ASUS TUF Gaming GT301 ATX Mid-Tower Compact Case with Tempered Glass Side Panel, Black

This was the first time that I've built a PC, the first thing I started looking for was a case. After spending a week looking through all the different sites, I always kept coming back to this case. It just looks like a rugged and solid case, also with the straps on top was just the icing on the cake.I decided to bring all my PC parts with me to work as we was quiet and with a little help with YouTube I built it all within a few hours.The only hiccup I had was trying to get all the RGB fans lights to work, but that was only due to my lack of knowledge and so a quick phone call to a mate and I ordered an ARGB controller hub in which all my fan light are plugged into hidden in the compartment on the right side of the case.The only thing that I would recommend as an improvement to this case is the cover that hides the power supply at the bottom, I would preferred if it was made of metal or something a bit more solid the plastic was a little flimsy, but apart from that 100% happy with this product.The Photos attached is just a few I taken as I was building the PC and a size comparison to my old PCThank you again for this product I now have the expensive bug of building PCs

Lets start with the Pros:High quality build no denying that, it has a hard/sturdy feel that you would expect from a case.Plenty of dust filtersA crazy amount of room you would have no issue building within this case if you have big hands.Captive thumb screw for side pannels are a godsend. And that Tempered glass though, who wouldn't want it.Cooling opitons, well you have plenty of options pick your poision.Cable management is on point, you have 3 velcro strips included with the case, but what makes it better is the PSU shroud. Speaking of the shroud there are cut out in the shroud this is for feeding your GPU cable, took me forever to figure out why they would do that and it makes total sense why.GPU Vertical mounting bracket if you want to get fancy.Velcro handles for the case, the one thing i never knew i needed in my life!Front SSD Mount.....Noice.The dreaded Cons:As i mentioned above Front SSD mount, so i have 2 Samsung SSD's and the way the mounts are done the lables are upside down, not a major issue but why make a case so good just for that to let you down. (enless i have messed up somewhere).PSU Shroud, i feel they could of made a cut out section for the PSU shroud if it have an oled display PSU. If you have an oled display PSU you have to removed the shroud completly and boy your cable management better be on point otherwise it just going to look nasty.Overall:This case is awesome, High quality build with many features and customise options for any gamers/PC Users needs at a very reasonable price.

Excellent space, the fans at the front are pretty powerful, sucking in huge amount of cold air. The 140mm at the back as an exhaust fan rips the heat out generated by CPU and GPU.Set up was easy, the brackets are installed for ATX already, so a simple swap took about 30 mins. The cable management is fantastic. My cables are messy as new ones are on the way, but currently there are brackets at the back, Velcro straps and sections for attaching ring ties.The PSU has plenty of room to breathe. The dust filters are fantastic and have no restriction on air flow.With x3 Fan GPU and AIO 380mm cooler, this case remains cool inside. The only hot spot is by the GPU which I can feel in one strip on the tempered glass. That's not the fault of the case, my GPU is quite demanding and OC so it can be mounted vertically if you desire.There is space to install your AIO rad at the front instead and use it to pull cold air through to cool the CPU and mount the 3 120mm fans to pull cold air in the top. The exhaust fan is more than adequate to handle this.My OC 5gHz CPU runs at about 75-80c when melting on Ultra spec games (rust in ultra), GPU at about 75 also. This can be brought down by swapping the fans, but my GPU will increase slightly.I won't be swapping my case for years now. Asus have built a beautiful case with solid air flow, it deserves its slightly more premium price point.

Firstly its a BIG case. Pleanty of room thats good for the interior but its bulky no getting around that.Some criticism has come from "plastic" components and yes there are bits around the case that are but for me they do not take away from the build......the only plastic part i do not understand is the psu shielding(I really am unsure as to whether plastic would be worse for a psu cover or not.....is it more likely to over heat if the plastic insulates the supply? Will the rest of the components benifit from less heat? Or is it a cost cutting exercise... im really not sure. If it makes no difference perfomance then it has little difference to the case) it comes with a little plastic cut out at the far end of the shielding......my only guess is its there for short power leads but the easy access due the bulk of the unit renders it redundant.Cooling wise.....im yet to put it to task but my first impression is that the supplied fans give enough air flow the bios says its all perfect.The 3 dust covers(front, top and under power supply) secure the unit.....they are magnetic and the top cover can easily be moved but i can think of few saniros then that would be an issue. The front unit need to be installed before you pop both side panels back on.I would like to see a usb c on the caseing as well as the 2 usb 3. Other than that its going to be perfect for my asus tuf x570.