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Ask HN: Where are the good PC cases?
Requirements:
* Beige (okay, it can be any color, but why would I want anything but beige?)
* Fits modern full-size Motherboard/CPU/GPU/PSU
* Good airflow
* At least 4 5.25" bays for optical and floppy drives.
* At least two 3.5" bays for floppy and zip
* At least a few internal 3.5" bays for HDDs
* Some internal 2.5" bays for SSDs
- superchroma 3y agoSounds like you're looking for full-tower PC cases. They're massive and seem thoroughly unnecessary to me in this modern age but everyone's requirements are different.
- dusted 3y agoEven the giant ones I find seem to have no drive bays, either just filled with fans, or some glass plates with LEDs.
- not_your_vase 3y ago> At least 4 5.25" bays for optical and floppy drives. > At least two 3.5" bays for floppy and zip I mean sure, everyone has different requirements, buy it seems you are not looking for a PC case that counts good today. You are looking for one that counted good in early 2000s. Zip drive has been dead for good part of the past 2 decades, and finding a _modern_ mainboard with ide connection for the Floppy would be quite a challenge (I won't even mention finding a new internal floppy drive...)
- zzleeper 3y agoIt seems you want something like a Fractal Design R5: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-r5/black/ https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-... (or a larger alt like this one: https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-7-xl/black-tg-dark-tint/ https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-... ) That said, be aware that these things are heavy and bulky, as other commenters posted. I used to have one but replaced it with a SFFPC and have been quite happy with the change.
- Kelteseth 3y agoDoes this match your color preference? https://www.alternate.de/be-quiet/PURE-BASE-500-Tower-Geh%C3%A4use/html/product/1550458 https://www.alternate.de/be-quiet/PURE-BASE-500-Tower-Geh%C3...
- dusted 3y agoThis seems too shallow to allow any drives at all ?
- ianai 3y agohttps://pcpartpicker.com https://pcpartpicker.com
- jaclaz 3y agoGiven that there are adapters for 2.5" and 3.5" drives in 5.25" bays, maybe you want an all 5.25" external bays one? like: https://diymediahome.org/the-search-for-a-12-bay-5-25-full-tower-case/ https://diymediahome.org/the-search-for-a-12-bay-5-25-full-t...
- yuppie_scum 3y agoThey’re in 2001.
- warrenm 3y ago>* At least two 3.5" bays for floppy and zip Floppy and zip drives? >* At least 4 5.25" bays for optical and floppy drives. a 5.25" floppy drive? Are there even any motherboards that still support floppy drive cabling? Are their any BIOSes that support floppies any more?