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i am starting to look at my next case. i find i am unable to make any serious head way as ther are about 10 i like. so i thought to help me along i thought i would ask what other people look for in a case. if you want to know anything else feel free to ask.
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space for radiators
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1. Options for cable management without having to cut holes yourself
__________________2. Personally, I do not like 'tool-less'. I'd rather screw components in. 3. Can you hit the reset button without having to grab a ballpoint pin or something small to get to it? (HATE that) 4. See #3 5. Space for more fans? Or does it come with enough? 1 or 2 intake fans and 1 output is not enough. 6. Where is the hard drive bay/cage? Can you use those hard drive bays AND use a 10.5" (or larger now) video card
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Good air flow, roomy, and looks. Honestly, if you can find a case that has good air flow, cable management, and is big enough to hold your stuff. That's all that really matters. That and it fits your taste. If your water cooling, that's a whole different set of criteria. To me, Cooler Master makes absolutely the best mid range cases. People can talk Lian Li all they want, but I take a CM any day.
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i want as big case as possible, i am planning to water cool in futuer. i also want it to look good as will be on show. i want good air flow and plenty of cable managment holes, i also want something that not every one has (so sorry but can't go for the haf 932)
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1. First by far is easy radiator mounting, I'm not talking about those useless holes for tubing on the back, I mean a spot with room for 3x120mm fans right next to eachother. I'll give the case obscene bonus points if I can fit two or three in it.
2. Price. As nice as $350-500 cases are, I can't justify the cost. 3. Location of power switch. I keep my case on the floor and don't want to have to bend all the way over just to turn my computer on. 4. Cooling. I kind of like my case to be more than a box I put my hardware in to prevent my dog from eating it. 5. Looks. Useless things like doors, ridiculous color schemes, and oddly shaped windows should be excluded.
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1. No plastic body parts.
__________________2. Good airflow. 3. Cable management. 4. Aluminum
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cos it is going to be on show i would like a nice window in it and i would like it to look clean inside. the corsair 800d is at the top of my price range but as i said i like a few others.
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i love the antec 1200 fella but it just dosen't seem deep enough. plus it seem common alittle
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