was a bit of a pain to install but they can be in much more expensive cases as well, so if you buy just know you might need to jiggle it abit.
The PSU space is a little to “Short” in height, I had to push the “mid-plate” up abit to get my PSU to fit in to it, so I could screw it in, but once that was done there was no issue with the PSU feeling lose or anything.
The SSD/HDD holder is not very good, whilst it will hold a single SSD and single HDD, it is flimsy until a HDD is mounted in it and it can be awkward to reinstall. The other downside to it, is it is screwed in from the bottom of the case so you need to lie it down on it’s back ideally to unscrew the holder.
One thing I would suggest is a modular PSU as there is not really much room for “Stuffing” cables below the mid-plate especially if you using the HDD/SSD Holder.
None of the screws are “Captive” so they will fully come out of the panels and the ADD-IN Cards section has a rather weak holder once you install a card, you might want to put the “Retention Plate” in a draw and use screws to hold your cards in.
The 3 fans that come installed look OK and do move a little air but nothing spectacular, if you can spend the 20 I think it is and get the 5 pack of Antec fans to replace the fans in the front and add 2 up top.
I know the last couple of points seem “negative” but honestly I would say the same about some of the bigger brands cases that cost 2, 3, 4 or 10 times as much as this case, for 40 it’s hard to do worse or even better when including 3 RGB fans, as well as the glass panel.
Honestly if you need a cheap case to just build a cheap low powered pc in, then you could do a lot worse!
A very traditional case with PSU at the top.
Lots of room for building, stand-offs already fitted for mATX, neat little enclosure at the bottom to directly fit an SSD, plus more traditional cage underneath.
No sharp edges.
Supplied fans keep the case cool and and are surprisingly quiet.
Minor cons –
Mother board reaches right to the floor, so if your front panel pins are on the bottom of the board it’s a bit fiddly to fit them
No real option to route thick PSU cables around the back, but there is plenty of space at the top of the case the tie them together
Side panels are not very thick so it’s easy to bend them when not attached, but they are perfectly OK when fitted
Extremely good case. Really high quality, looks like the top brands. Much better than in the images. Fit an atx motherboard and everything else comfortably. Very nice size. Highly recommend.
For the price it comes with a lot of features. 4 drive slots, can fit large fans, 7 pcie sheilds and sound dampening. Mine came with a slight kink in the frame where the psu sits (but that might be me dropping it). Depending on the Motherboard it can be a tight fit but overall great.
Comes with standoffs only in the micro atx spots but does come with a bag of extra standoffs and screws.
Very surprised with the build quality of this.
Ive owned various corsair cases in the past and currently have a Corsair 7000D for my main system and obviously this isnt equal to them it does bare the question; how can corsair charge so much more?
If youre looking for an office pc case or even a blacked out stealth gaming case then for 30 quid you cant go wrong!!
The system i plan to put in this has a 280mm corsair aio but from the looks of it a 280mm aio wont fit. A 240 looks like it will squeeze in. (Nothing can be mounted in the top of the case). Will be using my trusty 212 evo instead with some 120 intakes instead.
Will update when ive finally got everything installed!
I normally use kolink cases which I find to be really good value for money, very well made and easy to work with (especially the Stronghold version) but I may use this case now going forward.
I spent a couple of hours migrating stuff over and i managed a bit of a miracle because it only just fits.
The system I am running is a 3900x on an MSI B450 A Pro Max, Cooled by a NZXT Kracken x63 with an MSI Ventus 2080 Super and a RM750i from corsair.
The motherboard is such a perfect fit that if it was even a millimeter bigger it wouldn’t fit, however most standard boards should fit fine.
The cooler, while it looks like it should fit just fine gets fouled by the psu shroud so I had to shift it up. that meant the top of the cooler was above the predrilled holes in the case, meaning i only used 6 screws, instead of 8. however, it does fit. I also fitted it with the tubes below the radiator so that any air that is trapped in the system travels to the top of the radiator, rather than constricting the flow in the pipes.
Now with the AIO in place the GPU only just fit, there’s just enough room for the radiator pipework to move behind the GPU but not much else. It was also a bit of a challenge to get in with the pump block installed on the CPU. be aware if you’re planning to use a longer card it probably wont fit with a 280mm AIO like I did.
Once I had everything installed, I started the task of moving over my PSU. That was a bit of a pain too, I had to remove the drive tray under the PSU shroud to be able to slide everything in with all the wires, however, once it was installed and cable managed the drive tray did only just fit back into place, which means that if i wanted to i could install a 2.5 and a 3.5 inch drive as well. again, if you’re using a standard PSU it would probably fit better.
Once everything was buttoned up i noticed that the temps were poor, 80c CPU and 88c GPU, which I have worked out to be 2 mistakes i made, first is that the rear exhaust fan was backwards (oops) and the front panel suffocates the two fans on the AIO, which once i had removed brought the temps down 10C.
To work around this i got a high performance 120MM fan for the rear, a 70mm fan for the psu shroud (in the section under the AIO) and i modified the sides of the front panel so they aren’t so restrictive by cutting out the plastic with some side cutters.
Overall, this would be a perfect case for a budget system, it’s very capable and without silly tier hardware would run quite nicely. even with the system I run, it doesn’t thermally throttle, which is impressive considering the case actively gets warm to the touch.
Also, being as cheap as it is, i’m going to have a go at doing some art on the front!
hopefully my review helps!