The hunt for the PERFECT case?!

[Phunky]

For ages i've wanted a new case but nothing EVER seems to be right for me, im a gamer and go to lots of lans so i need something thats portable!

But! on the flipside im also a cheapskate and always heavily overclock the crap out of my kit.

So i need my case to be able to have a decent airflow and also the ability to use standard size parts.

From what ive seen in the midi/micro case market everything seems to just be a simple resize of a normal design instead of really going over the design problems.

So once again im going to look into maybe doing it myself - now what im thinking of doing is getting hold a of a PC Test bed and building up around that.

We shall see how long it last!

 

[Phunky]

Think of something like...

but maybe a little more square and then placing mesh round the sides and such :S

There's a Lian-Li thats very close to this design (the v300?) but i think for this type of case that the mobo should be above the PSU, HDD, Optical and have enough height for a large cooler.

 

[FarFarAway]

Make your own?

 

[Ham]

Portable? Light Alu

Good Airflow? 2 120s make a wind tunnal

Lian Li PC7+ II

 

[Phunky]

Make your own?

Thats the idea

 

[Mr. Smith]

The only lili I can think of is the 343 but that is a 46cm cube - not portable... Unless you mean the one that Frag had, I do love that one but it is too small for my needs.

Besides, you are building it so crack on son, I want to see what you come up with!

 

[Phunky]

Well i say i'll build one but i know how bad i am with this kinda thing but i will attempt to build it!

 

[ionicle]

bit off from what you said, but what about the antec lanboy?

its quite an old case now, but its certainatly portable and will do everything you ask of it..

 

[FarFarAway]

LANBoys are nice, but tiny and far too cramped to be a nice case imo

 

[Phunky]

The lanboy was a nice case - but its not really small

Think of that! But with the motherboard at the top and using the space inside a bit bitter for air flow instead of fitting 4HDDs in

Edit - Also full size ATX!

 

[PV5150]

It's certainly do-able

Great little case, and you could create a custom tray to take a full ATX mobo. The one in the images above is about to be water-cooled

 

[Rastalovich]

Think of something like...

but maybe a little more square and then placing mesh round the sides and such :S

There's a Lian-Li thats very close to this design (the v300?) but i think for this type of case that the mobo should be above the PSU, HDD, Optical and have enough height for a large cooler.

These type things are great. Bit overpriced tho imo.

Mesh is nice`n`cheap.

 

[Phunky]

Yeah, i was a little shocked at the £70-100 price tag on them and cant even find one on Ebay

If anyone has one or can get there hands on one

 

[PV5150]

Have you seen the Danger Den Torture Rack?

 

[Rastalovich]

Think diy is still a good option.

U look at it minus the pc gear, and theres nothing to it. Make the lower bit a bit smaller, or keep it the same if u wanna wc. Stick mesh around it in a way that it`ll come away easily.

U can pickup things like on/off switches, leds, as a pack from Maplins for like £5-£10 (I bought a handfull of em).

Brackets and stuff.. diy shop. Shelving ? theres is probaby plastic, but theres nothing to say u cant use mdf or something.

 

[FarFarAway]

You can buy a kit that gives you the building blocks already too...Kustom PC's sell them

 

[Phunky]

You can buy a kit that gives you the building blocks already too...Kustom PC's sell them

Yeah at £70-100 a pop

I was thinking of doing it in MDF and just cutting apart one of my old case up for bits like the mobo tray and such.

We shall see!