Reviews for PC ATX Cases?

Jason asks: "Well, I am stumped. While there are hundreds of sites for PC case modding -- water cooling, titanium-alloy, pyramids, etc -- there appears to be no sites I can find dedicated to simply reviewing ATX cases. Case manufacturing seems to have come a long way, with many successful vendors (and imitators). Tom's Hardware, Anandtech, et al, might cover an especially significant case here or there -- but where is a general source of information for Luan-Li, Antec, Superflower, Enermax, CaseTek, Inwin, Cooler Master. Geez! They all have their varying price points and obvious style lineations... where can a geek go to get some comprehensive info?" If no specific site has such information, feel free to use this space to make your own reviews of ATX cases. What sites are the best for finding information and/or reviews on the latest PC cases?

Comments

Re:NewEgg!

[Wonko42]

While I love NewEgg.com, and while they've never given me any reason to suspect anything, you should be aware that their user feedback policy clearly states that they don't consider the user forums a place for product reviews, and that they reserve the right to remove negative reviews without notice or justification. I'd be sure to check other sites to make sure that the user reviews that made it to NewEgg.com aren't just the good ones.

Don't sweat it

[dozer]

Cases are like $35 now, including power supply. That's too cheap to care about.

Here's how to buy a case:

0) Go to your local no-name computer shop.
1) Find the cheapest case that still looks decent.
2) Jam a quiet (Panaflo, etc) case fan in it.
3) Spend the $100 or so you saved over a CoolerMaster on a sweet pair of headphones or something.

Re:Don't sweat it

[asteinberg]

Cases are like $35 now, including power supply. That's too cheap to care about.

Sorry, but I have to disagree. While I wouldn't advise going all-out, don't just get the cheapest one you see either. A bad case can make putting together your own computer a far less pleasant experience...example: a friend of mine got a cheap case and within a day managed to accidentally break the connection between the power button and the wire that goes to the motherboard. Ever since then, he's had to manually touch the two ends of the wire to complete this connection every time he wants to turn on his computer!

I have had good experiences with Enlight cases. They're pretty inexpensive and, while not particularly exciting looking, function well - the drive bays all slide in and out, and the case is the perfect size (not huge but enough room for expansion and cooling). Relatively easy to take apart, too (snap off the front and take out one screw...not quite on par with the thumb-screws you find on some other cases but the next best thing).