Ill start antec nine hundred two

>>105934214 (OP)
Any super basic, no rgb bullshit

lancool 217 black

>>105934247
disgusting

FT02

Reddit: The Computer Case

still the best case I've ever had

>>105934214 (OP)

>>105934214 (OP)
The antec 900 first edition was my first ever PC case. I hated how manual everything was. Want to change a drive? Here's a bunch of screws and sliding trays to fuck around with for you

>>105934214 (OP)

>>105934214 (OP)

>>105934214 (OP)

Excellent cooling. Extensive storage support. Easy to build and maintain. No window faggotry.

This is what peak case looks like. No bullshit, only features. Full ATX with everything you'd ever need, with superb build quality. And it cost only $100 in 2014.
Good luck finding any windowless full ATX case with drive bay slots in the current year.

>>105935270
reddit is right for once

>not having a window to put an anime girl figurine

>>105935308
I managed to cram a rx 580 into one of these second hand office optiplexes, it still does its job nicely

Just finished moving my rig into picrel. Got it second hand. Worth every penny

>>105936280

I'm looking for a case for a server it can be huge, in fact it needs to be huge, maybe someone can help in here. It needs to be able to fit an Asus 4090 tuf that's 350mm long, have bays for 8 3.5 drives and also a bay for a 5.25 blu ray drive. Anyone got any good suggestions? Would prefer under 150 bucks if possible. One case I found is the phanteks enthoo 2 but it seems mostly out of stock and marked up in the few places it's available.

Yuel Beast Atlas 2

phanteks p600s eclipse

>>105936461
nice, currently using this PC-7B Plus II with my XP PC

>>105936461
>>105936557
I used to have this guy, it was really great. Wish I kept it.

>>105935270
Literally the one I just ordered

>>105935270
ftfy

>>105934214 (OP)

I like my Silverstone rm42 a lot. It's just a box.

>>105934214 (OP)
Love that case. Converted mine to a home server. Pulled out all the 5.25" bays and front fans and converted them to hot swappable drive bays.

>>105936372
in my heart i knew this great chassis had already been posted
the enthoo pro 2 is pretty good as well, its only drawback being it has 1 drive bay instead of 3

>>105934214 (OP)

Based. My Antec 902 V3 still works well on my 2011 i72600k build.

>>105934214 (OP)
>5.25 bays spanning the entire height of the front panel
I kneel
Where can I buy cases like this today?

>>105934247
>>105935270
I don't understand what people see in this shit, oh wow they put a wood texture on the front panel
It doesn't even match my wood furniture, it just feels so generic and tasteless

>>105940512
This is why cases with no external front bays suck
The antec twelve hundred can fit even more front I/O

>>105941509
https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-thor-nas-black/p/N82E16811147371

>>105936372
enthoo series by far are my favorite cases. unfortunately I just had to go with a define 7XL for a build but plan on moving to a pro2 or 719 when more are available.

I have this one it's pretty good. I have 10 case fans in it

let me guess, you need more?

>>105941523
Wood shouldn't all match but everything that can be wood should be wood

either one of these is chill, the smaller the gpu the better

>>105942724
based V-series enjoyer, I'm working on modding out a V1200 to be my forever case. Kind of insane in hindsight that a high end case back then could get away with just a single 120mm intake for the HDDs only and nothing but an exhaust fan for the main chamber

>>105943070
What is your plan just drilling holes all over this and attaching mesh?

>>105936280
Honestly one of the best cases to come out in a while
I have one pulling double duty as a server and media PC

>>105943148
going to mill a large section out of the top and turn it into a modular fan/radiator mount, fits 4x120 or 3x140 without interfering with anything inside or messing with the case's lines too much, plus an extra 120 hidden behind the 5.25 covers. If that's not good enough I'll chop the midplate and make room for more fans behind the front like picrel, but I'd rather avoid anything that extreme since I want to keep things semi-stock and have a couple working drive bays.
The whole concept is heavily inspired by this mod https://hardwarecanucks.com/forum/threads/new-life-for-an-old-box-%E2%80%93-lian-li-v1200-plus-mod.80834/page-5, basically just adapting his top window concept into a removable plate to mount fans to

>>105934214 (OP)
>>105936109

Been looking for a PC A-77/79 in silver for many years. Love my TJ07 tho

Use case for a disc drive?

