BIG Tower Cases.

slipd · 27 Jan 2007 at 12:49

Hey guys,

I’m in the market for a BIG tower case for my new rig.

I’ve currently got a Chieftec Dragon Full Tower – it’s an okay case, well made etc, but quite badly designed and laid out with poor airflow.

In my new case I want lots of space inside, and if possible, to have forward facing hard drive cages, rather than the traditional side facing ones… I’ll be needing easy access to my drives

Any ideas?

SW.

mysticsniper · 27 Jan 2007 at 14:01

I have a CM Stacker 810 case, its right massive and has loads of room for anything.

Check it out

WJA96 · 27 Jan 2007 at 14:11

I'd have to agree with mysticsniper - it's very hard to beat the Stacker 810 for sheer capacity and it's very well thought out in terms of features and cooling and build quality is excellent.

It's regarded as a classic for good reason.

WJA96 · 27 Jan 2007 at 14:13

Actually - If you want THE big tower case then have a look at the Lian Li PC343. It's enormous. It is pricey though. I almost forgot the Lian Li V2000 as well.

squiffy · 27 Jan 2007 at 14:23

slipd · 27 Jan 2007 at 14:34

mysticsniper said:
I have a CM Stacker 810 case, its right massive and has loads of room for anything.

Check it out

Nice

Am I reading it right, can you convert 3x vacant 5.25" bays into 4x 3.5" bays?

For £12?

SW.

squiffy · 27 Jan 2007 at 15:02

Yes a CM 4-in-1 module converts 3x5.25" bays into hard drive spaces. Although I'm not sure if you can fit 4 in 1 modules, seems a bit too tight fit. 3 is ok though.

You get one module with the case. I would remove the metal area behind the fan- obstructs the airflow.

Raffi · 27 Jan 2007 at 15:07

My vote goes for Stacker 810 - helluva case

james_earl · 27 Jan 2007 at 16:44

yeah my vote is with the stacker aswell, dream of a case

Doc Shorla · 27 Jan 2007 at 18:02

If you want big, thermaltakw mozart tx

Dist · 27 Jan 2007 at 20:50

i agree with the mozart case. most seem to dislike it because its overly big, but imo, its a nice looking case, and its even got room for a second motherbaord thats mini atx size, and a 7inch lcd touchscreen that can be added too it.

VeNT · 27 Jan 2007 at 22:04

juno P3 full tower.

Massive Attack · 27 Jan 2007 at 22:14

Lian li V2100, PC201B, V2000, CM stacker a feww of the top of my head

slipd · 27 Jan 2007 at 22:46

Massive Attack said:
Lian li V2100, PC201B, V2000, CM stacker a feww of the top of my head

Not that cash is the biggest issue in my case slection, but of those mentioned, which one is roughly the cheapest

SW.

Ps - I'm loving the look of the Stacker btw!

Raikiri · 27 Jan 2007 at 22:52

The stacker 810 is about the cheapest out of those lot, can be had for a little over the £90 mark.

Drazic · 29 Jan 2007 at 12:49

V2000B does the job for me, gutted the base out had phase in there and now got 6 PA120.1's in there and a pa120.3 in the top, 7 pumps, 7 loops, 14 fans, everything in a case, neat sexy and silent and cool

harris1986 · 29 Jan 2007 at 12:58

lol pictures drazic

on a side note with the stacker is it possible to mount a rad in the front?

Messiah Khan · 29 Jan 2007 at 13:19

You never actually got the Phase unit though did you Drazic? And im still doubtfull that you'll fit 7 loops unless I see finished pictures of it. You can deffinately fit phase and 1 loop though;

Edit; So yeah, v2000, pc-201, stacker 810, TJ-09 or a Mountain mods case would all be good choices.

Deadly Ferret · 29 Jan 2007 at 13:25

It's not in use, but I have a Lian Li case which was never released in this country. I can't remember the model no., but it has a lockable front door and ten HDD activity LEDs on it. It's about 33% bigger than my PC71.

Next time I go into the cellar I'll have a look and report back.