Question Need help finding a decently cheap ATX case

[ShoeEatingManiac]

Hey all, 2nd post on this account.
I recently tried to buy a new case for my PC, but unfortunately, things did not turn out so well. I bought a pretty cheap case off of Amazon a week ago (Zalman T7) and for some reason, none of my board PCIE slots (my board is an Intel DX79SI) matched up with the slots on the case, so I had to return it. Since then I've been somewhat paranoid since I don't know if it was an issue with the case or if my motherboard has a weird layout. I'm hoping that someone here can give me some advice as to what to do in this situation, and I would appreciate it since I'm hoping to snag a good deal on a case since so many deals are coming up.

 

[Lafong]

Might be tough. That's an oddball board.

12 years old. Sold for around 300 at the time.

X79.

8 RAM slots.

etc.

I found some old reviews of it that said it was peculiar even though "ATX".

 

[ShoeEatingManiac]

Might be tough. That's an oddball board.

12 years old. Sold for around 300 at the time.

X79.

8 RAM slots.

etc.

I found some old reviews of it that said it was peculiar even though "ATX".

Yeah, this was what I was worried about. I took it out of a Powerspec PC and was praying that the case wouldn't be proprietary.

 

[Misgar]

You might be able to find an "EATX" case with eight slots for PCI cards on the rear panel instead of the normal seven EATX is not a true standard and 7-slot cases exist with this description.

Plug a few cards into the motherboard and line up the PCIe cards with the apertures on the rear panel. Mark the positions for the motherboard standoffs.

Grab a Dremel and start hacking the aperture so that all rear panel ports are accessible.

Careful relocation of the motherboard standoffs and you're back up and running. You will now have a unique custom build.