Quote Originally Posted by Waterlogged View Post
Mick, you might want to come up with some kind of method for mounting SSD's, whether it be mounting them by means of some simple brackets to your current HDD mounts or removing it a swapping in another "special made" mount. SSD's are just taking off and when the price drops to reasonable levels on more realistic capacity's...look out Concorde.
This seems like a good idea. As I've said, I was planning on making the HDD rack removable anyway, so to be able to replace it with a rack for SSD's wouldn't be too much of a problem. Perhaps this could be an optional extra?

Quote Originally Posted by Serpentarius View Post
i hope you don't mind .. but i find you design is not desirable .. well let's say your design has rooms for improvement and thoughts

1. the front intake fan is hrm .. too large .. somehow i looks bit rude and the circular mesh doesn not suit it .. how bout make it 120mm with the grill-like look added to the mesh?

2. the start/reset button can improve .. it's best to place in the area which is easier to access .. either top or bottom of the front fan intake and those usb ... use a less conspicuous area to place the usb/firecable/esata/audio ports as well ..

3. i think the top 5 1/2 slot ... you could pry out 2x 5 1/2in slot to place a LCD screen

4. since i suggested the top section to have another 5 1/2in slots ... then the back of it should have have an output as well .. in case of an additional PSU .. or a grill with 2 80mm fans outtake

5. i think the ventilation is going to be a problem ... intake 140mm .. outtake 120mm? maybe you could incorporate another 120mm at the top of the mobo?

6. the PSU slot .. the bottom suspending the psu .. i think it should be splitted to 2 bars only placed parallel side by side left & right (not front back) .. you might not know if you wish to place the psu bottom air intake

7. this is an alternative idea .. how bout getting 1x 120mm fan for the hard disk section ... and another 120mm fan for the bottom .. section .. means 2x 120mm fan .. try to make it with an adequate spacing .. and with a nice grill look ... i think rounded vertical gaps is quite sexy


i hope you don't mind those comments .. i just speak what's in my mind
1. I actually like the larger fan, which was increased from 120mm to 200mm after it was suggested in my computer cases thread.
2. I'm not entirely happy with the position of the switches, etc. and I am thinking about repositioning them. Just not sure where as yet.
3, 4. Not sure about the PSU or fan idea, but I am thinking about adding one or two optional 5.25 bays in the top section. However, these two bays will only be shallow to allow the installation of a display or fan controller.
5. IMO, by keeping the 200mm fan, there will plenty of ventilation.
6. As far as I know (please correct me if I'm wrong) but the fan on a PSU blows into the PSU enclosure and vents out of the back of the PSU. This is why I have included the hole above the PSU to increase air flow through the case.
7. Not sure about your fan ideas, to be honest I'm happy with the fans the way they are.


Thanks for your input...