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Unread 01-10-2004, 03:53 AM   #3
krazy
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oh wow. I just saw the Chieftec Matrix full tower. I was weak at the knees. The price is freaking awesome for such a huge case that's so pretty to boot. I think I could pretty easily mod a 120mm fan into the uppermost area of the back panel (reorient the PSU and extend that cut up a little further to accomodate a larger adapter plate). Is the cube radiator (or a similar product) anywhere close to being as efficient as a typical heatercore? I'm not looking to get tremendous hotrod performace out of this setup, but I want to at least be doing well.

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Originally Posted by fhorst
For me this chieftech has 2 downsides.
1. The case is "small" (21 cm), and not posible to put a 12cm fan in the back.
2. It does not come with Audio/USB/Firewire in the front
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If anyone knows a case with the same hight/options/space, that has more width (22 to 25 cm) PLEASE let me know!
Here's an interesting looking ~230mm (9") wide full tower. Enermax CSF7200BRP ATX file server It has the PSUs mounted on the bottom of the tower with the mobo tray above. It also appears to have front USB ports, but the picture is pretty grainy. I guess the obvious downside would be the price: $400 figures...
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