This is a case manufacturered by a little know company called Avance. They may not be very well known, yet, but I think they will be very well know very shortly. They have some very innovative ideas, and in the case industry, that's something that's hard to come by 
Here's an image of the case (unmoddified):
Avance CI-7008 unmoddified
Now, that may not be that impressive, I admit. But it's the features that are yet to be seen that really impress me. First, the case is very well constructed. Good quality metal, and very well assembled. Avance also went for the tool-free design. And they almost got it. The only time you need a screwdriver is to mount the HDD and floppy. The 5.25" drives can use drive rails, and not the usual cheap ones, these are very nicely designed drive rails.
The side panels are removeable with thumb screws. Nothing too innovative there, these just happen to be very high quality stainless steel thumbscrews. There is also a swing out mobo tray. No tools needed here either, because the mobo snaps onto the tray with stainless steel posts, not those cheap plastic ones
Okay, so you're starting to wonder if I'm just talking out my a$$. There hasn't really been anything unique so far, I know But, I'm not done Although, high quality parts versus cheaper ones are nice to see, that's not innovative. But, imagine, if you will, being able to mount all your cards, AGP, PCI and ISA without needing any tools.
No, I'm not talking about using thumbscrews, like the Lian-Li cases do. That was a nice thought, when it was done. I don't know about you, but it's hard for me to get my fingers in there to do all that twisting. So, it was a nice thought, but it wasn't that much easier than using a screw driver.
Okay, already. Then what the hell am I talking about?
This is what I'm talking about:
moddified Avance CI-7008
And for a close up:
retention clip mechanism
If you want to see more about this case, or buy a modified one, just go here:
My review and mod process
Click on the top thumbnail for the full review and modification process I went through.
This is not meant to be an advertisement, because I don't care if anyone buys the case. I just thought it was a unique innovation they came up with. But, if you do want to get the case, because of the unique features, you'll need to get it through me, or my partner Pham Computer, because we're the only online retailers for Avance, at this time.
Here's an image of the case (unmoddified):
Avance CI-7008 unmoddified
Now, that may not be that impressive, I admit. But it's the features that are yet to be seen that really impress me. First, the case is very well constructed. Good quality metal, and very well assembled. Avance also went for the tool-free design. And they almost got it. The only time you need a screwdriver is to mount the HDD and floppy. The 5.25" drives can use drive rails, and not the usual cheap ones, these are very nicely designed drive rails.
The side panels are removeable with thumb screws. Nothing too innovative there, these just happen to be very high quality stainless steel thumbscrews. There is also a swing out mobo tray. No tools needed here either, because the mobo snaps onto the tray with stainless steel posts, not those cheap plastic ones
Okay, so you're starting to wonder if I'm just talking out my a$$. There hasn't really been anything unique so far, I know
But, I'm not done Although, high quality parts versus cheaper ones are nice to see, that's not innovative. But, imagine, if you will, being able to mount all your cards, AGP, PCI and ISA without needing any tools.No, I'm not talking about using thumbscrews, like the Lian-Li cases do. That was a nice thought, when it was done. I don't know about you, but it's hard for me to get my fingers in there to do all that twisting. So, it was a nice thought, but it wasn't that much easier than using a screw driver.
Okay, already. Then what the hell am I talking about?
This is what I'm talking about:
moddified Avance CI-7008
And for a close up:
retention clip mechanism
If you want to see more about this case, or buy a modified one, just go here:
My review and mod process
Click on the top thumbnail for the full review and modification process I went through.
This is not meant to be an advertisement, because I don't care if anyone buys the case. I just thought it was a unique innovation they came up with. But, if you do want to get the case, because of the unique features, you'll need to get it through me, or my partner Pham Computer, because we're the only online retailers for Avance, at this time.
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