Comp. Case

[jpeppers]

Does anyone have any suggestions on what type of case to get? Also, what features and what nots should I be looking for?

[NDC]

Look for the following features:

(1) At least 4 external bays to have room to expand. You figure, after putting in your CD-ROM and CD-RW, you will still have 2 more open bays to play with.

(2) Make sure that it has internal bays that will fit at least 3 hard drives.

(3) Make sure that it has fan mounting area in the lower-front to pull in cool air, and at least one fan mounting are in the back to suck out hot air. (two fan mounts in the back would be more ideal)

(4) Make sure that the case structure is made to easily access you hardwares. (I have seen cases that are so cramped up that you can't reach the memory sticks without removing the hard disk because the hard disk bay is so close to the memory slots)

(5) Also, look for a case that has removable side panels, rather than the ones where the whole cover must be removed to open the case. (Each side panel should come off individually)

[This message has been edited by NDC (edited 08-23-2000).]

[jpeppers]

Where can I find such a wonderful case?

[NDC]

Try here:

http://www.shopanywhere.com/onereason/products/product_detail.asp?Inventory=45
http://www.pccase.com/
http://www.3dcool.com/tornado1000.shtml


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