those fans at the bottom.
they would be set for sucking in air or blowing it out?
i'm imagining inflow because hot air rises but there isn't too much room under a case for circulation maybe?
I would personally put them on exhaust. The last thing I'd want is the case to suck up any old thing that ever tumbled across the floor. That said, I believe they're intake.
I would like to see cases like the above but 180 so you can show off the $$$ one puts in bling GPU water blocks!!
However what would one want with 8+ HHDs??
You have to think about it less in terms of the number of HDDs and more in terms of how much music (entire discographies in FLAC), movies (all 1080p mkv ... but for the truly nuts all VHC [whatever a straight bluray rip is called]), and pronz you can have in one location. Also, RAID 5
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I dig NZXT's approach to cable management and integrated fan control. I'd build in this case in a second.
The world needs more 90 degree motherboard cases, like the Raven2 and Fortress2
although the NXZT is only $99, compared to $150 and $200
However what would one want with 8+ HHDs??
Love both of these cases, but in different class altogether, (as you hinted) and neither are designed exclusively for silence.
they would be set for sucking in air or blowing it out?
i'm imagining inflow because hot air rises but there isn't too much room under a case for circulation maybe?
You have to think about it less in terms of the number of HDDs and more in terms of how much music (entire discographies in FLAC), movies (all 1080p mkv ... but for the truly nuts all VHC [whatever a straight bluray rip is called]), and pronz you can have in one location. Also, RAID 5