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Unread 01-10-2004, 01:11 AM   #1
krazy
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Default Seeking recommendations on good potential cases for big h2o cooling rig

I'm [slowly] planning a water cooling rig that will have my main components as a base, along with several upgrades and I want to build it into a new case. I've been sifting through google searches for an hour now trying to fin a case that has the right combination of features to be able to hold the stuff I'm going to want in it and be moddable in certain ways. I'm hoping some of you veterans will have some advice about some cases that might fit the bill.

Here are features I'm looking for in the case:
full size modern ATX tower (none of this mid tower passed off as a full tower BS)
door covering drive bays would be very nice, but I can live without it
open or easily openable space behind the bottom of the front bezel to cut into for a heatercore
preferrably a plain or nearly so front bezel so my cutting doesn't make the existing designs or holes look weird

And features I would prefer to avoid:
towers with a floppy drive slot thing or the 3.5" bay(s) at the very top (it just screams 1994)
beige-- black or blue would be nice, but I can always paint it...
side panels with a bunch of holes and fan mounts already in them (nead clean slate for big window and whatnot)
tons and tons of HDD racks (unless the can come right out to make room for more important stuff)

So far, I'm mostly seeing the typical antec-style cases (louvered front panel, too much wasted space inside, and not enough room for comfort). I've seen a few potential cases here and there, but I'm hoping someone will have a few links to sites with a bunch of cases that are more what I'm looking for.

Thanks in advance for the help!
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