Bitfenix Nova Midi Tower Case - Black(BFX-NOV-100-KKXSK-RP)

This is a really good case for the price. It was easy enough to install my parts, well mainly I fitted 2 120mm fans at the front to give it some airflow. The rear door was a tiny challenge but nothing major and it was mainly due to the power cable looping through the cable route.I got this to rehouse my Plex Machine with a fair number of hard drives and didn't want a window. I figured if I had to I could add some sound dampening. Except as I fitted my fans with resistors to slow them down there is not much sound to dampen thats 3 x 120mm including the rear and it is like a whisper if you put your ear close enough.The biggest thing I didn't like is the power light as it is a very powerful blue so at the moment it has a tiny bit of electrical tape over it. This case is on the thin side but still manages to be a bargain.

Does the job for a cheap build.

Thumb screws to remove sides, plenty of disk drive space, and has mounts for ATX and mATX boards. I had no problem with installing my motherboard. I was looking for a case which had screw in extension PCB mounts so my graphic card was secure and this was fine.One slight issue is the 3.5" HDD drive cage has 4 mounting holes on the left side but only 3 on the back so drives have to be mounted slightly further away from the front. My CiT PSU cables were too short to reach my mATX motherboard connectors, so I had to buy extension cables (24 Pin Male Female ATX Power Supply PSU Extension Cable 30cm from Rhino Cables, and kenable 4 pin ATX Male to Female Motherboard Extension Cable 30cm). This is obviously an issue for CiT not Bitfenix.Not a Corsair Carbide Blackout case, but excellent for 1/3 the price!

Wow. Bitfenix have pulled out all the stops on making a cheap, yet mostly adequate case.First impression I got was the box was empty - this case weighs next to nothing - the metal is very, very thin. There's no insulation on the side panels and they've got the barest minimum of stiffening contours - as has the rest of the case.It comes apart easily enough, space inside is deceptive given its outer dimensions, and when all buttoned up looks smart for its paltry price.Things I like:Cost - this is a bargainCompact size - especially as it'll swallow an ATX motherboard (I'm only using mini atx so there's acres of space).Free fan!Removable dust filter under PSU bay.Front panel comes off and the cables are not captive to the chassis -(its a little thing but makes building easier)Screw free 5.25" mounting brackets - only 1 pair though.Things I dislike:All the marketing photos show a pair of fans mounted behind the front of the metal frame - this is a fake as it's impossible to get the upper fan into this location as there is a metal tray in the way. The fans can be mounted in front of the metal frame, however it then leaves very little space for airflow into the front of the fans.Very little scope for cable management - to shave the width they've left mere millimetres behind the the motherboard, and optimistically put some holes in the tray, but you can't get normal braided PSU cables to fit back there -front panel will just about go (probably not the USB3 header cable though). They didn't even supply a few holes/loops for cable ties to secure cables in front of the tray around the edges of the motherboard - this wouldn't have cost much more, and would have made a semi tidy install a possibility, rather than a dream.QC has also been cut back - some of the thumbscrews are a little wonky, requiring a screwdriver to loosen.The rear panel of the case is super thin - thinner (I reckon) than the tinfoil IO shield that came with my budget motherboard. This needs careful fitting out of fear of bending something. Understandable given the low price though.Expansion card covers are snap-off, again understandable for the price.The designers were having a bad day when they did the lower drive cages - there are 4 drive positions (4 holes) on the righthand side of the case, but when you take the back panel off there are only 3 holes on the left - this is irritating as I'd already screwed the drive into the forwardmost position from the right.This case could have been so much more, with a bit more thought (and maybe a few mm) cable management could have been a reality, but also there's a lot of missed opportunities for drive storage:There's the cage for 4x 3.5" drives in the bottom front of the case (this could have been removable) additionally there's 3x 5.25" bays at the top - only one is accessible from outside however.There's also a void between the lower and upper cages which could be utilized better - for those not fitting long gfx cards, this is wasted space - you could easily fit more 3.5" drives in here with a removable bracket, and probably even align them vertically if you want a fixed bracket that doesn't foul a gfx card. There are a few odd bracket/holes in this locations that imply the designers might have got halfway through this process before abandon/finishing this.All in all I'm pleased with finding this case, it's the true spirit of a good budget case, cheap, but not nasty. It's just a bit of a shame the true potential of this case hasn't quite been unlocked.

