Is this case good

[vjizzle2384]

I working a budget i was wondering if this is a good case its a Cooler Master MCW-L3B3-KANN-01 MasterBox Lite 3.1 mATX Case with Dark Mirror Front, Acrylic side panel, Customizable trim colors

 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071GYMHKL?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=4NE4ZMAW7XEFDWTSK0CR

 

My MOBO is M2A-VM and was told its mATX and if so it would fit this case please let me know and i dont think this comes with fans but if any one could advice me on some good not budget fans and a CPU cooler for a Phenom x4 3.2Ghz 95 Watt CPU and the most important my old case did not have a USB 3 just USB 2 now the front on the new case has it so does that mean i cant use it or can??

[Slottr]

The metal is super thing and is easy to kink, airflow is alright though.

 

For fans, do you care about how loud they are?

 

[chckovsky]

I had one with the same front panel. The airflow is atrocious. The best, cheapest (M-ATX) case I can recommend is CM Q300L, really a cool little thing.

 

2 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

My MOBO is M2A-VM and was told its mATX and if so it would fit this case please let me know

True, it should fit

 

2 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

dont think this comes with fans

It comes with one exhaust fan in the back.

 

3 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

advice me on some good not budget fans

Noctua are the best but they look awful

 

5 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

CPU cooler for a Phenom x4 3.2Ghz 95 Watt CPU and the most

Don't know, could be am2 or am3 socket. would need to know to recommend one.

 

6 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

most important my old case did not have a USB 3 just USB 2 now the front on the new case has it so does that mean i cant use it or can??

Depends. Does tyour motherboard have USB 3.0 header? If not, you can't use the front IO.

[Streetguru]

12 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

 

 

 

9 minutes ago, Slottr said:

The metal is super thing and is easy to kink, airflow is alright though.

That case is god awful and has no airflow

 

get the Q300L instead for microATX, has great airflow and is fairly modular.

[Slottr]

4 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

 

 

That case is god awful and has no airflow

 

get the Q300L instead for microATX, has great airflow and is fairly modular.

How so? I had the chance to test a week or two ago it and it seemed just fine

[Streetguru]

Just now, Slottr said:

How so? I had the chance to test a week or two ago it and it seemed just fine

The only intake on that case is what would normally be the exhaust, no one should be using it as it's a hot box.

The Q300L by contrast has airflow everywhere

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0785GRMPG?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=4NE4ZMAW7XEFDWTSK0CR&tag=linus21-20&th=1

[Slottr]

Just now, Streetguru said:

The only intake on that case is what would normally be the exhaust, no one should be using it as it's a hot box.

The Q300L by contrast has airflow everywhere

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0785GRMPG?pf_rd_p=d1f45e03-8b73-4c9a-9beb-4819111bef9a&pf_rd_r=4NE4ZMAW7XEFDWTSK0CR&tag=linus21-20&th=1

Oh yeah totally, the Q300L is MUCH better in regards to airflow.

 

And you make a fair point.

[vjizzle2384]

1 hour ago, chckovsky said:

I had one with the same front panel. The airflow is atrocious. The best, cheapest (M-ATX) case I can recommend is CM Q300L, really a cool little thing.

 

True, it should fit

 

It comes with one exhaust fan in the back.

 

Noctua are the best but they look awful

 

Don't know, could be am2 or am3 socket. would need to know to recommend one.

 

Depends. Does tyour motherboard have USB 3.0 header? If not, you can't use the front IO.

no i dont have a 3.0 header only 2.0, there is no adaptor for this to work.  And as for the CPU its a AM3, and i dont see that the fan is included in the listing.

[Streetguru]

8 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

no i dont have a 3.0 header only 2.0, there is no adaptor for this to work.  And as for the CPU its a AM3, and i dont see that the fan is included in the listing.

I really would not worry about front USB ports, you can just get a USB hub and have the same thing on your desk

 

as at some point you're likely to upgrade the PC and get on a modern platform anyways that will have 3.0 headers.

[vjizzle2384]

i can just get a new MOBO AMD needs to been AMD 3 anyone know any good one for under 100$ with 4 Dimms and 3 PCI and of couse graphic card PCI

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, vjizzle2384 said:

i can just get a new MOBO AMD needs to been AMD 3 anyone know any good one for under 100$ with 4 Dimms and 3 PCI and of couse graphic card PCI

A new AM3/+ motherabord? Don't bother, just get like an R3 2200G + ASrock Pro 4 B450 and 8GBs of DDR4 at some point for like $250 for a major CPU upgrade.