Spire Debuts the CoolBox F12 and F14 Mid-Tower PC Cases

Cristian_25H · Jul 16, 2014

Spire Corp. has now unveiled the CoolBox F12 and CoolBox F14, two new mid-tower PC cases with similar specs but a different front panel design. Pictured below, the cases measure 468 x 223 x 464 mm and feature micro ATX and ATC motherboard support, a front I/O panel with two USB (one USB 3.0, one USB 2.0) ports, three 5.25-inch and five 3.5-inch drive bays, seven PCI slots and a 420 W power supply.

The CoolBox F12 and F14 are backed by a two-year warranty and have a recommended price tag of $49.99/€38.95.

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Ruru · Jul 16, 2014

Looks like the cases what we had ~10 years ago.

Hood · Jul 16, 2014

Yeah, this Spire Corp. has a lot of nerve, but no brains. This very basic, out-dated design can be found in a hundred different old cases, mostly in the $20-$30 range. Top mounted PSU, 80mm fans, unpainted interior, exploding power supply, drive racks just a sheet of steel with holes - who is going to buy this crap for $50? I recently scrapped several old cases very similar to these, because they can't be cooled effectively by 80mm fans, no USB 3.0, and ugly as hell. If they were giving them away for free, I still would have no use for these cases.

micropage7 · Jul 16, 2014

9700 Pro said:
Looks like the cases what we had ~10 years ago.

yeah same design, they dont offer something new
in indonesia, you can get case like that just for $20

lastcalaveras · Jul 16, 2014

I can see the cuts on my hands and the tetanus shot I'll need if I ever build this case.

Sempron Guy · Jul 16, 2014

50 bucks? seriously?

R00kie · Jul 16, 2014

50 bucks?? for that?? i paid 12 for mine, and it looked better and was a lot more functional...

Ruru · Jul 18, 2014

micropage7 said:
yeah same design, they dont offer something new
in indonesia, you can get case like that just for $20

Yeah, I had an Antec SLK3000B in 2006 and even it was more modern than this. Well, of course not USB3.0's but I don't still need them, since I don't have any USB3.0 devices. Also now I saw that this Spire's piece of crap has also a PSU, that could be fun to guess when it will explode

40€ case with a PSU can't be good.. I wouldn't even buy a bare PSU with price like that, the price tells instantly that it's pure crap filled with Chinese caps and the build quality can't be even near acceptable.

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Spire Debuts the CoolBox F12 and F14 Mid-Tower PC Cases

Cristian_25H

Ruru

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R00kie

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