QOTW: Which PC chassis are you using?

[spolsh]

Define R5 for the main rig, and a Node 804 for the secondary storage/media box.

Love them both, except for the stupid broken "modu-vent" plastic clips on the top of the R5.

Next time, I'm thinking ITX in a Node 202 would be nice.

I think I like the Fractal design cases because they're fairly plain and unobtrusive.

[khanmein]

Nzxt h440

[1stRaven]

Main rig is in a BeQuiet Dark Pro 900 but also have an antec 1200 with my old machine still sat in it. really need to get the stripped down and sold at some point.

[HW90]

Another Antec 300 here, just over 8 years old.

Keep considering going ITX, but this big floorstanding clunker is so much quieter than anything SFF I have used.

Try the SG13, I had an Antec 300 for my previous build and this thing makes the antec sound like a jet engine. Temps are pretty much the same too.

[fend_oblivion]

I'm using a Cooler Master K380 Mid Tower.

[Nelly.]

Fractal Design Define S.

Looking at the latest review of the Corsair 740, the Fractal Design S has the best performance out of all the ones Hexus has reviewed, quite chuffed.

Link >> http://hexus.net/tech/reviews/chassis/96340-corsair-carbide-series-air-740/?page=4

[Marenghi]

A Corsair 550D, around 3 years old and is in like new condition minus the dust. The dust covers are the only sign that (from the outside) it's not new

[outwar6010]

Corsair Carbide 500R - Been modded, reconfigged, prodded, poked and all sorts, but still rock solid and lovely!!

Do you have any pics?

[Noxvayl]

Corsair 550D - Fitted a 360mm radiator to the front for water cooling. Not able to install an optical drive and my system disk lies on the bottom of my case. It is exceptionally quiet and cools everything ridiculously well

[ET3D]

Corsair Carbide 200R for the desktop (which isn't used these days) and Enermax Laguna for the HTPC.

[lesoudeur]

CHIEFTEC AEGIS CX-05B-B-M-OP Steel ATX Mid Tower. One of the last cases out there that was built with 1mm steel. Mine is the black version with top fan. Very good cooling and with Noctua fans pretty much silent.

[crossy]

Cooler Master HAF-X since 2011. Good for air cooling and has more capacity for hard drives than I have SATA sockets. It's on wheels so that reduces the amount I have to lift it.

It didn't come with any good fan filters so it is prone to getting dusty inside and you'd struggle to get a custom water loop installed without doing some modifications to the case and losing the drive bays. The front I/O connections are becoming dated so any upgrade to a modern motherboard would probably require a 3rd party 5.25" I/O panel.

CoolerMaster HAF-932 for me. Yes it's a big beast (and like you I fitted the wheels to make it easier to clean under) but all that space means that I never have to think too closely about squeezing stuff in. Really wish though that CoolMaster would do a replacement IO panel - the IEEE 1394 connection is about as much use these days as the proverbial chocolate fireguard, and I'd love to upgrade from USB2 to USB3 ports.

Had my CM case since December 2010 (thanks Scan!) and I can't see myself changing any time soon - as it's doing what I want/need and if I fancy getting clever with watercooling etc, then it can do that. Best of all, that big size = big fans = very quiet!

[Percy1983]

Thermaltake Level 10 GT snow edition.

Cooling is great, fits my 140mm radiator has enough room for all my hard drives (currently 5) and looks great on my white desk.

Second PC is an aerocool dead silence in orange with green lights inside, look great in my kitchen.

[DavyJ]

nCase M1. Amazing case to build in. Much better quality than most Lian-Li cases (it's manufactured by them for nCase), excellent cable management, every space on the case is so well though out that it is designed with 2-3 different uses, and it's among the smallest ITX cases that support full-length graphics cards.

That said, if you are on a budget, and want to stay small, I would recommend Cougar's QBX Kaze. It requires a lot more planning and preparation, but might be the smallest cheapest case that will support a full-length GPU.

[ET3D]

That said, if you are on a budget, and want to stay small, I would recommend Cougar's QBX Kaze. It requires a lot more planning and preparation, but might be the smallest cheapest case that will support a full-length GPU.

SilverStone ML08B is smaller, cheaper and supports GPU's up to 33 cm in length. Which granted is 2cm shorter than the QBX Kaze, but it's still 'full-length' in my book.

[uBronan]

I am using a new sharkoon BW9000-W even though it is a cheaper case its becoming one of my favorites
Especially because it has a lot of working space, and even a lot of space to add water cooling rads.
This was a gamble but when it arrived i was stunned how easy i could insert the motherboard and more important plug the cables in even at the top where the cpu connectors are. Ofcourse there are some points which could be improved. But this is really a very nice and well designed casing for those who do not have girly hands like me, and struggle to get cables connected at the nasty places.
The case has a removable disk rack which makes enormous space available to house the biggest videocards on the planet. Even if bigger cards would appear you do not have to worry ever.