![]() I hit 5 total because I realized at screw #4 (which was wrong) that, no, this is an expensive case. * The dreaded PSU shroud of terror! - It takes 4 screws. Review the builder in that case if you have strong feelings either way. If somebody else is building the PC for you, kindly off and do not review anything that went into the not-you-building-it of your custom PC. If you have none of the three, or maybe just one and a half of the three, avoid. The difference between nerd and geek, fyi, is not smarts. That said, semi-patient geeks capable of using a screwdriver with access to both kinds, with some forethought, as-in, thinking before doing, totally qualify. * It's hard! - This is a 250+ freaking dollar custom computer case. ![]() I've seen no thread stripping, heard no grinding whatsoever. The screws and rubber washer thingies are quite nice. It just unscrewed with just a touch more torque than I could achieve with my thumb and forefinger alone. Applying gentle pressure with a Phillips head to the phillips head slot on the occasional over-tightened thumbscrew resulted in no jolting or grinding. * Thumb screws are too tight and there's stripping! - Some were a little tight. Now for the Unreasonable Complaints of Other Reviewers section If my review convinces you, wait about 3 days from the publish date, just in case I try to build and faceplant on all manner of bovine sacroth. * Unholy doo-doo-butter (this was once a much simpler non-expletive) can you stuff a lot of parts and then even more super-quiet fans if you need the cooling into this thing. If people weren't just reaching, be quiet! has attended to any/all things I was looking out for based on fairly old negative reviews. This one is mostly better in that regard from what I'm seeing. * My first case (corsair carbide 400R) was an excellent mid-tower for cable management and ease of assembly. Legit Yay-points that are likely to grow as I build this thing out with no big negatives assuming no electrical shenanigans: ![]() However, I've spent some time playing with it, pulling the various components out and plopping them back in, etc, and I'm a little annoyed at the fussing. The rest of my components won't be in for a couple days but I had some minor anxiety about the case based on recurring review themes.
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