Looking for a new case - HD isolation/air filters

[ProtoolsOperator]

Hello this is my first post here.,
I've be reading TomsHardware for years but never posted anything.,

Anyhow I'm looking for a new case and can't find something that will fit me.,

I'm looking for
- HD isolation and
- air filters for
- big (120) fans I'm looking for good ventilation and quite therefor there 120., side hole for my ZALMAN 7000 outtake will be nice edition (I have fans so I prefer they won't be included)
- I also got antec 380 PSU so PSU won't be neccessary also.,
- I prefer 5 5.35" drive bays but 4 will be ok
- I don't have a problem with full towers - I like them


- Style - I want it to look nice I like silver finish/blue+black/yellow+black, not too fancy colors not too colorful (unless it's psychodelic trance style

This computer will stay home so handles/weight-matirial issues/windows and other impressions won't be neccessary.,

If anyone can help me find something it would be great I looked on a lot of cases and didn't find something that will satisfy me so I thought maybe to order it from US (I'm from Israel)

Thanks again,
-Noam

 

[mozzartusm]

There is a guy in this forum that goes by the screen name "folken". If I were you I would send him a private message and ask him what he thinks. This guy has a very impressive setup. He uses a Lian Li case. You may be able to look up his profile, if so click on the icon that says "My Precious" thats what he calls his machine. Trust me he named it appropriately. Anyhow, you can go to www.newegg.com and look at their selection of cases. They have very good prices and service. As for things like dust filters, worry more about the case itself. If it comes with all the gooddies, then great. If it lacks a few of those small items, just keep asking questions about case modding. Cases are fairly easy to modify yourself. It just takes some planning. Once you cut a hole its going to be there! Best of luck to you. Oh, how much were you planning on spending?

 

[Ned_Flanders]

Lianli cases are good. Google them, but be warned - they cost alot.

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[folken]

You want one of these lianli cases:
PC-V1000
PC-V1100 (silenced)
PC-V2000 (fulltower)
PC-V2100 (silenced fulltower)
PC-V1200 (extended mid tower)
(add a "b" to the end of any of them for the black version)
They all have 120mm fans, dust filters, all the screws you will ever need and the tools to install everything.

I've got the 1200b, u can see pics of it on my sig. Those things cost an arm and a leg but they are worth every penny.
I suppose I should submit pics to modding sites or something. I just enjoy seeing peoples faces when I pop the side of my case and show them what's inside, lol.

<A HREF="http://www.folken.net/myrig.htm" target="_new">My precious...</A>

 

[mozzartusm]

That's a midtower you have? That thing looks huge in the Pics. How long or deep is that case?

 

[RichPLS]

do women tell you size doesn't matter?

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[mozzartusm]

Im on a roll today! 😱

 

[folken]

I think the dimentions are 210x490x625mm(W,H,D)
It's the biggest mid tower I have ever seen.

<A HREF="http://www.folken.net/myrig.htm" target="_new">My precious...</A>

 

[Worf101]

Man that is some great cable management you have there with water-cooling to boot. You are now and officially forever "Da Man". I may have a bigger rig, but you're a craftsman. My cable management looks like squat.

Da Worfster

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[timsa20]

For my money you CAN NOT beat the Coolermaster CM Stacker! It's big and it's expensive, but it will serve you well LONG into the future. It's the case I'm currently saving my pennies for. AnandTech recomends it as the "best" case for over-clockers.
Another case I've strongly considered is the Eclipse 62 from Akasa. It was a strong contender but it isn't currently available in the US and it is even more pricy than the Coolermaster.

Check out the Coolermaster at Anandtech;
http://www.anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=2138&p=13

And check out the Eclipse 62 at the Akasa site;
http://www.akasa.co.uk/

 

[ProtoolsOperator]

Thank you,.
Actually yesterday I posted my last competitors ups and downs but I see the post was somewhat deleted.,

Anyway until I'll write it again I checked out the coolermster., The look is nice especially the blue design and I can spray my drives in black to match it. although it's a little bit expensive.,
The cons I think that it doesn't have the HD mouting rubber and also EMI shielding,.
It doesn't have a 90 degrees HD cage which is very cormftable.,

Akasa looks simple but nice also black drive bays but no EMI shielding or more than 4 drive support.,

-Noam

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by ProtoolsOperator on 11/16/04 07:09 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[sobelizard]

I now suffer from Folken-Envy.

{starts making a parts list}

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[folken]

lol, just wait till I pool up enough money for a liquid cooled dual opteron dual video card machine

When that comes out of course, lol.

<A HREF="http://www.folken.net/myrig.htm" target="_new">My precious...</A>

 

[sobelizard]

As soon as you get that project done, we expect no less than high res pics to drool over.

Was curious though, those all-weather fans you got mounted outside your window?

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[folken]

Nope, they are just 92mm case fans I scrounged out of some old Macs when I beat them to peices with a pick axe a while back
I'm surprised they haven't given out on me yet. I guess the overhang on my roof is enough to keep em out of harms way.

<A HREF="http://www.folken.net/myrig.htm" target="_new">My precious...</A>

 

[sobelizard]

If you don't mind, what pumps are you using?

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[folken]

I know the outside radiator system is using a Beckett M200 fountain pump. I think the pump in my internal system is a Little Giant PE-1F-PW. My neighbor just gave me a pump w/o a box or anything so i'm not 100% sure on it's model#.

<A HREF="http://www.folken.net/myrig.htm" target="_new">My precious...</A>