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What is your favorite computer case?

Low price - Rosewill/Yeong Yang R5601/YY-5601. High price - the new Silverstone Temjin 9 (SST-Tj09). Compact microATX - (holding my nose) Ultra Micro Fly.

Too many that are decent in the middle to list them all.

I follow my casitude points no matter what the application.

1- Well thought-out cooling.
2- Indirect air intake areas on the front for noise control.
3- Rubber (or perhaps some other type) isolation for the HDDs - or enough free 5" bays that I can add an HDD cage with isolation.
4- Normally oriented HDD bays, maybe sidesaddle if they have done major portholing on the HDD rack for air flow.
5- Ease of use/build-out features such as toolless but with the option to go old-school if necessary.
6- Doesn't look like a steaming pile...

Lots of very expensive cases don't come close the the Rosewill R560x or R6A series in casitude.

..bh.
 
Probably the best one I've seen lately would be the Lian Li PC-A05. Much better designed than their older mini towers since the power supply is moved to the front. If I was building a new system sometime soon (and I really wish I was), that's definitely the case I would get.
 
My favourite case right now is the one I own - an Antec NSK 4400. It fits my needs, looks neat with clean lines and has a half decent PSU, with all that for a cheap price.
 
1) Mountain Mods U2-UFO (ultimate game cube)

2) Thermaltake VF1000SWA (ultimate lan party cube)

3) HSPC Tech Station Computer Workbench (ultimate test bench)

4) Lian Li (ultimate joke) 😀
 
I like my current Antec Solo. It looks "nice" without being boring. It seems decently constructed. No door over drive bays which I hate. Finally, it was really easy to set up a very quiet system.
 
My current fav is last case build I did. Enermax Chakra case. I just ordered a new SFF case, the Qmicra, so we'll have to see how that plays out.
 
1st: TJ-07 or MM UFO <---- I love these cases
2nd: CM Stacker or TT Amor
3rd: TT Kandalf LCS <--- i love how it looks. :\
4th: Any case sub 30 dollars that i can hack and slash with my dremel. 😀
 
I just ordered Gigabyte Aurora, and am hoping it will soon become my new favorite. Aside from those I've owned (and learned to hate for one reason or another), I have to admit I love how the Alienware cases look.
 
Either the Antec SOLO (Piano Black, no included PSU) or the Antec P150 ('Piano White' with included PSU) are fantastic cases, both from a system-building standpoint and a user-experience standpoint. I think they're the very best cases available in their size class. Attention is given to providing plenty of airflow (2x92mm in front, 120m+PSU fan in back) as well as keeping the noise inside the box (vinyl damping material on side panels). The quality of the finish on each case is also exceptional. These two models aren't cheap, but they are affordable.
 
The TT Armor is my favorite. Have 2, plan to mod a 3rd one. They provide good cooling, and there's enough space to actually work around inside them.
 
$200+
Silverstone TJ09
Silverstone TJ07
CM Stacker 830 Evo
TT Kandolf LCS

$100+
TT Armor
CM Stacker STC-T01
Xclio A380
TT Armor Jr

Sub $100
Antec P180
Antec 900
Antec Solo or P150

LAN/SFF Cases
TT LANBox
Ultra MicroFly

These are all off the top of my head and prices are reflective on sales AR as of late.



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