I bought this case for my nephew who wanted to swap the massive case his IP35 pro system was in to something much smaller and lighter. I can't give this case enough credit for the price. It was one of the easiest re-builds I've ever done, some cheap short cuts as you would expect at the price and probably not a case for cutting edge pc tech, but for an older system this case is awesome. No sharp edges, lightweight, looks great.. top case for the price.

Damaged caseEven one star is too much

You've got to remember that £30 is pretty cheap for a case, so you shouldn't expect a Rolls Royce. But you'll be pleasantly surprised - it's made from thin metal so there are bits of it you could bend with your hands, but unless you're into stress-testing things it won't be a problem. In all other ways it's great: space for three 3.5" drives and three 5.25" drives; a removable/cleanable dust filter under the CPU; and it comes with plenty of screws, cable ties, and so on. One fan is included, and there's space for another in front of the 3.5" drives. The angled USB ports and switches are very convenient if you have the PC on the floor. Two thumbscrews release each side panel, which come away very easily. I have to say, for thirty quid I was delighted with it.

I bought this case for a new PC build. I was disappointed at the lightweight and cheapo appearance but I was prepared to build with it. I wish I hadn't.The stand offs for a motherboard were part assembled in the case but overtightened. I had to resort to fine nosed pliers to loosen them. Not a good start. I then proceeded to mount my brand new Gigabyte motherboard. The USB 3.0 lead from the case was very difficult to attach to the mobo header. On switching on the PC the USB 3.0 socket on the front panel did not work.On closer examination the case lead had damaged the pins on the USB 3.0 header - so my expensive new mobo was knackered by a poorly manufactured case lead. The motherboard was a swine to fit as the supplied screws were very awkward to marry with the stand offs.This has been the worst PC build I have encountered, despite having custom built several PC's over the years. Do not buy this case unless you want to damage your motherboard. You have been warned...

Boitier relativement spacieux. D'un bon rapport qualité/prix. Aucune difficulté à intégrer les différents éléments informatiques.

Ich schwanke hier zwischen 4 bis 5 Sternen, entschloss mich dann aber doch für 5, da der Preis unschlagbar ist. Die Verarbeitungsqualität ist für den Preis sehr gut, allgemein betrachtet befriedigend.Der Startknopf wirkt beim genauen Blick etwas "billig" und wackelig, Seitenbleche des Gehäuses sind etwas zu dünn.Ansonsten kann man aber nicht meckern. Mitgelieferter Lüfter funktioniert, sowie alle anderen Elemente wie Speaker, LEDs, USB, alles ist gut verbaubar und man hat einen guten Vorrat an Ersatzelementen wie Abstandshalter, Kabelbinder, Schrauben. Der Look des Gehäuses ist auch sehr angenehm reduziert.

Spettacolo di case, spazioso al punto giusto e con in dotazione tutto ciò che serve per un ottimo pc, che sia da gioco o ufficio. Potete immagazzinarci due HDD da 2.5 e due da 3.5, oltre che a poter mettere mobo mini/micro/atx. Il case permette di montare due ventole frontali e una dietro (già inclusa). Design serio e minimale che da veramente poco spazio al modding e agli amanti delle luci, ma è proprio per questo che a me piaceva.Comunque, essendo molto chiuso, l'aria circola per intero solo tramite la ventola nel retro, quelle due frontali invece, come dice il manuale del case, vanno montate per fare in modo che l'aria entri, ma entrerà tramite i lati del pannello frontale appositamente forati per permettere all'aria di circolare, anche se resta il dubbio di quanta aria effettivamente riesca ad entrare.Nel complesso, case che consiglierei a chiunque.

no es muy sólida, pero para lo que yo la quería viene muy bien. Recomendable para informáticos de base como yp.

Très bon boîtier si vous voulez pas mettre trop d'argent dans votre boîtier. Par contre, pas trop de place pour les composants comme des grosses carte graphiques. Et le câble management est difficile, l'épaisseur pour passer des fils derrière est très faible. Le gros câble d'alimentation de votre carte mère ne passera pas. Mais c'est quand même possible de faire quelque chose de propre avec ce boîtier !