A1P Mini-ITX Case, Micro ITX PC Case, Mini Computer Case in Silver Color, Full Aluminum Small Gaming Case with 3.0 Dual Reverse PCI Riser Cable

This isn't my first Zzaw/cheap aluminum case, so I knew what I was getting into. You have to know that you're basically paying small lot import costs and be okay with that, because you'd definitely get more for your money elsewhere. The quality is fine, nothing to complain about. I bought this case because of its unique size/compatibility combination, it's the only top mount aio/Matx board/ATX PSU case (although I didn't use an ATX PSU). It's pretty roomy and workable for the size, if you strip it down it's really easy to install everything. The front USB c is a big plus for me. The power button is sturdy, if that bugs you on others like it does me. Full parts list: MSI b550m pro vdh wifi Référence 7900xt 5800x3d 2x16gb 3200mhz corsair Vengeance Sf750 Silverstone vida 240 slim Arctic fans all around except for one a12x25 in the bottom right

I needed a super small case that will fit behind my monitors. I really liked the layout of this case. Building in this case was pretty easy. Cable management wasn’t bad with a modular PSU. I don’t have a graphics card installed, but I have space for a ~10” length card. I also do not have SSD/HDD, but there is still plenty of space. 2x 120mm fans fit snugly on the top, with room in the rear and bottom for more. Plenty of airflow with all the holes, but dust will probably be a problem eventually. Overall build quality is okay. My giant PSU is a little wobbly on the bracket. The case metal is okay and would probably dent easily. Glass seems very nice quality, although I would have liked rubber rings protecting the glass from the screws. It came with enough screws for everything (only 4 fan screws tho). Power button is pretty cheap feeling, but I can easily change it out with any round momentary switch (I think it’s 11-12mm hole). Specs: Mobo: Micro ATX Asus Tuf A520M Plus CPU: AMD 5500G (stock cooler) PSU: Corsair RM550x (160mm!!) Fans: 2x Be Quite Wings 2 120mm Storage: Crucial M.2 2280 Ram: 2x 8G Corsair Vengeance

Had everything I needed for a super clean and custom build. The size of a Mini-ITX case but it fits Micro-ATX and a full size Graphics card. There is a picture of this case next to one of the smallest Mini-ITX cases on the market for comparison.

On the surface a decent case - metal construction and quality look appealed to me, and I was intrigued by the somewhat unusual orientation of the outputs (in the standing position, cables and etc actually come out of the bottom of the case. The downsides unfortunately outweighed the upsides, though. The PSU mounts at the top of the case in a very odd position and the case includes a sort of internal 'extension cable' to bring the PSU plug to the bottom of the case so it can output there along with everything else. In a tight case like this with few options for cable management a big fat power cable inside the case actually takes up a lot of internal room, not to mention the master on/off switch for the psu ends up on the inside of the case (and obfuscated by said extension cable). Essentially you need a pencil or screwdriver or something to stick through the vent holes if you want to turn this switch on or off. It's not the end of the world because I know not many people ever touch the back power switch on their pc, but it felt like a weirdly convoluted solution to something that normally is not even a problem on other cases. The second oddity is that the PSU in this top position can only be aligned to vent INTO the case. On its own, maybe not a dealbreaker, but another issue that struck me as form over function, and a bit worrisome for a small form factor case that was sure to need careful heat management. The third issue I ran into was that there's a slot cut out in the bottom of the case to accommodate the shape of an AIO radiator. They realized perhaps that there wouldn't be enough internal room for this, but again it seems like a very weird choice to not design the internals of such as case (for which most people would go with an AIO since there's very little headroom for a traditional air cpu cooler) long enough to fit a water cooler in the first place. Unfortunately, the cooler I had didn't actually fit in the cut-out. That's technically on me (or on the cooler manufacturer because the data for the dimension that was giving me trouble was not included in the specs) but it wouldn't have been a problem in the first place for any other case, because normally you aren't required to fit the AIO into a slot and have it sticking out of the bottom of the case. Finally, the front of the case has a cool pattern of interlocking circles created by two offset layers of metal, but no good way to attach fans. There's technically room for up to 3x 120mm fans but no external screw holes. Instead, you're supposed to mount your fans onto these L-bracket sort of things that connect to the inside edge of the case. Frustratingly, only two such brackets come with the case (rather than 3), and the fans attach on one side of these brackets with only two screws... likely still secure enough to keep them from flopping around but another insane technical workaround for something that should be very simple. One of these things or even maybe two I could have dealt with, but all of them together was too much. If you're willing to work an entire PC build around a case like this and want it to sit on your desk and look cool, this might be the case for you. But if, like me, you need something with this form factor for size/space reasons and want to do a straightforward build without modifying the case, you may want to look elsewhere.

This review might not matter anymore considering amazon stopped selling the product right after I bought it (go figure) but hopefully this review is out in the ether for someone to read this. If you're building a mini itx pc with current gen components, I would pass on the case. You HAVE to use the PCIe ribbon to even be able to use your GPU and it's only PCIe gen 3. This caused a huge problem for me when I first built my pc because it kept lagging on everything and I couldn't figure out why considering I have an RTX 4060, I shouldn't be getting 25 fps on CS2. Well it turns out it was the outdated pcie ribbon that youre required to use or else you can't mount the graphics card. Doesn't matter if both your motherboard and gpu are gen 4+, the ribbon only allows gen 3 and it will slow it to that bandwidth and there's nothing you can do. It does work and I eventually went into my bios and set it to gen3 on there and it got rid of the low fps I was getting, but it's not worth it. Gen4 is twice the bandwidth of gen3. It is *significant* Anyways just don't buy the case unless you're building with an older setup that using gen 3.

I went from a 4.3L Joyjom to this 5.8L A1P Love how it's compact but cable management is a lil challenge. I took off the front 3.0 usb connector to have a lil more space for cables to sit in place . You can mount a 92mm fans on top , but it doesn't come with any screws or a mount. I use a thin zip tide to secure it, and work just fine. This case give real good air flow, and looks nice at night if you rgb.

As pictured, one of the motherboard standoffs (in the top-right hand corner spot for an mATX board) snapped off during the build. Fortunately with the other standoffs intact I’m content that everything is secure enough. Tighten carefully and beware of that potential vulnerability. Further quality note: the screw holes in the case for attaching the tempered glass side panel (which is quite nice) aren’t tapped shallow enough for the included thumbscrews. The included M3x6mm thumbscrews couldn’t find purchase in two of the four corner holes, so I replaced the set with 8mm thumbscrews and now they all tighten up nicely. It’s a shame - the included screws have a nice narrow head and Phillips threading, which shouldn’t really be important on a thumbscrew but is nice to have anyway. Nevertheless, it doesn’t matter how nice the bolt is, if it doesn’t fit. Otherwise everything seems solid and well thought out for getting a decent amount of full-size hardware into a compact case. Came packaged with pre-cut dust filters with adhesive strips for the top and bottom panels (and an extra), and one for the rear exhaust. Also includes a bevy of other bits and bobs (ie. rear slot covers, pictured) to complete your build.

We were able to fit an i9 intel in there AND an external video card, had to put in an efficient fan, but the result was incredibly impressive.

case is pretty decent quality nothing super fantastic but not terrible either. Full size power supply is kind of tight fit especially if its not modular and you have to pay attention to what order you do things. The USB port on the front was very stiff and I had to really push hard to get my device to seat in properly and connect. Over all I'm happy with the case as the size is exactly what i wanted with my M-ATX motherboard and a full size ATX PSU