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Welcome everyone to our second review, and first ever case review
Welcome everyone to our second review, and first ever case review
I've always thought that making a case review, especially for a lower end case, would be fun, so, today I'm doing it! Here we are. Today we are reviewing Sama's S35 Case. This is a case I picked up on sale for $32, but I believe it's $35 right now.
I won't be doing a thermal test in this case, just it's build quality and all that stuff.
Also, I already have a build in here, kindof. Right now there's an Adata SU655 240gb SSD, EVGA 400w N1 PSU, Dell OEM motherboard, and little rosewill cooler
I've always thought that making a case review, especially for a lower end case, would be fun, so, today I'm doing it! Here we are. Today we are reviewing Sama's S35 Case. This is a case I picked up on sale for $32, but I believe it's $35 right now.
I won't be doing a thermal test in this case, just it's build quality and all that stuff.
Also, I already have a build in here, kindof. Right now there's an Adata SU655 240gb SSD, EVGA 400w N1 PSU, Dell OEM motherboard, and little rosewill cooler
First impressions are... ok. The case comes in just a big cardboard box, which is 100% normal, but it doesn't come with a user manual or anything of the sort, at least not that I can see.
This case does come with a back fan, I just replaced it with an aftermarket purple fan before writing this review. Here's a shot of the fan. It has a 3 pin and a 4 pin molex connection on it, which, I know a lot of people hate, but I personally like it. Lots of cheaper motherboards don't have a lot of fan headers, so the option of molex is nice. As for the fan's performance and noise. It's very average. It pushes and average amount of air, is fairly quiet.
First impressions are... ok. The case comes in just a big cardboard box, which is 100% normal, but it doesn't come with a user manual or anything of the sort, at least not that I can see.
This case does come with a back fan, I just replaced it with an aftermarket purple fan before writing this review. Here's a shot of the fan. It has a 3 pin and a 4 pin molex connection on it, which, I know a lot of people hate, but I personally like it. Lots of cheaper motherboards don't have a lot of fan headers, so the option of molex is nice. As for the fan's performance and noise. It's very average. It pushes and average amount of air, is fairly quiet.
Here's a picture of the front, where we can see that about 10% of it has a wannabe mesh type thing on the sides, while the rest is solid. Safe to say airflow wont be that good. There's also a nice brushed finish on here.
Here's a picture of the front, where we can see that about 10% of it has a wannabe mesh type thing on the sides, while the rest is solid. Safe to say airflow wont be that good. There's also a nice brushed finish on here.
Here's a picture of the top. There's a power switch, reset switch, two USB 2.0 ports, and two USB 3.0 ports. That's amazing to see dual USB 3.0 on a case this cheap!
Here's a picture of the top. There's a power switch, reset switch, two USB 2.0 ports, and two USB 3.0 ports. That's amazing to see dual USB 3.0 on a case this cheap!
Here we can see that the side panel is actually a cheap acrylic or something of the sort. Definitely going to be knocking off a point or two here as brands like DIYPC are able to get actual tempered glass at this pricepoint, at least from what I've seen.
This side panel really does seem super cheaply made. I feel like even the smallest touch will scratch this thing and forever ruin it when I'm holding it.
Here we can see that the side panel is actually a cheap acrylic or something of the sort. Definitely going to be knocking off a point or two here as brands like DIYPC are able to get actual tempered glass at this pricepoint, at least from what I've seen.
This side panel really does seem super cheaply made. I feel like even the smallest touch will scratch this thing and forever ruin it when I'm holding it.
Here's a shot of the inside of the case, sorry for the bad lighting. Here we can see that there's a fair amount of cable management holes, even some at the top for fan and CPU power cables, which is great to see.
This case is EATX form factor, so it can fit up to EATX boards.
There is space for 3 fans at the front, 2 at the top, one on the back, and 2 on the PSU shroud. All 120mm. I've never seen a use for fans on the PSU shroud, but, the holes to allow for a PSU to be mounted with it's fan facing up, which is great if you want your computer on carpet, and, I have the psu mounted up in it right now.
Also, there actually is a glorious PSU shroud! This is awesome to see in budget cases!
Here's a shot of the inside of the case, sorry for the bad lighting. Here we can see that there's a fair amount of cable management holes, even some at the top for fan and CPU power cables, which is great to see.
This case is EATX form factor, so it can fit up to EATX boards.
There is space for 3 fans at the front, 2 at the top, one on the back, and 2 on the PSU shroud. All 120mm. I've never seen a use for fans on the PSU shroud, but, the holes to allow for a PSU to be mounted with it's fan facing up, which is great if you want your computer on carpet, and, I have the psu mounted up in it right now.
Also, there actually is a glorious PSU shroud! This is awesome to see in budget cases!
Here's a shot of the terrible cable management I did. I was in a bit of a rush, so I didn't zip tie anything at all.
Anyways, we can see that cable management isn't half bad. There's about a half an inch of space to rout your cables, so I came across no problems.
We can also see back here that there's 2 or 3 SSD mounting spots and one hard drive bay.
The PSU shroud is pretty spacious. Great for shoving cables in there.
Forgot to mention earlier in the review, but there was a bag of screws included, and it also had a couple zip ties in it, which is a nice touch.
Here's a shot of the terrible cable management I did. I was in a bit of a rush, so I didn't zip tie anything at all.
Anyways, we can see that cable management isn't half bad. There's about a half an inch of space to rout your cables, so I came across no problems.
We can also see back here that there's 2 or 3 SSD mounting spots and one hard drive bay.
The PSU shroud is pretty spacious. Great for shoving cables in there.
Forgot to mention earlier in the review, but there was a bag of screws included, and it also had a couple zip ties in it, which is a nice touch.
So overall, this case is dang good for the price. You're getting a full ATX size case, a PSU shroud, good cable management, decent looks, dual USB 3.0, and more.
There are some cons to this case, though. It's side panel is acrylic instead of glass, and it's airflow really is not the greatest.
So overall, this case is dang good for the price. You're getting a full ATX size case, a PSU shroud, good cable management, decent looks, dual USB 3.0, and more.
There are some cons to this case, though. It's side panel is acrylic instead of glass, and it's airflow really is not the greatest.
So, is it worth buying? I'd definitely say so, at least when it's on sale. When it's $35 or more, I'd highly advise you to look at DIYPC's options. They might have some better looking ones, with tempered glass, at the same price point.
So, is it worth buying? I'd definitely say so, at least when it's on sale. When it's $35 or more, I'd highly advise you to look at DIYPC's options. They might have some better looking ones, with tempered glass, at the same price point.
Overall Score: 7.5/10
Overall Score: 7.5/10
This review is not sponsored in any way, shape or form. This product was independently bought and reviewed with no bias in place.
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