Wayne Youngman wrote:
Hi,

I have just sold my 4 months old AMD system which was housed in an
ANTEC SX630II Mini Tower case. I did like the ANTEC but it was my
*Value* option. I intend to build a new system (AMD I reckon) but
this time I want to push-the-boat-out with the Case + PSU.

I am an overclocker, I like ABIT mobos and Radeon Graphics. I want
to use at least 4-6 hard drives + assorted optical drives.

So far the thing I want to try the most is this *removable* mobo tray
but I am not sure if this works as I think it might?. The thing I
didn't like about my ANTEC case was that it was a tight fit with My
ABIT NF7-S and it was impossible to mount the HSF (AERO7 LITE) when
the mobo was inside the case, so I had to attach the HSF on the mobo
outside the case then lift the bare mobo (with HSF attached) and
fumble-finger it down into the case, no fun at all. This meant that
if I wanted to swap out HSF or try a new CPU I would literally have
to disassemble my ENTIRE PC, screws out from Mobo and everything!
what a PAIN!. I do not know of a way to take the HSF on/off while
the mobo was inside my case as the clip for the HSF was facing the


inside. . towards the PSU, so yeah I could remove the PSU to unclip
the HSF but still a pain.

If I had a case with *removable* mobo holder tray, would I be able to
slide the mobo in/out with a HSF attached? If so this would be
*Kickass* but I'm not sure if this is possible? If I can't do this
then I see little point in having a *removable* mobo tray?

So with this in mind, I am looking for these features in my new case:

1) Aluminium - To help system cooling
2) Removable Mobo Tray - To help make frequent HSF/CPU changes as
painless as possible
3) External USB2.0 ports - Preferably that will connect to my mobo
easy 4) Space and Cooling for several HDDs
5) Plenty Fans - Blowhole on top is desirable

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So far I am very tempted to get this case:
CoolerMaster Praetorian PAC-T01-E1 - Silver (£94.17)
http://tinyurl.com/3dghv
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Of course I would need to power my new system. My best PSU choice so
far is: ANTEC TrueBlue 480 Watt PSU (£76.36)
http://tinyurl.com/2lsy4
I have a blue theme goin on, even though I have no side window in my
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TOTAL: £170.53
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Thanks for reading, I am quite new at deluxe cases so maybe you could
lend me your experience




Lian Li makes all manner of cases which suit your needs. If you're planning
on 6+ hard drives in addition to optical drives, consider the Antec True 550
or True Control 550.
http://www.lian-li.com/proclass.php

The Cooler Master line looks like an excellent alternative to Lian Li.