Hi everyone... I'm building a new system for photo editing. I don't really game much at all.
It will be a Quad 9550 or 6600, asus MB, etc. No fancy graphics card.
I have always used fairly inexpensive- ok really cheap- computer cases for my systems in the past.
Seems to me I can keep a case for a while, so now I'm interested in considering some nicer cases.
Please give me some suggestions to look at to help narrow my search- I've been trying to read reviews, but it has gotten overwhelming. Oh, if you have a powersupply rec. too, I'd be interested.... I'm not sure I need a huge PS, but I could be wrong.
Requirements:
I'd really like to avoid plastic as much as possible. No weird alien graphics necessary (no offense intended to those who like those graphics!
I really don't want a front door that I have to open to access optical drives- If there is one, it should be metal.
A flap covering the optical drives that drops down would be acceptable assuming it is metal and feels strong.
I'd really like the I/O panel, power button, etc on the TOP of the case.
I don't want a door of any sort covering the I/O panel.
It should have an eSATA port on the top I/O panel for easy back up of photos.
Needs to be able to manage and cool a lot of hard drives. I currently have a 4 drive RAID set for data storage, a main drive for OS, programs, will be adding a drive for photoshop scratch, etc...
I don't need tons of front optical drive bays- three is fine.
I will either NOT be overclocking, or will be OC'ing just a small ammount, so no need for water cooling, etc.
Thanks,
Quinn
It will be a Quad 9550 or 6600, asus MB, etc. No fancy graphics card.
I have always used fairly inexpensive- ok really cheap- computer cases for my systems in the past.
Seems to me I can keep a case for a while, so now I'm interested in considering some nicer cases.
Please give me some suggestions to look at to help narrow my search- I've been trying to read reviews, but it has gotten overwhelming. Oh, if you have a powersupply rec. too, I'd be interested.... I'm not sure I need a huge PS, but I could be wrong.
Requirements:
I'd really like to avoid plastic as much as possible. No weird alien graphics necessary (no offense intended to those who like those graphics!
I really don't want a front door that I have to open to access optical drives- If there is one, it should be metal.
A flap covering the optical drives that drops down would be acceptable assuming it is metal and feels strong.
I'd really like the I/O panel, power button, etc on the TOP of the case.
I don't want a door of any sort covering the I/O panel.
It should have an eSATA port on the top I/O panel for easy back up of photos.
Needs to be able to manage and cool a lot of hard drives. I currently have a 4 drive RAID set for data storage, a main drive for OS, programs, will be adding a drive for photoshop scratch, etc...
I don't need tons of front optical drive bays- three is fine.
I will either NOT be overclocking, or will be OC'ing just a small ammount, so no need for water cooling, etc.
Thanks,
Quinn