CONCLUSION

   Streacom may not be one of the most popular PC case manufacturers in the world but first with the FC8 EVO and now with the F12C it’s clear that they have a bright future ahead of them. For good or bad they are not catering after the needs of gamers since their cases have little to offer in terms of design but for professionals, casual users and even enthusiasts that’s not really a bad thing. Now you can’t possibly fit as many hardware components inside a case like the F12C that you would in a full tower (nor as large) but for a desktop case it really offers a lot more than what other similar models do (as you all saw from our building the system section). Still although quality is great and it comes packing several useful features not all is perfect because the F12C has but a single incredibly annoying issue, its magnetic dust filters. We did get a heads-up when we saw that Streacom had each filter secured in place via two pieces of blue tape but we never expected that without those tapes the filters would just detach while we were adding system components. You can avoid that situation by not removing the blue tapes until after you build the system but still this is something I have no idea as to why Streacom didn’t notice especially since it could be fixed had they used slightly larger magnets.

   Aluminum PC cases are never what we like to call “budget friendly” and that’s perhaps the main “drawback” the F12C by Streacom currently has since it retails for USD275 inside the USA (Newegg.com) and for around 240Euros inside the EU. Now I don’t know how much or even if Streacom can lower the price of the F12C but with such a price tag they are bound to lose some customers. The good news is that since the F12C is not targeted towards gamers (thus young people) chances are that whoever even checks it out will also be able to afford it. With that out of the way we all agree that the F12C is well worth of our Golden Award since it’s a very good desktop PC case that offers excellent build quality with a very spacious interior (always for its size) and a good number of useful features.

PROS

- Excellent Build Quality (Aluminium)
- mATX/mITX/ATX Compatible
- Removable Magnetic Air-Filters (7)
- Spacious Interior (Full Size PSUs/310mm Long GPUs/135mm Tall CPU Coolers)
- Drive Mounts (Up To 24 2.5" and/or 12 3.5" drives)
- 7 Full Height Expansion Slots
- Room For Up To Six 120mm Fans or Three 240mm Radiators
- Removable Panels (Side/Front/Rear)
- Optional IR-Receiver

CONS

- Price (For Some)
- Air-Filters Get Detached Very Easily
- No Optical Drive Bay & USB Ports