| Thanks for the input so far. Yes noise would be a primary consideration, so I’ll check review sites for recommendations. I haven’t paid attention to windows machines for a long time so I’m only really familiar with Tom’s hardware, if anyone has another recommendation for quality reviews then please share! I had planned to purchase a seperate power supply, but I noticed that fans and water cooling are another feature that cases can come with / without. I assumed I would get a case with fans, and not add my own - is that OK? This will be a pretty average box with only 1 GPU so I’m not expecting to need water cooling.
FWIW the company I do a lot of work for uses Corsair Obsidian cases. I guess they’re OK but the ones at work are huge, as they have 4 GPUs in them each. I’m looking at ATX cases but I want something smaller than a bar fridge ;-)
Anyway always fun to browse online...
-Chris
I am sure some people on this list will have more practical answers to give you, but for someone who has been running/maintaining/building computers for more than 35 years, here are a few things you may want to consider when selecting your case:
. cooling - as you certainly know, you want to keep temperature down and variation as little as possible. Things to consider include size, building material for the case, air and water cooling . upgradability or not! - room for internal hard drives, card slots, power supply - ease of replacing components (rack, slider,….) . noise - if you plan having your computer next to the operator, you may want to make sure it is noise free!
Let us know what you end-up choosing,
Good luck,
Hi all,
I’m going to put together a simple windows machine and thought I’d ask peoples opinions on cases. All other parts of a computer can be chosen on their technical merits but I’m a bit stumped when it comes to choosing a case. Lots of cases seem to be aimed at gamers, while honestly I don’t care about LEDs and how many colours it comes in.
I’m wondering if there are specific features I should look for that are more relevant to video professionals… things like port placements and so on. Why the fuss over tempered glass panels? If the point of a glass panel is so you can see the LEDs on the motherboard then I wouldn’t bother, unless there’s more to it than that?
The online retailer I use has over 300 cases to choose from ranging from $49 to over $800, and unlike RAM / CPU / GPU I have no idea what the extra money is bringing in.
I haven’t built a windows machine for over 10 years so any insight is welcome.
-Chris
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