Best Full Tower Case Period

ckoons1 · Apr 24, 2010

interesting. no one mentioned COSMOS 1000 or COSMOS S. not a bad thing just wonder why?
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dr emulator (madmax) · Apr 24, 2010

got to agree the corsair 800d is texy
but i also like the Lian Li PC-X1000 because it's slimmer than the case i've got now

although it's a tall beast standing at 680mm

Grings · Apr 24, 2010

Personally i prefer the 700d than the 800d, i dont like those lian li's that have hot swappable hard drives either though

Yukikaze · Apr 24, 2010

In no particular order:
Corsair 800D
Cooler Master ATCS 840
Silverstone Raven

TONYSALEM · Apr 24, 2010

In my personal opinion i would say..

Corsair 800D
Coolermaster HAF 932
Antec 1200

I have used the 1200 and loved it and i have the 932 now and love it.. The 800D is next up just want to wait for price to lower but the case looks the nicest i have ever seen.. It screams class!

sneekypeet · Apr 24, 2010

ckoons1 said:
interesting. no one mentioned COSMOS 1000 or COSMOS S. not a bad thing just wonder why?
thx
appreciate this.
knowledge is power.

They were good at the time, but wire management is a huge fail inside of the Cosmos chassis.

Hard to say "best", but I see a ton of cases, and I have the Obsidian 800D and PC-X1000 from Lian Li as the best two I have seen to date in the last year or so

niko084 · Apr 24, 2010

I'm diggin this Rv01, any of the Ravens really...

I just switched out both 180mm fans with faster ones, and the 120mm exhaust fan, it's a faint whine even with the megahalem and 2 silverstone 110cfm fans in push/pull on it.

It has TONS of space and will fit all the dual 1336 boards

Plus even better, you can easily mount with included brackets mind you a 3x 120mm radiator on the back, and swiftech makes these really cool stacking ones, so you could easily make that 6x 120mm with 3 fans between them

Not a HUGE fan of wire management though, some things are under thought, but nothing anyone with a dremel and 30 minutes of time can't fix.
Outside of that, you may want to extend some of the included cables, like USB, Audio, Power/Reset buttons for better management, but also not a hard thing to do.

jellyrole · Apr 24, 2010

I absolutely hate the 800D. It takes the skill out of building a nice looking rig.

The SilverStone TJ07 is awesome.

sneekypeet · Apr 24, 2010

800D does take the fun out of case modding, but out of the box, you have to admit, they sure make it easy for those who cant or no longer have the time to do so

Silverstone is another line where you really cant go wrong either, but not a fan of the Ravens personally, the TJ07 was a nice build but tougher to find these days.

niko084 · Apr 24, 2010

On another note, a sheet metal bender, rivet gun, drill, dremel and metal sheers can do wonders at building your own custom full tower case that will PWN all that is manufactured.

In fact my recent build in the Rv01 got me thinking, I'm going to play around with a few designs using 140mm fans because they are so quiet for the air they move and readily available everywhere.

But I also want contained 6x 120mm rad capability so it's easy to move.

mlee49 · Apr 24, 2010

ckoons1 said:
interesting. no one mentioned COSMOS 1000 or COSMOS S. not a bad thing just wonder why?
thx
appreciate this.
knowledge is power.

I mentioned the Cosmos, bottom of page 1.

I think the Antec 1200 makes a worthy advisary. And Lian Li makes some good cases for sure.

Darwin96 · Apr 26, 2010

I just picked up an 800D. Can't beat it especially if you're running water cooling.

DrPepper · Apr 26, 2010

ckoons1 said:
interesting. no one mentioned COSMOS 1000 or COSMOS S. not a bad thing just wonder why?
thx
appreciate this.
knowledge is power.

Cosmos 1000 is far too warm for my liking. I've had one and it was toasty.

human_error · Apr 26, 2010

Well i may be a little biased but i'd have to say the corsair 800D is my number 1 full tower case, i just love it (coming from a thermaltake kandalf lcs, a thermaltake suprano and a long line of OEM/custom cases too).

Though i do have a lot of love/respect for the thermaltake armour cases (and the variants of that case - such as the kandalf) - the space inside was pretty good but it was a very standard case - nothing special like different heat zones/cable management - just a good solid case (and solid is the word, bloody things are steel and weigh the same amount as a small family car!)

DrOctopus · Apr 26, 2010

imho

1. PC-V2110
2. PC-X500
3. PC-A20

The TJ07 and 800D are great cases, there's no denying that, but for me its become like that one song that you really really like, so you end up listening to it over and over until it just gets....boring. jmo

ckoons1 · Apr 26, 2010

any of you guys ever have you case powder coat painted?

adam99leit · Apr 27, 2010

ckoons1 said:
any of you guys ever have you case powder coat painted?

i have here take a look also one of my fav full tower cases

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=108566

ckoons1 · Apr 27, 2010

adam99leit said:
i have here take a look also one of my fav full tower cases

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=108566

Thumbs Up! :toast:

I wonder waht an ATCS 840 would look like pure black?

adam99leit · Apr 27, 2010

i can get it done cheap like 40$ for the coat like mine

Lionheart · Apr 27, 2010

Come on guys, we all know the Silverstone Raven 1 is the best Full Tower case :roll:

ckoons1 · Apr 27, 2010

DrOctopus said:
imho

1. PC-V2110
2. PC-X500
3. PC-A20

The TJ07 and 800D are great cases, there's no denying that, but for me its become like that one song that you really really like, so you end up listening to it over and over until it just gets....boring. jmo

can you fit a couple radiators in there?

ckoons1 · Apr 27, 2010

brandonwh64 said:
HAF 932
Corsair 800D

haf 932 over atcs 840?

Chomes · Apr 27, 2010

I go for ATCS840

ckoons1 · Apr 28, 2010

Cosmos Pure?

Cybrnook · Apr 28, 2010

I love this thing

http://www.ttlevel10.com/

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Best Full Tower Case Period

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