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Nice deep mid-tower?

Dorkenstein

Dorkenstein

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I am looking at Silverstone Kublai, since I heard from Zepper that they were nice, but I am wondering, is there another cheaper mid tower with equal depth? Thanks, I think the Kublai is over 20 inches deep.
 
What is the depth for? How much do you need? The Chenbro SR105xx are plenty deep and only about 17" high but don't offer many drive bays. The XClio Windtunnel may be taller than you want and the Enermax Uber Chakra is deeper than normal. But I think I mentioned those before. Have you looked at the new Rosewill Conqueror series - those are on the same chassis as the Silverstone PS01 and deeper than many mids. Good deal running now.

.bh.
 
I need more room for cabling, long video card and hard drives. Currently my hard drive cage in my Antec makes a barrier when a really long video card rubs right up against it.
 
Which Antec do you have now? The 18x or the Sonata?
How many hdd's? The Chenbro SR105 that Zepper mentioned can handle 3 in the upper drive bay.
It is a nice, roomy case. Me & Zepper both own a variant of it. Extremely well built. But like Zepper said, it only has 2 external 5 1/4 bays & one external 3 1/2" bay.
 
Sorry I dropped the ball on this thread. The Chenbro looks good, does it have good airflow? Thanks again. I have the P180 right now.
 
Since my issue is the hard drives and my video card touching in the Antec P180, would it be worth the money to buy a case like the CM 590 or should I get a 5.25 to 3.25 bay device that holds hard drives and cools them? Thanks.
 
Only one place to buy Akasa in US (resellers have to import them themselves) and that's at sidewindercomputers.com and that is only irregularly. The GW is the YCC-61F1 - www.globalwinusa.com and only one reseller for that too who doesn't answer their email. Better to get the Ultra m998 (currently $130. at TigerDirect) which is basically the same case and is widely available and often on sale. Those cases are highly regarded by techies as they are capable of being disassembled down to the frame, so if there is a place to hide something you can find it and mounting radiators, etc. couldn't be much easier.

.bh.
 
It makes the case heavier than it would be if the mobo tray was aluminum like the rest of the case, but you get a much stronger mobo tray in the exchange. It is good that they went with stainless steel instead of normal SECC as there will be less of the differing metal corrosion problem. Anyhoo this indecision is getting tiresome, as all this has been hashed over before - time to s__t or get off the pot...

.bh.
 
Well, this all started at least back in March over a good handful of threads. Perhaps others don't have a rubber trap memory c'est moi.

In any case, you should take ownership of your decision. There are plenty of reviews on the Akasa versions (Eclipse, Mirage, and even the new one with the all-aluminum, doored front (others all have plastic bezels) - can't remember the name they gave that one) and even more reviews on the m998. No reason not to be aware of all the pluses and minuses well before signing on the dotted line. There is no such thing as a perfect case just be willing to tolerate the known negatives.

.bh.
 
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