Desktop case for Air?

[blargman]

Anyone want to give me some suggestions on a good desktop case for air cooling? I'm looking for something rather large height wise. Preferably I think would be nice if the top was all mesh metal. i'm open to any suggestions, not as many cases out there for desktops as there are for towers.

*edit* I want to use a large Scythe hsf for the cpu and Im not sure yet but will probably use something similarly large for NB and at least a large heatsink for the southbridge. so vertifical height is key. needs to be rather large in vertical height :\ *edit*

thanks in advance for any help.

[TheDro]

Silverstone TJ-06, semi mesh front, not the top. Get it at Fry's if you want a cheaper price. Oh, desktop... Silverstone makes a good assortment of those too, I'll get a link in a few mins. Theres only 26 desktop cases to choose from on newegg, and most just have 60mm or 80mm sized mesh blowholes on the top.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010090007+1054808288&Submit=ENE&SubCategory=7

[Shift]

NZXT Zero is great for air cooling. Comes with 7 120mm fans.

Another case that has some mesh top, Coolermaster Stacker 830.

[blargman]

erm, desktop :)

[TheDro]

I've got the Scythe Infinity and Silverstone TJ-06, if its the hsf that worries you in case of it cracking your mobo, then just place some brass spacers underneath it if you get the TJ-06. Mine has 5/16" of space between the bottom of my Infinity and the bottom of the case, and thats with a AW9Dmax mobo.

[blargman]

i just want a desktop with good airflow that will work with a scythe infinity or similar large tower hsf. something that I can throw em front fans into. perhaps i'll just need to get a tower. but i just wanted a desktop instead of a tower and put it on my desk.

[Shift]

Sorry my bad, you don't need a tower to fit the Infinity. You can put the Infinity in the LIAN LI PC-60APLUSII

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=118790

Pics of it in GAR's sig.

[blargman]

hehe, not to sound unthankful. erm, DESKTOP. :)

[Messiah Khan]

Hehe, no-one seems to be reading the OP. Have you had a look a tthe Silverstone Lascala or crown series? There is a big range, with some very nice cases, even including ones with LCD screens built in to the front.

[blargman]

ya only thing i'm worried about is i haven't seen alot with the ability to have a tuniq tower or scythe nina installed. gosh maybe i should go for some water cooling. i can't get the fan configuration right in my head. :D

I was thinking even mounting 4 120mm fans on the top, under the case top of the desktop. to suck hot air out the top of the desktop. I would think this would be pretty efficient. perhaps with risers and 4 120mm fans blowing up on the system from the bottom. lol. hrm, im gonna need lots of fans!! :D

i just haven't seen very many tall desktop systems.

[blargman]

gahh, perhaps i'll just buy a stacker :D

[Messiah Khan]

Just get a stacker and a slot loading DVD/CD drive and lay the stacker on its side... hey presto you have a desktop case.:p:

[Anavel0]

Any Lian-Li or Silverstone desktop is hard to beat. Personally I like Lian-Li more, always have been easier to use and work with.

[Shift]

Perhaps you can clear us up by clarifying what you mean by DESKTOP?

What do you mean? HTPC? FULL Tower? Mid Tower?

[blargman]

Shift - a desktop case is one that lays flat. some call it a htpc case. but the term htpc case is just a new term that case manufacturers use to squeeze an extra 100$ out of ya. :)

[Shift]

Well most people call it a HTPC case. I was getting confused because at first you say that you want a desktop, then you want a Stacker.

I pulled this definition from dictionary.com:
small or compact enough to fit or be used on a desk

The LIAN LI PC-60APLUSII can fit an Infinity and is small enough to put on a desk, so you can see my confusion.

Also you never mentioned a budget on your case.