Well, on the last upgrade cycle I wanted to get away from the full tower case I had (Thermaltake Xaser series) that was a beast to lug around. So I went with a Lian Li case that is built like this one except is the next size case down. It only has 3 internal 3.5 inch bays, and 4 external 5.25 bays. It's much smaller, but very cramped inside. So I've decide to get a new case for this build.
I love the current Lian Li, with the exception of it's too small. A friend has the PC-V1200B and I loved it (exact same as my case just bigger). Well, it appears as though Lian Li is phasing out that series of case and only has the silver of the V1200 series at Newegg. It's also $270 which is more then I would like to spend (although for a good case it's worth it IMHO).
The other case I fell in love with when it was released was the CM Cosmos. It has the benefit of being $80 cheaper, but might not be as clean inside (especially annoying to deal with the HD cage crap, the Lian Li just has oversized screws that slide into rails and is super easy).
I do love the reverse ATX style of the Lian Li as well, but can live with standard ATX style of the Cosmos. So, anybody have any thoughts/suggestions/other cases to look at?
Edit: Here are the options currently:
Lian Li PC-V1200- Same series as my current case which I love, but is $210 at Sundial Micro. Has wheels, 6 3.5 inch bays mounted sideways, with very easy to add/remove HD's. Reverse ATX, and may have cooling issues (my current case isn't the best case for airflow).
CM Cosmos- It's $170 at the egg, has soundproofing build in, a tool less design, lots of cable management features. The downside is that it's fairly heavy. No window (which isn't a big deal either way, but kind of cool to have I suppose), and I'm not sure how I feel about the HD cages. They may be annoying to have to deal with.
Silverstone TJ07- First off, it's $330 at the egg. It's also big, and kind of heavy. The upside is it's a very well designed case IMHO, supports dual PSUs (although the only reason I'd use this is if I modded the case to fit a second system in it, which would be VERY unlikely but something I've always kind of wanted to do). It's a very nice looking case on the outside.
Silverstone TJ09/TJ10- The TJ09 is $270, the TJ10 is $300. The TJ10 has a removeable mobo tray (does the 09 have it also?) and door on the front. I do like the design, and multiple case fans (or at least positions for them).
I love the current Lian Li, with the exception of it's too small. A friend has the PC-V1200B and I loved it (exact same as my case just bigger). Well, it appears as though Lian Li is phasing out that series of case and only has the silver of the V1200 series at Newegg. It's also $270 which is more then I would like to spend (although for a good case it's worth it IMHO).
The other case I fell in love with when it was released was the CM Cosmos. It has the benefit of being $80 cheaper, but might not be as clean inside (especially annoying to deal with the HD cage crap, the Lian Li just has oversized screws that slide into rails and is super easy).
I do love the reverse ATX style of the Lian Li as well, but can live with standard ATX style of the Cosmos. So, anybody have any thoughts/suggestions/other cases to look at?
Edit: Here are the options currently:
Lian Li PC-V1200- Same series as my current case which I love, but is $210 at Sundial Micro. Has wheels, 6 3.5 inch bays mounted sideways, with very easy to add/remove HD's. Reverse ATX, and may have cooling issues (my current case isn't the best case for airflow).
CM Cosmos- It's $170 at the egg, has soundproofing build in, a tool less design, lots of cable management features. The downside is that it's fairly heavy. No window (which isn't a big deal either way, but kind of cool to have I suppose), and I'm not sure how I feel about the HD cages. They may be annoying to have to deal with.
Silverstone TJ07- First off, it's $330 at the egg. It's also big, and kind of heavy. The upside is it's a very well designed case IMHO, supports dual PSUs (although the only reason I'd use this is if I modded the case to fit a second system in it, which would be VERY unlikely but something I've always kind of wanted to do). It's a very nice looking case on the outside.
Silverstone TJ09/TJ10- The TJ09 is $270, the TJ10 is $300. The TJ10 has a removeable mobo tray (does the 09 have it also?) and door on the front. I do like the design, and multiple case fans (or at least positions for them).
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