Looking for a BIG case...

PunkRawk911 · Jun 11, 2004

Alright, well I'm headed of to college (Western Michigan University) in the fall, and I'm looking to possibly move my current system into a new case. Here's the thing, as weird as this may sound, I want it to be HEAVY. One of those giant steel monsters that weighs like 80 pounds without a system in it. That way someone is alot less likely to run out of my dorm room with it. I'm looking for something comparable in size to a Lian-Li Pc-75, or a bit bigger. I'd like something that's steel so I can do a nice paint job on it without having to worry about the paint not sticking, and I want something that is at least a bit attractive. An old AT (not ATX) case would do well, and big ones sell for like $20 on ebay, but most of them are uglier than... well something really ugly. Anyone have any suggestions?

9mmCensor · Jun 11, 2004

UFO cases, or a YY Cube are big and bad, and quite nice.

Yuriman · Jun 12, 2004

I have a case for you. I just moved out of it, to a shuttle. It is a bit taller than a chieftech dragon, a bit wider, and made of steel. It has a nice black paint job too. It got kinda rediculous because I watercooled in it, adding more wieght, and I took it to my friends house every weekend. Be warned about rust, I have a rust spot where I spilled water. 600grit sandpaper and a bit of oil fixed it, but you need to be careful.

Lol sorry if it seemed im trying to sell it to you, but I got it at compusa for $80. It has ramovable bays and stuff, very useful case. With WC, it is about 1.5x as heavy as my friends 19" monitor. I think its 1.4mm steel, or something close. Most cases are .7mm, and heavy ones are 1mm.

daniel_dynasty · Jun 12, 2004

if its not heasvy enuf put a few bricks in it

Yuriman · Jun 12, 2004

If you put bricks in the case I have, you wouldnt be able to lift it. It weights 1/4 of a ton as it is!

magick_man · Jun 12, 2004

i have seen the chieftech matrix cases. the full tower version.
they are pretty huge. imo

~Magick_Man~

hanleychan · Jun 12, 2004

nail it to the floor

Stedeman · Jun 12, 2004

magick_man said:
i have seen the chieftech matrix cases. the full tower version.
they are pretty huge. imo

~Magick_Man~

Thats the case I have, and it is close to 50lb w/o a PSU or anything in it. Heres where I got mine: http://store.yahoo.com/directron/chieftecfull.html

Alucard · Jun 12, 2004

This case looks pretty huge and its made out of steel except the bezel which is aluminum Enermax FS980

sautegod · Jun 12, 2004

buy and old fridge. One from the 50's would do nice and mod that in to a case.

thoes things way a ton

mateo · Jun 12, 2004

Look around www.servercase.com, they should have some big stuff that should be really nice, too. There was a full-tower with a pretty slick door that I was looking at from there a while ago, but I went the small, aluminum route

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Nightingale · Jun 12, 2004

you could always bolt the case to something, and lock the case panel doors. Heck you could probably mod the case so that if someone tampers with it a car alarm goes off in your room or something.

AlucardCasull · Jun 12, 2004

http://servercase.com/miva/miva?/Me...de=SC&Product_Code=Rack-15US&Category_Code=MS
165 lbs

StreetPharmacy · Jun 12, 2004

I remember a while's back, Voodoo released a PC that used no fans whatsoever. The case was pretty much a giant heatsink. They had to put the thing on caster wheels because it was so damn heavy, and I do know the case was sold mainstream at one point. Manufacturer and model, I do not know.

It was a big, black, heavy thing that for some reason, reminded me of a PS2

Meh, maybe I'll do a search later.

- Street

Stedeman · Jun 12, 2004

The simplest option would be to buy any old case and add a lead plate / bar (or a 45lb dumb bell) to the bottom of it just bolt it in and grind the faces of the bolts so it can't be removed to easily.

Lord_Zoltan · Jun 12, 2004

AlucardCasull said:
http://servercase.com/miva/miva?/Me...de=SC&Product_Code=Rack-15US&Category_Code=MS
165 lbs

Quantity in Basket: none
Code: Rack-15US
Price: $740.00

Shipping Weight: 165.00 pounds

HAHAH LMFAO

740 dollars!, i dont think he wants to spend that much, my votes for the bricks or build something that puts a charge around the case so when they touch it ZAP.
i personally just bought a motion sensor at homedepot "yes my ideas will eventaulyl be posted

"

Zoltan

Smirabi · Jun 12, 2004

forget a heavy case, just invest in some kind of locking device, or as others have suggested, bolt it to something. you're gonna regret having a really heavy case if you dont absolutely need it.

Stedeman · Jun 12, 2004

They do sell desks that "ARE" the case. They are very pricey, but you may be able to make one easily...if your handy that is. (I'll look for the thread)

[edit]found it: http://www.ocforums.com/showpost.php?p=1125022&postcount=3 [/edit]

Mark620 · Jun 13, 2004

If you want a HEAVY case and want to mod it from AT tp ATX, PM me and I will see if we can work something out.

Nightingale · Jun 13, 2004

that desk case is nice. that would be cool to have some water cooling, and motion sensing lights in there or such.

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