Case Design- Your input appreciated!

[Gundog48]

My dream job would be to be a case designer, but I'll be looking at doing something a little smaller scale in a few years. I'll be doing A-Level product design for which I will be manufacturing a PC case. Ideally, the whole case would be made of aluminium with various panels that would bolt together and could be cut using CNC. The question is , what kind of case design should I choose?

There are a few different types of case for enthusiasts, but I want this to be original and not to be confused with a generic case. The main options are:

• Standard dimension case
• SFF subtle case
• Cube case
• Desk case

Ideally, I would like to be able to manufacture these en masse in the future and for them to be marketable to enthusiasts so I have the option to take it up as a business later. I'd like your input as to what you would like to see from a perfect case so I can enter with a sure understanding of what I aim to produce!

 

[Gundog48]

I would like to go with a watercooled design, as there is a lot of demand for watercooling-orientated cases. However, I have no watercooling equipment I would be able to use to demonstrate the case with once I had finished the course, so perhaps a well-designed aircooled case?

I was thinking of a unibody design with a 90-degree motherboard layout, like a cross between the TJ07 and the FT02, however that wouldn't be very original. I may be able to mock up a watercooling system with cardboard dummies of rads, pumps and buying some pipes.