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Let's have a vote on which ones make it to the shortlist
Great thread
I invested a good sum in a Coolermaster ATC-110 many years ago and it's still my PC case today. I'll be using it for my next build although I've a PowerMac Dual G5 tower here on its last legs (logic board dying on one cpu) which I'm tempted to use, though any mods may be beyond my skills. IMO construction wise the G5 case is in a league of its own.
I invested a good sum in a Coolermaster ATC-110 many years ago and it's still my PC case today. I'll be using it for my next build although I've a PowerMac Dual G5 tower here on its last legs (logic board dying on one cpu) which I'm tempted to use, though any mods may be beyond my skills. IMO construction wise the G5 case is in a league of its own.
that is some funny ****!
Some people have waaaaay too much time on their hands (defo good thing as they get up to silly things which gives us all a good laugh!) 
Aye. I've seen one or two Mac sites. Funnily enough the build I'm planning will be dual-boot win/osx.
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I have owned a Coolermaster ATCS-200 which I bought when it was first released back in 2002, housing no less than 4 or 5 completely different generations of hardware. Over the years it has been abused significantly.. having to cut away aluminium sections to allow ever more powerful power supply's to fit. It has lasted for 8 years, but time came to replace for a quieter system (only space to house 80mm fans).
Finally I have replaced it with a Corsair 800D.
The Corsair 800D does not touch the ATC-200 for sheer craftsmanship however it certainly is a fine case. Lots and lots of room, almost silent running (replaced all default fans with Noctua fans). Runs very cool, and looks ominously stunning!
For build purposes the 800D is by far the easiest case to install into I have ever used. I had just finished building a system in an Antec 902 case for a friend and although it is a nice case it really is not even in the same playing field as the 800D (price included!).
So my vote goes to the 800D. Costs a great deal but I fully expect to get 5 or more years use out of this case which makes the cost argument less important.
Finally I have replaced it with a Corsair 800D.
The Corsair 800D does not touch the ATC-200 for sheer craftsmanship however it certainly is a fine case. Lots and lots of room, almost silent running (replaced all default fans with Noctua fans). Runs very cool, and looks ominously stunning!
For build purposes the 800D is by far the easiest case to install into I have ever used. I had just finished building a system in an Antec 902 case for a friend and although it is a nice case it really is not even in the same playing field as the 800D (price included!).
So my vote goes to the 800D. Costs a great deal but I fully expect to get 5 or more years use out of this case which makes the cost argument less important.
The 800d apparently isnt a great case for air cooling, i do love my current Lian Li A70F, but my all time favourite is the akasa eclipse 62, so good i bought two, yep its a bit plain, it can rattle a bit, but the sheer width and space of it is amazing, its the first case i ever seen an sli setup in, and the cards fitted with ease, best removeable mobo tray as well, able to mount a big cooler such as the TRUE on the tray outside the chassis and slide it back in without a hiccup, still have both of my eclipses.
i7 rig built ouside case on eclipse mobo tray
i7 rig built ouside case on eclipse mobo tray
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i vote for Coolermaster Cosmos
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The 800d apparently isnt a great case for air cooling, i do love my current Lian Li A70F, but my all time favourite is the akasa eclipse 62, so good i bought two, yep its a bit plain, it can rattle a bit, but the sheer width and space of it is amazing, its the first case i ever seen an sli setup in, and the cards fitted with ease, best removeable mobo tray as well, able to mount a big cooler such as the TRUE on the tray outside the chassis and slide it back in without a hiccup, still have both of my eclipses.
i7 rig built ouside case on eclipse mobo tray
doesnt it get really dusty?
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Corsair Obsidian 800D
The results are in:
Silverstone TJ07------------------------------61 40.13%
Corsair Obsidian 800D-------------------------34 22.37%
Lian Li V1000+--------------------------------21 13.82%
Mountain Mods U2 UFO------------------------15 9.87%
Chieftec Dragon-------------------------------7 4.61%
Apple Power Mac G5 / Mac Pro-----------------6 3.95%
Coolermaster ATC-201-------------------------5 3.29%
Akasa Eclipse/Omega--------------------------2 1.32%
Antec Super Lanboy---------------------------1 0.66%
Globalwin 802----------------------------------0 0%
Silverstone TJ07------------------------------61 40.13%
Corsair Obsidian 800D-------------------------34 22.37%
Lian Li V1000+--------------------------------21 13.82%
Mountain Mods U2 UFO------------------------15 9.87%
Chieftec Dragon-------------------------------7 4.61%
Apple Power Mac G5 / Mac Pro-----------------6 3.95%
Coolermaster ATC-201-------------------------5 3.29%
Akasa Eclipse/Omega--------------------------2 1.32%
Antec Super Lanboy---------------------------1 0.66%
Globalwin 802----------------------------------0 0%