Enermax Staray ECA3175-BL Case Review

Conclusions

We can only recommend the Enermax Staray ECA3175-BL if you can find it for the right price. It looks like and feels like a USD 40 case, especially for the lack of features that are standard nowadays, in particular the absence of a rear fan and at least one 2.5” bay, and the mistake of coming with a floppy disk drive retainer on its sixth hard drive bay, instead of a hard drive one. That said, if you are on a budget, don’t mind the weak points of this case, and can find it for USD 40-50, it is a good pick. However, if you have an extra USD 10 in your budget, we recommend you to pick a case such as the NZXT Tempest 210 or the NZXT Source 220. 

Strong Points

• The external bay covers are meshed and have air filters
• Air filter for the front fan
• Supports six hard drives
• Tool-less mechanism for fastening expansion cards
• A huge hole in the motherboard tray for accessing the backplate of the CPU cooler
• Clips for fastening cables using cable ties
• One USB 3.0 port using an internal connector

Weak Points

• Doesn’t come with the rear fan
• Doesn’t have a 2.5” bay
• The sixth hard drive bay comes with a tool-less mechanism for floppy disk drives by mistake