Case recommendation please

dangerousmouse

dangerousmouse

dangerousmouse

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ok, im wanting to get a new case as im getting bored of mine lately. i have a few criteria that need to be met though, and would like some recommendations please.

so the case MUST:-
be black
not have a door
be of atx orientation
be mid atx size
not cost more than £90 inc delivery
definately not have them bubble tube things


not essential, but preferable:-
windowed side panel
have psu mounting at the bottom of the case


thats about all i can think of right now, but if i get anything else i will add it.

thanks.

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oops.

yeah, mid atx sounds good. i just got confused coz my brothers pc is a lot smaller than mine, and assumed mine was full and his was mid. obviously not!!

EDIT: i currently have a thermaltake xaser V, so the same size as that.
 
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ok, so the consensus is a lian li case then!

had a look at them and they look good, especially with them stealthed drives! im really quite liking the v660b, but having seen how the psu sits im not entirely convinced my thermaltake tower heatpipe is going to fit in there. if anybody can give an idea as to whether or not it will fit i would be grateful.
 
ok, so everything (well, i only ordered 2 items) arrived today and i am very happy with my choice to spend the extra and get this case. as was said the pc-v100b plus and pc-v1000b plusII are both stocked in the same box, so i get the plusII version :)

first thing i noticed is that i can easily pick up the case one handed (i havent actually put anything in there yet though), whereas the thermaltake damier that i currently have is a two handed job!. i suppose it is to do with the fact it is alu, and full of holes :D

so i have spent probably the best part of 30minutes trying to fit the additional cd bezel into the front panel. finally i figured it out, i had to remove every plate in there, fit it in from the bottom (where the fdd plate is), and slide it up into position.

i am working a split shift tomorrow, getting a 4 hour break in the middle, so i will most likely be building it then. not sure if that will be enough time though as i will have to dismantle my current machine to re-build in the lian li. i also dont want to rush myself in doing it and mess it up, so i am seeing this being carried over to sunday :(

so far then here are my views. as someone on here said the lian li cases look much better in person that any picture you see, i definitely agree to this!

good points.

lightweight
looks awesome
adjustable plate to direct airflow



bad points

there really arent any that i can think of right now, so i am having to come up with something...
it shows fingerprints too easily, and the case now looks completely man-handled.
 
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