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JohnSheridan
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I'm looking to replace my trusty but 5yr old Akasa Eclipse 62 case and have considered the Corsair Obsidian http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Corsair- ... ns-w-o-PSUDoes anyone have this case which they can give their opinion on it? If I ditched my existing case any ideas what its worth? _________________
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Spreadie
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I like the look and finish of the obsidian case but, considering you can have a TJ07S for less, I'd have a hard time justifying it. Are you putting WC in the case?
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JohnSheridan
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Nope no W/C unit. Looked closer and the Corsair only has 4 HDD bays - possible 3 extra by PSU at a squeeze so probably rules it out  Back to drawing board. _________________
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Spreadie
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A couple of nice Lian Li boxes in this thread.
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jonlumb
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I'm just in the process of building in the Silverstone Fortress and it's pretty damned good so far.
What are you looking for in the case?
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JohnSheridan
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Well case has to be:-
1) Roomy - my Akasa is easy to work with as big.
2) Plenty of HDD bays - already have 4 hard drives and sometimes have hard drives to "wipe" from old works PC's
3) A case with front e-Sata port
4) Not keen on LED fans - think they look naff
5) Light - so probably aluminium
6) HDD slots must have sound dampening - a big failing of the Eclipse is that the HDD cages have no rubber mounts.
The Fortress does look a nice case but a tad cramped re. graphics card - I have a GTX 285 (soon to be replaced by Radeon 5870) and it looks a bit tight for 1 of those to fit - also no front eSata port.
The Lian Li P80B (Armoursuit) looks very nice - has front eSata port, enough space for 6 hard drives, fully aluminium and can have wheels fitted - only downer appears to be the blue LED fans and the price tag! Even looks like my PSU would fit ok (Corsair HX 1000W) - a bit long.
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JohnSheridan
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Yes Jon that does. Also looking at this Coolermaster http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Coolerma ... ck-w-o-PSUCoolermaster does not have wheels so would have to modify it to fit some. _________________
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