Case Idea

[killerhurts]

Blue Motherboard
Green-power supply
Orange DVD rom/harddrive trays.
pink-fans
red CPU
yellow CPU cooler.
purple-front panel,USB,Audio,Power,reset.

Basicly this is a Antec 300 setup, but there's only a single DVD ROM cage, the hard drive trays were moved to the bottom. The 2 120MM fans were moved to the top. There's no real need for multiple DVD drives(if needed an external could be added). This will allow air to move more directly. I was thinking a DVD-RW tray could be moved actually ontop of the front of the computer (outside) or an external DVD drive could be mounted there. Moving hard drive trays all the way to the bottom would also put most of the weight at the bottom of the case, making it more stable.

 

[MadAdmiral]

So you mean an Antec 900.

 

[ulysses35]

or the Antec 1200 with the removable cages removed

 

[dndhatcher]

or the Antec 1200 with the removable cages removed

You mean "moved", not "removed".

Antec 900, 902 and 1200 all have moveable 3drive/fan bays that can be set at any elevation on the front of the computer. Its pretty common to see these cases with the DVD at the bottom and the fans moved up to improve airlfow over the motherboard. Because the PSU is on the bottom you can leave extra cable in the bottom of the case behind the DVD and they dont affect airflow.

 

[jsc]

True. I have my 900's modded for cable management. One of the mods is drilling extra holes under the lower drive bay just to tie down unused cables.