80lb Behemoth: fits even SWTX motherboards and a superfluous amount of HDD's
Pros: Fits SWTX, mobo tray handles, lots of HDD bays, wheels, modular fans!, price
Cons: Weight, low airflow on mobo side
This is a truly huge case. Thankfully, as one of the only consumer SWTX-fitting cases, it's very affordable for what you get.
The airflow feels a bit strange: the case is divided into two sides (motherboard and drive bays) with each having four fans -- this leaves the motherboard (which has only push fans, no pull) feeling a bit lacking in airflow. The tray gets quite warm at full load, unfortunately.
That said, at this price, this case is pretty great. It has more drive bays than I've ever had HDD's, and working on it is incredibly easy due to modular fans & motherboard-tray handles. These're truly great features. I think it's a bit noisy, but that's an easy fix (it takes less than a second to remove a fan).
Also: as before, this' one of the only options if you want a good price on an SWTX-fitting case! It's certainly worth the price.
PS: I haven't really seriously investigated the issue, but I suspect a whole 'nother motherboard could fit in the drive bay side
...and there's plenty of room for another normal-ATX PSU at the distal inferior end.
PPS: I bought it directly from Chenming (very easy), but shipping was crazily expensive. If you can find it locally, it's an insanely good deal.
The airflow feels a bit strange: the case is divided into two sides (motherboard and drive bays) with each having four fans -- this leaves the motherboard (which has only push fans, no pull) feeling a bit lacking in airflow. The tray gets quite warm at full load, unfortunately.
That said, at this price, this case is pretty great. It has more drive bays than I've ever had HDD's, and working on it is incredibly easy due to modular fans & motherboard-tray handles. These're truly great features. I think it's a bit noisy, but that's an easy fix (it takes less than a second to remove a fan).
Also: as before, this' one of the only options if you want a good price on an SWTX-fitting case! It's certainly worth the price.
PS: I haven't really seriously investigated the issue, but I suspect a whole 'nother motherboard could fit in the drive bay side
...and there's plenty of room for another normal-ATX PSU at the distal inferior end.PPS: I bought it directly from Chenming (very easy), but shipping was crazily expensive. If you can find it locally, it's an insanely good deal.
