Fractal Design Meshify 2 XL Black ATX Flexible Light Tinted Tempered Glass Window Full Tower Computer Case

Pros:- Lots of config and layout options- Multibrackets can attach hdds, ssds to any of the 120mm fan mounting points on the case- Toolless removal of side panels (some may prefer more secure thumbscrews)- Radiator/fan section of the top panel can be completely removed to easily install radiators and fans outside the case.- Decent cable routing options- Comes with a free fan hubCons:- Poor radiator compatibility. Advertises 140mm+ range of rad support in the front and top but it would not fit either of my EK 280mm rads at the top due to mounting hole misalignment. Fractal support's solution was to blame it on ekwb and advise filing down the top panel on the brand new case to force a fit. my older corsair and phanteks cases fit the rads without any modifications.- Cost cutting. Despite being a high end case with good build quality, i kept running into obvious cost cutting measures during my build and several things also seemed geared towards stimulating after purchase sales- Post purchase cost. If you're looking at this case, you're almost certain to need additional ssd, hdd or multi brackets and those are sold separately at a hefty premium if they're even available.- Easily stripped screws. The case frame is littered with small, easy to strip, borderline laptop form factor screws, smaller than i've ever seen on corsair, coolermaster, phanteks or even no name made in china brand cases. seems like an odd place to save a few bucks on manufacturing costs.- Useless manual. There is no list of possible component placement positions. Users are left to decipher this from a handful of example layouts where every single component is colored blue so you can't differentiate between what goes where until you buy the case. you are likely to plan poorly and require additional purchases of brackets. saves paper and costly ink.- No 5.25" Front panel slot. The identical define 2 xl has them. would machining the mesh with cutouts really have been so...oh right. definitely a few bucks saved.- Waste of a fan hub. The fan hub could easily have fit 7x 4/3 pin pwm fans on a single sata connection. Fractal of course made them 3x 4/3 pin pwm + 6x 3 pin fan connectors. PWM controlling every single fan in the case from a single sensor could have been a great positive but on the plus side fractal saved a few bucks on pwm connectors.- Poor top airflow. The radiator section of the top panel ventilation holes are machined uniquely. With fans or rads installed, there are large restriction free 95x65mm gaps in the center but airflow is severely obstructed at the sides with metal frame. That is then passed through the additional mesh on the top panel itself and also the dust filter if installed. With a 140mm rad, cooling would favor fins in the center and i'd compare it to installing 80 or 90mm fans at the center. definitely costs less to fabricate than a uniform metal mesh though.- The vertical vga slot has several issues. The riser attaches to 2 standoffs on the panel over the psu. the screws supplied with fractal's own riser are too small to fully secure the riser to the frame, allowing the riser to move back and forth. Where the riser sits is also misaligned- my gpu is tilted when installed and the front of the gpu's pcie connector sticks out of the riser slot when secured. I had to use 2 washers of different thickness to correct the alignment.Notes on things not apparent in the crappy manual:- 2.5" ssd tray positions: 2 behind the motherboard, 3 under the motherboard (above the psu).- 3.5" hdd tray positions: 4 in the bottom, up to 12 more in storage layout (hdds will obstruct front rads)- Additional 2.5" and 3.5" hdds can be mounted on multibrackets and then on any 120mm fan slot. theoretically that's 1 x rear, 4 x top, 4 x front, and 3 x detachable storage panel (in open layout only). but you will have to keep placement of various other components in mind (rads, fans, inlays, etc). Though the 3.5" drives will protrude from the multibracket, they will still fit side by side anywhere you place them as there's plenty of room on all sides of all 120mm mounting points.- You need a riser if you're doing vertical gpu mounting. you don't need fractal's vertical mounting bracket. the riser will occupy 2 ssd tray slots over the psu.- Yes you can fit a 45mm rad + 25mm fan on top (only with fans in pull config due to mounting hole misalignment in my case) with enough clearance for an atx motherboard (about 15mm to spare). not enough room for push+pull with 25mm fans though.- Yes you can fit a 45mm rad + 25mm fan in the front. You will need to use storage layout, the bottom 3.5" tray holders need to be moved further towards the psu if that's where you want it, and both inlays need to be removed. keep in mind that you won't be able to fit any hdd trays in front of the rad. push + pull doable but keep res placement in mind- you may have to mount it higher due to the psu cover/panel.