- Aug 19, 2012
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Ok Everyone!
I have narrowed down 2 choices for Cases (both will have no windows as they may be unseen in the future). The Fortress FT02 by Silverstone, and the PC90 by Lian LI.
This will be for an audio workstation, not gaming. A workstation board, passive video card, lots of memory, HD's, So i wanted a case that's fairly silent, no doors, excellent cooling, low temperatures. and no windows on both. These 2 seem to be the closest in terms of silence, great cooling, low temperatures.
Lian li pc 90
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/produc...x=583&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=138&g=f
FT02
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=242&area=
FT02 Pro's:
-Excellent Cooling due to rotated board design
- Fairly quiet, as the case is covered in soundproofing foam inside (great for an audio only workstation)
- Fairly Roomy (modular power supply also allows it to have even better cooling) and Cable management
- Dust filters!!
FT02: Cons
- Don't Know if this is a con really, but the top cover, im afraid of this wearing out due to pulling the top off so much, dont want it to eventually "Break" ( I have had this experience with Doors on cases
)
PC90 PROS:
- ROOMY
-Great Airflow as well due to "open" design
- Can be farily silent due to fans
- Lighter than most cases
-Basic internal design- great for a workstation type build
PC90 Cons
- No cable management (not a big deal really)
-One review said the PSU may get hot due to airflow (heat rising)
- HD's are mounted on the side, some users reported that this can cause a Hum as its right on the side, and may be prone to heating up (Although I think you can mount the drive facing inwards)
- No Soundproofing (heard its fairly quiet though and im sure i can add this myself)
-Only Has 2 Drive bays at the front...wont be expanding too much, but still kind of an annoyance for future expansion if needed, the top drive bay is an htpc type of bay which i dont really like, Maybe this bay cover can be removed?
Both Cases are fairly Good, Similar pricing, good airflow, kinda quiet, and I wont be going into the case much once built. This is my final decision when it comes to cases, im going to make my purchase very soon. I also chose these specifically because of ability to handle larger than Atx (my motherboard is SSI-CEB standard) , quietness, dustfree.
What would you finally recommend as a final decision? Provided I have heard good things about both cases, and not soo good things, but when there both similar in pricing...makes it a little tricky.
Anandtech refers to the pc90 as a Workstation branded type of case.
I have narrowed down 2 choices for Cases (both will have no windows as they may be unseen in the future). The Fortress FT02 by Silverstone, and the PC90 by Lian LI.
This will be for an audio workstation, not gaming. A workstation board, passive video card, lots of memory, HD's, So i wanted a case that's fairly silent, no doors, excellent cooling, low temperatures. and no windows on both. These 2 seem to be the closest in terms of silence, great cooling, low temperatures.Lian li pc 90
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/produc...x=583&cl_index=1&sc_index=25&ss_index=138&g=f
FT02
http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=242&area=
FT02 Pro's:
-Excellent Cooling due to rotated board design
- Fairly quiet, as the case is covered in soundproofing foam inside (great for an audio only workstation)
- Fairly Roomy (modular power supply also allows it to have even better cooling) and Cable management
- Dust filters!!
FT02: Cons
- Don't Know if this is a con really, but the top cover, im afraid of this wearing out due to pulling the top off so much, dont want it to eventually "Break" ( I have had this experience with Doors on cases
)PC90 PROS:
- ROOMY
-Great Airflow as well due to "open" design
- Can be farily silent due to fans
- Lighter than most cases
-Basic internal design- great for a workstation type build
PC90 Cons
- No cable management (not a big deal really)
-One review said the PSU may get hot due to airflow (heat rising)
- HD's are mounted on the side, some users reported that this can cause a Hum as its right on the side, and may be prone to heating up (Although I think you can mount the drive facing inwards)
- No Soundproofing (heard its fairly quiet though and im sure i can add this myself)
-Only Has 2 Drive bays at the front...wont be expanding too much, but still kind of an annoyance for future expansion if needed, the top drive bay is an htpc type of bay which i dont really like, Maybe this bay cover can be removed?
Both Cases are fairly Good, Similar pricing, good airflow, kinda quiet, and I wont be going into the case much once built. This is my final decision when it comes to cases, im going to make my purchase very soon. I also chose these specifically because of ability to handle larger than Atx (my motherboard is SSI-CEB standard) , quietness, dustfree.
What would you finally recommend as a final decision? Provided I have heard good things about both cases, and not soo good things, but when there both similar in pricing...makes it a little tricky.
Anandtech refers to the pc90 as a Workstation branded type of case.
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