Thermaltake Urban SD1 Micro ATX Computer Chassis CA-1A9-00S1NN-00

Built 3 computers for work in this model of case. Chose this case because of its small form factor, capabilities, and modern minimalistic aesthetics.The good: The looks.The bad: As with any small form factor case, it's hard to work in. Even with small hands like mine. It does have cool features that help you out like the motherboard tray is completely removable. That helps with installing the CPU, RAM, GPU, but where it gets tricky is attaching the headers to the motherboard.Cable management is non-existent.Capabilities: The first computer I built in this case was a $3,500 CAD (computer aided/assisted drawing, not Canadian) workstation. Since there's no room cable management I knew there would be a cable near inside so I got a AIO liquid cooler for the CPU. The end user also needed an optical drive for SolidWorks CAD. I was tearing my hair out for about an hour trying to figure out where to install the radiator for the cooler when I had the optical drive installed. Turns out there's a bracket for one and a bracket for the other. You can't have both. Well that wasn't an option since I told the owner of the company here's a computer I can build for ~$3500 but I can't install everything. So, I took out the bracket for the optical drive, installed the CPU cooler bracket, and zip tied the optical drive in place. Sounds sketchy but you honestly can't tell it's not mounted properly.

Excellent build quality. Very sturdy and well thought out layout. I use it for a Ubuntu Minecraft server for my kids to play on. I use it with an ASUS M3N78-EM motherboard, Corsair CX430M PSU, ASUS Radeon R9 270 GPU, 7200RPM HDD, DVD-RW drive, and some PCI/PCIe cards. I did a lot of research to make sure it would meet my needs and I'm not disappointed with my choice.The only con or downside is that the front panel cables (power, audio, reset, etc) are a little exact when it comes to plugging into the motherboard header. Especially if you have PCI cards installed. Very difficult to get fingers down there. And if you pull the tray out there isn't enough reach on the cable to make the connection. I found a cable extension set here on Amazon and EBay. I managed to get it connected without it, but if I need to upgrade anything later on I will be installing those so I don't have to struggle reattaching them.

I really liked this case for its size and construction. The instructions that come with it are terrible. If you use a water-cooler forget about accessing the 3 external bays and should have been stated by the MFGr (that was a really big minus for me ). My solution was to bolt the water-cooler radiator to the side wall above the motherboard towards the read of the case -- this covers two of the slots for graphics cards etc.. This meant that only half of the radiator had clear access to fresh air. That lead me to drill out the case to provide more airflow capability -- it would be nice if the MFGr would have continued the air vent holes more than half-way up the sides. The case advertises that you can do your assembly outside the case then slide everything together but the front panel wires are too short. Be certain to disconnect them prior to trying to slide the motherboard out of the chassis or expect bent header pins. Because of the cooler placement the cooler will have to be removed to get at the motherboard.

I wanted something a little different other than the same boring case like I've had since MS DOS dayze.I thought this case might be a little loud, but It's even quieter than the ANTEC quiet case I had. I'm not running a video card that needs a lot of cooling so that might also have something to due with the noise level.It's a nice case, has a couple of warts though. The threads in the case for the thumbscrews could be a little more polished so the thumbscrews would screw in and out with a lot more ease.The Blue light isn't so bright as to be a beacon.Overall I'm quite pleased with the case.

Great looking case but is a little on the long side. But it has to be for the large video cards it is intended to house. I am a big fan of Thermaltake cases. They make a top notch case and you cant go wrong with this brand. I wound up going with this case instead. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J0NZ0DU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_search_detailpageIt was not as wide and that is what i needed. Make sure you measure first.

Installing a Thermaltake AIO 120mm closed-loop CPU cooler blocks all external drive bays, and there are a massive number of screws to keep track of, but this is a solid case with a sharp look. But does easily handle an overclocked i7-4790K CPU along with an NVIDIA GTX 980 GPU, for a truly powerful and silent "beast in a box."

Great case and you can't beat it for the cost. I needed a case outside of a traditional desktop or tower to fit a certain area and this case works perfectly for what I needed. Good construction for the cost and my components fit easily inside.

Great case, small and easy to work in.