>>105943383
Burning cds for a 1999 honda that just wont quit

>>105943383
Burning Saturn and PSX games at 2x speed so you don't kill the disc drive.

classic Antec P183

>>105943164
3oo is better because of flat front.

>>105943383
That's my decision and my business. You do not need to know and your opinion was not requested

>>105943383
Upgrading your front IO

Cases don't look good without rgb

>>105934214 (OP)
KINO
the 900 was my first ever pc case
the giant fan on top actually helped i believe, don't think any of my subsequent PCs were as cool

best cooling ptp on the market

>>105945050
This case has a cool form factor and the easy access to drives is handy but its annoying to build in.

>>105936280
Hey, that's my case! Except when I got mine the RGB one with the window was like $30 cheaper. I just keep the RGB off.

Got this yesterday to replace my 2008 Antec case that already had some rust in it. RGB can be either on or off.

>>105936280
This except with the tinted black window, looks real slick with all RGB turned off and if I ever wanna take a peak inside I just shine my phone flashlight through the window or front mesh

>>105934247
lancool 217 would be soo much better without that wood shit

I've seen those panels don't even line up properly

>>105945050
ah the dust magnet one of the best ever

>>105947642
Every pc with fans is a dust magnet

>>105945050
This thing sucks ass. Retarded layout, nonsense 80mm fan layout, shitload of wasted space with limited space for PSU so it needs to bulge out the fucking back.
Branded as a "lanbox" that takes up about as much real estate as another fucking human being. Most overrated shit ass case I've ever seen.

Corsair Vengeance C70

Goes on ebay for $300-$400 these days and for good reason

Absolute kino

>>105934214 (OP)
If it allowed for ITX this case would be perfect still not bad hardware though

the antec 300... home...

>>105947673
>idk how to fucking build and mantain a fucking pc machine

That what a i read.

>horizontal mb
>better for big and tall cpu cooler
>better for big and tall gpus
>2 front fans
>1 big ass fan at top, cuz you know hot air goes UP
>a lot space for hdd/ssd

pussy

>>105934214 (OP)
King shit, I still have my old P4 build in this case.
>>105935308
I got a soft spot for these cases, better looking Dells.
>>105936109
ugliest silverstone
>>105936280
i bought and returned this case. pos, flimsy as fuck, huge empty space, not enough 3.5 bays
>>105938970
king shit
>>105940512
sick, what bays are those?
>>105943164
this is a good one too

and now for the best case ever made, the FT02. I bought mine brand new back in the day, and im always on the lookout for ebay deals.
first one here is my OG i7 build sporting a 32TB RAID0 array, and the 2nd one is a freshly build 14th gen i7 with a 48TB RAID0 using WD Reds. its my upgraded seedbox. I got 75k hours on the first and 8k hours on the 2nd. zero issues, all performance, zero waste on redundancy.

I always wanted to buy this case, you can configure it to hold two individual motherboards, with tons of rooms for drive bays and anything else. this would make a super dope primary computer with a NAS box in the same case.
there is one on ebay right now

>>105943383
who said anything about disc drives?

>>105946741
kys

>>105946741
fag RGayB PC

Fractal Torrent. Easiest case in the world to build in. Absurd amounts of airflow. Glass or solid, up to you. Comes with 5 fans and that alone is $100 these days. Won’t make your girlfriend upset if it sits in the living room.

>>105946741
Don’t listen to these two anon
>>105949220
>>105949390
They just have tetanus from cutting themselves on their sharp edged Dell cases and they’re antivax so they never had a chance. Pray for them.

