Help with picking case

Quartz · 10 Jun 2016 at 08:45

Gwyn said:
Thanks for the suggestion but no optical drive. I want a bluray player in it.

The FT05 will take a slimline drive. The bigger (and better) FT02 will take a standard size drive.

Gwyn · 10 Jun 2016 at 08:46

Quartz said:
The FT05 will take a slimline drive. The bigger (and better) FT02 will take a standard size drive.

thanks for the info

Gwyn · 12 Jun 2016 at 08:04

Just wanted to thank everyone for all the help.
Thanks
Gwyn

leerogers00 · 12 Jun 2016 at 16:24

Another vote for the Enthoo luxe. Have a look in the project log section to see my recent build with one. Love the thing to bits

stuartharrison · 12 Jun 2016 at 23:53

Gwyn said:
True, but I'm more interested in it being silent and understated to be honest. Just not sure which is better between the R5 and the bequiet

I don't find my fractal R5 silent.
It's quiet but not silent - even with the rad fans off I can hear the case fans at their lowest speed.
If you're replacing them, then it may well be better.

There's a few things that irritate me about mine;
the lack of a filter for the roof
if you remove the roof moduvents you lose the soundproofing
the lack of modularity for the SSD mounts
(the thermaltake f51 looks better for all these)
the lack of captive screws for the side panel
I found some of the wiring a bit of a tight squeeze (though I'm using an e-atx mobo
It's not the best looking or most exciting case in the world

the lack of a PSU cover