Cooler Master Alloy Steel HAF Xb II Evo, Htpc Computer Case with USB 3.0 (Rc-902Xb-Kkn2), Black

Excellent quality, adaptable and good enough to accommodate all types of ATX motherboards. However, occupies big space but the design is innovative and worth for PC builders.

I needed this ..it is used a the control for my LASER microscope.

I was impressed with how large HAF XB Evo was, and its weight. It slowly turned into disappointment when I realized how much floor space it took, a case being taller for the same volume definitely has its advantage.Now the most disappointing part. For a mobo that I could fit in my Corsair Carbide 400R without breaking a sweat, I had difficulties in routing cables and fitting my unused PSU spare cables in this case. The SATA cables to the removable bays need to be flat ends, 90 degree cables won't fit. The power cable connected to PCB on the removable bay has open solder joins and hard cable, with a danger of breaking the cable while routing. The plastic of removable bays feels very cheap. The non-standard hole placement for the 200mm fan on top means not all 200mm fans will fit. On Amzn India in 2022, only the Noctua NFA20 will fit,which is about 62% of the price of this case.I also realized that since my mobo will be horizontal in this case, it is going to collect much more dust than being vertical. On the plus side, my PCIE cards won't be facing downwards like in a vertical case, but sideways, so heat dissipation would be far better.If you are able to somehow live with the above downsides, the good part about this case is its really quite airy with the large grills on all 5 sides and the boxy design. If you are running a gaming rig (I don't), it will help bring temps down. I might assemble a NAS in this case in the future with a number of disks, so it might help there.Overall, its a decent case. However I still prefer my older tower Corsair Carbide 400R over this.