It's a good deal, but I'm waiting for updates to Cooler Master's Mini ITX cases. What I really want is an Elite 110 that's slightly bigger, to accommodate longer (not necessarily full length) graphics cards.
Does no one use optical drives any longer? I'm literally in the middle of a case choice right now, and I really need a slot for my existing 5.25 Blu Ray drive. Enclosures are expensive, but a new usb 3.0 drive is even more expensive.
That said, it's pretty funny that I have a MasterCase 5 (referenced above) as my top choice right now. Didn't even know it was reviewed here - off I go to read!
That's why I chose a corsair cube case, I can still mount a BDXL writer and an Aquaero 6 XT. I stepped down from a Caselabs SM8 with a pedestal though. We're talking W-D-H 290mm x 570mm x 850mm)
If you don't mind mATX cases, Rosewill, Xion, HEC, and DIYPC all a few different models with ROM bays available and they're currently selling for less than $30 on NewEgg. That's the route I'd go if I were still chained to desktops as my computer platforms as a second best option to getting a relatively late model retired Optiplex and just feeding it a bigger PSU.
Honestly, the case in this article is pretty gigantic anyway. It doesn't do the overstated gamer boy/girl motif which is a refreshing change so there's that, but it does still have a side window so you're going to end up seeing the dust and pet hair the system ingests on a daily basis if there's any lighting inside. Plus you get stuck seeing computer components too unless you orient the case in a way that keeps the windowed side out of line of sight.
http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=2729&fid=1... <- this. My only gripe is that it needs to be updated with some type-c ports on the front panel. Now that both AMD/Intel platforms have it, lets connect it.
I was gonna ask the same thing about no optical drives and the lack of 3.5 bays in most cases now days. My current system would not fit into this case or most others made today. I use 5 3.5 inch HDD's for storage and have 3 of them in Raid 0+1 that holds my game installs. My C drive is a SSD of coarse but at only 500GB it would fill up fast if I tried to install to many games on it and then there is the wear factor on it as well.
I just wanted to add this case does look very nice the flat front look is starting to grow on me over time. To bad about the lack of bays and no support for my 2 Blu-Ray burners.
Manufacturers want to ensure their cases can be used for watercooling purposes. The front and top are re-allocated to cooling. They want us to hide our cables too and that means securing storage drives to the rear of the motherboard. Then, they want to account for people that want to use full size graphics cards and large cpu coolers, just in case someone isn't interested in watercooling.
The results are no room for drives and drive bays.
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MTDEW - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
I don't even need a case and I'm buying one of these.That's a lot of case for the money!
etamin - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
its an upside down Phanteks P400slipdisk - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
It's a good deal, but I'm waiting for updates to Cooler Master's Mini ITX cases. What I really want is an Elite 110 that's slightly bigger, to accommodate longer (not necessarily full length) graphics cards.Flunk - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
For $50, this is hard to beat. It's reminiscent of the NZXT S340 in features (but not really style) and that's $70.NARC4457 - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
Does no one use optical drives any longer? I'm literally in the middle of a case choice right now, and I really need a slot for my existing 5.25 Blu Ray drive. Enclosures are expensive, but a new usb 3.0 drive is even more expensive.That said, it's pretty funny that I have a MasterCase 5 (referenced above) as my top choice right now. Didn't even know it was reviewed here - off I go to read!
NARC4457 - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
And a not so favorable review.... sigh. Who knew deciding on a case would be so hard?Ro_Ja - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
Yeah me too. I have been wanting to re-case my rig but most nowadays don't come with a optical drive bayHomeworldFound - Thursday, May 11, 2017 - link
That's why I chose a corsair cube case, I can still mount a BDXL writer and an Aquaero 6 XT. I stepped down from a Caselabs SM8 with a pedestal though. We're talking W-D-H 290mm x 570mm x 850mm)BrokenCrayons - Friday, May 12, 2017 - link
If you don't mind mATX cases, Rosewill, Xion, HEC, and DIYPC all a few different models with ROM bays available and they're currently selling for less than $30 on NewEgg. That's the route I'd go if I were still chained to desktops as my computer platforms as a second best option to getting a relatively late model retired Optiplex and just feeding it a bigger PSU.Honestly, the case in this article is pretty gigantic anyway. It doesn't do the overstated gamer boy/girl motif which is a refreshing change so there's that, but it does still have a side window so you're going to end up seeing the dust and pet hair the system ingests on a daily basis if there's any lighting inside. Plus you get stuck seeing computer components too unless you orient the case in a way that keeps the windowed side out of line of sight.
JocPro - Thursday, May 18, 2017 - link
Positive pressure and a couple of dust filters works wonders, my friend.igavus - Friday, May 12, 2017 - link
http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=2729&fid=1... <- this. My only gripe is that it needs to be updated with some type-c ports on the front panel. Now that both AMD/Intel platforms have it, lets connect it.Shadow7037932 - Friday, May 12, 2017 - link
You can always get an external USB 3.0 BD drive if you still need CD/DVD support.rocky12345 - Friday, May 12, 2017 - link
I was gonna ask the same thing about no optical drives and the lack of 3.5 bays in most cases now days. My current system would not fit into this case or most others made today. I use 5 3.5 inch HDD's for storage and have 3 of them in Raid 0+1 that holds my game installs. My C drive is a SSD of coarse but at only 500GB it would fill up fast if I tried to install to many games on it and then there is the wear factor on it as well.rocky12345 - Friday, May 12, 2017 - link
I just wanted to add this case does look very nice the flat front look is starting to grow on me over time. To bad about the lack of bays and no support for my 2 Blu-Ray burners.HomeworldFound - Saturday, May 13, 2017 - link
Manufacturers want to ensure their cases can be used for watercooling purposes. The front and top are re-allocated to cooling. They want us to hide our cables too and that means securing storage drives to the rear of the motherboard. Then, they want to account for people that want to use full size graphics cards and large cpu coolers, just in case someone isn't interested in watercooling.The results are no room for drives and drive bays.