Raijintek Aluminum Series Metis mATX Case Window 1X3.5 2X2.5 *No PS* USB3.0 - Silver

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I've done 2 personal builds with the metis and the amount of components you can cram into the system is remarkable.(check out my other review on the metis black case)Airflow is most critical so you need to plan ahead of the parts you are going to install. Most of the time, you do not need a high powered psu since most builds will just need a reliable 400-550W range PSU even if you have a gaming GPUTo add to my previous comments: The almost raw aluminum finish on the silver case looks nice (although the black looks smaller despite having the same dimensions.First build uses the default layout (window on the right, mobo upside down) and the second build uses a reversed but more traditional configuration (window on the right and gpu at bottom)Short NON-modular PSUs will fit and there are still plenty of places to hide and manage the extra cables even if you use a full sized GPU. I used a 215-220mm in conjunction with a corsair CX430 or even a CX500. These psu's are exactly 142mm long.For the reverse build, I intend to use a short GPU so maybe an itx 960 or 970 or even an older 750. For this build, I used a full sized NON modular 160mm Corsair TX650 V2. Since the card will be at the bottom, the 2.5+ inches of space between the psu and the top cover is sufficient to hide most of the wires. Two 2.5" drives will sit on the bottom and unlike the default setup, there is zero chance of the drive butting against any motherboard component. Cooler clearance remains the same at 160+ mm but I will be using an asetek cooler AIO for this.A slight mod will allow you to install slim (7mm) SSD's and HDD behind the mobo tray. This leaves you free space on the case floor for another full sized hdd.One thing nobody mentioned (even on the spec sheet) is the ability to install a single full sized HDD on the case floor. This means you can technically install 2 full sized 3.5" drives in the default orientation or up to 2 x 2.5" drives and another 3.5" hdd in the reverse orientation (2 drives mounted on the floor and the big drive will use the 3.5 caddy but relocated to the bottomThe small raijintek logo is the only detraction from the clean look on the silver aluminum case but the logo can easily be erased by acetone based nail polish remover. Not recommended to do this on the black case since it will remove the black paint as wellPlan your components well. Disassemble the entire case leaving only the front and back panel and the mobo tray. This will make assembly much easier.I have yet to experiment with cooling performance with the AIO. For the first build using an air cooler (CM Hyper 212) I found that the temperatures were improved by using the single rear fan as INTAKE. Then reorient the 212 to take the air from the back. My system looks like it has 2 fans installed (push pull) but the rear fan is actually a dummy (removed all the components from an old fan leaving only the shroud. This redirect the air better from the rear intake. The included oem CM pwm fan is then reversed pulling air though the heatsink. The psu is then used as the exhaust. Asus AI suite reports temps below 30C at idle (2 fans spinning at less than 850rpm) and in the low 60's at sustained 100% utilization.I will update  this review with links to pictures if possible.Side by side http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a530/Bojie_Abello/Twin%20Haswells/000173_zpsxfwiyabo.jpgConventional layout http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a530/Bojie_Abello/Twin%20Haswells/000184_zpsyqou8u9g.jpgReversed layout http://i1282.photobucket.com/albums/a530/Bojie_Abello/Twin%20Haswells/DSCN3111_zps4gayzph9.jpgOverall a good case, hopefully NCIX stocks more (both black and silver now seem in relatively limited amounts) as well as have the other colors as available options. This review was modfied by poster @ 03-11-15 04:01 PM

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This case is perfect for my hackintosh build. I manage to put an matx board in it. YES! matx board. The board I use is very a cheap asrock H81M-HDS. It fits perfectly in this case. with this case I save about $100 in getting the itx board.I also can put a GTX 650ti short card in it. My current configHackintosh(Yosemite 10.10.1) - using unibeast1. asrock H81M-HDS2. intel i3-4150 (osx cannot take haswell celeron or pentium)3. 8 gb ram4. zotact gtx 650ti 2gb card (work OOB)5. asus usb bt400 bluetooth (work OOB)6. creaive live webcam (work OOB)7. picopsu 160W (very much enough)8. ar9285 wifi card (there is a pcie 1xe slot) (work OOB)This is a handsome and nice case. the component is cheap but work out very fast.

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This case is tiny, barely wider than the PSU, and just long enough to fit the motherboard. The only place where there is excess room is a little space in the top and bottom to mount hard drives.The supplied 120mm fan is installed as an exhaust, but needs to be flipped around as an intake to get decent cooling performance. It is also a bit noisy, I replaced mine with a Cougar Vortex, which works very well.

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I bought this on sale and am very happy with it it cost 40$ for a case that looks better than a BitFenix.Build was simple and stretgit forward and simple.cost value is very good and look is top notch