what was the most painful case you ever had to deal with

[noxtol]

for me it was a random cheap 50$ case form aliexpress (very sharp edges i cut my knuckle open)

[8tg]

Silverstone Sugo SG11B

An objectively decent case but I tried to shove two sapphire toxic r9 280x's and a 4790k in there. It became an ez-bake oven.

[Monkey Dust]

All cases in ye olden days had sharp edges & no cable management features.

 

The hardest semi-recently was a Silverstone SG10. It was a compact mATX case, very clever design, well-made and the best dust filters I've ever used. But like all super compact PC cases, it was a challenging build. Unfortunately, the PC I built in it was a temperamental PITA and the case made it difficult and time-consuming every time I had to open it up. I now have a normal-sized case, it's easier, but feels like such a waste of space.