After tons of researching for reviews on different ATX mid tower cases to use as my first time pc build, I finally settled for the Meshify 2 Compact, and I couldn’t be more happier and pleased on my decision.
This case just screams of high quality while still being extremely easy to work with and with lots of space to fit your build components in.
I never realized how much of a cable management lover I was until I began my project, and this case made it easy to fit my semi-perfectionist cable management needs.
Although I did have a bit of trouble in fitting my Asus z790E mobo equipped with the Arctic Freezer II 360 LG1700 backplate adapter, due to the backplate sitting on the left-side edge of the small window opening, I was still able to successfully Mount and secure my mobo at the expense of not being able to use 1-2 stand-off screws.
With my current water cooling setup of Arctic Freezer II 360 with 3 Phanteks 120mm T30s and 3 Phantek RBG halos on top of the T30s, I still have about 2 inches of space between the mobo and the T30 fans, though i might not have enough space and clearance (or maybe I do) for a 3-vent GPU.
While the three stock fans that came with the tower were decent, I used the three 120mm fans that came with my water cooler, which fit nicely as the exhaust fans on the top and back of my case with more than enough room to route the pwm and a-rbg cables without any pinching spots.
As for the water cooler hose, it rests perfectly without exerting or pushing on the tempered glass panel.
As for noise levels, it’s literally non existent for me on idle. When the T30s pick up on the RPMs on boot up and or under loads, the noise levels are still extremely minimal.
Everything on this case was easy plug-n-play and I’m super pleased and proud to have chosen this case as my first ever. Next time I’ll go with the black version of the case to fit my build's aesthetics.
If I could give this case 100 stars, I would definitely do it.
** Edit **
I added new pictures showing newly added accessories, and switched the radiator position to make additional space for the GPU. I’ll have to get a bigger case next year to make better use of my Lian Li strimers, and I’m definitely glad I went with a 2-fan GPU (Asus KO 3060-Ti). Airflow is still great! 😁
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
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| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 2 |
