HTPC KT-600 Media PC Case Barebone Brushed Aluminum ...

Don't know what the other bad reviews are about. Assembled mine with no troubles. Didn't need any manuals the wiring, it is easy to figure out. The IR boards installation are self explanatory. If you've assembled a htpc before then you should not have any issues. The LCD screen on the front is easy to hook up as well and is a nice little feature. I thought it was a great purchase especially.

I bought this knowing full well it didnt have the best reviews, but I thought that I could figure it out. My normal GPU did not fit so I had to grab an older GTX 550ti I had lying around and that barely fit. Cable management is a joke and, yes, you do need slim fans. They dont include any instructions on how to install the IR sensor and such, and any forums regaurding this case are long gone (I did find one but the pictures were all taken down so it wasnt much help). When I did finally get it put together enough to work, I tried inserting a USB into the front panel for driver installation, and it broke off from the case and pushed in so that you couldnt access it any more. I wasnt even applying a lot of pressure. I gave up and decided to return it, but upon removing the mobo screws, one of the stand offs in the case broke off and I had to force the screw out with pliers. Lets hope my mobo still works. All in all, this case is low quality, not well documented, and not worth the money youd save from other cases. If I were you, I would spend the extra money and get a silverstone case. DO NOT BUY THIS!!!

First off, slim fans are required. A regular 80x80x25 thick fan will NOT fit. It must be 80x80x15mm (slim fan). There is enough space to add a 1 120x120x15 slim fan in place of one of the 80mm fans if you so desire but only 1 of them. So you'll end up with 1 120mm slim fan and 2 80mm slim fans and even that will not prevent your CPU from overheating.You're going to be required to open a big hole in the case somewhere to help with airflow. Unfortunately I agree with another poster that it should be above the CPU fan which will destroy the aesthetics of the case unless you hide it under a shelf or inside a media center cabinet.At first glance it appears as if the case has plenty of ventilation. It doesn't, even with 15mm slim fans installed. The fans do not have an open circle cutouts, they are behind drilled hole mesh that blocks half the airflow from a fan in/out of the case. So cutting large circular holes for your case fans and installing a circular screw in grill should be on your to do list. Airflow is among the worst I've ever experienced. My CPU fan started ramping up to obscene levels as if there was no airflow at all. Without case modding will fry your CPU from overheating due to the design of this case. Yes it's that bad. Inadequate ventilation design.Case modding is 100% a requirement. If you don't own a Dremel do not buy this case. With modifications it can be a brilliant HTPC! It comes with so many additional features that with modding it can definitely be worth all the work.Thankfully, I have a PCIE slot powered GPU (750 Ti or 1050 Ti) so didn't have to deal with the PCIE power plug issue others complained about.You can swap in any PSU you want it's not a proprietary size. I tested it with modular EVGA 650 and Corsair 450 both fit the PSU cage with no problem. Yes there is actually a cage for the PSU and its mounting location just blows my mind. The PSU should be where the HDD cage is and vice versa. The HDD cage is vertically mounted not horizontally mounted so that's -1 for a large storage HTPC design that has conventional platter HDD's.The optical drive cage is a breeze to remove however I also ran into the problem that everyone else had of the DVD tray not retracting correctly. It gets caught on the lip of the case's spring loaded flip out cover (requires modification).Pros: It includes a 550W PSU, Media Center remote, IR receiver, and front LCD panel with fan speed display (fans not included) and temp display using 3 temp probes (included). The front panel features of this case are quite awesome including a built in memory card reader. The front panel is indeed super feature rich. Oh and that big button on it is not a volume knob it's the power button. :PThis case has so many issues that it's for modders only. If you've never modded a PC you're going to hate it. If you love modding PC cases you're going to love it because there are plenty of design flaws to fix.

The case looks very professional like it belongs on a stereo setup, added some fans to it for cooling and only ran into two problems with it, one small one that is mostly aesthetic and one that is pretty big. First the small issue, the LCD screen can only be set from behind the front panel taking it all apart, you have to take it apart to install the IR sensor for the remote anyways but the settings can only be done while the case is on. Small annoyance but nothing to break the review.Now, the big issue, the included huntkey power supply I received had a short in it. We are talking the power supply became burning hot and smelled of burned electronics. Luckily I had an extra power supply to put in it and it works great.Messaged the seller about the issue, we shall see what happens, will update review when I have more informationOverall really great case, going to make it a combination plex server and PFSense HTPC. May post videos and pictures later on.

Superb chasis. It came with lot of goodies and remote and ir receiver power suppy and everything i am lovin it.