DEEPCOOL MATREXX 30 Micro ATX Case Tempered Glass - $29.99 FS

DizzyPickle

Jan 19, 2021 8:45 PM

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DizzyPickleJan 19, 2021 8:45 PM

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Used this before for a budget build. The customer and Myself enjoyed the look and airflow was decent. Cable managing is an obvious hassle for hiding. but tolerable for Routing .$30 is a good price for this when they do free shipping.

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Millionaire406

Jan 20, 2021 7:57 AM

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Millionaire406Jan 20, 2021 7:57 AM

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ugly af.

get the lian li o11 mini

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poohbie

Jan 20, 2021 8:00 AM

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poohbieJan 20, 2021 8:00 AM

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I like the look of it. And the lian li o11 mini isn't even close to being in the same price category.

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~*77*~

Jan 20, 2021 2:01 PM

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~*77*~Jan 20, 2021 2:01 PM

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I like this case... I bought one of the 30's and one of the 50's for my son and I to build gaming PCs a few months agao. They look great, and are surprisingly well finished for the price.

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WDEagle

Jan 20, 2021 2:28 PM

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WDEagleJan 20, 2021 2:28 PM

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Quote from ~*77*~

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I like this case... I bought one of the 30's and one of the 50's for my son and I to build gaming PCs a few months agao. They look great, and are surprisingly well finished for the price.

Is the bottom 3.5" cage removable?

~*77*~

Jan 20, 2021 2:57 PM

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~*77*~Jan 20, 2021 2:57 PM

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Quote from WDEagle

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Is the bottom 3.5" cage removable?

I'll double check later, but I am pretty sure it is riveted in.

WDEagle

Jan 20, 2021 4:07 PM

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WDEagleJan 20, 2021 4:07 PM

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Quote from ~*77*~

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I'll double check later, but I am pretty sure it is riveted in.

OK. Thanks. If you would, check and see if the rivets are located where they can easily be drilled out?

The product page says '''

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The removable 5.25" and 3.5" installation positions provide limitless DIY possibilities.

That makes it sound like they are removable.

Edit: I'm building a computer as an upgrade for my wife's PC. I plan to put a spare 1070 GPU in it and it is 267mm long. That should work if I can remove the lower cage. I do not need the cage as I will be using a M.2 drive in the build.

EDIT #2: Found my answer. Thanks for offering to look.

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Is that 3.5 drives bracket near the bottom removable? I'm thinking to buy this case but my graphic card rx 580 red devil may be too long for it. I know someone answered a similar question but I would like to get a definite answer.
PHILIP CHI C. Jul 20, 2019
BEST ANSWER: I drilled out the rivers and removed it.

Mark M. Jul 25, 2019 purchased Jun 6, 2019 Reply
I also saw a guy on YouTube do it to fit a bigger gpu

Last edited by WDEagle January 20, 2021 at 08:20 AM.

~*77*~

Jan 20, 2021 4:25 PM

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~*77*~Jan 20, 2021 4:25 PM

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Yeah, thought it was riveted, and drilling them out seems like the answer if you need that space.

If it had come out super easy, I think I would have done it as I remember my SATA connectors were on that edge of the motherboard and hard to reach since it has two Radeon R9 270s in it, which are a bit under 250mm long.

LinusTechNips

Jan 21, 2021 2:18 AM

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LinusTechNipsJan 21, 2021 2:18 AM

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Airflow is terrible in this case. However it would make a decent looking home theater PC with 3x3.5 inch HDD slots + 2x2.5 inch slots + a 5.25 for a Blu Ray drive. One of the tiniest cases featuring all of those. Definitely not for gaming though. The 3.5 inch cage area blocks most longer video cards.

euuser7325699

Jan 23, 2021 1:27 AM

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euuser7325699Jan 23, 2021 1:27 AM

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just did a build for a friend in this case, the metal is *very* thin, like thinner than i expected and gets scratched up if you look at it hard enough i swear. full matx boards covers the cutouts for cable routing so i couldnt route the mb power and theres no top hole for cpu power, and a disk drive will not fit with the mobo either. rear 120 is quiet but i think its because it doesnt move much air, but for $30 i dont think theres a better case right now the front lets a lot of air in

WDEagle

Jan 26, 2021 3:53 PM

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WDEagleJan 26, 2021 3:53 PM

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I received the case and other build components on Saturday.

I proceeded to ...
- Drill out the rivets on the lower right drive cage & removed cage
- Removed rear case fan
- Install MB/CPU/Memory/GPU/M.2/PSU
- Install rear case fan in front of case
- Install additional case fan in rear location
- Temporarily connect CD drive & loaded windows 10 (using an old W7 code)
- Remove CD drive and button everything up
- Load software & files from old PC

Everything works great & my wife loves her new PC.

Response to a few previously posted comments.
- My MATX board was large and it covered a couple of the cable routing holes. It also prevented the permanent installation of the CD drive.
- I routed and connected the CPU 8-pin power cable before I screwed down the MB. That allowed me to route the cable behind the MB so that it was hidden.
- The video card that I used fit fine in the case even with the drive cage in place. I plan to move one of my 1070s from my current SLI gaming rig into this PC when/if I upgrade to a 3080. The 1070 has an aftermarket cooler on it so I had to remove the drive cage for it to fit.
- The 650W PSU that I used was not modular. I plan to use a piece or 3" PVC (painted black) to hide all of the extra cables in the bottom of the case.

For $30, I am (and more importantly my wife is) pleased.

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artcab

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Jan 27, 2021 6:01 PM

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artcab

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Jan 27, 2021 6:01 PM

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Quote from WDEagle

:

I received the case and other build components on Saturday.

I proceeded to ...
- Drill out the rivets on the lower right drive cage & removed cage
- Removed rear case fan
- Install MB/CPU/Memory/GPU/M.2/PSU
- Install rear case fan in front of case
- Install additional case fan in rear location
- Temporarily connect CD drive & loaded windows 10 (using an old W7 code)
- Remove CD drive and button everything up
- Load software & files from old PC

Everything works great & my wife loves her new PC.

Response to a few previously posted comments.
- My MATX board was large and it covered a couple of the cable routing holes. It also prevented the permanent installation of the CD drive.
- I routed and connected the CPU 8-pin power cable before I screwed down the MB. That allowed me to route the cable behind the MB so that it was hidden.
- The video card that I used fit fine in the case even with the drive cage in place. I plan to move one of my 1070s from my current SLI gaming rig into this PC when/if I upgrade to a 3080. The 1070 has an aftermarket cooler on it so I had to remove the drive cage for it to fit.
- The 650W PSU that I used was not modular. I plan to use a piece or 3" PVC (painted black) to hide all of the extra cables in the bottom of the case.

For $30, I am (and more importantly my wife is) pleased.

Yeah I think for $30 shipped this case is hard to beat for the right scenario like yours. I was surprised it didn't get more traction here on SD - it's a great case for "re-homing" an existing build or finding a home for spare parts, and has a little flash that belies its low price IMHO,

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