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High-End Case Roundup
By Christopher Wong - June 5, 2003
For a long time now we’ve reviewed cases as standalone items. That’s great when you have your eye on a particular case and want to see the pros and cons of such a case, but it doesn’t help when you’re trying to choose between several cases. With that in mind, we asked a few case manufacturers to participate in our first case roundup.
Antec provided a PlusView 1000 AMG, Enermax provided a CS-5190AL-101, and Lian-Li provided a PC-70. Xoxide Modifications had also agreed to send a pair of cases, but due to an unfortunate twist of fate both cases were lost in the mail and we could not get replacements in time for this roundup. Note that none of the cases reviewed here include a power supply, which makes sense given that they’re all targeted at computer enthusiasts and enthusiasts generally prefer to choose their own power supply. Basic comparison specs are presented below:
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Antec PlusView 1000 AMG |
Enermax CS-5190AL-101 |
Lian-Li PC-70 |
| Form factor |
ATX (12” x 9.6”) |
ATX (12” x 9.6”) |
ATX (12” x 13”) |
| Dimensions (L x W x H) |
18.6” x 8.1” x 20.6” |
24.0” x 7.8” x 16.5” |
23.1” x 8.3” x 23.4” |
| Case material |
Painted steel |
Painted aluminum |
Anodized aluminum |
| Drive bays |
4 x 5.25” external
2 x 3.5” external
4 x 3.5” internal |
4 x 5.25” external
3 x 3.5” external
3 x 3.5” internal |
6 x 5.25” external
3 x 3.5” external
6 x 3.5” internal |
| Front ports |
2 x USB 2.0
1 x Firewire |
2 x USB 2.0
1 x Firewire
3 x audio
1 x gameport |
2 x USB 2.0 |
| Cooling fans (incl.) |
2 x 80mm |
2 x 60mm
2 x 80mm
1 x 120mm |
4 x 80mm |
| Price (USD) |
$80 |
$300 |
$200 |
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