Using a red HP Pavilion laptop. At my parents home. I hate touchpads.
Using a red HP Pavilion laptop. At my parents home. I hate touchpads.
I'm using a BitFenix Shinobi XL Window (White) I have been for the past year and it is great and has plenty of room for watercooling when I get the funds
Fractal R4.
I've previously used an Antec Solo (40L case), which struggled to fit a full size GPU (i.e. it didn't), so for this build I went with a bigger ATX box with plenty of wiggle-room to match my needs. Primarily, I liked the idea of the 140mm fans and twin removable hard-drive cages if airflow is key. You can run it with 6 fans for robust cooling, or two at 5v for an ultra-quiet platform: muchos versatile. It has plenty of options for cable management, it's fairly heavy with good dampening qualities. It's got a pretty simple appearance... I'm not keen on the ZOMG GO FASTER designs with disco lights and windows and all that.
Black box. Quiet. Easy to build in, maintain and tinker with. Fairly standard layout.
That said, having used this case with a door, and a previous case without, I still don't actually know how I feel about doors. Weird. I like the clean look and soundproof-ness (??) of the R series, but it can impeded airflow and add a bit extra faff if the DVD drive is in regular use. I reckon the likes of the Arc Midi R2 (and/or Mini) could be an ideal option.
CM Storm trooper, I didnt realize it was this large when I bought it so will be changing to a NZXT H440 when the cash allows.
Evolv ITX
I know it's a little big for ITX, but I think it's great!
I like the layout and surprised how much watercooling I managed to get in there
Three in use at the moment, main machine in a Fractal Define R5, HTPC/Storage machine in a Fractal Node 804. Both were really nice to build in, and are really nice quality.
edit 'cos I forgot the HAF XB
Old AM3+ PC is in a HAF XB but it only spends a little time switched on these days.
Last edited by spolsh; 17-07-2015 at 09:59 AM. Reason: HAF XB
Zalman HD501 Home Theater case. I needed something desktop style when I built this machine 2011, looks a bit chunky but very nice finish.
I am needing to change to a tower though, probably later this year where I will go for something plain with plenty vents etc (upright version of what I am using)
Fractal Design R4. Modded to remove 5.25" bays. I quite like it, although I wish I could put another fan in the front where the drives were...
Currently have Lian-Li P50 Armorsuit, want to get the Lancool K62(very similar case but with slightly different internals) but it seemed to disappear from sale when I came to make my purchase.
Before that has Antec SX840.
Corsair 750D - love it - absolutely fantastic case. I'm not particularly good at cable management so this case was a big help.
Fractal Design R4, whisper quiet and easy to build into.
Zalman Z11 plus. love the case, very easy to take apart for cleaning. Would highly recommend it. Oh yeah blue leds not the red.
Fractal arc xl but im planning to changing it for either a 750d performance edition or 780t.
I always build for the future .. my last case lian-li lasted me 10+ yrs .. now I have this http://www.ldcooling.com/shop/atx-hp...-hptx-red.html
it's sure to last me another 10 ..so that's £30 a yr or less
yeah it's huge .. just makes it easier to work on and in .. solid construction quiet as a mouse most days 2 triple and a quad rads on 2 loops
I've fly screened the intakes really cuts down on dust
What does it matter now if men believe or no?
What is to come will come. And soon you too will stand aside,
To murmur in pity that my words were true
(Cassandra, in Agamemnon by Aeschylus)
To see the wizard one must look behind the curtain ....
Zalman MS800, Load of room for WC setup/HDD/SSD & fans etc...
http://www.zalman.com/global/product...ad.php?Idx=747
Last edited by aramil; 27-07-2015 at 03:36 PM.
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Fractal Design XL - Bought for the sound dampening and disk housing.
Sound dampening excellent
Overall space very good
Top fan is an excellent design (strangely removed in XL R2).
Plenty of disk storage
Issues I have with it:
- Front fan bay is an awful clip in design which mine is broken, tried contacting them on FB and their spares website but they didn't reply and have lost all hope of a replacement. Thankfully in the XL R2 this design is replaced with a screw in fan bay, the same design as the R4.
- Front fan bay limited to traditional designs of fans not the newer rubberised and thicker frame designs or the ones with minimal frames and bigger fans.
- Loud fans with poor CFM, certainly the R5 has very good fans included, not sure about the XL R2.
- The hole for pushing through the PSU cables to the back of the chassis is too small, rectified in XL R2 at the expense of disk storage.
Fingers Crossed for a better designed XL R3 otherwise I'd expect to be jumping ship for my next build.
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