Hey guys i need a case recommendation, currently i use a Cooler Master Praetorian 732 which i love to bits, its a brilliant case, now the problem is that i have 5 HDDs one of which is currently on its side inside my case because my 8800GTX wouldnt fit because the HDD was in the way.

ive ran out of space and want to add another HDD to my Raid array, so i need a case that can hold upto 7HDD(min), and has enough space for my 8800GTX without me having to remove a HDD, a tool less case would be great but im happy with screws so either way.

ive been looking at the stacker and its a good case it just looks rubish(imo), so i need something fairly big with good looks, and im partial to black, under £150 (but i could always save up, i will consider more expensive cases, nothing over 200 though)



EDIT

could a mod move this message to cases please, i have no idea why it ended up in soundcards.

First off... you should be able to edit your main post (above mine) and change the section, there should be a drop box. (use the reg edit, not the quick edit)

7 HHD is an awful lot of disks.

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan

That case does have 6 3.5" bays for HD. You still could mount HD's in the 5.25" bays with:

StarTech BRACKET Metal 3.5" to 5.25" Drive Adapter Bracket

So that way you can use up the 5.25 Bays with HD's.

cant do that, i just get an error telling me that i dont have permission to edit the post, its really annoying and i have reported it to the mods.

i hadnt actually thought about thermaltake i was just looking at the new antec , which looks like it could do the job.

Ahhh... wrats.

Well, I was just showing an example that a full tower like that only has 6 3.5" bays for HD since you said 7 was the min. Yes, the:

Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

has 6 spots for 3.5" HD Bays as well. Just didnt know if you knew about the adaptors that can help you put HD in the 5.25" bays.

lol, yeah i knew about the adapters,

i like the Antec looks good, and i could use an adapter with it, does anyone know if the 8800GTX fits in this case comfortably?

Im willing to go for a server case, if it means i can get all my HDDs in lol. still looking around, i always look for reviews of the cases before deciding on them.

lol just read the newegg user review:

so im still looking, i know this is a tall order, 6 would probably be enough tbh, 4 disks in Raid 5, 2 in Raid 0... i wanted another for all my music but nvrmind.

I've seen one that could hold 8 HDD, it had 2 of those HDD mounts, one in the front (normal) on one in the upper back with the PSU mounted vertically behind the HDD rack. The one in the back might have been verticall type.
alas, cant find it anywhere anymore...

I basically have this case, though mine comes with a clear side:

AeroCool ExtremEngine 3T

It should come in black as well. This is mine:

If you look closely, you could fit 8 HD's on my system (if you don't use the 1 of the 2 bottom bays for floppy). Though, it would be a lil cramped with SLI config. My 8800GTS fits good enough for me.

Edit:

My system has changed a lil though. It has the Corsair 620W PSU, and I moved the HD to the bottom.

Edit:

Actually there should be plenty of room.. I did move the front 140mm fan to the inner part of the case, so that is why it may look more cramped.

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Doh... that case even has the fan on the inside. . o O (I actually moved into the case, guess they did that on the newer ones)

HAHA!
I was just looking at the Newegg page for the AeroCool.
Check out the third picture from the end, most redundant label ever!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Show [...] puter+Case

well so far for me the Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan is winning, it may only hold six, but im intreged by the completly tool-less design. and the size of it will probably be enough for my 8800GTX aswell.

Check out the new Thermaltake ArmorPlus(Armor+) VH6000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail $199.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133056

Expansion
External 5.25" Drive Bays 7
External 3.5" Drive Bays 1
Internal 3.5" Drive Bays 7
Expansion Slots 10

They have added some new features to the Armor series and also make the drive bays easier to install HDD's.

thats a bloody big case, right at the top of my price range, would have to save up a bit for that one. dont think it would fit on my desk.

On newegg, enter 6,7,8 etc.. as the number of internal 3.5" bays, and you will get a fair number of hits. What is hard is to determine if a 8800GTX will fit without limiting the number of hard drives. One I found that might be interesting is the Lian-LI V2000 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835118015
a reviewer said it would hold multiple 8800GTX's.

This might help:

Certified SLI-Ready Cases

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_build_cases.html

Depending on how many and how you use the 5.25" bays of your case, you might also consider one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] STB-3T4-E1

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &Tpk=icage

I own the Coolermaster one for a cheap server here, and it's a fairly good solution. I wouldn't put drive that I need easy access to, but otherwise it is good.

Ahh.. Didn't know they had those. That great to know when you need extra space for HD's.