I like using these for secondary machines

>>105947802
the FT02 is such a sick case, you ever try running modern GPUs in them? I know most 3 fan cards are a pretty tight fit, and there's also some horror stories about certain vapor chambers and heatpipes not agreeing with the 90 degree vertical alignment. Had a chance to pick one up a while back but got spooked off by the potential compatibility issues, kind of regret it now tbqh.
Related, wonder if the Alta T1 is ever actually going to release. Rumors were MSRP in the ballpark of $1k which is completely insane but fuck it looks good.

>>105949425
i wish i were that based to have a dell case instead of this glass gaymer shit that i bought 3-4 years before

at least i cut all of the RGB cables with the scissors

>>105948816
>posts only side so it can't be identified
for what purpose

>>105935308
I'd do a build in one of these but it's mATX and I've always been on ATX.

>ultra high-end customs then: tasteful, indestructible, still highly sought after with extensive aftermarket
>ultra high-end customs now: ugly acrylic RGB skeletons for $2500 + tip
IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME

It was revolutionary at the time

>>105949429
god tier cheap shit

>>105949705
big ass side fan with ducted cooling
we didn't know how good we had it

>>105949438
I got a 2080Ti in it. Fits fine. Runs low 40's at idle
heatpipes are sealed, shouldnt matter which way they are oriented

>>105934214 (OP)
my desktop baby

Fucking plebs

>>105944889
soul

>>105949684
fucking this
I hate that I no longer have much opportunity for a giant fuck you case that can take a full, uncompromising custom loop along with storage and 5.25 bays
I was still in my "practical" PC phase where I thought an NH-D15 was the end all and a midtower would forever be enough.

I want my monolith

>>105947699
Finally replaced mine with a Fractal last year. Was sad to see it go. Top mount USB and audio jacks are stupid and they should have been kept at the front.

>>105950308
did you at least sell it to someone instead of throwing it away?

This is kino. I am sure this will be my case for the rest of my natural life.

>>105950308
literally same, my 7800 XT was just too fucking big for my old 300 so I got a big open fractal case!
RIP

Literally the only good-looking case with a DVD drive bay

>>105950416
dogshit

You can't post a cooler case than this

>>105934214 (OP)
The best case for 16-core whorestations.

>>105936280
>>105942717
>>105950353
>>105950416
Everyone posting Fractal """design""" garbage or similar should be hanged and sent back to r*ddit in a bodybag.

>>105950494
That giant Window logo is ugly. This is not a commentary on the OS. The size and placement on the case is ugly.

>>105950458
>>105950529
Must be hard living with such a shit taste

>>105950551
>t .>>105949220

>>105950568
I mean, it's not about the RGB, you could even turn them off for all I care. The Pop XL Air would still be the only good-looking case with a DVD drive bay available on Amazon

>>105950601
It's a generic featureless "designer" glass cube.

>>105950601
You can get Focus Gs from amazon still

>>105934214 (OP)

>>105950655
Which "feature" is it missing?

>>105950674
Yeah, unfortunately you can

>>105950601
it looks like an H510, get a pair of eyes anon

>>105950720
Not sure how it's unfortunate, they look a lot better and are cheaper.

>>105950737
Yeah, but the H510 doesn't have a DVD bay

>>105950720
With "featureless" I meant the design, but against >>105936372 it's more expensive, has 2 fewer drive bays and fits 2 fewer HDDs, and seems to have worse airflow.

>>105947802
>sick, what bays are those?
It's four of these, each turning 2x 5.25" bays into 3 hot swap drive bays:
https://www.amazon.com/ICY-DOCK-MB830SP-B-Tray-Less-Removable/dp/B07YQKHL8N

Then one of these, turning 1x 5.25" bay into 6 hot swap SSD bays:
https://www.amazon.com/ICY-DOCK-Tool-Less-ExpressCage-MB326SP-B/dp/B01M0BIPYC

Had it running for just over a year, no complaints here. The fan they come with is a bit loud, so initially I replaced them with Noctua fans to be quieter because I had it in my bedroom at first, but now that I've moved to somewhere with a basement I just have it down there and sound is no issue.

