Rant time...

This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.

My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain as
you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5 /14
drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now makes
only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out of this
case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases like
Enlight's.

Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the old
John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse used
to be..."

Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my stodgy
sensibilities of what a computer should look like?

MHPNW
Fri Jul 01 12:02:30 CDT 2005

Take a look at the Antec line of full tower cases.... I have one and it's a
white tower , with lot's of cooling and storage

Dennis


"M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
> build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
>
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain
as
> you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5
/14
> drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now
makes
> only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out of
this
> case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases like
> Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
old
> John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse
used
> to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
stodgy
> sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>
>

John
Fri Jul 01 12:01:45 CDT 2005

Sounds like you want a case you can hide out from the wife in. :-)


"M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
> build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
>
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain
> as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5
> /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now
> makes only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out
> of this case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases
> like Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
> old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse
> used to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>

Peter
Fri Jul 01 12:28:29 CDT 2005

It's hard enough to find a case now without a see through side panel and
neon lights. Can't even buy a fan without the damn lights! :(

Peter Lawton

"M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
> build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
>
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain
> as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5
> /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now
> makes only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out
> of this case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases
> like Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
> old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse
> used to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>

M
Fri Jul 01 12:35:58 CDT 2005

Got no wife - and anyway, that's what the golf course or hunting lodge is
for...

"John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
news:OE$JY6lfFHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Sounds like you want a case you can hide out from the wife in. :-)
>
>
> "M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting
>> here build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to
>> help.
>>
>> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain
>> as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible
>> 5 /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling
>> now makes only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral
>> out of this case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer
>> cases like Enlight's.
>>
>> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
>> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
>> old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the
>> courthouse used to be..."
>>
>> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
>> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>>
>
>

John
Fri Jul 01 12:57:20 CDT 2005

http://www.antec.com/uk/support_productInfo_details.php?ProdID=01500#

Doesn't have 8 visible 5 1/4 drive bays, but I haven't seen one.


"M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:eX0WhLmfFHA.2156@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Got no wife - and anyway, that's what the golf course or hunting lodge is
> for...
>
> "John Barnes" <jbfoofy@email.net> wrote in message
> news:OE$JY6lfFHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Sounds like you want a case you can hide out from the wife in. :-)
>>
>>
>> "M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting
>>> here build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to
>>> help.
>>>
>>> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as
>>> plain as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8
>>> accessible 5 /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC
>>> Power & Cooling now makes only power supplies. Also, every time I have
>>> swap a peripheral out of this case, I miss the nice tool-less features
>>> of lots of newer cases like Enlight's.
>>>
>>> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
>>> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
>>> old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the
>>> courthouse used to be..."
>>>
>>> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
>>> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Chuck
Fri Jul 01 11:35:22 CDT 2005

M. Murcek wrote:
> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
> build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
>
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain as
> you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5 /14
> drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now makes
> only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out of this
> case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases like
> Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the old
> John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse used
> to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my stodgy
> sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>
>

I owned one of these ( http://www.addtronics.com/6890a.htm) once. I'm a
fan of drive rails. What I liked at the time was the floppy bay was at
the top but I know that's not an issue anymore. Maybe check out the
other models at that site.

Chuck

Intel_Fan
Fri Jul 01 13:23:33 CDT 2005

I'll vouch for the Antec cases (especially the full towers). They have a BA
fan in the back that most folks find irritatingly loud but it pumps a lot of
air. On mine, the power supply fans is speed controlled via a motherboard
connection. Unfortunately, the BA fan in the back is not. I suppose it could
be re-wired but I don't really care enough about the noise to bother.
I do like the screw-less accessories features on the older InWin and Enlight
cases too.

"MHPNW STAFF" <info@mobilehomepartsnw.com> wrote in message
news:%234eVt3lfFHA.3904@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Take a look at the Antec line of full tower cases.... I have one and it's
a
> white tower , with lot's of cooling and storage
>
> Dennis
>
>
> "M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting
here
> > build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
> >
> > My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as
plain
> as
> > you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5
> /14
> > drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now
> makes
> > only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out of
> this
> > case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases like
> > Enlight's.
> >
> > Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> > that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
> old
> > John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse
> used
> > to be..."
> >
> > Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> stodgy
> > sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
> >
> >
>
>

Charlie
Fri Jul 01 14:27:01 CDT 2005

The Antec cases. If you don't need a full tower, there are some VERY nice
options that are quite quiet. For full tower, the options are a bit less, but
still very good cases. I just built a new x64 box with the new Sonata II
case, and really like it. Almost as quiet as the original Sonata, but with
more power and cooling. And I'm actually a big fan of the side mount 3.5" HD
slots. See our blog for the latest build.

--
Charlie.
http://www.msmvps.com/xperts64/


M. Murcek wrote:
> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting
> here build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able
> to help.
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as
> plain as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8
> accessible 5 /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC
> Power & Cooling now makes only power supplies. Also, every time I
> have swap a peripheral out of this case, I miss the nice tool-less
> features of lots of newer cases like Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I
> know that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the
> line in the old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now
> where the courthouse used to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?

Thomas
Fri Jul 01 14:49:32 CDT 2005

M. Murcek wrote:
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd.

The Mac Mini has the only nice case I have seen so far. But the
computing power is so amazingly disappointing, that I just can't decide
to buy one.

Yes, I like small form factor cases, but on the PC side you usually get
a noise problem included, plus expansion space is limited.

> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my stodgy
> sensibilities of what a computer should look like?

Sun? I think they look ok.

Or just get a computer desk that does a good job at hiding the case.

Thomas

M
Fri Jul 01 15:50:05 CDT 2005

I also like the new SFF stuff - but there's no way to stuff a dual Opteron
into it with lots of RAM, and I sure don't want the mess of a pile of USB2
or 1394 outboard peripherals.

