Outline · [ Standard ] · Linear+ I need a new case..., but which one?

Well, My current case is getting a bit old. I need to retire it and get something new, but perferably not something that cost too many $$

Not only is my case getting old, its starting to rust, its covered with 20+ CPU stickers, mainboard stickers, AMD Logo stickers, and well, lots of stickers from the last few years.

The plastic is cracked, the panels are dinted and scratched to buggery!

All this doesn't really bother me. What is getting on my nerves is that it is not a particually easy case to work in, some of the support bars are in the way of easily getting to the drives.

I WANT a new case. I'm a computer tech and it gets quite a work out, lots of drives going in and out, motherboards tend to get upgraded every 6 months etc etc... This year I am on my 3rd motherboard, all new caddys and optical drives & every back panel is used up and i need more room!

So here's what I'm looking for:

Something relativly strong - not flimsy.

4 x 5.25" external bays
2 x 3.5" External bays
4 x 2.5" internal bays (or more!)

Screwless design perhaps would be usefull.

Space to accomidate a full sized ATX mainboard & Remvable HDD caddy's - There's nothing more annyoing then trying to put in a drive and finding that it wont fit without hitting capacators or something on the mainboard.

Decent airflow - but I dont bother overclocking so it doesn't have to be specialised for airflow (the side panels are more often off then on anyway).

So what do people recomend as a decent case?

Antec: http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81600#

Antec SOHO: http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=81003

Enlight: http://us.enlightcorp.com/products/pc/dete...ccase&serial=61

Lian Li: http://www.silverpcs.com/product/CS_PCV2000

Cooler Master: http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=e...01+CM%20Stacker

Hey Xizor, can't take my word for it? :D

Cheers buddy.

I have no problem taking your word... just there's so many of them to go through... I'll sort them out one day and tell you what I think. B)


Later,

`Andy

For funtionality, the and ease of use and great price, I have always gone with antec! I just check this out from above

http://www.silverpcs.com/product/CS_PCV2000

and I fucking love it. SIZE does matter! iTS HUGE...SO HUGE that I worry the cables will not all be long enough!

Okay...I just bought another new case lately...

Coolermaster stacker....its fucking huge :

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=e...01+CM%20Stacker

What I like about it is that you can have 2 PSU's in there :thumbsup: perfect for a SLI setup.

I have 2 antec truepower 550's in there!