Satellite Micro-ATX Cube Case - Black

A lot of pictures with this review but wanted to show anyone who's interested in this case as much as I can.First off I have a Mini ITX case which is almost exactly the same size and wish I knew about this case prior for my main pc build! Not only is this case half the price but the fact it accommodates a Micro ATX motherboard means this case is even more cost effective as Micro ATX motherboards are generally cheaper.I found no issues transferring my components from a midi tower as seen in the pics to this case and had plenty of room to play with. The frame you see across the width of the case is removable and doubles up as HDD/SSD racking. All instructions were clear and the little bag of screws that comes with had plenty of spares incase you loose any. I was also surprised to find dust shields on the case as seen in one of the pics! A nice little extra for such a cheap case.The case has the one rear fan, can fit a full sized ATX PSU and still has plenty of room for my small RX460 graphics card. Only thing some may have a problem with is the PSU has a built in extension with the case which means the ON/OFF switch for your PSU is within the surrounding of the case once fully built so if your big on electric/static discharge I could imagine it'd be a pain switching the PSU on and off.Once again in my opinion as a fan of small form PCs this is one of the best designed and priced case on the market! Yes it is cheap your not going to get all the bells and whistles of some other brands but who really needs that? Need more cases like this on the market! Would recommend to any friend who wants a build small to fit on the desk or tuck away for couch gaming.

Lovely case would love to use, but it is not what it says it is Micro AXT is a standard size motherboard. this case is for a mini. If you want to build with a mini then I think this case would be great looks really nice and well made.Unfortunately, I have a Micro AXT board so can't use it

This case is very good and the quality is more than acceptable for under £30. It is not a true micro-atx case and will only fit very small matx motherboards so please check dimensions before buying. The PSU can only be mounted in one orientation (fan drawing air in from front of case) as there is no other cut out for the screws. Overall I would recommend if your on a budget and have a small micro-atx motherboard, also if you have a mini-itx and need abit more storage space than a Silverstone sg05 / sg13 can provide.

Excellent media centre case, well built and the seller was top notch despatching the item quicker than I thought.However the case will not fit an mATX motherboard as previously mentioned. I just wish I had seen the other reviews before hitting the purchase button.The seller - 5 starsThe case - 2 Stars

Beware when buying this case - but if you know what you're buying, I have to admit it's not half bad. The Amazon page is not clear about what it is, and the box says it's "micro-ATX". It's really a mini-ITX case, only suitable for the smallest motherboards.I was trying to buy the smallest possible mini-ATX case to re-house a motherboard from an old Dell computer. This case, with the board mounted horizontally, sounded ideal. However, although there's theoretically enough space for a mini-ATX board, the PSU gets in the way, and there are not enough mounting points to screw the motherboard into the case (there are only four).Rather than return the case, I did something I've been meaning to do for a long time, and built an ultra-low-power media-streaming computer. I bought a cheap all-in-one motherboard (with CPU ready-fitted), a stick of memory, a rather nice Corsair PSU (the standard PSU size fits fine), and a cheap not-at-all-dodgy Windows 10 Pro license (might be a mistake - I might switch to Linux). I used a couple of disks I already had lying around.There's a single rear 120mm fan (you can replace it with your own if you prefer), and the PSU gets mounted amidships, at the end of a short extension cable, so there's no access to the on/off switch on the PSU. There's plenty of ventilation, with a bracket for 2 x SSDs on one side and 2 x HDDs (or two more SSDs) on top. The power and reset buttons, the power and disk access lights, and two USB-3 sockets are mounted along the front of the top panel. The USB-3 cable is double-ended, allowing it to be fitted to a motherboard with either USB-3 or USB-2 connectors. There's space for two expansion cards.So what I now have is an always-on PC that I can use the Windows command mstsc to remote-desktop onto, that is virtually silent and draws hardly any power, and can serve media to any device that has it mapped. Nicest of all, it fits on top of an IKEA Billy bookcase (sideways on) so it's out of the way.I deliberately went for the cheapest and lowest-powered motherboard - if you're interested these are the parts:ASRock D1800B-ITX Motherboard - this has the CPU soldered to the motherboard, and doesn't require a CPU fan.Crucial CT51264BF160B 4 GB (DDR3L, 1600 MT/s, PC3L-12800, SODIMM, 204-Pin) Memory - the motherboard supports two, but one was enough for my purpose.SanDisk SSD PLUS 480 GB Sata III 2.5 Inch Internal SSD, Up to 535 MB/s - expensive, but completely silent. You can get old fashioned HDDs for a fraction of the price, and with a much higher capacity.Corsair VS550 550 W Active PFC 80 PLUS Certified Power Supply Unit - Black - Definitely overkill, but this PSU stays ultra-cool in this setup, so the cooling fan is just idling.Windows 10 Professional ( win 10 pro) 32/64 Bits OEM Product Key - E-Mail delivery - If you buy this, make sure you only buy from a supplier who sells genuine OEM keys. I wrote to some of the people selling Windows 10 on Amazon, and a couple of them admitted openly that they were selling Volume keys, which (a) they shouldn't, and (b) might not work when you try to activate the key.So in summary, this wasn't the case I wanted, but it turned out to be perfect for my new always-on media streaming PC.

This case will not house a full sized 24x24cm Micro ATX motherboard. It is designed for proprietary 18x24cm motherboards.I've given it 2 stars because it's not a bad Mini-ITX case.

You get about 280CM for your GPU and you can fit a 3 slot card , I just bought the Gelid Icy Vision Rev 2 for my GTX 970 but to my surprise it was a 3 slot cooler so I needed a cheap case that can do the trick .The 12CM water cooler just about fits sideways . just though that will limit you to only 2 HDD mounts but that is fine , I have the EVO 850 SSD and a 1TB 2.5 HDD , more than enough for most . Make sure you use push pull with the water cooler pointing to out of the case . you do not want to sump hot air in the case because there is only really one fan in there and that is the one in the back .Temps are sweet . with my Gelid Icy Vision Rev 2 my GPU was around 60C and my i7 4770k at 4.2GHZ at 1.2V is running under 67C when under full load .I gave it only 4 stars because there is not enough fan mounts in the case and the case needed more vent holes . Apart from that the case is surprisingly easy to build with and very compact