







🔥 Game in Style, Cool with Power!
Empire Gaming DarkRaw is a sleek black mid-tower PC case designed for gamers and multimedia pros. It supports ATX, micro-ATX, and mini-ITX motherboards, features four 120mm red LED fans with a controller for optimized airflow, and offers fast connectivity with one USB 3.0 and two USB 2.0 ports. The tinted transparent side panel showcases your build, while spacious interior dimensions accommodate large GPUs and coolers with smart cable management for a clean setup.
| ASIN | B0778YG2JG |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Brand | EMPIRE GAMING |
| Colour | red |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (374) |
| Date First Available | 20 Jan. 2018 |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
| Item Weight | 4.76 kg |
| Item model number | OE-CA-12RE |
| Manufacturer | EMPIRE GAMING |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 2 |
| Number of USB 3.0 Ports | 1 |
| Product Dimensions | 49.5 x 49 x 22.5 cm; 4.76 kg |
A**S
Great value
Overall an excellent product. Had a problem with one of the fans and was immediately partially refunded. No optical drive space. HDD and SSD took some fiddling to fit correctly
A**R
Great PC case for the price definitely recommended
The case arrived well packaged with no courier damage. All the hardware was there inside the case as normal to mount your PC components. The case looks great with the red fans and red accents and the fans are quiet and do push plenty of through the case. There only a few things I would change that aren't a deal breaker. 1. The USB ports on the top io that light up red look cool but they stay on when my PC is powered off. 2. The top io fan contoller switch for the case fans you have high speed or low speed and off which is weird maybe it sould be changed for a dial instead of a switch to make fan control more accurate. 3. Theres no rubber gromits for the holes in the cable management system. 4. The 3.5" hard drive cage in the basement should be made removable as its quite hard to mount a drive with the lack of space down there specially for me as i have big hands. And maybe if it was removable you can take it out all together for more cable management space or give the option to move it further forwards for more cable space. 5. There was no anti vibration rubber gromits provided for mounting 3.5" mechanical drivers the screws were but not the gromits. But other than that its a great looking case and i'm very happy with it. Why pay £100 or £200 for a case when you've got everything here in this case some £100 or £200 cases might only come with 1 fan or none at all you get 4 with this one out the box and the option to buy more at a later date and the option to water cool to.
C**R
Good size case for medium builds
It’s a good pc case. Not more I can say. Well actually I can say and I will... The front “glass” doesn’t allow airflow through so what I did was pulled the panel off and unclipped the glass from the front and airflow is much better. I would change the fans at a later point but they’re good enough for moderate gaming Cable management isn’t the best but you get what you pay for. I’ve managed my cables very well, as I have a cooler master master lite (rgb) and that has fine cables. Other than that, this case. Is a great buy. One other thing that people complain about is the way the fans are “controlled”, there is a small switch on top (see pic 2) that has a ‘low’ and ‘high’ airflow rate.
C**W
Entry level gaming case
It's a basic case that does the job. The front perspex panel though is utterly useless and restricts inward airflow nearly completely. I removed the perspex cover and the temp drop was immediately noticable so I would recommend this to anyone. Also, the solder on my power cable was lose so I had to repair that myself as would be stupidity sending it back after it took 2 weeks to arrive (due to some logistical error on Amazon behalf). Fans are also loud but for such a cheap case you cannot expect super silent fans. Overall a decent basic case that does look good but lacks in what really matters. Again though, you pay for what you get!
A**T
Amazing!
Love the case design. Love the LED fans, completely silent. Well built and would give six stars if had the option!
