Case with optical drive covers?

SheepBeast · 10 Aug 2011 at 22:27

Hi guys, i'm after a case which has covers for the optical drive bays, which the disk tray pushes out the way when it opens. I like how cases like this look nice and sleek when the tray is shut. Can you guys recommend me some suitable cases? Thanks in advance

Reaper 392 · 10 Aug 2011 at 22:29

as always i'll recommend the silverstone raven II. as much as i love the white one i cant justify the £25 difference so i've linked to the black one

camerongray · 10 Aug 2011 at 22:30

You could get a Lian Li case and use their C-02 cover that gives the case a flip down panel that matches the case's finish.

scrlk · 10 Aug 2011 at 23:39

camerongray said:
You could get a Lian Li case and use their C-02 cover that gives the case a flip down panel that matches the case's finish.

Lian-Li parts are stupidly hard to find though, so good luck if you go down that route!

Surveyor · 10 Aug 2011 at 23:52

Reaper 392 said:
as always i'll recommend the silverstone raven II. as much as i love the white one i cant justify the £25 difference so i've linked to the black one

Does that have covers which push out with the optical drive trays without modding?

olivier renault · 11 Aug 2011 at 00:15

Vinni3 @H|H said:
Lian-Li parts are stupidly hard to find though, so good luck if you go down that route!

It's available on OcUK, they have all sorts of Lian Li case add-ons (including the optical drive covers, £6, out of stock atm).

Alternatively, use a case with a door (that doesn't compromise ventilation). Like my PC-A71B

Reaper 392 · 11 Aug 2011 at 00:36

Surveyor said:
Does that have covers which push out with the optical drive trays without modding?

thinking about it, i doubt they do the upside down video tape drive type movement, i think the front bits just stick on the front of the DVD drive. not sure if this is what the OP wants, but it looks like its what the raven does

seandog · 11 Aug 2011 at 01:36

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-045-OP&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=505

Smooth drive covers, bonus with 6 built in fans which are pretty quiet and all for £70, bought this case 2 months ago and love it

SheepBeast · 11 Aug 2011 at 01:49

The OcUK Avenger looks promising... what's the build quality, cooling, noise etc like? And what length graphics cards can it take? It looks sweet in the photos

seandog · 12 Aug 2011 at 00:01

I find the build quality decent, very sturdy framing just a bit plasticy feel to the top cover but that's understandable as it is plastic

Fan noise is fine, I'm half meter away from the front fan and it doesn't bother me at all, just a pleasant background hum. Inside is quite big and I've got a gt560 in it with ample room

The YouTube review for the powercool version is pants but I did manage to track down it's american cousin, the sentey arvina gs-6400 (check out the 6400r for pure sex) it's exact same case with exact same toolkit and accessories but their reviews on the page are far better. http://www.sentey.com/en_productos_...tes&ctg=Extreme Division&prod=gs-6400r-arvina

And, oh yeah, I've checked and they don't ship the 6400r overseas

Reaper 392 · 12 Aug 2011 at 00:15

do the front bits cover the DVD drives on that OcUK case? it doesnt look like they do but if you own one then who am i to argue

i am 99.9% sure the raven covers its DVD drives, partly because it would look damned stupid if it didnt

seandog · 12 Aug 2011 at 01:41

Reaper 392 said:
do the front bits cover the DVD drives on that OcUK case? it doesnt look like they do but if you own one then who am i to argue

yeah the top 2 are actually spring mounted and if you look very close at the front panel pics the top 2 have a little ejector button on bottom right that match up nicely with dvd ejects and its a very smooth action, the next 3 are blanks that can be taken out as needed for any 5.25" bays you may want front access too or indeed move the eject ones down and move the blanks up