Cabinets can either be functional or flashy. This one belongs to the functional enclosure of important-innards category, so you can forget about any eliciting any envious stares. We were impressed by two features in this cabinet: One, that it has an eSATA and four USB ports on the frontpanelalongwith the regular microphone and audio jacks. The other impressive feature is an HD audio optional connect for the front audio besides the regular AC97 support. Other than that the cabinet is pretty standard in all aspects. It has two 80 mm fans; one at the back and one behind the front panel for circulating air from side vents. The front panel is made of plastic and comes off with a snap on mechanism very handy for fitting drives in the three front 5.25 inch slots. Button quality for the reset and power buttons is strictly OK.

As for build quality the metal is a little too pliable than one would ideally want and the cabinet has no rubber stoppers at the base. The side panel can be conveniently slided of with the help of thumb screws, to expose internals free of sharp edges. The power supply lets out a sheathed mother board power connect along with two Molex and two SATA connects. The lack of a 6 pin connect is quite a downer considering it's used by most gra phics cards of today. Go for it only if you're building a PC on a tight budget.