I choose cases that have lots of cooling, especially for the hard disk area. for this reason, I specifically like the Antec P180. and the Adams. If you don't like bothering with screws in the back of your case, you can get thumbscrews in a package made by coolermaster for steelies, or get some in brass from cyberguys. Intel recommends/requires (and this is a good idea for AMD too) that you get a case that follows the Chassis Air Guide 1.1 standard, a.k.a. Prescott Ready case, or Prescott Approved case, or Thermally Advantaged Chassis. it has an air guide directly over the processor drawing cool air from the outside rather than from the inside of the case. Get a case that has at least a 92 or 120mm fan in the back. you must adjust the tube to be 10-20mm over the processor fan.

9 drive bays: 3xExt5.25"+6xInt3.5"+1xInt2.5",or 6xExt5.25"+3xInt3.5"+1xInt2.5",or 9xExt5.25+1xInt2.5". not thermally advantaged. 1x200mm top+4x120mm fans. gamer case. grating over cpu/vid card area on window side panel. front 2 fans are on speed control for cooling hdd's. ATX or micro-ATX boards. 8 slots. 2xusb2.0,1xusb3.0,audio in and out.

9 drive bays: 3xExt5.25"+9xInt3.5"+1xInt2.5", or 6xExt5.25"+6xInt3.5"+1xInt2.5", or 9xExt5.25"+3xInt3.5"+1xInt2.5", or 12xExt5.25+1xInt2.5". not thermally advantaged. 1x200mm top+5x120mm fans, and 2 optional 120mm fans. grating over cpu/vid card area on window side panel. front 2 fans are on speed control for cooling hdd's. ATX or micro-ATX boards. 7 slots. 2xusb2.0, 1xeSATA, HD Audio in and out.

Antec P180 Mid Tower Case,Antec (my pick). good cooling. See also the P182 and P190 in the same series. available in black or silver. flimsy front door though - I wonder if you can just remove it (who wants a plate covering the drive bays anyway).

Thermally Advantaged Design means it has a removeable tube, vent, and possibly a fan over the cpu area. this case also includes a video card vent. toolless design that loses no brackets. has a place to mount a fan over the hard disk bay. firewire port, USB 2.0 ports, audio ports all in front. black rounded cd bays pop down when cd drive opens. silver with black trim. 120mmfan. These cases will take the longer EPS12V PSU's easily.

Thermally Advantaged Design means it has a removeable tube, vent, and possibly a fan over the cpu area. this case may also include a video card vent. toolless design that loses no brackets. has a place to mount a fan over the hard disk bay. firewire port, USB 2.0 ports, audio ports all in front. black rounded cd bays pop down when cd drive opens. silver with black trim. 120mmfan. These cases will take the longer EPS12V PSU's easily.

11 bays:4ext5.25",2ext3.5",5int3.5". ATX, micro-ATX, FLEX ATX, MINI ATX boards. 2xUSB2.0 + 2xAudio + 1xIEEE1394. 1 x 120mm rear fan 1 x 120mm Blue LED front fan - not the greatest cooling, but OK. front fan seems to cover all but the bottom 3.5" drive.

1 x 120mm Blue LED front fan, 1 x 120mm rear fan, (despite newegg specs)1x230mm side fan for vga cooling (what about cpu?). screwless PCI slots. 9 bays: 5ext5.25"+4int3.5" (1 5.25" bay can be 3.5" ext). ATX, Micro ATX boards.

no side fan. front and rear 120mm fans, top and rear 90mm fans. USB, Audio, IEEE 1394. heavy case. 10 bays: 10ext5.25", 3 serve as int3.5" and 2 serve as ext3.5", + extra 3int3.5" makes 13 bays . Micro ATX, ATX, Extend ATX, BTX(option) boards.

Extend ATX & AMD Quad FX boards. If you need a low-end server, this is it. put in a dual-socket motherboard and a couple of quad-core cpus and go! no side fan, but has dual air ducts for both AMD Quad FX CPU's - thermally advantaged case I think. 1 x 90mm rear fan, 1 x 90mm top fan, 1 x 120mm rear fan, 1 x 120mm front fan. USB, Audio, IEEE 1394. heavy case. 11 bays: 11ext5.25", 3 serve as int3.5" and 1 serve as ext3.5", + extra 3int3.5" makes 14 bays . case weighs 36 lbs.

230mm sinlent fan on top. 4x5.25"+7x3.5"(2ext). detachable front dust filter. built-in 1120mmfront fan or optional 140mm front fan. 120mm rear exhaust fan. 70mm mb tray fan. tool-free design for PCI slots and 5.25". designed for better cable mgmt. This is not a Thermally Advantaged Chassis/Prescott Ready.

for techs who need an open-frame case for working on motherboards. This is the technician's case. now they come in multiple flavors.