NZXT H510 Elite - CA-H510E-B1 - Premium Mid-Tower ATX Case PC Gaming Case - Dual-Tempered Glass Panel - Front I/O USB Type-C Port - Vertical GPU Mount - Integrated RGB Lighting - Black

While this case is a best seller, and most reviews are positive, I read a large amount of negative reviews before buying this case. Don’t let these negative reviews stop you. This case is wonderful. And here’s why:It’s affordable. Don’t let this scare you. This case is among some of the cheapest computer cases you can get if you want something simple and modern, rather than all the crazy, bloated, ugly, cheap cases that dominate the market, especially within this price range. It’s affordable because it is small and it is made entirely from stamped sheet metal. Some reviews argue that the metal is too thin, or that construction seems cheap. I have no idea what kind of unrealistically high standards they have. If you hit it with a sledge hammer, yes, it’s going to bend. But it you bump it with your elbow or knock you microphone stand into it, guess what? Nothing happens. The metal is plenty thick and the finish is very nice and very durable.The side panel is tempered glass. No, that doesn’t mean that it’s as fragile as your grandmother’s display-only china. It means handle it with care and don’t drop it on a tile floor or try to bend or force it, because, apparently to the surprise of a lot of negative review writers, it is glass... glass is fragile. Who knew. The glass sits on two plastic pads just behind the top of the metal on the base. Remove the one screw holding the panel in at the top corner and carefully pull the glass up and out. There is a little lip at the same top corner that holds it from falling over. It’s a bit tight, just take your time and don’t force it and it’s not gonna break.A lot of reviews mention that the screws are very tight before you take any of them out. They are. You’re not going to get any of them out by hand. This is the only complaint I agree with. Just use a standard 2A screw driver with enough pressure to keep the head from stripping and they come out just fine. If you don’t have a screw driver, go pick one up, they’re good to have around.The feet of the case are solid. Just don’t try to slide it across a rough service that might get one lodged. Pick the thing up. It’s not that heavy.The case fans that come with this case are dead silent. They make zero noise. I’m very pleased with that. I recommend keeping the stock case fans and keeping them in their place, if you put a front mounted 240mm liquid cooler, chances are they move more air than the stock fans, and that will keep positive pressure in the case enough that dust barely gets into the case. Obviously some dust over a several months is unavoidable, but if like 5 specs of dust is too triggering for you, there are some holes in the case that you could try to seal up to keep airflow strictly regulated by the fans. The airflow in this case is actually pretty good. Both the front intake location and the PSU intake location have nice quality dust filters on them that can be removed for cleaning.The case does only have one USB port on top, but USB hubs are cheap and easily hidden so it’s not a big deal.And of course, the built-in cable management routing is very helpful. You don’t have to use it if you don’t want to, but it’s very simple and will work for any setup. Definitely a nice feature.So overall, this case is great. It’s a best seller for a reason. It’s affordable, it’s simple, it’s compact, it’s clean, it’s high quality, and the case fans are silent. No nonsense. This case sits proudly on display on my desk and I can’t ever stop looking at it.I might get a second one for my sever PC.

For the TL;DR Attention Deficit folks:This is an excellent case for older or smaller component build outs. Cable management is great and air flow is more than adequate for modest builds.Longer Review:I'm becoming more and more of a fanboy of NZXT cases. Overall, they are well designed, good looking, well made, with clean cable management and adequate cooling. This particular case is the smaller sibling of the H710i case, which I recently used for a high-end photo/video editing rig. Both cases are wonderful.Pros:- Tool-less case access- No sharp corners ;-)- Excellent cable routing- Roomy enough for an ATX MB with all the trimmings, including modern, reasonably large GPU's- Reasonably quiet- Reasonably adequate coolingCons:- Not a huge fan of the "buttons and ports on top of the case" design- Limited room for radiators / AIO coolers - these can only be installed in the front- Limited support for fans (120/140 mm on the top, 120 mm on the rear, and dual 140/120's or an AIO radiator in the front)I used this case to rebuild a 4-year old setup that I had (crazily...) first installed in one of those gargantuan tower cases thinking I'd be using it for hot-swapping drives. Turns out, I didn't. That case was like having a great Dane in an efficiency apartment. It seemed like a good idea at the time...Anyway, I tore that system down, cleaned things up and gave everything a good dusting, and rebuilt it in this case. I'm using an old NVidia Quadro K2200 GPU and an AMD FX-8300 3.3 GHz 8-core CPU, which is air-cooled. CPU temps are running consistently in the low 20's C under light loads and the GPU driving a 2K 24" monitor runs in the upper 30's C. Notably, the GPU is the old style single-height, so it doesn't inhibit air flow through the case to any great extent. I'm mostly using this to scan old slides into Adobe LR.The build was easy, installation was mostly painless, and the case is not ugly. I wouldn't consider it eye candy, but it's not hard to look at and, with proper fans, it's quiet enough to set up in the living room and not irritate the rest of the family.So, I can recommend this without hesitation as long as you're not trying to stuff too much stuff into it. Keep the components small and you should have a happy build. If you're planning on the really big build stuff: large GPU's, water cooling, half a dozen 140 mm case fans or more, etc. - you'll want to go with something larger and more roomy.Hope this helps!Good luck,J