Need more space! Desktop or midtower?

[MikeSi]

Any suggestions for a desktop case I could place my 19" moniter on? I need clear some space on my desk, I currently have a midtower, Is there a decrease in cooling qualtiy (...you know what I mean, airflow) in desktop models? Not many B/M retailers carry desktop cases, any cheap online ones?

 

[Azratax]

the layout of "desktop" boxes isnt very friendly to installing reasonable amounts of components in. What i do is keep my tower on the floor under my desk and run the cables behind the desk.
-az

 

[MikeSi]

...unfortunatly, I don't have a lot of under the desk area either (dorm room, only a small open under there for your legs, flanks on each side by drawers.
BUT... and I'll probably make this into seperate topic, Are there lenght limitations for cables (video, mouse, keyboard, usb) Because the only place in my room where I DO have extra space is a walk in closet, I was considering putting my mid tower there... Good Idea? It also would be a LOT quieter in there.

 

[Patgod]

desktops are dirty, while im sure this isnt a very helpfull answer i would do anything i had to to NOT use a desktop layout.

maybe its because my school insists on using them in there crapidy slow ass gateways.


How in the hell did they manage to make a PIII-600 run slower then my PII-333(almost same ammount of ram too)

 

[boomerang]

Try www.directron.com for desktop cases. I've built two systems on the past few months using the Enlight 7200 model.

I used desktops for exactly the reason you are describing, space limitations.

The enlights are very roomy inside. I'm not real fond of the internal drive bay layout but it is far from horrible. The holder for the internal drives is also a cross brace from front to back. It's fairly sturdy, but 19" monitors are pretty heavy. Both systems were with 17" monitors and I had no qualms about setting them on top.

There are provisions for a case fan in the front only, and both these I ordered came with a fan. They are currently $44.00.

Desktop cases have their limitations certainly, but sometimes it's the only way to go.

There may be better cases out there. I thought I'd relate my experiences with these.

 

[Dyne3D]

You could just flip your mid tower horizontal, and put the monitor on the side. If you have a CDROM that has little "grabbers" for the CD to insert while it is flipped this way would help.
Also, I don't know how strong your mid-tower is, but your monitor might crush the side panel...
just a thought
-Dean

 

[Dan]

Towers are far superior to desktops for airflow. Plus, with a tower, you have a lot more options when it comes to upgrading. Finally, for me at least, there's the issue of accessability. I like to be able to get into my systems quickly and easily when I need to. The last thing I want to have to do is move a 17 or 19-inch monitor out of the way.

 

[compuwiz1]

MikeSi, you have been sending me messages that I cannot respond to, since you do not have your private message feature enabled, or your profile. Once you fix this, we can communicate.