"Thomas Steffen" <steffen.list.account@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e%23IZyXnfFHA.572@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> M. Murcek wrote:
>> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd.
>
> The Mac Mini has the only nice case I have seen so far. But the computing
> power is so amazingly disappointing, that I just can't decide to buy one.
>
> Yes, I like small form factor cases, but on the PC side you usually get a
> noise problem included, plus expansion space is limited.
>
>> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
>> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>
> Sun? I think they look ok.
>
> Or just get a computer desk that does a good job at hiding the case.
>
> Thomas

M
Fri Jul 01 15:58:09 CDT 2005

I could always go to a USB floppy (only need it very rarely) lose the ZIP
drive and replace it with a media card reader, then I only need 5 accessible
5 1/4 bays, 2 for HDDs (I like to mount them in the Antec heat sink /
coolers with temp readouts) and 1 each for CDRW / DVD reader and dual layer
DVD writer (soon to be obsolesced by HD DVD)

"M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
> build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
>
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain
> as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5
> /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now
> makes only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out
> of this case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases
> like Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
> old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse
> used to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
>

Charlie
Fri Jul 01 18:00:40 CDT 2005

The issue is your desire to fit a dual opteron in there. That means an
extended ATX case, somewhat larger than a standard mobo. Otherwise, I'd say
the new Antec P-180 would be a perfect fit for you. Go with a 3 1/2 "
floppy+card reader device, and you don't need a 5 1/4 for that. 1 for the
DVD, one for the DVD/CDRW, and if you must have 5 1/2 accessible bays for
your HDs then you only need a total of 4 bays.

--
Charlie.
http://www.msmvps.com/xperts64/


M. Murcek wrote:
> I could always go to a USB floppy (only need it very rarely) lose the
> ZIP drive and replace it with a media card reader, then I only need 5
> accessible 5 1/4 bays, 2 for HDDs (I like to mount them in the Antec
> heat sink / coolers with temp readouts) and 1 each for CDRW / DVD
> reader and dual layer DVD writer (soon to be obsolesced by HD DVD)
>
> "M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people
>> posting here build their own machines, I thought somebody here might
>> be able to help. My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower
>> case. It's as
>> plain as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8
>> accessible 5 /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC
>> Power & Cooling now makes only power supplies. Also, every time I
>> have swap a peripheral out of this case, I miss the nice tool-less
>> features of lots of newer cases like Enlight's.
>>
>> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I
>> know that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the
>> line in the old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now
>> where the courthouse used to be..."
>>
>> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
>> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?

Ron
Fri Jul 01 23:58:33 CDT 2005

Antec - can't beat 'em. Mine is plain - black - full of cooling fans -
screw-less - plain jane container that works great!

--
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Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Lovin life on Mercer Island 8^)
"Life is what happens while we are making other plans."
In memory of a true friend, MVP Alex Nichol (1935-2005)

In news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl,
M. Murcek <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> did some thinking and came up with
these words:
> This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting
> here build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able
> to help.
> My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as
> plain as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8
> accessible 5 /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC
> Power & Cooling now makes only power supplies. Also, every time I
> have swap a peripheral out of this case, I miss the nice tool-less
> features of lots of newer cases like Enlight's.
>
> Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I
> know that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the
> line in the old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now
> where the courthouse used to be..."
>
> Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?

mrnathan
Sat Jul 02 11:45:01 CDT 2005

I use the coolermaster wavemaster, very sexy, very simple, doesnt have a side
window, all aluminium ,very high quality build, not huge though, if your
after huge try the coolermaster stacker, very practical, again very high
build quality and has brilliant airflow, and has something like 10 accesable
5 1/4 drive bays

"Peter Lawton" wrote:

> It's hard enough to find a case now without a see through side panel and
> neon lights. Can't even buy a fan without the damn lights! :(
>
> Peter Lawton
>
> "M. Murcek" <mamurcekjr@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:%23gcTiNlfFHA.1048@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > This has nothing to do with x64, but since lots of the people posting here
> > build their own machines, I thought somebody here might be able to help.
> >
> > My x64 pc resides in a huge PC Power & Cooling tower case. It's as plain
> > as you can imagine - a tall, very heavy duty white box with 8 accessible 5
> > /14 drive bays, a power switch and a reset switch. PC Power & Cooling now
> > makes only power supplies. Also, every time I have swap a peripheral out
> > of this case, I miss the nice tool-less features of lots of newer cases
> > like Enlight's.
> >
> > Here's the rant: All the cases on the market today look absurd. I know
> > that it's what the hip crowd wants, but it reminds me of the line in the
> > old John Prine song "Looks like a 'lectric shaver now where the courthouse
> > used to be..."
> >
> > Anyone able to recommend a capacious full tower that won't offend my
> > stodgy sensibilities of what a computer should look like?
> >
>
>
>

Bruce
Sat Jul 02 12:43:17 CDT 2005

mrnathan wrote:
> I use the coolermaster wavemaster, very sexy, ......


How can a computer case possibly be considered "sexy?" The mere
thought is quite disturbing.... ;-}



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Colin
Sun Jul 03 00:15:04 CDT 2005

You have to take special precautions with the sexy cases. For example, to
prevent viruses, leave the plastic sleeve on the floppy diskette when
inserting it into the drive. That helps to prevent the spread of unwanted
data.

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"Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@cable0ne.n3t> wrote in message
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> mrnathan wrote:
>> I use the coolermaster wavemaster, very sexy, ......
>
>
> How can a computer case possibly be considered "sexy?" The mere thought
> is quite disturbing.... ;-}
>
>
>
> --
>
> Bruce Chambers
>
> Help us help you:
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>
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