Hi - I'm in the process of putting together a new build and I keep getting stuck on a case. I am fairly picky about little details since I'm gonna have to look at this thing every day and am having a hard time finding a case which meets the criteria I'm searching for, any recommendations would be appreciated, here are the primary things I'm looking for:
1) No side swinging door on the front, my last case had this and it irritates me to no end
2) Stealthy cd drives - by not having a door this usually exposes the ugly fronts of your optical drives, I don't want to look at those either - maybe some case with a cover attached to the bezel of the drive, or bay doors which slide open automatically when the drive opens
3) Not too much bling - I never got the whole glass side window thing or flashy blinky lights everywhere, seems tacky to me. While I wouldn't mind a little tasteful bling to give the case some personality, I don't want it to be a theme - simple, sleek, with a little personality is what I'm looking for here
4) Obviously decent cooling is always a factor so I don't want a case that will act as a heat-sink
5) Mid-tower ish size would fit best in the desk I have setup, but if I like the case enough I'll get a new desk
6) Needs room for a raid 5 with 3 hard drives
7) Will possibly setup an sli or crossfire so may need room for that too but haven't decided
8) Front USB and Firewire (not top access unless its a really nice case which is desk replacement-worthy again)
Often times pictures of these cases online isn't the best way to get a feel for a case so I'd like to draw from owners experience with these cases - any recommendations?
Thanks!
1) No side swinging door on the front, my last case had this and it irritates me to no end
2) Stealthy cd drives - by not having a door this usually exposes the ugly fronts of your optical drives, I don't want to look at those either - maybe some case with a cover attached to the bezel of the drive, or bay doors which slide open automatically when the drive opens
3) Not too much bling - I never got the whole glass side window thing or flashy blinky lights everywhere, seems tacky to me. While I wouldn't mind a little tasteful bling to give the case some personality, I don't want it to be a theme - simple, sleek, with a little personality is what I'm looking for here
4) Obviously decent cooling is always a factor so I don't want a case that will act as a heat-sink
5) Mid-tower ish size would fit best in the desk I have setup, but if I like the case enough I'll get a new desk
6) Needs room for a raid 5 with 3 hard drives
7) Will possibly setup an sli or crossfire so may need room for that too but haven't decided
8) Front USB and Firewire (not top access unless its a really nice case which is desk replacement-worthy again)
Often times pictures of these cases online isn't the best way to get a feel for a case so I'd like to draw from owners experience with these cases - any recommendations?
Thanks!