Need a new case

jonas123 · 23 Mar 2008 at 14:59

Hello everybody!

I need a new case, price not really an issue but preferably nothing too excessive. (willing to go up to ~£150 if the case is good).

I'm looking for something that is a quality case, but also something that is very quiet (and looks good of course). I don't overclock or water cool so I'm guessing cooling isn't going to be too much of an issue, though a tidy case would be nice.

I currently have an Antec sonata (1st gen) and it's pretty useless now, lots of resonance from my hard drives causing the case to vibrate and hence me to kick it lots.

I've looked at the Lian-Li cases and they seem nice, would probably prefer a case with a door but not bothered as long as it looks nice.

Cheers!

CliffyBiro · 23 Mar 2008 at 15:01

Yeah I like the look of the Lian-Li cases but tad too expensive for me so I went with the NZXT Lexa Blackline.

jak731 · 23 Mar 2008 at 15:06

what else are you trying to fit in to the case ,because if you have large components such as 8800GTXs or lots of hdds you want a case that is big enough.

Frame352 · 23 Mar 2008 at 15:33

If your case is resonating from the hard drives, would it not be easier to try bungie modding them or using silicone washers or such?

Bradley8988 · 23 Mar 2008 at 15:53

this is a little over budget but has sound proofing and a door. looks nice too imo.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-097-LL&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=187

jonas123 · 23 Mar 2008 at 20:18

could possibly stretch to that...

I have 2 hard drives at the moment, would probably have a max of 3 at any one time. Also have a dvd drive and a 3.5" fan controller. In terms of components, not much but would like room for a large graphics card when i upgrade. My current one has a massive thermaltake vga cooler too.