New Build & New Case Needed....

[Tweakin]

None of these cases "really" fit what I'm looking for, but they all come real close. I wish they had better cable management, but the fit and finish look really nice.

I'm going to be using a ud3r, 9650, 8GB, multiple RAID configurations, EVGA 295, dual DVD's, and a cool-it system for the cpu.

I'm looking for insights in a clean, ample spaced design that is clean in form and can be clean on the inside. All thoughts welcome...

 

[RallyMaster]

Are you sure a window is what you really want on your case? I know I got sick of mine four months after I got my last windowed case. That case is now no longer in service so my advice is that you make sure this is a case you'll keep for a long time and not just a 3 month trial run.

Picking a case should be like picking an S/O. Do you want to keep her for years to come and age with her, or do you want to hit it then quit it?

 

[Tweakin]

I really don't want a window...

I just saw a PC-B25B which has a nice cable management system, and the layout is almost perfect IMO, but I'm not sure about the front light...could probable mod it. Pricy at $219

I do plan on keeping this for some years. My old Antec 900 lasted 3 years.

 

[imported_wired247]

you might want to check out one of these (Lancool = Lian Li OEM)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811112154

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811112155

These are much cheaper than the PC-B25B while internally almost exactly the same.

I have the K10... absolutely love it. Best hard drive mounts I've ever seen (isolate vibration so you cannot hear HDD reads/writes, also provides plenty of air space around each HDD)

Plenty of room inside. Good cable management, removable motherboard tray... I/O ports have everything you need or want. I can't say enough good things about these cases.

 

[nerp]

I have the PC-A05B and I love it. Short, squat, fat, plenty of room and easy to route cables under the motherboard tray so you can go as minimal as you like, baby.

 

[Tweakin]

Well, I ended up with the PC-7FW...I looked at the lancool and also the A05B, but for me these just didn't work.

Even with the 7FW, there are some things I'm going to have to mod, and I'll probably post pics when I'm done.

Thanks for all the inputs.

 

[legcramp]

I am actually looking at the PC-7FW myself, here's my A05BW though :

http://i58.photobucket.com/alb.../azn_plyr/update-1.jpg

 

[Tweakin]

Originally posted by: RIFLEMAN007
I am actually looking at the PC-7FW myself, here's my A05BW though :

http://i58.photobucket.com/alb.../azn_plyr/update-1.jpg

That's a nice clean rig. How high are your temps on the chip?

 

[legcramp]

Low 40's high 30's idle.

Load is mid 50's with the voltage and speed in my sig.

 

[speedfreak]

wow! cool rig you got there dude! nice work