Do cases like this one still exist?
I am looking to buy a new case, but it turns out that I have been spoiled silly by my current case. What I am looking for is a completely toolless case with plenty of rubber washers, rubber sliders, and whatever other nonsense people like me who go OCD over this stuff need. Do cases like this one even exist anymore? I mean, come on, a toolless and screwless PSU holder with anti vibration rubber on the inside, plus everything else I mentioned, and it's affordable! Are cases with such brilliant thinking still around? I've searched far and wide but can't seem to find any other cases that come close and it's really irking me.
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at the top end all that fun stuff is still there. I'm in the same situation at the moment - I have a c. 2003 CM Stacker, which is a fantastic case, tonnes of room, inverted motherboard tray etc. I want to replace it, but I struggle to think what with unless its something like a 900D, and £200 on a case just seems obscence.
At the £100 price point you can get a lot of stuff for your money, but it tends to be covered in plastic tat.
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herulach
at the top end all that fun stuff is still there. I'm in the same situation at the moment - I have a c. 2003 CM Stacker, which is a fantastic case, tonnes of room, inverted motherboard tray etc. I want to replace it, but I struggle to think what with unless its something like a 900D, and £200 on a case just seems obscence.
At the £100 price point you can get a lot of stuff for your money, but it tends to be covered in plastic tat.
So are you saying that things are getting worse around the middle (I assume that's where my current case is)? I paid less than 100£ for my current case and no other case in that price range today seems to be as complete as my case was. The top and front panel are plastic, admittedly, but I don't even care when so much thought went into the case otherwise. In addition, I checked out the 900D as you mentioned it and it's a beast, but it's actually 300£ on Scan so it's definitely out of my price range. Would have given it some thought at 200£, but no, not at 300£.
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Go second hand, I sold my 800D for £30 :P. I replaced it with a 900D...
I'd mention CaseLabs but they make the 900D look cheap, financially and in terms of build quality.
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Zeven
Do cases like
this one even exist anymore?
I found one here Lancool PC-K63 it looks like a return as stated "These products are a mix of customer returns and cancelled orders."
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Sorry I thought we were talking full towers, mid range all you're missing is toolless PSU from something like THe fractal design r3, carbide 400, TJ04 etc.
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Bugbait
Go second hand, I sold my 800D for £30 :P. I replaced it with a 900D...
I'd mention CaseLabs but they make the 900D look cheap, financially and in terms of build quality.
I sell second hand but I don't buy second hand. Like I mentioned, I can be pretty OCD.
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TheDutyPaid
I found one here
Lancool PC-K63 it looks like a return as stated "These products are a mix of customer returns and cancelled orders."
Thanks, I will keep that website bookmarked!
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herulach
Sorry I thought we were talking full towers, mid range all you're missing is toolless PSU from something like THe fractal design r3, carbide 400, TJ04 etc.
I was talking full towers. I was considering:
Upon trying out the Corsair Carbide Air 540, it seemingly only looked good to me judging from the several video reviews I watched. The toolless power supply holder ended up being tedious and the motherboard didn't use thumb screws, but screws, as did the fans, so it certainly wasn't toolless. The lack of any rubber made the fans constantly emit a buzzing/humming noise which I definitely wasn't used to.
The downsides to the Aerocool case is that the side panel window just isn't that nice to look at in my opinion, and it doesn't seem to use any rubber for the fans and other screws.
Both are said to have excellent airflow.
I was also looking at:
One major downside to the Cooler Master case that a video review mentioned is a poor design choice pertaining to how one of the fans is mostly blocked. I do like the handles, though, as I tend to move a lot and also like having access to the ports on the back.
I decided to not look further into this Aerocool case as it seemed a bit too funky in its design, plus a review mentioned issues with cables being too short and the bottom panel bending too much.
I am now looking at the Corsair Vengeance Series C70 (I was forced to go look at mid tower cases again). Will watch a number of video reviews to find out if it has the rubber I seek. The handles on top are definitely a plus.
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omg that case is so fugly.....
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polosistealth
omg that case is so fugly.....
Which one in particular? So many cases have been posted.