What's your favorite aluminum case?

So I'm saving up for a silver x900 but getting cold feet. I seem to keep liking cases that don't fit the monstrous ati cards, but I think fit the top nvidias still. I'd like something in the ballpark of the x900. No plastic for sure and preferably aluminum over steel. Not even sure what case i currently have anymore as it was from my first build about seven years ago. It's big and steel with some plastic. It seems to HAF computers are popular now, but I think they are UGLY. Any thoughts for me? I like the look of the corsair 800D, but it appears to be slightly larger than a compact car.

thanks.

You may as well take a look at the Lian-Li PC A70F.. I have one for my workstation and am plenty proud of it.. Excellent fit and finish which provides a very elegant look.. Lots of room inside.. And a very well laid cooling setup which is very efficient and at the same time, very quiet also..

My Favorite Aluminum case? Well all my favorite cases are aluminum so this one is easy. I love the Lian Li PC-a77f and the Silverstone TJ07 (I own the latter). The Silverstone TJ07 has some great cooling if you mess with it a bit. I have the 2 5.25" HDD enclosures with a 120mm fan on each inside my case and 2 good fans exhausting air out of the top. The TJ07 is also one of the absolute best water cooling cases out, it can fit a quad radiator and up to 2 dual radiators without modification.

The PC-A77f is... well its impressive to say the least.

Yes, Lian Li quality is second to none. The Silverstone TJ07 is the only other case that comes close to Lian Li quality, and it still falls short. You won't understand the quality and the difference until you see one in person.

Zalman z-machine GT900 or GT1000
Niiiiice....screwless design, completely open easy to use case, and amazingly well designed....but real freaking expensive.
Best case ever though.
http://www.zalman.co.kr/eng/produc [...] sp?idx=188

I liked that Zalman 1000 a while back, but it has a Lian Li price without being a Lian Li, So I've soured on it a bit.

A77F is an excellent choice.. But am not so much sure on it being a LAN party kindda case.. Its light weight compared to other steel full towers.. But it has weight for sure and exclusion of top mounted handle bars (a common, and must IMO, feature nowadays with LAN party cases) make it somewhat difficult to move around that easily and frequently.. The default design does not comes with a clear side panel also.. So if you need that, you've either buy it from Lian-Li for an added cost or look for some other case.. Lancool is also a subsidiary of Lian-Li and they have aluminium mid towers with clear side window (look at the PC K62).. They don't have the exquisite feel of a regular Lian-Li case though.. If you need a case for LAN parties then I'll recommend the Cooler Master Sniper Black Edition (with a clear side window).. Although steel, it has great fit and finish and feature wise, its a perfect gaming case.. It has excellent cooling, ample amount of interior space and great cable management features along with all black interior which, according to some, is a must for a high end gaming case..

incidentally, i think my psu is kind of big, though i love it and i'm wondering if the extra hard drive bays (i think that's what they are) at the bottom of the x900 are easily removable? by which i guess i mean can it come out without me doing damage to the case/modding it?

thanks.

does the pc-ao5n actually exhaust heat out the front instead of out the back?

Wondering if anyone knows the space available in the x900 case for the psu? I have a ZALMAN ZM1000-HP 1000W which I think is kind of big because it runs dual heat pipes and has a large exhaust fan. Wondering if I need to worry about removing the hard drive cage in the bottom or even get one of the lian li extensions for psu's. Thanks so much.