SpacemanSpiff
03-21-2009, 12:38 AM
Greetings, all!
I didn't think my biggest issue with planning my first build would be the case, but because I never gave it any thought until now, I can see why it's becoming a problem. I thought I'd just use something suggested here, until I looked at them and see they don't work for me. Can someone knowledgeable about cases please suggest something based on the below?
Here's what I'm looking for, in great detail, though some of it will be sacrilege to some: :)
- good ventilation... duh
- tower ... it's going on the floor ... I've got vertical space
- non-descript ... it's basically going in my living room (I'm in a small apt) ... all black or all light or black & silver 2-tone, but NO colors (orange, red, yellow trim)
- no bright lights ... or at least ones I can disable ... for the same reason as above ... I don't want it to look "cool", just not distracting
- no doors ... I don't need a hassle getting to the CD/DVD quickly or a door hanging open near where people walk
- no fan on top ... I'll probably put things there and don't want restrictions
- USB & audio in front, but mid to top level ... not on the bottom, since cables would have to stretch from the floor and could be stepped on
- side windows not necessary (esp. if lit)
- 3-5 5.25" bays and at least 1 external 3.5" bay ... I'll probably put in a FDD
***** a flap/cover would be preferable here to hide the FDD, esp. if the bezel doesn't match the case .. my wife's no-name case has this
- internal 3.5" bays oriented to the side ... like the Antec Sonata III and my wife's no-name ... nice feature
That's all ... I think. I don't ask for much. :o
I'm tempted to just use the tan, empty, 19"x17" no-name I found and have had lying around with 3x 5.25" and 3x 3.5" external bays (+ 1x 3.5" internal), no side vent but a missing door. Any reason I shouldn't just use what I have for a new build?
Thanks all!
I didn't think my biggest issue with planning my first build would be the case, but because I never gave it any thought until now, I can see why it's becoming a problem. I thought I'd just use something suggested here, until I looked at them and see they don't work for me. Can someone knowledgeable about cases please suggest something based on the below?
Here's what I'm looking for, in great detail, though some of it will be sacrilege to some: :)
- good ventilation... duh
- tower ... it's going on the floor ... I've got vertical space
- non-descript ... it's basically going in my living room (I'm in a small apt) ... all black or all light or black & silver 2-tone, but NO colors (orange, red, yellow trim)
- no bright lights ... or at least ones I can disable ... for the same reason as above ... I don't want it to look "cool", just not distracting
- no doors ... I don't need a hassle getting to the CD/DVD quickly or a door hanging open near where people walk
- no fan on top ... I'll probably put things there and don't want restrictions
- USB & audio in front, but mid to top level ... not on the bottom, since cables would have to stretch from the floor and could be stepped on
- side windows not necessary (esp. if lit)
- 3-5 5.25" bays and at least 1 external 3.5" bay ... I'll probably put in a FDD
***** a flap/cover would be preferable here to hide the FDD, esp. if the bezel doesn't match the case .. my wife's no-name case has this
- internal 3.5" bays oriented to the side ... like the Antec Sonata III and my wife's no-name ... nice feature
That's all ... I think. I don't ask for much. :o
I'm tempted to just use the tan, empty, 19"x17" no-name I found and have had lying around with 3x 5.25" and 3x 3.5" external bays (+ 1x 3.5" internal), no side vent but a missing door. Any reason I shouldn't just use what I have for a new build?
Thanks all!