Anyone else have a love/hate relationship with ATX tower cases/form-factor?

[dave_the_nerd]

I dislike a standard ATX tower. It's tough to fit three foot and a half long rads in one.

So I take it you'll be upgrading your system from "ATX Case" to "Converted BMW Mini Cooper?"

I mean, you got it all - something in the neighborhood of a 600mm radiator and 450mm fan, enough room under the hood once you pull out the engine to rack a couple high end systems, comfy seats for long gaming sessions with a friend, a 13 gallon tank for your cooling reservoir (once you clean it out) and enough storage for snacks to last a weekend. Plus, it'll probably fit in your house.

 

[bigboxes]

So I take it you'll be upgrading your system from "ATX Case" to "Converted BMW Mini Cooper?"

I mean, you got it all - something in the neighborhood of a 600mm radiator and 450mm fan, enough room under the hood once you pull out the engine to rack a couple high end systems, comfy seats for long gaming sessions with a friend, a 13 gallon tank for your cooling reservoir (once you clean it out) and enough storage for snacks to last a weekend. Plus, it'll probably fit in your house.

I know you are jesting, but what a cool project something like that would be. You don't have to get a working car, just the body of some junker that you could fix up for a custom case, like an old british sports car. Mount multiple screens on the dash or in place of the windshield. New carpeting, sound system, and upholstery. I'm not saying I would do it, but someone has to have done it somewhere.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I know you are jesting, but what a cool project something like that would be. You don't have to get a working car, just the body of some junker that you could fix up for a custom case, like an old british sports car. Mount multiple screens on the dash or in place of the windshield. New carpeting, sound system, and upholstery. I'm not saying I would do it, but someone has to have done it somewhere.

Heheh. Not that I know of, but GIS "sim pits" for something close.

 

[bonehead123]

Me says: go BIG or go HOME, like a sniveling little wimp who got his blankey stolen

When you have options, then there are always moar options. . . . . . . . . . ........

 

[thesmokingman]

I use whatever fits the application. But its really about the power and cooling, you can't really fit those two requirements into small footprints w/o compromising.

 

[HeXen]

I've had the G20 since they came out last year. Love it. It's quiet, takes very little space, looks at home next to my consoles and no bs to mess with. After dropping my 970GTX in it, I never had to open it up, never had to tinker with it, can't really think of any downsides to it over my old towers.

Size comparison next to my PS4 and my old MATX tower which was still smaller than typical ATX towers. .

Tis a thing of beauty