Sharkoon M25-V ATC MIDI Tower Case - Black

The sub-50 price class is a range where names like Corsair and Coolermaster garner the lion's share of the recommendations, with the former's 100r model being a popular choice for builders on a budget, but I believe this Sharkoon case to be a very viable contender as king of the budget cases.What's it got?Firstly, it's very unassuming. If you're a show off builder, this case probably won't be for you. If, like me, the computer is essentially a box that sits below the thing that you actually look at (the monitor), then read on...Firstly, it comes with a generous bag of accessories. As well as the requisite screws needed to mount your drives, it also comes with a tightening nut for your standoffs, a velcro tie to keep cables together, a motherboard speaker, a 5.25 inch to 3.5 inch converter bracket for mounting floppy drives (who still uses those?) and an extra PCI slot cover. It also comes with some little felt washers that I'm not sure what their intended use is.The case has 4 mount points for drives. There are two moveable mounts for SSDs on the backplate of the case, and there are two slots at the bottom which can accommodate either SSDs or HDDs. If you're going to use any of the SSD mounts to the left of the backplate, be warned that these will be very close to the motherboard and a SATA cable of even a few inches length will be ample.The SSD/HDD mounts and PSU sit below a metal sheath which helps make things look a lot cleaner when looking into the front side of the case. Installation of the PSU is done from the rear, and there are foam blocks on the floor of the case, where the PSU will sit, which will dampen any vibration.Cable routing options are excellent with routes up under the motherboard, to the right of the motherboard, ample space above the motherboard to get the CPU power connector through as well.Two fans are preinstalled. Both are completely silent for me (so far). The case generously includes, at this price point, 3 dust filters, on the intake, at the top and below the PSU. There is a reset switch on the case, as well, but it's easy to miss - it's one of those recessed switches that can only really be accessed by a long and suitably thin object.Really, it would be easier to say what I didn't like about this case, seeing as much of it is so satisfactory.- The included motherboard speaker is thin and reedy. Then again, maybe it's my motherboard that is delivering thin and reedy sound to the speaker?- The included manual is a series of images that shows you the steps taken in doing various things with case. Sometimes these are a little confusing or don't quite get the message across. Luckily there are videos of people on Youtube working with this case, or rather the windowed version.- The PCI slot covers are a little unorthodox. I'm used to having little thumbscrews on the slots that you undo and slide the cover out. This case has a bracket that you first have to loosen, then screw off the holding screw, then push the slot cover gently inward until it breaks off the case, like a tab.- I had to remove the exhaust fan in order to install the motherboard. This was probably partly due to the fact that my mobo's I/O ports had a plastic sheath around them as well, though.So, while not a perfect case, for under 50? Fantastic.

A very good case for the price. I got it to upgrade my old case from 2011 on one of my PCs, which was falling apart a bit and this does the job nicely. 3 pre installed fans are great as it saved me money and time installing them while it's also Very roomy inside and it comes with a couple of good cable management tools. The airflow isn't the worst for a value case due to the front grate on the edges. The screwable GPU brackets are very rare too on these cases so that was a nice addition. No real problems with it(yet!?) other than the side panel is plastic but you couldn't tell aesthetically.

Simple and clean design, comes with 2 black fans and one Blu LED fan.I think the tunnel for the PSU is a little bit tight and they don't give you instructions for the screws. I had some problems to find the right screws and problems with cable management because the holes are small and it's not simple to fit 2 or 3 PSU cables but I still think it's a an amazing case for 40 punds.

Wow, just wow! I must admit to not expecting too much from my purchase considering the low price I paid but I've been very pleasantly surprised. The finish is great with no rough or sharp edges anywhere. The whole design is very well thought out with lots of little touches here and there. The cables all haide away neatly behind the motherboard tray. The optical and hard drives are super easy to fit and the 3 supplied 120mm fans are all nice and quiet. After fitting everything into the case, it works and looks fantastic and I will definitely look to Sharkoon again the next time I need to build a PC!

Thoroughly enjoying this case so far! I have used it for my first pc build. The case is easy to manoeuvre, easily fits the entirety of my parts inside and excellent for a first time builder like myself.

Love the space and design I get, but the pre installed fans are only about 950rpm To some people this might be perfect but it’s just not for me. Still after that I’m gunna be using this case it looks great and looked way better than my last.

It is a great value for money. Easy to build in,very strong and good quality. Recommended for this price.

I love the pc tower as it hides the cables and looks real neat inside unlike my other tower i had before