Ok so i currently have a Gigabyte Aurora (the first one) and it has served me well. From the start i had the feeling though that i may find it a little too restrictive further down the line.
There isn't very much space for cable routing as it's not long enough. Where the motherboard ends is pretty much where the 5.25" drive bays begin. This makes it extremely hard to keep tidy with nowhere to hide the cables.
Added to this, i bought a GTX which barely fits in the case, there's about a 2mm gap between it and the hdd bays. This has also meant that there is not enough space to put on a custom gfx cooler (the AC Accelero Xtreme). In this hot weather my GTX is now sitting at 60 idle. I don't even want to imagine what it gets to under load. This is all going on even though i have 2 Panaflo H1 120mm fans at the back (totalling 206cfm) and another blowing air across the GTX, and 2 Panaflo 120mm intakes. So cooling is a problem.
A couple of days ago i decided it's time for a new one. I really like the look of the Lian Li V1010b as it's pretty much the same height as mine, just it's longer, making it much easier to keep tidy. I would also be able to fit the AC cooler with ease. Then i saw the V2010b and i managed to talk myself into it as i may well go for water cooling in the future. I just keep thinking though that i've spent way too much money on what is essentially a box for my gear. When i got my Aurora i had to think really hard about spending £80 on a case. And now i've just gone and spent £170 on this
I doubt i will regret it once i get it, but right now my wallet is feeling rather empty having just spent a lot of my overtime hours on this. Anyone want to make me feel better?
There isn't very much space for cable routing as it's not long enough. Where the motherboard ends is pretty much where the 5.25" drive bays begin. This makes it extremely hard to keep tidy with nowhere to hide the cables.
Added to this, i bought a GTX which barely fits in the case, there's about a 2mm gap between it and the hdd bays. This has also meant that there is not enough space to put on a custom gfx cooler (the AC Accelero Xtreme). In this hot weather my GTX is now sitting at 60 idle. I don't even want to imagine what it gets to under load. This is all going on even though i have 2 Panaflo H1 120mm fans at the back (totalling 206cfm) and another blowing air across the GTX, and 2 Panaflo 120mm intakes. So cooling is a problem.
A couple of days ago i decided it's time for a new one. I really like the look of the Lian Li V1010b as it's pretty much the same height as mine, just it's longer, making it much easier to keep tidy. I would also be able to fit the AC cooler with ease. Then i saw the V2010b and i managed to talk myself into it as i may well go for water cooling in the future. I just keep thinking though that i've spent way too much money on what is essentially a box for my gear. When i got my Aurora i had to think really hard about spending £80 on a case. And now i've just gone and spent £170 on this
I doubt i will regret it once i get it, but right now my wallet is feeling rather empty having just spent a lot of my overtime hours on this. Anyone want to make me feel better?
, 8 years on!
