What is a kick ass computer case??

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  • Catalyst
    Confirmed User
    • Jun 2003
    • 3243
    #1

    What is a kick ass computer case??

    Right now I have Thermaltake case and love it. It is all aluminum and just been great. However I am slowling out growing it.


    However I need something else..

    Here are the basics
    I have 8 sata drives.. ( need to add a couple more)
    Don't care about floppy drives
    a couple of cd-bays ( 2 )
    a ton of fans.. I live in vegas and it is impossible to keep anything cool

    If it matters.. I have a 1000 w/s power supply.. soon to be 2 sli video cards.. tons of drives..
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    • KillerK
      Confirmed User
      • May 2008
      • 3406
      #2
      Why would you need 8 sata drives?

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        • stickyfingerz
          Doin fine
          • Oct 2005
          • 24984
          #3
          Originally posted by KillerK
          Why would you need 8 sata drives?
          Because he produces content, and it takes up a lot of space?

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            • Marky333
              Confirmed User
              • Jun 2006
              • 974
              #4
              Thermaltake rox, I have one myself

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                • cronparser
                  Registered User
                  • Jun 2006
                  • 26
                  #5
                  Ric,

                  I'd go with Antec or even the New Thermal Take stuff its really solid .. I've been using the Antec Cases for the Last 8 years top notch and tons of bays and decent power supplys
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                    • Grapesoda
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 46234
                      #6
                      Originally posted by KillerK
                      Why would you need 8 sata drives?
                      I keep one or two drives in the box and use USB for storage drives myself

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                        • cronparser
                          Registered User
                          • Jun 2006
                          • 26
                          #7
                          Ric,

                          Another idea would be get 2 drobo's drop your drives in there trust me you can't go wrong :-) I'm getting mines this week with 4 1-tb drives to keep my music in order.
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                            • react
                              Confirmed User
                              • Sep 2003
                              • 673
                              #8
                              Grab something like this to convert 3x5.25 bays to 4x3.5 sata trays:

                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16816701005

                              This case is pretty good all around but is killer for max drive space:

                              http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119158
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                                • stickyfingerz
                                  Doin fine
                                  • Oct 2005
                                  • 24984
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by bm bradley
                                  I keep one or two drives in the box and use USB for storage drives myself
                                  I like to keep a good amount of space right in the case cause access is always faster vs the external even over firewire. I keep 6 sata drives and 4 1TB external firewire drives. Around 3TB inside and 4TB outside.

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                                    • Catalyst
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Jun 2003
                                      • 3243
                                      #10
                                      Yea.. I have about the same thing.. but like 3.6 inside 2.7 out side

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                                        • dav3
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • May 2007
                                          • 7348
                                          #11
                                          Those Cooler Master Stacker cases have been a fav for a few years. According to the link above, they are letting them go for a really nice price lately, they used to be quite a bit more.
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                                            • dready
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Oct 2002
                                              • 5247
                                              #12
                                              Thermaltake Armour or Coolermaster Cosmos can handle a lot of drives. I've been researching them because I want to fit 11 HDDs, and the Armour seems the best choice.

                                              I'll use 2 hotswap racks.. the kind that turn three 5.25" bays into four 3.5" HDD bays... for a total of 8 HDDs in a RAID5. Then 3 other drives in regular 3.5" HDD bays.
                                              Last edited by dready; 06-29-2008, 01:36 PM.
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                                                • RedShoe
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                                                  • Feb 2001
                                                  • 14831
                                                  #13
                                                  Just build your own.

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                                                    • Catalyst
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                                                      • Jun 2003
                                                      • 3243
                                                      #14
                                                      Armour one looks really sweet..


                                                      Originally posted by dready
                                                      Thermaltake Armour or Coolermaster Cosmos can handle a lot of drives. I've been researching them because I want to fit 11 HDDs, and the Armour seems the best choice.

                                                      I'll use 2 hotswap racks.. the kind that turn three 5.25" bays into four 3.5" HDD bays... for a total of 8 HDDs in a RAID5. Then 3 other drives in regular 3.5" HDD bays.

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