MTALLICGAR MetallicGear 520 Series (520 Series, Neo Silent)

Pros:Front fans installed and wired ready to connect to RGB controller/motherboard if you wish. I removed them.SSD fixing behind motherboard allows 2 SSDs to be installed. Install SSDs before installing motherboard as motherboard covers screw access. See cons.Access to 3.5” HDDs trays is by removing front panel. Comes completely off, no cables attaching it to the case.Motherboard stand-offs already fitted for ATX size boards.Side panel screws are attached to the panels so you don’t lose them.PCI slot case screws already installed. Removable slot covers not knockouts that permanently leave holes in your case.Plenty of room for 240mm/280mm front mounted radiator BUT my Corsair AIO had to be mounted radiator tubes at top because my 1660 super wouldn’t allow tubes to pass from bottom.Bag of screws for fitting PSU, motherboard, SSDs/HDDs, cable ties.Good cable management, plenty of holes to pass cables through.Cons: Some of these are personal preferences.No HDD LED light. No power LED.Not enough clearance for a top mounted radiator for my Gigabyte Aorus x470. This will depend on your motherboard.The cover that covers the SSD drives is not deep enough. It has to be removed permanently in order to attach SSDs.PSU filter access is at the rear of the case.Some good, some bad but for the price is worth it.

Unlike other reviews downplaying the quality of this case due to AMAZON'S mistake. This case is great, I'm a first time builder. And am Impressed with the quality of this case, as a company owned by phanteks I knew some of that phanteks quality was going to be in these cases. Lots of options for cable management. No defects found, good sturdy structure. Good case for the money.

The case is a very good for the budget, BUT there's some quite important things to note. Their customer support does NOT respond. If you ever needed to contact them for anything, you're better off refunding the case from the first place. The screws for the fans are absolutely FRAGILE. With my gentlest motion, they almost broke. Just because I tried to take the fans out. Jesus Christ, I don't want to write a bad review on this, as it's a robust case, but it's not good for the long term. And by long, I mean no less than a year. I do promise to change my review of they contact me soon. Otherwise, this is set and stone. Rant over.

Bought this for my 15 y.o. son. His first venture into computer building. The last time I was inside a PC was before plug and play - when you had to set the IRQ jumpers on your LAN card so we could both have used clear instructions on the various connections which needed to be made. The documentation which came with the NEO G stated that there were two fans but there was no further mention of them. All the other connectors were labled and described in the documentation. All the Skiron fans on Amazon and on the Metallic Gear site are PWM. Our on-line research had us looking for four pin connectors which were not there. More research informed us that two unlabled 3 pin connectors might be for the fans. I took some further research to figure out if and how we could marry our three pin connectors with the four pin PWM headers on the motherboard. On the bright side, I can look on it as a learning experience for my son. The NEO G does not have a reset button either (though it says otherwise on the Amazon UK description) - Silent and Air do according to the instruction leaflet. Otherwise the case seems good.

So getting into it, the case itself is presented in a minimalist fashion, with a little flair at the front for those RGB fans. These fans are not the best for airflow, and include no instructions for installation. (It took me a little while to work out what cables go where and what works best with the slots on the motherboard).The front and side panels sport a nice and heavy, non-smeary glass in the tempered flavour.The case bolts and thumb screws can be a little heavy handed to manage, but that is to be expected with a case this cheap. Cable management is a little squeeze (component dependent), however can be easily covered up with a great result if you manage to stuff it all in.Overall airflow is not amazing in my personal build as I have the two front fans in a pull configuration, and the others including my rad in the push. With a AIO this is basically the only configuration you could possibly use, unless that is, you replace the front fans with the rad, then use the given fans as exhaust.I have no formal complaints with the design, it's a solid piece, and for the price mark of something similar from more reputed manufacturers would have a heavy enthusiast tag of about £30-£50.Overall I would give it a 4.5/5.The only things that let it down slightly is the tacky thumb screws, and the fact that the HDD tray is non reversible? Surely it would have made more sense to keep the sata and power sata cables inside the box rather than ruining my front grill, panel-off view.Well worth the money for any prospective buyers! It's Phanteks quality from Mettalicgear, just not the price tag!

Case is in pretty much perfect condition, minus the fact that one of the screws for the tempered glass side panel is missing, like just not there right out of the box.Also it looks there's some sort of what looks like, boot print on the protective plastic over the TG panel.Not the biggest deal in the world, but if I'm spending near 50 quid on a case I would like some better QC.

Very stylish looking case, with plenty of space for peripherals and great cable management. I put 4 of my own fans into the build and it's whisper quiet. Looks nice and minimal with the gunmetal style front, i love it.

Really nice case. Looks good, feels decent quality and included fans are good. Keeps my system at very good temps (3700x/1080Ti). My only complaint is the fan LEDs are way too bright and can't be dimmed. I have left the RGB connector on them unplugged. Otherwise, good value and recommended.