Re: New Cases for new build?

**Extinct** · 10-01-2009, 08:14 PM

I kind of like the Lan Li PC-A10B twisted mentioned. I am really liking the way you would put in and take out the hard drives looks like an easy swap. Especially if you have a bigger video card it tends to get in the way on the p182.

**kin3** · 10-02-2009, 04:07 PM

Thanks a bunch for all the input. I will go with a full tower but have not decided on one yet. Probably will change a couple of times before I make the purchase.

**machowner** · 10-02-2009, 04:59 PM

Full tower is the way to go. Unless you have a specific problem you have to deal with a full tower gives you a lot of space and good airflow in general.

**LpBronco** · 10-02-2009, 05:07 PM

I won't argue against them but you haven't seen this one

**machowner** · 10-02-2009, 06:58 PM

who makes that?

**_BuB_** · 10-02-2009, 08:49 PM

For the money this cooler master is hard to beat.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137 its longer than a standard mid so big video cards are no problem.Already has holes for water cooling.The nvdia model has side window and pretty green lights http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119157

**Buckets** · 10-02-2009, 09:28 PM

Originally Posted by machowner

who makes that?

Lian Li

**LpBronco** · 10-02-2009, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by _BuB_

For the money this cooler master is hard to beat.http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119137 its longer than a standard mid so big video cards are no problem.Already has holes for water cooling.The nvdia model has side window and pretty green lights http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119157

I agree. The CM690 sets my mark for the best mid size case.

**MrMojay** · 10-03-2009, 03:01 PM

http://www.coolermaster.com/product....roduct_id=3927

This is the case I bought for my new build, you can put 8 fans into it, it has good cable management, the front panel is fully meshed and is filtered, plenty of room for upgrades, hard drives and optical, and the psu is on the bottom, there are holes at the bottom to allow air in for the psu, but there is no filter, so the fan may intake a lot of dust and dirt, you can do what I did and turn the psu upside down to draw in air from inside the case, it is not an ideal solution but will do for now, I may just make my own filter.
There are also vents on the top back of the case, these also do not have filters, but allow for 2 fans to be mounted to extract hot air, or intake cool air, there is also a vent on the motherboard side of the case where you can put in another fan to draw hot air from the cpu more directly.

The tool less design does not really work on this case, it just will not hold well enough, leaving the cards,drives loose in their slots etc, so you will have to go old school and stick in a screw to hold the them in place properly, I do not care about the tool less not working the way it should, for me it's fine, I don't mind getting my hands dirty!

**LpBronco** · 10-03-2009, 03:22 PM

Its a good case but I still like the 690 for the HD trays.

**MrMojay** · 10-03-2009, 03:40 PM

Indeed!

**ScratchMonkey** · 10-31-2009, 01:30 PM

Here's a nice portable system.

[media]http://static.pyzam.com/img/funnypics/7/rednecklaptop.jpg[/media]

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