Looking for a case...

[Crazy Jayhawk]

I'm not too picky, but I'm trying to find a good case to move my computer into. Color doesn't matter since I'll probably paint it anyway. Just point me in the right direction for buying a case like the one I'm about to describe. :)

Here's a list of things I'm looking for in a case:
ATX Full Tower size (need room for a watercooling rig)
At least four 5.25" bays
At least two external 3.5" bays
At least two internal 3.5" bays

Thanks in advance.

[CrystalMethod]

only cases I've worked with are these...

Inwin (http://www.in-win.com/framecode/index.html)

and

Aopen (http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/)

I hear the the Lian LI's are good too. Nice and big, plenty room for mods, and stuff.

[Über~PhLuBB]

Inwin, Enlight, and Lian Li are the best (That goes from kinda good to best)

[MaddMan79]

I am personally a fan of the cube case. You can customize the heck out of these things. Plus, things are really easy to access on them. The motherboard and drives are on seperate sides.

I don't know your budget, but the case I have (and my friend) set us back 200USD. There are many cool features but, a picture (http://www.servercase.com/ImageFiles/SC1100.html) is worth a thousand words. It's worth a look-see!

If you have any personal experience questions, feel free to ask! This is the case I modded out for my Quad system ;) Which I will have pix up sometime soon!

- Brian

[Crazy Jayhawk]

Originally posted by MaddMan79
I am personally a fan of the cube case. You can customize the heck out of these things. Plus, things are really easy to access on them. The motherboard and drives are on seperate sides.

I don't know your budget, but the case I have (and my friend) set us back 200USD. There are many cool features but, a picture (http://www.servercase.com/ImageFiles/SC1100.html) is worth a thousand words. It's worth a look-see!

If you have any personal experience questions, feel free to ask! This is the case I modded out for my Quad system ;) Which I will have pix up sometime soon!

- Brian Hey, that thing's pretty neat. Plenty of space for a watercooling rig. :)

[Über~PhLuBB]

Not everybody has room for a massive volume server case like that, hence tower cases that go UP, not out.

[Ridenow]

Originally posted by Crazy Jayhawk


Here's a list of things I'm looking for in a case:
ATX Full Tower size (need room for a watercooling rig)
At least four 5.25" bays
At least two external 3.5" bays
At least two internal 3.5" bays

Thanks in advance.

How about 10 5.25 bays???? Cost me $80 + $55 for a 350W

http://www.servercase.com/ImageFiles/SC910.html

[Über~PhLuBB]

Originally posted by Ridenow


How about 10 5.25 bays???? Cost me $80 + $55 for a 350W

http://www.servercase.com/ImageFiles/SC910.html

That's overkill. No other word for it. :D If you had a full compliment of 2 CDROM drives, 2 IDE drives, and 4 SCSI drives (3 mounted in 5.25, 1 in 3.5), plus a bay freezer, temp readout, switchboard for lights and fans, and an LED display (That's every single 5.25" bay filler I can think of), you could STILL have 1 left over.

[William]

hmm, i believe Aopen has those requirements. You stickler is the two external 3 1/2 inch bays. Can you use a converter for one? If so then you start looking at the Inwin Q500, SuperMicro SC750, and the Addtronics 7896.

[CrystalMethod]

Doh! Aopen stopped producing the server case I wanted. The SV720. Too bad, it was my favorite case to work with. Oh yeah, if you opt for the Aopen Full tower, make sure you have a LONG floppy cable. The 3 1/2 bay is at the top.

[Crazy Jayhawk]

http://www.servercase.com/ImageFiles/SC01F.html

I think I found the case I'm going to use. And it's only 39 bucks. :D

[Ridenow]

Originally posted by PhLuBB


That's overkill. No other word for it. :D If you had a full compliment of 2 CDROM drives, 2 IDE drives, and 4 SCSI drives (3 mounted in 5.25, 1 in 3.5), plus a bay freezer, temp readout, switchboard for lights and fans, and an LED display (That's every single 5.25" bay filler I can think of), you could STILL have 1 left over.

Not the way I run. :p

Has 2 floppys (considering an LS-120), 2 IDE CD-roms, 4 IDE drives in removable bays with fans for a RAID, a SCSI CDRW, a full height 18 gig 10K SCSI hard drive that must be in the top bay to fit ( c: ), and 2 20 gig IDEs. Need a DVD and has an external SCSI zip drive. The temp monitors are mounted below the drive bays and if I do a fan bus it would be down there also. I could also use a free bay for testing hard drives, have been removing one of the 20 gigs. I have been thinking about getting an external drive box. And, yes, I do use all of that on a regular basis. :cool:

[MaddMan79]

Removable drive bays...

I usually leave my computer open with the drives stacked up on the floor. Now that easy drive-swapping! I can never seem to get comfortable with any particular setup.

As for the case, I'm happy to find one you like off that site. ServerCase.com is a great place to work with. Very helpful staff and good selection of cases ;)

[Katabatik]

I would suggest an Addtronics. A little expensive but definately a great case. Very well built. Go to www.addtronics.com I think that the W6896 might be a good one for you.