Just got my build done last night and I'm so pleased with the size.
It took a lot of convincing to get the X over the regular Cerberus but now that I have it, I'm so pleased. The X is smaller than any of the micro towers I considered. I may end up with regular Cerberus down the line as a LAN build but for now, I couldn't be happier.
Need to thank everyone who posted on these forums. Taught me about how to remove the panels correctly, which screws go where, and how everything generally fit together.
The back panel piece which goes over the expansion slots arrive 2 days later in the mail without having to contact anyone.
My only issue was two of the screws. I had two screw heads become near-stripped without any serious twisting. I also had one of the PSU bracket screws just shear in half inside the hole while doing a test fit, just screwing it in once outside the case to remove any extra powder coat. I know it's the right screw because three others fit. I'll have to drill that one out eventually and replace it. Also had some issues with the screws for the rear PSU cable mount.
Everything else was wonderful. Alignments were good, no visible scratching or denting, and the build runs at same temps as previously in the old case.
Overall, very happy.
Now the only question is if I want to plug the light into the power indicator, get a steady white ring, or the HDD activity and watch it flicker...
