CiT SI001BK Slim Desktop Case, Micro-ATX, USB3.1 Type C Connection, Room To Mount 1 x 80mm Rear Fan, U Type Side Panel For Excellent Airflow, Made For Any Environment | Black

This case is advertised a fitting a full sized micro-ATX motherboard, and indeed it does. However, to achieve that you have to remove the internal header board which has all of the front panel connections including the power switch on it. As there is nowhere else to mount the header board you then have no front connectivity or a power switch, but a lovely set of holes in the front panel to poke your fingers in.I have absolutely no idea which lunatic approved this as a design decision, or if it anyone ever bothered to try and assemble a PC in the case to test if all the parts fitted. Presumably, I'd expect someone to have had a go at that but really it's anyone's guess. Tellingly though, the pictures in the listing conveniently have the internal header board already removed in the photo of the inside of the case, so I suspect someone was aware of his design deficiency and decided to just lie about it by hiding the critical parts you have to chuck away when building your PC.If you have a smaller ATX board it will probably be perfect for it, but for anyone wanting to fit a full size micro-ATX mobo it's not fit for purpose and is an abject failure.

Much better than expected, good quality for the price with curved case edging, a matt black plastic front, nice pattern on the air vent. Also clever hinged lid with plenty of RAM and CPU clearance, decent cables for the front I/O. The front of the case is completely covered in air vents Comes with a optical drive cover to match the case. Motherboard mounts line up perfectly.Could theoretically fit full sized gpu with some case adjustment.Bare in mind only fits TFX psu so search for a high wattage one!Only fits Slim optical for which you may need a SATA/Power adapter

So, first off, let me say this:At least on my case, the Type-C port connects by USB2, not 3.1. The chassis supports TWO 3.5" drives at a time, or 1x3.5 AND 1x2.5, without adapters. It giveth, it taketh.Other than that, it's a nice, very sturdy case - a lot better than some other CiT cases I've used before. Solid metal frame, nice swing-out design for the hard drive and ODD bay, front comes off easily when you're working on it (but stays in place when you're not). The front lights aren't insanely bright either, which is nice as I use this as a home server chassis.I've fitted to this a Pentium based PC with two enterprise-class hard drives, a 300w TFX power supply, and maybe a light-end GPU at some point. It has full size slots on the back so that's certainly a possibility.The board I have is the H110m Plus D3, a veeery tight fit but after bending the front IO cables out of the way, it did fit in and screwed into place. The hard drives have ample space, and the DVD drive slots in fairly easily. It's sturdy, and it feels like a professional bit of kit.There are a couple of downsides however. Again, the type C on my case is USB 2 not 3.1, but as it looks to be an off the shelf part they've screwed in on top of the IO PCB, it may be possible to swap that out. There is no SD card reader installed, and I don't know where you'd be able to get one that would fit (the case does allow for one though). My case came slightly damaged on the front - there's a little scuff on the plastic - but I'm not that bothered since it was fairly cheap.EDIT: 5/11/20 - I finally decided to look into the issue I was having with the DVD drive not fitting. It turns out that indeed it was the drive I was using that was at fault - I replaced it with another drive and it works absolutely perfectly. I had also left the mounting mechanism on it from the Lenovo laptop it came out of by accident, so that probably didn't help. You still have to take the DVD drive out if you want to remove the front panel though.As for sourcing TFX power supplies? You can find cheap, used ones on (marketplace that starts with "e" and ends in "Bay"). I got a 300w Delta 80+ Bronze certified one for less than £10 and it's great.I would also definitely recommend an 80mm fan on the back, something like an Arctic F8. Not the pro though, they seem to scrape on the case a bit.TL;DR/Overall:Pros:- Very well built for the cost- Two 3.5" bays rather than just one- Very small but quite spacious- Full size rear slots for GPUs and so on- Fits full size, four slot MicroATX boards no problem (check first though)Cons:- Type-C is USB 2.0 not 3.1- Motherboard is a tight fit if going with MicroATXBesides its issues, it is a fantastic little case that fits on any desk. It looks smart and sleek, and it makes for a fantastic home server case.

This case will not fit a micro atx mother board as advised. The motherboard hits the front IO connections. It is impossible to remove the front IO connection as screws are impossible to get out. DON'T BUY!

I bought the CiT SI001BK case to house a small Ryzen based server. The case is surprisingly heavy for its size due to the good quality steel used in its construction. Firstly I should note that the USB Type-C header is actually USB2.0 so speed is limited to 0.5Gbps not 10Gbps and the maximum motherboard length is about 22cm due to the IO board at the front of the case.I installed a Ryzen 5 2600 cpu with Wraith Spire cooler, Gigabyte B450M DS3H mATX motherboard, 4 x DDR4, M.2 drive, NVS graphics card, Intel i210 network card and an FSP 250W TFX PSU. The Spire cooler just fits under the hard drive bracket and provides good cooling so I haven't needed to install a rear 80cm fan. There doesn't seem to be room to add a front intake fan which would have been useful.The case works well in desktop orientation as pictured - I added some rubber feet to the bottom to avoid scratching the side of the case. The USB cables are a little bit too long as they reach the rear of the case which is unnecessary and some extra cable clips would have been useful for cable management.The tilting bracket will hold a 3.5" hard drive on the left and another 3.5" or a 2.5" drive on the right with a slim optical drive in the middle. There isn't any gap above the full height PCIe bracket so any GPU will need to sit flush with the bracket.In summary this is a good quality compact mATX case which was easy to build in with the components listed above and I would recommend.