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BTX sexiness

Yup, those are pretty neat. I've been suggesting them for a while now - the CoolView is the same case w/ a diff front.

.bh.
 
Yeah, before I bought my Stacker 810, I was looking at that case. A couple of things turned me off to it though:

The case does not have a blowhole -- with no mesh near the top back of the case, heat can pool at the top and seep out the front. The only recourse would be to install the front 120mm fan at the top of the front, so as to sweep the air back and down. Which would mean mounting the drives lower and being my case is on the floor, a no go. Or just mod the case. MNPCTech has a great 92mm blowhole kit that would look great on the case.

The drive mounts with the door fans is just a bit strange, not to mention a tight fit with cables on the drives. I like drive coolers/silencers like Zalman makes that fit in 5.25" bays, so the space over the PSU would be wasted if I bought it.

Lastly, I really dislike Aerocool's 2-in-1 fan mounts for 2-80mm or 1-120mm exhaust fans. Go with one or the other as the 120mm could potentially "recycle" air from the back of the case above and below the fan, compromising good front-to-back airflow.

Anyway, should Aerocool ever change such things, I would definitely consider it as the exterior (especially silver) makes it a jewel to behold. For now, I'll stick with my Stacker 810.
 
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