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We were amazed at the low price of this case, as it looks as if it could cost twice as much. The front and top consist of a fine black steel grille, so there's plenty of airflow through the case.

The front 120mm fan glows blue through the grille and draws air over your hard disks. A second 120mm fan in the side panel blows air at the processor, and there's a 120mm exhaust fan at the rear. Each has motherboard fan header plugs fitted, and there are mountings for more fans in case you need more cooling.

Little touches make this feel like a more expensive case. It has cable tidies along the side of the motherboard area. The hard disks sit in pliable plastic caddies with rubber grommets that absorb vibrations. There are also 20 screws stored in a line down the side of the optical drive bays, so there's always one to hand.

This isn't the quietest case in the group, but it looks great, has plenty of cooling and is excellent value. It wins a Budget Buy award.