Inside the 917, you'll find a nice 250 Watt power supply. This is one of those newer style ATX power supply, with the fan already set to blow air out. Older ATX power supplies were set to blow air into the case, which never made sense since the power supply heats up the air the fan brings in.

With a total four 5.25 and five 3.25 drive bays you'll have plenty of room for all your hard drives, DVD ROM, CD burner, Zip drive, floppy drive, etc and have room to spare. The fifth drive bay is not really a bay. It's just four hinges at the bottom of the 3.25 drive case. Directly below the drive cage is another cage to hold an optional 3" intake fan. The fan cage can be easily removed if you wish to mount a big 4.75" fan down there.

I don't have many gripes with the 917. The main one being there is no sliding motherboard tray and the motherboard standoffs are kinda cheap. However for $45, I'll live with it.

The 917 would be very easy to modify for an overclocked system. I would remove the front fan cage and add a 4.75" fan there. Make a 3" blow hole on top of the case for exhaust and add a 3" fan at the back for another exhaust. That should be good for all but the most aggressive overclocked system.

Whether you're looking for just a normal case or one to house that brazing 800Mhz system, the 917 is worth a closer look. The supplier of the 917, LCF Technology is a wholesaler and doesn't sell at the consumer level. However, they have a list of dealers on their site who will gladly sell you a 917.

The Goods

• Good looking case
• Lots of expansion room
• Nice layout of fan placement

The Bads

• The side view looks like an IMac
• Cheap motherboard standoffs

Rating: 8/10

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