CiT Raider PC Gaming Case, Mid-Tower ATX, Halo Dual - Ring Spectrum Fans, RGB, PCB Hub w/ Aura Connectivity, RF Controller, MB Sync, Tempered Glass, For a Great Gaming Experience | Black

My lad needed a new case, we got this one. I have not hacked about with PC hardware for two decades but this was far easier than I thought. In all honesty it was harder extracting the old loom from the smaller case than actually transplanting the PSU, drive, mobo and the other bits.Fitted the two bagged fans onto the ceiling with no issues. Next we put in the 5.25 drive, we had to take it out of the cradle and screw it directly to the case but it went it good and solid.Then we put the power supply in, took off the other back panel, fed the cables to where they needed to go and then transferred the motherboard, the posts were in a slightly different configuration meaning only 4 screws were required, the older case had six screws but the board fitted and felt secure enough.Next we reconnected the two power cables to the board, then we put in the Sapphire card (it's big) and bolted that down, again no problems.The only "challenge" was the fan hub, we connected the fans to the hubs and then couldn't figure out where the power comes from, thank god for his mates on discord! The wide SATA plus on the hub goes onto the wiring loom from the power supply, look carefully and you will find it.Downsides: the motherboard we have doesn't have the modern RGB header to allow software control, however the RF control still works and the fans operate just fine and look stunning. For 75 quid this is a truly a beautiful thing when it's all put back together, the glass side looks great, the front looks 25th Century and my lad is pleased as punch.ONE ISSUE: We think the fans seem to be changing the selected program on their own... the 3-pin ASUS connector is just left hanging and I am wondering if the input to the hub is electrically drifting now and then, I am sure the inside of the case is electrically noisy enough. I am trying to find out if I can ground the input, I've even considered a small nano-arduino project instead.Conclusion: a great value for money case and looks amazing with all the fans running.

this cit brand is a excellent brand for a pc case and for the price is excellent as well what i liked about this case is the fact fans come pre installed the box is quick and easy to install,its space is excellent was able to install my parts with ease you can set the fan speed to your choice you can have different coloured rgb lights on fans fans can be turned on or off and the lights too there is extra space to add more fans 2 at the top,plus its quiet hdd fits snug in the bays and there is space to install sdd drives which i plan too i like this more because both front and side panel is glass which tbh i was expecting perspex so this was a added bonus you also get screw parts if you require them if building from scratch but i had those parts as it was a upgrade overall i give this pc 5/5 glad i went with this and not a expensive brandalso just to add i did used to have a disk drive but i don't believe this is capable of holding one but i plan on buying a external disk drive which is cheap as i rarely use the drive....

To start with, let me manage expectations of this product. It does not come with any instructions or directions of any sort and there are alot of bags of screws & wires etc.One would assume that if your buying a standalone case you would already have some knowladge of how to build computers but for those of you considering buying this as a gift or without the proper know how, I advise doing some reasearch first. You Tube is a brilliant tool for this, there are plenty of how-toos out there to point you in the right direction.That being said, overall i am.more than happy with this case. It fits any standard ATX board perfectly fine, and also appears to have empty mounting points for mid sized motherboards aswell.One thing of note is that i only seemed to receive 6 brass standoff screws with my purchase. This may be an anomaly but be sure to check how many screws your motherboard needs and make sure you get some spare standoffs. Otherwise you may be able to get away with the 6 you get, provided you move a couple to properly support your board, and assuming you arent running a heavy graphics card l. If you are my advice is to focus your mounting close by to your heaviest components to give them the most support.My only gripe would be the tolorences for the empty holes was so tight, I actualy struggled to screw in the posts.Moving on, both side panels are easily removable with just a couple of thumb screws, and the front panel is held in place with somw plastic tabs inside the frame and can also be removed for access to the fans.Speaking of fans, though the included rgb fans look really good, im not cirtain theybare providing the best cooling and may want to consider swapping them out for some more effective ones. They are a generic unamed brand and i suspect they are more for looks than they are for practicality.Im running an Asus Rog Strix 7390-E motherboardIntel core I7-9700k with noctua NH-u12S fanAnd a ROG Striz Nvidia GEforce RTX 270 and Boy does this case get hot to the touch.But im not seeing any thermal throttleing despite playing most if not all my games on Ultra graphics so perhaps cooling isnt that much of an issue- i reccomend you try and see for yourself but be prepared to upgrade your case fans if needed.Cable management was kind of my biggest issue here. There really isnt that much room to work with if your not useing a modular power supply, those exess cables make so much bulk that getting the side panel back on after the build was a real squeeze. Fortunately there is plenty of room on the motherboard side that i didnt have any trouble routing any cables to my componants.With this case you get as standard a headphone and mic jack for any standard size set of cans, 2 usb 2.0 ports and 1 usb 3.0 port on the front panel. The wires are all printed with the standard identifiers as wirth the power switch and HDD lights.Speaking of Hard drives. There is plenty of room and mounting opertunities here. With a nice big rack for your disk drives and convinently marked spits for solid state drives.I see no issues expanding memory here.Finally the cade also comes pre fitted withsome magnettic dust filters which can me taken off and cleaned with ease.Theres not really much more to say about this case. Its a goood all rounder that will do the job and look alright at the same time. But just bear in mind it is the cheaper alternitave but that being said i found that build quality wasnt any issue for me at all.One finak note is that the RGB is driven by an included controller which can be mounted yo the case magnetically. Installation isnt that hard, just plug each fan into the unit and then the unit into the corresponding pin connector on your motherboard. (Check your motherboard instructions)It also comes with a remote controll for the RGB and WOW do you get a lot of patterns/colours and presets. Or you can turn it off if rgb isnt your thing.One thing of note is that the rgb fans run at a constant speed if ran through the includes controller, so if you want to be able to throttle your case fans your going to need yo connect them directly to the motherboard and perhaps use something like aura to run the RGB.Other than the few little gripes i had, definately value for money and a worthwhile buy if your trying to build on a budget and arent too concerned with how your case looks in the end. Though i must say it still looks good anyway.