Looking for a case for a new system...

[Abix]

Im sorta in the middle of building a 64bit system for myself, and I know most of the parts that I want to put in em, but Im looking for a few things in particular for the system that dont seem to be all that popular and I thought Id come and see if yall had any ideas.

Anyways, this is what Im looking for:
-solid steel construction
-120mm fan slots(1 in the back, 2 in the front, 1 on the roof)
-a large excess of hard drive slots(6 preferably)
-easily removable/upgradeable HD tray(s)
-no flashy window
-front/side usb & firewire

Basically, Im looking for a case with a great cooling system(while also staying semi-quiet), plenty of room for my planned hard drive array(2x74gb raptors in a raid0, and 4x250gb sata maxtors in a raid5), nothing flashy on the outside, and a good solid steel feel to it.

Ive found the Thermaltake V1000C here, and it has almost everything I want except for the 120mm fans.

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[Degrador]

Coolermaster Stacker case does almost everything you need. Only thing it fails on is the top blowhole is 80mm. However, it uses 1mm steel for frame, 1 rear 120mm, up to 3 front 120mm, up to 12 HDs (if using 3 front 120mm), the HDs go into slideable modules with the fans in front, and has front usb and firewire. The entire front is mesh, so you get great cooling out of it too.

 

[Nickel020]

I am pretty sure that there curently is no case with a 120mm blowhole at the top. If you absolutely want one, make one yourself or enalrgen the 80mm blowhole to 120mm witha dremel. There also are only very few cases with dual 120mm front fans.

 

[cmyk]

I found this chase at compgeeks at a very good price link

 

[kamranziadar]

www.pricewatch.com $33 for cool looking case with thermal temperature reading on front, with 550WATTS powersupply. I am keep telling it to every body, until all know. You cannot beat that check it out.

 

[Abix]

Wow on the Coolmaster Stacker. That case is simply amazing loooking. The only bad thing I can see about that case is the need for those 4-in-3 drive modules in order to mount a HD and a 120mm fan. Not that big of a deal though. Ill probably end up getting this one. Does anyone know where you can get some of those 4-in-3 drive modules by any chance?

That 5U server tower isnt what Im looking for because Im looking for a case thats ATX form factor, not 5U. Thanks anyways though cmyk.

Thanks for all the replies!

 

[Degrador]

Originally posted by: Abix
Wow on the Coolmaster Stacker. That case is simply amazing loooking. The only bad thing I can see about that case is the need for those 4-in-3 drive modules in order to mount a HD and a 120mm fan. Not that big of a deal though. Ill probably end up getting this one. Does anyone know where you can get some of those 4-in-3 drive modules by any chance?

That 5U server tower isnt what Im looking for because Im looking for a case thats ATX form factor, not 5U. Thanks anyways though cmyk.

Thanks for all the replies!

Not sure where in America to get them, but here in Aus most places that have the Stacker have the 4-in-3 modules too. The case does come with one, btw. And they're pretty cheap too ($25AU, ~$17US), and they come with a 120mm CoolerMaster fan too. I love how much room there is in the case. Perfect for an internal water cooling setup. I also use all those front bays as well (1 for the power / reset / ports, 1 for fan controller, 1 for PSU bay thing, 3 for optical drives, plus 2 of the 4-in-3 modules). Definitely worth it with your requirements.