PC Case Recommendations

[Patrick R. Judy]

Hello,

I was wondering if anyone could help recommend a good PC case. I have
a generic case and I would look to move my system to a better one.

My case currently has these items in it (Some items mentioned to give
idea of the amount of heat they give off):
1. Soyo Dragon Ultra KT333
2. 512 Megs DDR-2700
3. Gainward GeForce4 Ti4200 128 Megs 4x version
4. Western Digital 20Gb hard drive 7200Rpm
5. 2 WD 80Gb hard drives, both 7200Rpm (one has 2Mb cache and the
other has 8Mb cache).
6. WD 250Gb Hard Drive 7200Rpm with 8Mb Cache.
7. Firewire Card
8. Turtle Beach sound card
9. Cooler Master HHC-001 Heatsink and fan.
10. Enermax 430 Watt power supply with intake fan on bottom and
exhaust fan on back.

I don't really care about tricked out cases with fancy colors and
designs. I would like the following features however.

1. Motherboard tray
2. I would like to have a side fan (can purchase separately).
3. Removeable hard drive cages and that allow enough space to mount a
fan in front of them.
4. Decent construction. I don't necessarily want a boat anchor, but I
don't want one that is very flismy.

That's basically it. As far as the fans go, I would like to be able to
mount one in the front to blow over the hard drives, one on the side,
and be able to mount two in back if I choose. One in back should be
fine. Also, if any case has a 120mm option, that would be great too.

I would appreciate any advice. I'll admit that I'm not very
knowledgeable about cases. Also, I may ditch my 80Gb with the 2Mb
cache once I transfer everything off of it. I just got my 250Gb drive,
so I haven't had time yet. Thanks.

Patrick

 

[Frank Fussenegger]

This would be my choice. There is also a silver version if you don't
like the black. You would not need a side fan as there is plenty of
air flow. If you are sensitive to noise, a fan controller is a good
idea.

http://www.sundialmicro.com/cgi-bin/sundial/pact01ek.html

 

[Philip Nicholls]

On 18 Feb 2004 09:59:39 -0800, (e-mail address removed) (Frank
Fussenegger) wrote:

Here's another recommendation. It doesn't have removable drive bays
but it has a unique drive mounting system.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...1-170-012&catalog=7&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

This would be my choice. There is also a silver version if you don't
like the black. You would not need a side fan as there is plenty of
air flow. If you are sensitive to noise, a fan controller is a good
idea.

http://www.sundialmicro.com/cgi-bin/sundial/pact01ek.html

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[Patrick R. Judy]

On 18 Feb 2004 09:59:39 -0800, (e-mail address removed) (Frank
Fussenegger) wrote:

Here's another recommendation. It doesn't have removable drive bays
but it has a unique drive mounting system.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...1-170-012&catalog=7&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

Thanks for the recommendations. I'm thinking about the Antec 1080AMG.
I've seen it in a local OEM shop and it seems to be what I'm looking
for. It doesn't have a removable motherboard tray, but the case wires
are long enough and there is a lot of space, so that feature wouldn't
be necessary. Thanks again.

Patrick