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in case you missed them we've done a few best bang for the buck round ups for the super budget-conscious lately and today that dollar menu gravy train keeps on below and baby you've got your cheap gaming peripherals already which means now it's time to start building your cheap gaming PC so we teamed up with Newegg to test seven of the best rated cases on their site for under 35 bucks before sale or rebate pricing so tax Magnus en 1070 mini gaming PC comes VR and triple-a game ready check it out now at the link below we'll be judging the cases in order of their popularity on newegg.com based on three main metrics one compatibility how much can we comfortably stuff inside are there any component size limitations to take into account to performance does the case have air flow issues how many fans can you mount can you mount a radiator and three injury factor are there any sharp edges how much slack on sliced open is it awkwardly top-heavy oh and actually for a 10% bonus extras and aesthetics these aren't necessities at this kind of a price but they're certainly nice to have so first up is the micro ATX Zion x3 10 BK it's the most popular case in our roundup and it's certainly the cheapest at just $23 but that maybe it's only selling point it's pretty sharp looking it includes a USB 3 port it's sturdy enough and it's extremely lightweight but installing anything but a mini sized graphics card is a carnival of frustration and sadness and oh yeah there's this thing the screw retaining it is on the inside and it just swings out of place to install a card also while the Box claims that it has five and a quarter inch bays there mi a but the rails are there making usable space so tight that it's almost impossible to mount the power supply and cable management was even worse the cables just kind of hang out at the bottom of the case and there's no top or side ventilation thermal performance is utter balls there's nowhere for the heat or even air to go not recommended we'd actually prefer a milk crate off eBay and some zip ties instead next up is the full ATX large assists es350 BK which is both solidly built and thoughtfully laid out for a design from 2003 to its credit it comes with a power supply but the claim that it can handle three hundred and thirty watts of total continuous load is probably bull this thing won't be powering anything north of a GTX 1050 Ti and even for that I wouldn't recommend it now the case is rolled edges help with preventing injury but they aren't totally pinched off and there's also these break off PCI slot covers and a rear i/o shield to contend with otherwise there is plenty of space in here which is good but there's nowhere to throw cables so managing them is a chore the aesthetics of the case other than the glossy plastic are fairly inoffensive so that also is good but with only a single intake fan for cooling this case pulled off some of the worst thermals in this group and that is saying a lot not recommended our third most popular case is the micro ATX Zalman t3 it's a little cramped to work in but it's also the first in our roundup so far with a semi reasonable modern layout the edges are pretty smooth and the overall fit and finishes oh the reset buttons mushy and this is starting to look like a pattern here actually there is only one USB 3 port on the front panel again rather than the two supported by the motherboard header I mean I guess copper prices are going up geez you guys building in it though was mostly painless the hard drives can only be accessed by removing the front panel for some reason but the two and a half inch SSD mounts are easily accessible and there's actually quite a nice amount of cable management room behind the back panel there's no included radiator mount but up top you will actually find cutouts for use with an external radiator an old feature that dates the core design here a little bit it's a touch game relooking but overall this case has pretty excellent thermals mesh covered fan mounts and clean cable management recommended on to the Compu case Voyager where is the Voyager going somewhere far away I hope this is a MIDI computer case that I would raid a net D out of 10 on its looks alone the front panel is adorned with brightly colored headphone and mic jacks straight out of 2005 the power button kind of looks like a cigarette lighter and when your PC freezes you can call team rocket with this button right here inside isn't much to write home about either it's a very early 2000 style with a top mounted power supply taste the rainbow style front panel cables and very little room for cable management to hide them there aren't really any sharp edges but with these breakaway PCI slot covers and it's thin metal construction you'll be creating your own soon enough drive bays line the entire front of the chassis which means that you will need a dremel for a large high-performance graphics card not that you should be putting any decent gear in here anyway our CPU got super toasty without a fresh supply of cool air not recommended in the number five spot is the apex sk3 and you know what who cares it doesn't matter I'm calling this one the disappointment not only does it look like a 2005 piece of steel junk it's got so many sharp edges that I had to dish out hazard pay to the unlucky sod who built the system in it in any way there is nowhere for cables to hide so have fun with that the PCI slot covers are tear off without a tab to which a screwdriver into so you'll be using your hands and while there's a 120mm fan mount in the front of the case and an 80/90 to mount in the rear both of them are unoccupied by default so out of the box the power supply acts as the main exhaust this thing's an oven not recommended Wow most of these sucks so far next up is the DIY PC Jack's 12 BK witch ha actually doesn't look too bad it's got a nice clean aesthetic as long as you're into pandas a single USB 3 port on the front panel with a twin USB 2.0 to boot and on the inside it's even got a shroud to hide the power supply and three and a half inch bays and you can see them through a nice wide acrylic window the full ATX layout is as open as you could want with SSD mounts to the right of the motherboard and I mean really all we're missing here is a radiator mount and some topside ventilation both of which can be remedied with a dremel and some time the construction is sturdy though with rolled and smooth edges throughout and we've also got a huge area in the rear for hiding all of the junk in the trunk it's not an ideal config the breakaway slot covers are a good example of this as is the minimal clearance about the motherboard but it is leagues better than everything else we've seen so far and perhaps unsurprisingly then its thermal performance is pretty good too with 120mm fans on the front and rear complementing its wide-open interior highly recommended finally we've got the Cougar the cougar mg 110 another micro ATX case we've got single USB 3 and USB 2 ports on the front and on the rear we got those blasted breakaway PCI brackets on the interior though we've got smooth edges all around and it looks like that five and a quarter inch bay is - Liz - with a nice little handle labeled gaming we've got a 120 ml case fan pre-installed on the rear and we even get space on this one for a 2 by 120 mil radiator on the top if you remove the yes removable optical drive mount there's also a removable three and a half inch hard drive tray and a decently sized area in the rear panel for cable management complete with management points and two and a half inch SSD mounts thermal performance was actually stellar - owing to the clean interior and decent placement of the exhaust fan and copious ventilation holes recommended again so overall then what we learned today is that the one with the most votes might not actually be the best choice in all cases the Cougar mg1 10 was the best case overall an hour pick for an M ATX build with the Jax 12 over here creaming the rest of the competition if you've got a full sized ATX board the Zalman t3 then gets an honorable mention for sucking a lot less than the rest of them and as for the rest of them the Sennheiser 5 8x from mass drop uses Sennheiser's new 150 ohm drivers making these headphones easier to power from devices like your cell phone then their predecessors the emphasis of this particular set is on clean extended bass with a smooth but clear upper range they've got soft velour earpads with elliptical ear cups that I know it's crazy follow the anatomy of the ear round on an ear I don't know where that idea ever came from but not with these they come with a handy detachable cable and they're available now on mass drop for 15999 us with free shipping to the USA so check it out at the link below so thanks for watching guys if you just like this video you can hit that button but if you liked it hit like get subscribed maybe consider checking out the 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