19/01/2022
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Neutron Lab is a fresh brand in the UK market selling PC Cases and Monitors and is exclusive to Ebuyer.com
I picked up one of their newly launched budget cases Model - Galaxy W05 Mesh which is priced at ยฃ 36.99 .
This is an ATX Case and as the model name suggests, it is highly focused on Airflow and cooling & indeed the cooling performance is great. Case comes preinstalled with 2 X 140mm RGB fans at front and 1 X 120mm RGB Exhaust fan. You also get a Fan box preinstalled on cable management side of the case which is an appreciative move and would save a lot of hassle for systems without enough fan/RGB headers. Fans operate at full speed when connected to the Fan hub but I can confirm they are not very loud and being a cooling performance focused case, fans do an excellent job of keeping system under control even after hours of intense workload or gaming.
Another thing that comes in the box is a Vertical GPU Mount, which makes this case shine in the budget case crowd as no other case as of now supports vertical graphics card installation.
On the connectivity front, it has 1x USB3.0, 2x USB2.0, HD Audio 3.5mm jack, power and reset switch which can be used to control the RGB. I would not expect multiple Superspeed USB 3.0 or Type C ports alongside USB2.0 at front due to the price segment but instead of 2 regular USB2.0 , one additional USB3.0 would have been great (considering Front USB3.0 motherboard header supports 2x USB3.0 Ports).
I built a system inside the case and was suprised to see the flexibility and customer oriented approach used in the desigining of the case like adding cable passing holes on top of motherboard standoffs and 380mm of width inside makes the case one of the best in its segment.
But nothing in this world is perfect right ? The rule appears to apply here as well.
This RGB Case sounds great for the budget and the sample images on the website look great as well but unfortunately when it comes to hands on, the RGB lighting looks way too bright and low quality. I would not expect a Corsair quality for the price but I wish they made it a bit more dark and subtle .
But still the pros easily outweigh the one con (which could be a pro for someone), hence I would recommend to go with the W05 Mesh and enjoy experience of assembling your system in something more expensive.
For ยฃ10 more, you can buy a COUGAR MX410-G case which offers better quality RGB Fans and also 2 RGB Strips at front but if you are on a strict budget then this is W05M is one of the best cases out there under ยฃ40.
