Modding AT Full Tower Cases??

[dimal]

Hi,

I am in the throws of improving the cooling of my current system and to do it properly, really need to move everything into a Full Tower Case, currently using a 5-bay Midi.

I actually own an extremely good AT Full Tower Case but I don't really want to "butcher" it in an effort to convert it over to an ATX. Does anyone know of a supplier(s) who may have "conversion kits" to facilitate this so that the end result has the appearance of being almost original, if not perfect.

Hear from you soon,

Cheers,

Dimal.

[Mike K]

Prices locally usually arent good. The Micro Center near me in Chicago has the cheapest case for $50 and the case is crap. Unless u r talking about computer shows then those r good for cases. Sure u pay around $12 for s/h but u still save money because the case is way cheaper

[paupton]

Actually you dont have to buy a new case as the case of AT and ATX are the same only the PSU is different. You can change the PSU and have the connector that fits an ATx mobo. Walaa ......
atx case with an extra psu.
try it. I maybe missing something but I cant think of any other differences.
good luck

[Wookie8662]

Originally posted by paupton
Actually you dont have to buy a new case as the case of AT and ATX are the same only the PSU is different. You can change the PSU and have the connector that fits an ATx mobo. Walaa ......
atx case with an extra psu.
try it. I maybe missing something but I cant think of any other differences.
good luck

Nope. He will have to cut out part of the back of the AT case to allow room to plug into the ports mounted on the motherboard.

Only way to get around this is if he is using one of those boards like PCChips makes, that will mount in an AT case, and have adapter cards that mount in the rear slots of the case.

[dimal]

Thanks guys,

Yeah, I was kind of afraid of that. It seems such a shame to have perfectly good AT FullTower case and not be able to use it.

Will do the rounds of the local classifieds and see what I can turn up. Thanks again,

Dimal.

[stool]

It really isn't worth the effort. I ended up butchering an old ATX case and spent LOTS of time to get the proper I/O setup on the back, fabricating a PSU cutout, setting up mounts for the mobo, etc. Didn't actually cost a lot, but for the time invovled, its easier to buy an ATX case.