S**E
Case room insaneleny good for a cheap case
Great value for money easy to install! Amazing case room for cable management
C**Y
Waste of money
YOU PEEL OFF THE CLOUDY STICKER ON THE SIDE PANEL! The panel is clear..I didn’t realise at first but it peels off...sick of seeing reviews about the side panel being cloudy..peel it off!! Just finished moving my stuff into the new case and looks great , Lights up well and looks nice with the side panel (Btw you need to remove the cover from the panel thats why it looks clouded up). Only con i have to say is the fans are more for show than cold air. Having to install new fans/cpu cooler but i knew when buying it from other reviews the fans would need replacing etc so i don't mind. So far : - Had to replace PSU - Had to replace CPU fan for way more powerful - Had to bypass fan controller and now fans run again - Had to take glass panel off the front to stop the PC melting - Had to install two more fans that actually pull heat out and put air in as the others are like 5% at max good at that - Had to replace SSD due to fan controller burning out and causing PC to sudden switch off and SSD needed repairs - Had to rip the HDD side part out just to fit my PSU, HDD slots in general are hard to get to. - No matter how you wire things the management is awful ^^ Things i have had to replace/install since owning this so the £41 i spent turned into way over £100..i might aswell of just bought a more expensive case than a budget one with this many issues, if you're looking to buy this case then PLEASE PLEASE remove the front panel and upgrade the fans or your PC will run VERY HOT and be constantly starved of air and if you have stock fans and CPU cooler then good luck is all i'll say...and just to prove its not just me my mate purchased this case and the PC at idle due to literally no air flow his PC was running at 70+ degrees and CPU was hitting almost 85 degrees! few months later his CPU packed in and needed a bunch of new parts so don't think it wont happen to you because you never know..happened to me and i've owned multiple PCs for years and never had issues. Update: So after owning this case for rather a while i have updated opinions on it, So just to clear up some of the stuff i was asked. Does the case have good air flow? No, If you buy this case be prepared to replace fans or remove the front panel or your whole pc will be running very hot and if you have stock coolers then 100% dont use this case. What are the fans like that come with the case? Bad, You'll want to replace these fans as there just for show and generate literally no air. After owning this for over 3 months my PSU over heated and burnt out, I thought this was strange as I’ve owned multiple pcs and never had this before, I thought maybe I was unlucky and got another PSU and a few months later it died again, After taking it to a specialist they told me the PSU was overheating because the fans in the case are useless and the air flow is so low it starves the whole pc and makes it work a lot faster, Also you’ll notice on hot days the case will smell super bad because it’s so hot, I’ve finally switched case and not had a single problem with my psu then switched back to this to see. I advise anyone who buys this case and doesn’t intend to spend money on proper fans etc to look else where, This case will ruin your pc if you have stock coolers and the default case fans. Another update, just went to turn my fans to low via the controller and they just turned off and wouldn’t turn back on..just flickering lights and a burning smell then boom pc just short circuits and turns off and now SSD is needing repairs...so now have to figure out how to bypass the controller and run all 3 fans again, this case is not worth £41 at all, only good thing is that it looks good and doesn’t look budget but it’s poorly made and designed and I’m sick of parts failing quicker because of it.
D**C
Bad cable management (Not for ATX Motherboards)
NOT A GOOD CASE FOR AN ATX SIZED MOTHERBOARD! For micro/mini ATX's this case is fine. I really don't like the cable management in this case. The problems I have encountered: 1. Had to remove the fan to install my motherboard 2. My CPU cooler fan didn't fit because a screw from the case was blocking it (had to bend it) 3. The CPU 8-pin connector had no over the top slot like a normal cases and had to slide it across which looks ugly. If you are using a small motherboard it's fine just not a full sized one.
J**N
Super Tower, optisch und funktional ! Einbau aller Komponenten problemlos. Hingucker und sehr gutes Preis-Leistungsverhältnis. Bin sehr zufrieden !
A**I
Ottimo case per chi cerca un PC da gaming abbastanza appariscente e pulito allo stesso tempo,i led sono stupendi,hanno una regolazione tramite un potenziometro al di sopra del case! Comparti dell'alimentatore ed HDD/SSD nascosti per evitare cavi "a vista"! Con un buon cable-management la macchina viene davvero bene,senza cavi ,ma con tutto lo spazio del mondo per montare grosse schede video,ed anche Dissipatori da 120mm! Unica pecca,non si possono inserire lettori DVD in quanto la parte frontale è in "vetro" ed sono presenti 3 ventole,ma sinceramente nel 2018 non ne trovo nessuna utilità nel avere un lettore in quanto ormai i supporti sono solamente digitali! Al massimo potete risolvere il problema con un lettore Esterno USB!
