TemjinGold
Diamond Member
So I might be getting sick of this P182... Here's the scoop:
1) I love this new mATX board and would like the idea of an mATX case but only if it doesn't severely hurt cooling and can fit my ASUS 580 (this thing was long enough I had to remove the drive cage from the P182 to fit it!) I don't ever plan on going SLI/XFire so there's no need to have room for that. One thing for sure is I don't want a huge case. The smaller the case that fits my needs without compromises, the better!
2) Would love the case to have front USB 3.0 ports (the more the better but at least 2!)
3) I don't ever plan on having more than like 2-3 HDs (1-2 of them SSD) and 1 DVD drive so I don't need some huge thing made for 10 drives. Would like it to have 2.5-inch bays for my SSD though.
4) I love cable management but when I route stuff to the back on my current P182, it makes the back panel really hard to put on. Would love a case that actually had ample room in the back for a fat cable to not make the panel hard to get on (think MB 24-pin cable fat.)
5) I don't want any LED nonsense.
6) Would not mind spending ~$200 but there's no hard limit if I really like what I see.
7) Silence is important! It's what drew me to the P182 in the first place!
I'm a huge fan of quality and useless bling turns me off. Just want a minimalist case that is high on quality and does what I need. Thanks!
1) I love this new mATX board and would like the idea of an mATX case but only if it doesn't severely hurt cooling and can fit my ASUS 580 (this thing was long enough I had to remove the drive cage from the P182 to fit it!) I don't ever plan on going SLI/XFire so there's no need to have room for that. One thing for sure is I don't want a huge case. The smaller the case that fits my needs without compromises, the better!
2) Would love the case to have front USB 3.0 ports (the more the better but at least 2!)
3) I don't ever plan on having more than like 2-3 HDs (1-2 of them SSD) and 1 DVD drive so I don't need some huge thing made for 10 drives. Would like it to have 2.5-inch bays for my SSD though.
4) I love cable management but when I route stuff to the back on my current P182, it makes the back panel really hard to put on. Would love a case that actually had ample room in the back for a fat cable to not make the panel hard to get on (think MB 24-pin cable fat.)
5) I don't want any LED nonsense.
6) Would not mind spending ~$200 but there's no hard limit if I really like what I see.
7) Silence is important! It's what drew me to the P182 in the first place!
I'm a huge fan of quality and useless bling turns me off. Just want a minimalist case that is high on quality and does what I need. Thanks!
