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Dead p!xel
Ok so here's thew deal ive buy a case that i totally hate, no cable management option, bit small, looks cheap, no removable mobo tray, But when i received it there's was a small carck on the windows corner so i got refounded by purolator= free case. But i was kind fo expecting thos esince the case was a cheap 1 , Thermaltake SopranoRS 101...no surprise for 70$ That'S why im looking for a new 1 but not sure if ill buy it...

Since i hate it i want a new 1 I'm looking for those things:
Removable mobo tray
good cable management options
Full tower or big mid.
If it's possible more then 7 pci case slot
A window or not idc
Water cooling "capable" (room)
cool looking.
And IF possible not too expensive,

So im posting this just to see what will be every 1's pick since i dunno lot of case.
I know case is a personnal choice kind of, but i want to see what will be every1 tought bout this
Fanatic
Raidmax Katana for me.
OwinC
Have you tried checking out newegg, Best Buy, or any others, to see what they offer?
Dead p!xel
kind of, but every search result give you too much result, and xsept if you do extended research on every of them u dunno if they have all what i want lol
OwinC
Well I got all confused with all the choices there were. So I went to the local computer shop, and looked around and asked questions about the cases. Will this one cool better than this one? Will they make good foot rests? Ask questions. get answers. My case only cost me 60 bucks. It has plenty of room for what I have. And if I ever need a bigger or better case. I will check online after I make my rounds at the local stores. Or what I see what the other members have, and their opinions on their cases.
Dead p!xel
I live in a lost hole, no comp shop at all, the onlything we got selling comp is staples.....lame....
OwinC
So just do your homework. Keep looking around and ask some questions. I'm sure you will find what your looking for.
Shadowfactor
I really like my Lian-LI A10B.
It's Around $250 though but it's such a nice case.
It has every option your asking for.

Removable Motherboard tray.
Wire management is easy with 2 level design.
Lots and lots of space. ( there's room for 2 PSU's) I placed my water pump where the 2nd PSU would be located.
Pre-cut holes on top of case for tubes to Rad.
Amazing build quality.

A case thats very similar is the P182/P180 by Antec and about $100 cheaper
Fanatic
You could alwats go to newegg.com select computer hardware, cases and then over at the top left it says best sellers. This will give you an idea of what other people are buying.
Dead p!xel
so what im comign to... thermatake armor, P182, i love the Lian-LI A10B. but it's really over my budget, the classic cosmos is cool too but still bit expensive...

So what will be ure pick yallz? or does any1 think bout a similar case to those?
Fanatic
Thats why I am choosing the raidmax Katana. Similar to the TT Armor, but way cheaper which is fine for me because I am just going to gut and cut it anyway.
the2l
Hi! Iam from Poland and it's my first visit on this page.

Maybe RADIMAX SAGITTA 921 ??
Juicy8504
Well, stay away from an Antec P182SE. It's what I have. It isn't roomy for its size, everything is a squeeze, no room for water-cooling unless you get creative with a dermal, Cable management a nightwear w/o modular PSUs, HEAVY, and expensive (got mine on sale for 110!!!). It's a PRETTY case though, very classy. But IMHO, look at Antec cases.... they are very good quality for the money. But for the most versatility.... go with a Lian Li.
gotdamojo06
I will suggest the Thermaltake Armor Extreme Edition, I love this case. It is huge and works really good with my water cooling setup. It is really easy to organize the wires in here, I used to have them looking good, however with me changing things inside of there all the time, I have not kept it nice wink.gif There is no removable motherboard tray, however you dont really need it.

Check the link in my sig for my watercooling work log, there are a few pics in there.

The only case that I have ever had that has a removable motherboard tray was the Ultra m998 case. I liked the case, however I sent it out to someone who really needed it. The part that I really liked about that case is that everything on it could come apart which allowed for a really huge potential in wire management. There is also the "Ultra Power Bar" which added to the wire management. Like I had said I do not have this case anymore, however I do not think that there was much room for a watercooling setup.

The other case that I really like is the Cosmos 1000, there are a lot of opinions on this case. I think that its nice and there is quite a bit of room in there. I was going to be using this case for my watercooling setup, however I got a 360 rad instead of a 240, so there was not a good place to put that rad in the cosmos. I had a little trouble even finding a place to put it in the armor however figured out a way to put it in.

Hope this helps a little bit
j2t
Original CoolerMaster Stacker STC-T01 gets my vote smile.gif
Kovoet
Coolermaster stacker 832 gets mine
troy5061
Ive always like this one. If I ever upgrade from my current case it would be to this one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811129021

I currently have this case and love it, keeps everything cool, tons of room, and cheap I got mine for 59 dollars back when TD had them.

http://www2.shopping.com/xPF-Power-Up-Powe...cases--power_up
mojunikey7
not to harp on what others have said, but either the Raidmax Katana, or the Thermaltake Armor series.

Both are great, large, cool, nice looking cases with plenty of everything.
mattwalter85
cooler master cosmos baby
CanadaGUY
Oddly enough, even though my case doesn't have that many special features i love the thing and i got it off of E-Bay for around $60. Looks like a Alienware just with a side window and a extendable CPU vent. Works well for me, always get a couple looks from people when they see it and ask if it's a modded Alienware.

Just thought i'd add e-bay into the mix smile.gif

capthowdy575
i was looking at this to be my next case im looking at might be a little pricey i think they have one that doesnt have all the watercooling in there already for cheaper i would go for the one without watercooling in the case so i could do a custom watercooling setup
Dead p!xel
lol what an old thread, anyway i'm currently staying with my soprano till... idk just till i have xtra cash XD
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