You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like

>>105940512
One day (additional) cpu boards and gpus will come in a Swappable HDD form factor!
It’s only mass retardation why it isn’t so.

>>105951887
Wish I had the scones for a mountain mods case.

>>105950416
>the only good looking case with a dvd drive bay
>glass panel
>rgbt faggot lights
>drive bays are on the bottom of the chassis for some reason
are you by chance blind or retarded?

>>105934214 (OP)
why is there no 200mm fan on the side or top anymore?

Lian Li Lan cool II mesh performance probs one of the best performing cases for 2021 and still today

>>105954036
I just have 10 120mm fans.

>>105953973
What they really need to make is an even BIGGER 2 chamber case with the hdd bays on the psu side of the case so they are completely out of the way of the air to your other parts and could have their own two 120mms. We need WIDER and FATTER cases.

>>105949475
I just keep mine on a nice dark orange that reminds me of vacuum tubes

>>105949429
I had one of these for $40 and used it for like 3 years

>>105949402
My fans are like $4 each.

Guys? No RV02?

For me, it's the ammo box with the fancy switches.

>>105934214 (OP)
Don't be a nigger. Use an open air case for your desktop. For a server tower you have, The Box.

>>105949402
based, rocking one right now

>>105935304
Based. I like it way better than the ncase m1 I've had for 9 years

Every case that has a see-through panel or RGB is dog shit

Wish I had a good picture of my own PC, but it's sold now; same case as this pic though, Phanteks Enthoo Evolv full tower.

>>105947679
This is mine that I got for $30, together with that VS650 PSU last few weeks. Original owner sold it to me for cheap since he wanted to clear his house and I managed to persuade him for such a cheap price, just because I recognise the case and can actually appreciate it for what it is.

>>105936280
>no slots for CD-drives

garbage

>>105934214 (OP)
Lian Li Lancool Mesh II

>>105954273
ah, a fellow /mu/sician?

>>105934214 (OP)

>>105954263
close enough ig

>>105949402
why not Torrent Compact? seems a lot better designed with regards to the intake fans at least, and it's still big and ATX
>>105954285
those are 180mm fans

>>105949844
I have P510 e-waste special.

>>105950529
>animefaggot lecturing others about "design garbage"
need i say more

>>105936280
what’s the big difference between the meshify 2 and 3 i have a hard case requirement of no rgb no glass and both have that

>>105957850
>>>/reddit/

why does everyone here have a hard on for optical drives and hard drives

>>105958317
Because I use my optical drive to rip CDs and save them on my hard drive.

>>105958317
Hard drives allow you to save massive amounts of data.
Optical drives allow you to read and write data off optical discs.

>>105957596
Love this lil nigga like you wouldn't believe

>>105947913
>>105951887
baste ufo enthusiasts

>>105958317
Optical drive bays can be used for more than just disc drives.
HDDs also store data, nice to still have local HDDs as another option for backups

The reductionism for desktops is honestly the weird thing about the last 10 years.

>>105958407
Please save to onedrive.

O11 D evo xl. The customization, features and amount of fanslots is top tier.

>>105958454
are all those exhaust fans?

>>105958502
Bottom and rear are intake.

Any cases that have a side panel fan mount and a removable or no psu shroud?

>>105958454
My orange fans look like this

is there anything with better airflow than the antec flux pro

recently upgraded from a Corsair SPIC-02 to a Fractal Design Define R5. I finally outgrew my side-panel window gamer phase and this case is both efficient and functional while also having an understated design.

>>105936478
heh

>>105949844
I had a Lenovo Thinkstation back in 2022 as a work PC. it belonged to my employer and it had a Threadripper of a spec I can't remember, 128gb of RAM, and a 3090.

if I could have kept the case and just sent back the internal components, I would have. but the entire machine was rigged with anti-tamper tech.

why do enterprise customers get the best designs?

