PC Cases - The search continues

[roughiain]

I just got a HAF 912 Advanced and I love it. It's a big upgrade from my previous cm690. Cable routing is tops. It's quite inaudible. Tons of space for watercooling with rubber grommets on the back. Front panel USB3.0 bay. Bottom mounted. 2x200mm fans. Full black interior. Solid feel all round. No vibrations. I'd recommend it highly and I can show a pic of my interior if you'd like.

Not a bad price under 1k from takealot.

http://www.takealot.com/electronics...ced-w-side-panel-no-power-supply-unit,9760649

 

[sal12344]

My motherboard came with a front Panel connector, so I put that in 5.25" bay with enclosed adapter. Gigabyte board has 10 usb 3 ports and seeing as how the silverstone cases mount the motherboard facing up I dont see an issue.

 

[Slayeruser]

Corsair Graphite 600T

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=1449

 

[Ampha]

I just got this
http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=1749
Case is amazing, the build itself was simple and there is so much room for cable management
In regards to USB ports, it has 2x 3.0 slots on the front of the case along with another 2x USB 2.0 slots with eSATA too and not to mention the xdock
Was worth every cent I spent on it

 

[sudyP]

I got an Antec P182 - great case and I see the P183 has USB 3.0 support too. Not too badly priced as well.

 

[CataclysmZA]

I vote for the Corsair Carbide 500R @ R1028. I built a customer's components into one last year and the chassis oozes quality and practicality.

Review over here.

 

[cerebus]

I vote for the Corsair Carbide 500R @ R1028. I built a customer's components into one last year and the chassis oozes quality and practicality.

Review over here.

Very nice cases those.

 

[ponder]

I have to admit: I've never seen or heard about that Silverstone Raven 02 and it looks amazing and got great reviews!
eg. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/835/pg6/silverstone-raven-2-rv02-chassis-conclusion.html
Its product page: http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/products/r-photo.php?model=RV02&area=en

The design of that case actually makes a lot of sense.

 

[cerebus]

The design of that case actually makes a lot of sense.

It made a lot more sense when Wootware were selling it for r1200. A friend of mine got the last one. It really is a beautiful piece of work.

 

[Archer]

The design of that case actually makes a lot of sense.

Next project...

 

[ponder]

Next project...

People will placing orders

 

[ponder]

It made a lot more sense when Wootware were selling it for r1200. A friend of mine got the last one. It really is a beautiful piece of work.

Next project...

The airflow in that design is good, nothing is at right angles to the air stream like in current cases where your gpu acts as a wall. With this design the air flows straight over the card.

The other thing I like is the top access for all the cables, no longer have to pull the case forward to plug stuff in/out. It's all win.

Why has nobody else done this before?

 

[cerebus]

The airflow in that design is good, nothing is at right angles to the air stream like in current cases where your gpu acts as a wall. With this design the air flows straight over the card.

The other thing I like is the top access for all the cables, no longer have to pull the case forward to plug stuff in/out. It's all win.

Why has nobody else done this before?

It's not ALL win - cable routing inside is a bit of a pain. And the HDD's are a bit close to the bottom of the board so they can interfere with the gfx card. But all in all it is a very very nice case and the fans are amazing.

 

[Creepster]

I got Thermaltake Chaser.good case plenty of space.extreme airflow.can take H100 rad as well with other water cooling.you tube it or go to thermaltake.com

 

[robertwj]

I am in a similar position. I must say i prefer basic cases though. I don't care much for clear side panels and 10000 air vents on the case.

I'm going for a basic yet nice looking Gigabyte X7 case. Ordering it in 2 weeks. Its only R326 incl shipping.
http://www.takealot.com/electronics...7-atx-chassis-black-side-vented-panel,4598462

 

[sal12344]

Honestly I rate Gigabyte cases as highly as their power supplies. IE. I dont.

 

[HookX87]

I second the Corsair Graphite 600T. Built in fan control with awesome airflow. It's a tad over the budget but its visual appeal hooked me.

http://www.rebeltech.co.za/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=29&products_id=1449

 

[aka.Goliath]

So I have finally bought a Corsair 600T. From the out set it was fantastic with latched side panels, large amount of space inside and removable air filters. Other thoughts are, besides having to return the first one for one with working side panels, the wiring in this case is fantastic, quality I would give 7.5/10 for that price I would like to see slightly better build quality, I don't use the fan controller as I use AI Suite but from the little I did it didn't seem to do much to reduce the fan RPM, the USB 3.0 on the front I/O plugs into the back I/O it would be nice to have had an adapter to plug it straight into the MoBO, If you don't like sleeping next to a landing UFO space craft I would suggest removing/covering all the lights +/- 10 of them (including the power and HDD lights which are the brightest) lastly the top space under the grid is quite nice for those extra fans for your H100 cooler but then when the top grid is put on again there is a little (but not too noticeable) unevenness between the grid and case as if the fans don't quite fit. After saying all that I still think this is one of the best on the market and I am very happy with my buy.