BitFenix have taken the market by storm over the previous 18 months and after a somewhat rocky launch period, we have seen their quality control and construction materials consistently improve. Today we look at their Merc Alpha Chassis, which is...
The rear of the Merc Alpha provides the already mentioned seven expansion slots, the rear cooling fan, two holes for water cooling, and a bottom mounted ATX power supply cutout. The rear fan cutout can accommodate 80mm, 92mm, and 120mm fans. The two...
If you have ever gone looking for a used car, typically, you don't go around looking for the cheapest car possible. However, if you are strapped for cash and need something quick and dirty, any car is usually better than no car. Of course, when I...
So the Merc then, when I first saw it was going to be available from around £35 I have to admit I was worried this was going to be a properly basic case. Surprisingly though we have reviewed cases costing £40 - £50 that were not as good as this. It...
“Judge a company's potential to make more expensive cases by the value they provide in low-cost cases…”- A very good and well-respected reviewer gave me this advice before I started reviewing cases.Bitfenix sent me one of their cases called “Merc” for...
The quality of the case is very decent and gives you lots of options. For the price of $39.00 for the Merc Alpha from the BetFenix store…. it's a steal! You really can't go wrong with this budget case. There is lots of room for case fans, hard drives,...
With so many successful PC Cases already the only question that remains is whether or not the people over at BitFenix have yet another winner in their hands with the Merc Alpha and the answer is yes, for the most part that is. The Merc Alpha...
Overall, the Bitfenix Merc Alpha is, well, optional. For a mid-tower at a very affordable price, it has several very good features, offset by only a couple of drawbacks. The wire management solution used by Bitfenix is top notch. The ease of...
The Bitfenix Alpha Merc is an impressive case for its price. Compared to more expensive models, lots of features are missing, as you would expect, but compared to offerings in the same price range, the Alpha Merc simply blows the competition...
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