Are there any non huge pc cases that have 2 hot swap able drive bays that ARE NOT NAS

>>105936478
I can't make it out, but I'm guessing this is a happy merchant?

>fractal design
>design incorporates no fractals whatsoever

>>105951935
i got one of these (for free), it takes up a shitton of room and you WILL have wasted space. the modular nature is neat but you can put every optional part in the case and still have 1/2 of it be empty air.
flat mobo config was also hellish for dust.

>>105959280
Yes but they don't make them anymore

>>105954263
So you want bigger.

>>105934214 (OP)
Its annoying how people would consider this as obselete, like how is it obselete? did physics get an update or something?

probably the most popular case back in 2005+

still using pic rel so it's good I guess

>>105959930
usually old front panel connections, tacky/cheap looking gaymer aesthetics (chrome, obnoxious LED fans, colored cables that stick out like a sore thumb) and the fact the front bays arent useful to most now.
id disagree with that third point but theres your answer.

>>105947802
did you know you can buy silverstone replacement front io with 1 usb-c and 1 usb A port?

>>105960202
yes, I bought one for my 2nd build.
UBS 3, not C

>>105958317
I still use HDDs to store my data. I have terabytes of media that I've accumulated over the years and it's not like I need anything faster than a 7200RPM drive for even emulating old games. I have 2 NVME drives as my boot and games drive, but I don't need an SSD for my movies pics and music.

>>105960144

>>105960144
The milled steel vent covers are an incredible touch

>>105936461
gave away a pc-50 recently. if it had a normal layout i'd have kept it.

>>105958317
personally i've moved over to a laptop and SSDs for my main machine so a pc case is for home server duties so hdd bays and 5.25" bays (for hotswap bays) are needed.

>>105958561
I have an R6 and absolutely love it.

>>105960284
no, they also sell a c, I installed it like 2 weeks ago

it said it didn't support ft02 because of the cable length of the usb-e cable but it was more than long enough to reach my usb-c header

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0828V5642

my ft02 was newer and came with usb 3 as standard

>>105959966
I got one and it's pretty solid
>>105959988
oh hell yeah we're case buddies, I have the same thing in black

>>105936372
I just build a new PC recently and upgraded to my friend's used Enthoo Pro that he gave me. It really is a nice design and has a lot of great cable management features.

The CM690 II though served me well for nearly 15 years. Though unusual, the SATA drive bay on top was surprisingly convenient.

Its still the best idea even if the execution isn't

>>105958561
>SPIC
Xey literally prefer Latinx xir.

>>105957854
Meshify 3 is an overall downgrade.

No storage mode, limited drive capacity.
No 360 radiator on top.
No dust filtering.
No front door that makes cleaning the front fans a breeze.

>>105959785
just get a fucking server rack at that point, jeez

>>105961340
I built one for my dad similar to this. He put his old disc drives, hdds, and a 3060ti in it.

>>105962415
But anon it has dual mobo and psu mounts, the nas goes in the same case on the other side.

>>105962423
He asked for an sd card reader as well

>>105961340
bottom mount psu is a sign of when shit started getting retarded

>>105934214 (OP)
>plastic window and RGB fans
so fucking GAY

>>105936280
based

>>105938970
nice

>>105962518
that's not RGB, it's just B

>>105934214 (OP)
I used to have that. Upgraded to a cooler master h500m tho

>>105934247
that thing is 80's as fuck

>>105936372
drive bays are becoming a home server luxury market which means paying out the fucking ass for something you could get for 40 bucks back in the 2000s.

>>105962671
>keystone front jacks

god i wish this would become the norm for cases, its so annoying having to use extensions or hubs for whatever autistic legacy connector you need to use regularly on the front.

My beloved P300A

>>105963318
Stop using jewegg

>>105960144
Bet it runs hot like a furnace.

I was looking for one with at least one optical drive bay, enough fans to work for a high end gaming rig, and decently plain looking.
This was the one I eventually landed on, but I still wish I could have gotten one like this without the window.