F**S
Il me fallait un deuxième boitier pour mes jeux-vidéos principalement pour utiliser sur une télévision. C'est un peu par hasard que je suis tombé sur ce produit et je ne le regrette absolument pas. Ce que j'ai aimé : - La légèreté: en comparaison d'autres boîtiers, celui-là est vraiment léger. On sent qu'un effort a été effectué à ce niveau là, - L'esthétique: Le boitier est beau, l'ensemble des leds sur les ventilateurs lui donne un look vraiment appréciable, - La finesse: Le boitier est plus fin que les autres et c'est assez suffisant pour un minimum de disques durs et l'alimentation. - L'aération : La dessus c'est du 100% si vous êtes gamer. En fait, il s'agit d'un boitier un peu futuriste dans le sens où l'emplacement DVD et Bluray a disparu et également par le fait qu'il est davantage conçu pour accueillir plusieurs SSD. Perso, je conçois que certaines personnes peuvent encore avoir besoin de lecteur DVD ou Bluray mais cette utilisation dans le futur sera de plus en plus externe sur USB. Ce Que j'ai moins aimé: - La place à l'intérieur: Il est donc compacte mais il faudra bien analyser comment on va disposer les fils et les différents composants. - Le Plexi: c'est évidemment une critique commune à tous les boitiers PC et pas uniquement celui-là mais le plexi sur le long terme à tendance à se rayer donc attention à ne pas trop astiquer ou frotter la tour sans raison. De manière générale, je reste super satisfait du produit surtout pour le prix de 48 euros. Vous avez à ce prix un super beau beau boitier très efficace. Pour cette somme, personne ne peut de toute façon être déçu. Merci d’avoir pris le temps de lire mon commentaire. N’hésitez pas à me poser des questions sur cet article : j’y répondrai avec plaisir et je compléterai mon commentaire si nécessaire. J’apprécie de partager mon avis sur mes achats avec la communauté. Si vous trouvez mon commentaire utile, pouvez-vous cliquer en bas sur "Oui"?, un grand merci !!
W**E
Meine Rezension - Fangen wir mal an bei der Bestellung. Lieferung war doch einen Tag früher da gewesen als es mir mitgeteilt worden ist. Was jetzt nicht schlecht ist sondern ein Positiver aspekt ist. War auch super Verpackt. Die Qualität ist für den Preis super - Habe jetzt leider nur zwei kleine Fehler die ich zurzeit mit dem Support am klären bin. Der 1 kleine Fehler ist das ich ein kleines Hitze Problem habe daher muss ich leider die Seite wo man reinschauen kann offen lassen. :( Nach dem man mir mitteilte ich soll auf wasserkühlung gehen um das problem zulösen. Habe ich mir dir front nochmal angeschaut. Somit habe ich das problem gefunden wegen den Hitze. Front verkleidung Kunststoff liegt so an das an die lüfter keine lüft ran kommt. Dies sollte man vielleicht bearbeiten oder einfach diese verkleidung entferne dann geht das. Der 2 Fehler wobei ich nicht weiß ob das ein Fehler ist aber ich möchte es ihr trotzdem niederschreiben denn mir Fehlt ein Stecker für das eine Kabel womit man den Rechner einschaltet. Aber sonst ist das ein Super Artikell den man sich für wenig Geld holen kann.
G**A
È un case ottimo ha tutto lo spazio per lavorarci bene e creare la propria configurazione ed il proprio cablaggio (anche se c'è già un cablaggio fatto ma che si può tranquillamente cambiare). Escono quattro ventole rosse che a mio parere sono ottime e illuminano molto bene dando quel tocco "cattivo" al case, mi sembrano di ottima qualità e possono essere controllate tramite il pulsante che si trova in cima al case, si può scegliere tra 3 profili che aumentano o abbassano sia luminosità che velocità Delle ventole. L'estetica del case a me piace moltissimo, è curato, plexiglas frontale e laterale spesso che da un tocco moderno ed elegante. Non ho avuto problemi ed è molto solido sono soddisfatto.
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