BitFenix Case Feedback

[LePhuronn]

Recently used a Ronin for a client Devil's Canyon build, and I have to say WHAT A CASE!!!

Stunning build, easy to work with and so very surprised to find plenty of space for a set of fans between the top of the case and the actual plastic body. Plus with the 120mm holes being offset, I had no problem fitting the H105 cooler and even could've push/pulled if I wanted.

A couple of points and preferences:

- Dedicated SSD mount somewhere instead of wasting a 3.5 inch tray
- removable front dust filter instead of pulling the entire front shroud off, and make the filter 240 to cover both fan inputs
- the internal Stealth Cover is an unnecessary gimmick, although kinda funky. Instead of having an additional plastic sheet to cover the PSU and drive bays, why not just make the damn window smaller and not reveal those parts of the case It's rare to have a pretty-looking PSU, and even with the HDD cables point out the back, just having a stack of empty cages or a stack of hard drives isn't going to be a visual focal point for a build.
- drop down to a single optical drive bay (nobody will be doing custom water loops in this case, so no need to support a mythical dual bay res) and produce a Ronin version of the Stealth drive cover.

Also, don't just glue the Bitfenix logo badge to the front mesh, actually try to bolt it in or have it inset into the mesh - it only took 3 ins-and-outs of the box to rip it off (I actually left it off in the end - looks cleaner).

My window was incredibly easy to scratch too

 

[Razor-BladE]

Recently bought the Neos as I wanted a slightly bigger case than the SG03-F and just wanted to pick up something cheap. The SG03-F is a great case for a HTPC/work computer but not so good for gaming; felt like everything was melting inside!
Also, as my H50 decided to leak and fry my graphics card, felt it was a good time to pick up a slightly better graphics card and go back to an air cooler.

I wanted to pick up either the black or red version but they weren't in stock when I ordered so bought the silver. In person, the silver front isn't as dark as Overclockers pictures show but it's not too bright which is good.

First impressions were that it's a lot of case for not a lot of money! The side panels are a touch flimsy but reasonable for the price. Everything inside is great quality for the price. I really like the tool-free DVD and HDD holders.
One thing to note is that I had use one of those plastic/metal clippers (like you get when having to clip Warhammer models out from the packaging; not sure of their proper name) for the DVD drive cover (not on the most outer casing, the one after you take the front panel off) and for the rear expansion plate.

Although people have said there isn't much room on the other side for cable management, yes maybe 0.5-1cm would have been nicer, but I haven't had to alter anything for it to fit. Just a bit of a squeeze is all.

Overall, incredibly happy for the price. Great features, very good quality, looks good and cheap!

Oh and for those who may be interested. I have an i5 760 running at 3.2GHz, with the Raijintek Themis cooler (great cooler for the price but a little tricky installation!), one rear exhaust fan (the included BitFenix fan), two front intake fans (the 'golf' ones that came with the Silverstone case) and it's idle at just under 40c, and playing LoL gets to about 55c. The graphics card (Palit GTX 460 2GB) idles mid 30c and playing LoL gets to just over 70c.

 

[ote1]

I did my first build with one of you Prodigy M cases (mATX) and have some feeback.

Airflow isn't as bad as people say. Have two intakes up top feeding the GPU and exhausts to the rear and my temps are great. It looks great too.

Few negs:

- I can't get my head around the power/USB panel placement. It is on the opposite side to the mobo meaning the panel you remove to inspect the computer is always wired up to the mobo which makes it tricky/inconvenient.

- The grille above the top fans sits too close to them. The top of the rubber grommets on my Antec TrueQuiet Prospush the grille up a little so it doesn't sit completely flush.

- Panels are heavy.


I'd buy from Bitfenix again happily but I wouldn't recommend the Prodigy M in a hurry. Mostly because the power button location means quite untidy cables.

 

[thingemajib]

Sorry for the ressurection but I came across this thread through a search and thought I'd voice an opinion:

Recently bought a Ronin and have to say on the whole it is extremely well made. Not had a chance to fire it up properly so can't really comment on noise/airflow but from the brief time I've had I don't think there are going to be any issues on that front. It really does seem that you get a lot more features in a case today than the last time I bought a case (5 years ago, which also cost £69.99!) Didn't think I'd like the drive/psu stealth cover thingy but seeing it in person it really does work!

However the one thing that did seriously annoy me was the front and (to a lesser degree) top cover were extremely hard to remove - there was absolutely no way they would remove by simply pulling then off as per the (rather basic) instructions so i had to pop them off clip by clip. Also a couple of the clips appeared to deform as i squeezed them which made it all the more harder - I ended up having to yank the cover to get the last clip free, if I have to keep doing that then I'm sure I'll end up doing damage sooner or later.

Having scanned this thread here are two other things I've seen that I agree on:

Also forgot to say it would be good if the I/O panel on the Ronin was attached to the chassis and not the top panel.

[Easily removable] Filter for the entire top grill.
One [Easily removable] filter for the two front fans.

edit: one other tiny niggle that I just remembered - Could you make your little screws/accessories box just 2mm wider so I can store the removed front panel 5.25 covers in there without forcing them in?

 

[BitFenixUK]

Feedback noted and thanks!

Will share my thoughts with HQ on the matter