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Reviews for Ultra Micro Fly Chassis

Tower - Black - MPN: ULT33114

  • 4
  By member: zeik2050 - Dec 11, 2006

Excellent mATX case, OK power supply.

Strengths: Well made, aluminum, good fit, comes with two cooling fans.

Weakness: Motherboard tray can be tight, pain to make any changes (cards, etc.) once its together.

This case is great if you want a HTPC or just a micro PC. I have a 939 mATX MB in mine with an Athlon Venice 3200 (OC'ed), 4GB DDR, PCIe 6800GS 256MB, two 250GB SATA HD's, NEC 3520A DVDRW, USB card reader, and PCI MIMO 108Mbps card. It's a powerhouse in a shoe box! The frame is a little weak with the sides off but it's solid all together. I snagged a FAR Ultra 500W x-Finity PSU, which is much better than the stock 400W (also Ultra), since it does have a lot to run. The 400W PSU included is acceptable for any average system though.

I have it in my living room hidden next to my couch with s-vid and optical out to my home theater to easily watch any media on the big screen :). Great deal if you get it with a rebate!

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  • 4
  By member: stockshowgypsy - Oct 15, 2007

Ultra Microfly Case

Strengths: 120mm fan in rear, large enough for standard psu, price

Weakness: front ventilation, weak psu, handle is suspect

This is a good sff solution for the price. The included 400w psu is on the weak side and I replaced it. I installed a standard psu and one of the shorter sata Liteon optical drives. The front should have more ventilation in the plastic bezel to allow more cooling of the hard drives. It does have a 120mm and 80mm fan. There is limited space for cpu coolers but that is the trade off for selecting this case design.

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  • 4
  By member: hurdlingreggie - Jun 23, 2007

Great Price, well built

Strengths: A little larger than most SFF cases to allow for standard power supplies, very well built case

Weakness: Larger power supplies will be tight squeeze, flimsy plastic handle on the front

This case is pretty good looking with a glossy piano black finish, and has some nice features like the temperature readout on the front panel and the front foldout handle (which seems pretty weak). However those of you installing your own power supply, if it is longer than most standard power supplies (Antec Phantom, for example), make sure your optical drive is not too long. I got really lucky with my LG dvd burner, it was a bit shorter than most optical drives, and just barely fit in with the Phantom.

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  • 5
  By member: Viet Rap Electronic Inc - Jan 10, 2007

MicroFly Black Cube (ATX, 5 Bays, 400W)

Strengths: not bad!

Weakness: Front handle feels flimsy, only fits micro ATX boards

I have this case for about one month. It is light, portable. It works good so far. Good design allows quick and easy installations. I am very happy with this case.

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  • 5
  By member: Techguy2006 - Dec 12, 2006

Excellent Case, Decent PSU - Subpar performance.

Strengths: Very light weight, very quite power supply, very good airflow, spacious for extra video cards

Weakness: none so far other than little big.

This case has very light weight construction, roomier interior, classy gloss finish, 400 Watt PSU, Temperature monitor, front firewire, can take big video cards etc. It comes with 2 fans and a very quite power supply. This is my second case purchase and I am pretty happy with it. I don't see any issues with the case and I paid only $50 with rebate so can't go wrong with this price. I highly recommend this case.

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