Hello all, long time lurker here.
In Short:
I need a case with good cooling, at least 2 5.25" bays, at least 3(4 would probably be better) 3.5" internal bays, and the ability to fit an ATX mobo with an Ultra-120 Extreme on top of it(it is bloody tall).
I'd prefer it to be at most a mid tower, as my space needs are minimal, so I'd like to keep weight down. Also, I prefer my PSU be on the bottom, since it may occasionally have unfortunate bumping occur.
I've been thinking of getting the Antec 300, since Amazon has a really good price on it right now, but I wanted to be sure that I've not overlooked any good competitors to it.
In Long:
I've been contemplating moving my gaming rig (now a couple years old 🙁 ) into a new case for a few reasons. The biggest is that the front bezel on my current case (P182SE, got a good price on ebay) is shattered beyond repair, making it difficult to move the case without risking further damage and rendering everything but my power/reset buttons unusable. The temporary fixes I've been using over the past year have worked well enough, but it's time to move on.
So, I contacted Antec about buying a replacement bezel and door, and the price runs at 30$ before shipping. That price puts fixing up my current case within spitting distance of simply buying a new one outright, so I've been doing some research to see what my options are.
This build is primarily for gaming, so my priorities are (in order) cooling, space, and silence. I use air cooling and currently a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme sits on my CPU.
One of the issues that has slowly grown is the weight of the P182. I really appreciate the durability of the steel, so I think the issue is that the case is too large for what I need. I only have 2 5.25" bays in use (out of the 4), and a mere 2 HDD's in the 3.5" internal racks. I'm planning on getting an SSD in the near future (<6 months) so my criteria are simple.
Well, that post certainly got long-winded, thanks for reading this far.
-Yaiba
In Short:
I need a case with good cooling, at least 2 5.25" bays, at least 3(4 would probably be better) 3.5" internal bays, and the ability to fit an ATX mobo with an Ultra-120 Extreme on top of it(it is bloody tall).
I'd prefer it to be at most a mid tower, as my space needs are minimal, so I'd like to keep weight down. Also, I prefer my PSU be on the bottom, since it may occasionally have unfortunate bumping occur.
I've been thinking of getting the Antec 300, since Amazon has a really good price on it right now, but I wanted to be sure that I've not overlooked any good competitors to it.
In Long:
I've been contemplating moving my gaming rig (now a couple years old 🙁 ) into a new case for a few reasons. The biggest is that the front bezel on my current case (P182SE, got a good price on ebay) is shattered beyond repair, making it difficult to move the case without risking further damage and rendering everything but my power/reset buttons unusable. The temporary fixes I've been using over the past year have worked well enough, but it's time to move on.
So, I contacted Antec about buying a replacement bezel and door, and the price runs at 30$ before shipping. That price puts fixing up my current case within spitting distance of simply buying a new one outright, so I've been doing some research to see what my options are.
This build is primarily for gaming, so my priorities are (in order) cooling, space, and silence. I use air cooling and currently a Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme sits on my CPU.
One of the issues that has slowly grown is the weight of the P182. I really appreciate the durability of the steel, so I think the issue is that the case is too large for what I need. I only have 2 5.25" bays in use (out of the 4), and a mere 2 HDD's in the 3.5" internal racks. I'm planning on getting an SSD in the near future (<6 months) so my criteria are simple.
Well, that post certainly got long-winded, thanks for reading this far.
-Yaiba