>>105964024
Define 7 / 7 XL

>>105964024
I don't reccomend this case unless you are very poor. I used it for like 3 years. The panel screws stripped and I started using tape. Cable management is bad. The drive bay on the bottom is so close to the frame that you can't easily get the cables plugged into the drive. For $40 it was fine but I would just spend like 1
$100 and get something better if you can afford it.

>>105964077
I said with optical drive bays, dumbass.

>>105964140
Be quiet pure base 600

>>105960513
>>105963999
The lack of a chimney is puzzling, though

>>105964161
damn, that's pretty good.
unfortunately, I already built the PC a year ago. and it's not really worth it to spend the money and rebuild the whole thing just for that.

>>105964170
well unlike most fireplaces or furnaces, this PC doesn't care about it's components being overrun with fumes. in-fact, that would just make the job ever so slightly easier.

>>105964215
When your side panel strips like mine did do it then

>>105958407
ITX cases have it the worst in that regard, many of them don't even have a 2.5" bay, and those that do often don't have space for cables.

>>105934214 (OP)
Still have this big boy beside me since 2010.

>>105958317
hotswap bays are cool as fuck

>>105958540
you need to buy those backwards fans that they make for fags who use rgb

>>105964140
yeah they have them

>>105964647
Nah thse were $4ea

>>105964785
i dont get why you would buy a case that is 1/2 glass on the sides and then proceed to fill it with awful trash

why not just get a mesh or solid case that would be quieter and/or better cooling and not have to look at product sitckers and cables

Used it since 2009, with several upgrades of internals. Still just works.

>>105949705
picked one of these up for $50 a couple of months ago

>>105949425
tetanus lives in soil

>>105938970
Thats a beautiful case anon

>>105934214 (OP)
I still want to mod this case so I can use it

>>105949402
Based

>>105949705
>5.25 bays with inner 3.5 bay adapters
Actual lost technology

>>105962423
>>105962441
nice build congrats

I'm getting this one for my next build. I'd prefer more I/O on the top but otherwise it seems good.

>>105964610
They are really nice.
>>105965924
It's a shame it's so damn expensive.

>>105965973
Ultra 20 is better if all you care about is the case

My current case, NZXT phantom 530. Internal is brand new but I kept the case from 2014.

>>105936280
Thinking about upgrading to a fractal. Which one is the definitive, /g/-approved case?

>>105968498
Defire r5.
Door, side panel window is optional. Houses dual 140 intakes. 2 5.25 bays. Stock configuration handles 8 3.5" drives but you can also buy extra cages to push it up to 11-13 depending on what your GPU needs are. Top should fit a 240 rad, or a 360 if you don't use the optical slots.

>>105968498
Fractal is overpriced garbage meant for basic discord machines, not actual computers. Nothing they make is /g/ approved.
If it doesn't have at least three 5.25" bays, it's not /g/ approved.

>>105968594
>Fractal is overpriced garbage meant for basic discord machines, not actual computers. Nothing they make is /g/ approved.
What do you suggest, then?

>>105968594
They make great cases that look good. Sounds like you haven't built with one before they are well thought out.

>>105965180
This was my old case >>105964100. I wanted a case that looks nice and is easy to pop the panels off, I wanted dark orange to look like a tube amp plus the wood. If I could also get green pcb with huge visible resistors, caps, transistors I would do that as well. I want to look at the opposite of having everything covered up.

>>105968594
Is that... a cigarette lighter 3rd from the bottom?

>>105969023
I just saw the list beside it - indeed a lighter

>>105969023
>>105968594
Are these just stereo faces?

I want just a normal white computer case with no lights. No glass. No XENON X alien ports.

>>105972827
Nah
These where actual PC accessories meant to fit in a CD drive bay, including the cigarette lighter and cup holder.

A lot of them are audio related like UV meters, headphone amps or even a cassette drive.
Lots of multimedia panels too, back in the day the dedicated media PC was a thing so lots of stuff was sold to replicate the physical controls and displays that you got on stereos or DVD players.