TALOS E3 WH

I picked this case up for a little over £40 as I was wanting to move my Dell Optiplex system into a standard ATX case. Having changed to a more suitable motherboard I set about trying to find a cheap and cheerful case with decent airflow. Having not ever built a PC before I didn’t want to spend a fortune or want anything too fancy. This case in my opinion looks great, it’s sleek and modern and has tons of airflow. I actually like the smoked glass, although it does mute the colours of any RGB you have. There’s plenty room for all your components and I was able to cable manage as neatly as my ability enabled. The 3 included fans plugged into a Sata cable from my PSU and work brilliantly, you’re able to cycle colours using a button next to the power on button, which are connected to the motherboard. Note that these do not change speed like a CPU fan and would have to be connected as such to the motherboard if you wanted that option. Anyway, for the price you really can’t knock it, I’m very pleased with it and how my budget build has turned out. Definitely worth a buy if you’re starting out and want a case that gives you decent options and is of decent enough quality.

It was a really nice and above all else beautiful case to build my old pc into, zero complaints for the price with good if standard cable management features and magnetic quick remove dust cover for the top fan vent. It comes preconfigured for an M-ATX board but comes with all the required standoffs and screws for a full fat ATX board. The only negative is that only one of the expansion slots comes with a removable cover the rest of the slots have a metal cover that needs to be broken off and would require a third party expansion slot cover if the internal configuration changes. It has bays for 2x2.5" HDDs and 2x3.5" HDDs (or 3x2.5 & 1x3.5) The RGB is also fully featured with configurable colours and effects it also supports RGB sync if your Mboard supports it.

Good budget case. The metal is thin, but that's to be expected at this stage, yet the machine fully loaded (large tower CPU cooler, 6600XT GPU, 1 3.5" drive and 3 2.5 inch drives) is solid and stable. Comes with 3 120mm fans, and can support a further two for decent airflow. The cable routing is surprisingly good for a relatively small and budget case - was impressed here. There are two dedicated 2.5" drive mounts on the vertical backpane. And a single drive case supports 2 3.5" drives (or 1 3.5 drive and 1 2.5 drive). The glass panel is very good, though be careful taking it off (or putting it on) as there's nothing beyond the 4 screws to manage it - so hold on to it! The PSU area is a little tight, but with a compact and modular PSU like the GameMax Rampage 850w which I installed, I had no issues. I also installed an M-ATX board, so there was room to maneuvre at the bottom of the case where the front panel headres are located. I suspect on an ATX board that if you didn't pre-attack those cables, you'd have a lot of cursing. Why 4 stars and not 5? Really is 4.5. The front panel can easily take 3 fans, but has been artifically closed off and left at 2. I took a dremel to the offending horizontal bar at the bottom (its on the inside and cannot be seen once the front panel is on - from the inside or outside) and added a 3rd fan to cool the drives. There's a front grill, but no dust cover, so the intake will bring in dust. The front (er top) panel USB options are all older generation - 1 x 3.0 and 2 x 2.0. Not a big deal for a budget build, but more and more budget boards are switching to the newer USB headers. The rear PCI use the cheap tear-away covers. There is one genuine reusable cover, but the rest are tear away. Again, not a big deal on a budget case.

Simple to build, everything is there and plenty of space, looks good, son is happy which is mission accomplished. Definitely looks better than the budget.

Can’t go wrong with this, especially for the price! Sturdy design, plenty of space inside, easy to manage cables and it comes with 3 RGB fans, which is quite rare on more expensive cases. They can get quite noisy under high loads however they do a good job at keeping everything cool.. Can’t fault it!

This case is a brilliant balance of style and functionality. The tempered glass panels look fantastic, and the built-in ARGB fans add a vibrant, customizable glow. Airflow is excellent, keeping my components cool even during long gaming sessions. The tool-free installation made assembly straightforward, and cable management was easy thanks to the roomy design. Overall, this is a high-quality case that looks great and performs just as well — superb value for the price.

You know what, for the price and the way it looks, I'm very happy with my purchase. In terms of material inside, it doesn't feel like the quality of my more expensive case, but that is to be expected. It just snugly fits my 3 fan 4060ti. Just moved a couple of mobo mount screw things to the right spot. The wiring inside is all tied up together and the wired are all labelled clearly. Whats great is the fans are all collared to one power connector that slots into a spare SATA power connector. Nice small little button on the top for changing the RGB. I bought the thermalright assassin x120 se argb white cooler for £15 and that suits the white colour scheme. All perfect together for a cheap build. I love the way it looks. Plenty of usb slots on back and front. Bargain.

Honest decently budget case if you don’t mind loud fans. Since the fans only come with SATA connection you cannot control fan speed and it forces it to be at 100% all the time which honest is very loud. Sizing and looks however are ideal. Lights are nice aswell