Full Sized Cases

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I was originally going to get another mid sized case but with better cooling than the one I have now but now started to see some appeal in getting a full sized one like the Thermaltake Armor www.pccasegear.com/
Is there anyone here that has a full sized case that thinks they are just overkill or great for people that like to fiddle with their computers?

19/02/2009

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abuu91

Overkill, that case be, unless I had some essential requirement for 12 harddrives and 10 PCI slots.

19/02/2009

Kiama, NSW

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Guyver

IT's little brother www.pccasegear.com/ struggles with top end graphics cards which I intend to purchase at some point in the future.

19/02/2009

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abuu91

So you're seeking the actual case length rather than the height? I knew that when I picked a small case that I would limit what cards I could fit into this thing. Airflow is the main concern, depending on what equipment you toss in it.

19/02/2009

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NguyenIMPROVED

get yourself an antec 1200

19/02/2009

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Skarteh

Yeah I'd probably go the 1200 over that but on topic, they ARE great if you fiddle around inside because there is HEAPS of room, but for LAN's they are ridiculous... mine is really massive so its cumbersome and it weighs something like 30kg (does have caster wheels though).

I probably wouldn't suggest them unless you really needed it, stuff like the Antec 900, CM690 are a better size. They are still big cases that can fit lots of stuff and good to fiddle around in, but they aren't that extra big bigger that makes them weigh as much as the moon and hard to even get your arms around.

19/02/2009

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Guyver

The CM690 looks a little to plain for me

When it comes to mid sized cases I like the Thermaltake Armor, Antec 900 and NZXT Tempest Case www.pccasegear.com/
Not sure which way to go since they all offer good cooling.

19/02/2009

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Skarteh

I really like the HAF932

not sure if I'm the only one though :$

I'm probably going with the CM Storm Sniper because its a smaller case good for lanning with good cooling and its wide enough to fit ridiculous hardware. Seems a good compromise between handling everything you throw at it and being portable

noooot very good looking though.

I actually don't like the Armor looks wise. Actually I don't like all three you listed lol but I do have a 900... mostly for cooling

19/02/2009

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Doyl

mmmmm
antec 900
yummo

20/02/2009

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Ello_85

HAF 932 all the way

20/02/2009

Sydney, nsw

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Pongo

how good is PC case gear? how much would the tempest be in aussie biguns?

20/02/2009

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Guyver

Ello_85 said: HAF 932 all the way

That looks like a nice case but I think I'll get the Antec 900 now.

Pongo said: how good is PC case gear? how much would the tempest be in aussie biguns?

It's an Australian store and they are located in Melbourne but they wont let you pick up from their store

20/02/2009

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BBking

Skarteh said: it weighs something like 30kg (does have caster wheels though).

Ha! I found that amusing.

Do you plan to turn it into a server, guyv? Get the biggest, most LEDest and coolest looking one then!

jks. If it was me, I'd go the mid sized one.

Guyver said:It's an Australian store and they are located in Melbourne but they wont let you pick up from their store

How annoying...

20/02/2009

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NguyenIMPROVED

Guyver said:
Ello_85 said: HAF 932 all the way

That looks like a nice case but I think I'll get the Antec 900 now.

Pongo said: how good is PC case gear? how much would the tempest be in aussie biguns?

It's an Australian store and they are located in Melbourne but they wont let you pick up from their store

wtf ?

so how do you buy ?

online only ?

20/02/2009

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Guyver

ROOK1E said:
Guyver said:
Ello_85 said: HAF 932 all the way

That looks like a nice case but I think I'll get the Antec 900 now.

Pongo said: how good is PC case gear? how much would the tempest be in aussie biguns?

It's an Australian store and they are located in Melbourne but they wont let you pick up from their store

wtf ?
so how do you buy ?
online only ?

Basically yeah, what's even more annoying is that their only 15 minutes away from me and they will still only offer delivery.

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Doyl

lol
there are at least 1 store that i know of in Perth that are like that.
could easily drive out there and pick it up same day, but you have to wait at least a 24hour turnaround on goods

but it is a 1 man only operation so i have respect for him.

Those antec 900's are really LED'd up. and you can fit, oh i dont know, 12 hard drives? more maybe. will easily fit a gx295 afaik

getting a mid sized case is all well and good, but even the ones with sideways mounting harddrives dont leave much room to spare, even for a regular sized 9600gt!

20/02/2009

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NguyenIMPROVED

DoYL said:
Those antec 900's are really LED'd up. and you can fit, oh i dont know, 12 hard drives? more maybe. will easily fit a gx295 afaik

900 can only hold 9 HDD's MAX

or swapping them around a bit with opticals .

the antec 1200 supports 12 .

don't you think that's why they made the model numbers like that ?

the LEDfans antec supply look fugly .

black matte fan with a blue LED, ugh .

funny thing is, they don't sell the fans that come with the 1200/900 separately, they sell the exact same thing however, it's transparent with led (: tricool i think ..

20/02/2009

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BBking

ROOK1E said:900 can only hold 9 HDD's MAX
or swapping them around a bit with opticals .
the antec 1200 supports 12 .

Haaeeeyyyy.....

I see a pattern there!

20/02/2009

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Doyl

lol
never paid attention to how many they could hold
i was talking to a mate that has one and i mentioned one of those coolermast hold 4 hdd's in 3 optical bays modular device caddys and he said that his case had 4 of them.
obviously he forgot to mention that they only hold 3 each

so, my bad

20/02/2009

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Guyver

9 HDs is more than enough, I have 3 in my case now and I might chuck in a 4th if needed.
The Antec Nine Hundred Case looks better than the slightly more expensive Antec Nine Hundred Case two IMO.

20/02/2009

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NguyenIMPROVED

Guyver said: 9 HDs is more than enough, I have 3 in my case now and I might chuck in a 4th if needed.
The Antec Nine Hundred Case looks better than the slightly more expensive Antec Nine Hundred Case two IMO.

the 2 is just cause people were complaining about the dust .

only thing different in the two is that it's all black in side, uglier look and fanfilters ...

imo 900 is wayyyyy better

20/02/2009

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Skarteh

Guyver said: 9 HDs is more than enough, I have 3 in my case now and I might chuck in a 4th if needed.
The Antec Nine Hundred Case looks better than the slightly more expensive Antec Nine Hundred Case two IMO.

Its a better size than the 1200 too. 1200 is massive and considering the 900 is made of ****ing steel I can only imagine how much an even bigger version of it would weigh

its big enough to hold anything and its big enough to work in comfortably and its heat performance is impressive. Only problem with the 900 is it looks **** and all of the fans controllers are inside the damned case so you have to open it to change the switches

the 1200 has it on the back...

20/02/2009

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