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Case With No Glass: Recommendations?

Unkindness

My Meshify C glass panel shattered on me and I'm looking to replace it with something with less breakage. I've to small kids so I'm terrified of simply just replacing the glass in case it goes again (only have the case since november) and my trust is gone. 

Leaning towards a be quiet! 601, even though it looks to be a touch warm compared with the Meshify, I'm sure I'll brute force the temps down with the Noctua Chromax fans I'll be moving over.

All help welcomed!

Cheers

CPU: Intel i-9 9900KF
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
RAM: G.Skill 32GB 3200MHz Sniper X
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2060
Case: Fractual Design Define S
Storage: Intel 760p 265GB SSD x2, Intel 760p 1TB SSD
PSU: Aerocool Project 7 650W
Display: ASUS VG278QR
Cooling: Noctua D-15S

Sound: ASUS Strix Soar

OS: Windows 10

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Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
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do you still have the case? maybe fractal has a replacement side panel without glass?

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One of my favorites with no glass is the Corsair 270r. Matte black, baby.

I got a ps5 and a pc pretty ballin

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The Fractal Design Define C comes with a plastic window that wont shatter on you if you still want to see your build, otherwise anything else from the Define series can come without a window, and I also really like the look of the Corsair 200r. 

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1 hour ago, MeatFeastMan said:

Found this page while I was looking for them, so you may as well take your pick of what you like:

 

https://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/cases/mid-tower-pc-cases-without-window

Perfect!

CPU: Intel i-9 9900KF
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
RAM: G.Skill 32GB 3200MHz Sniper X
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2060
Case: Fractual Design Define S
Storage: Intel 760p 265GB SSD x2, Intel 760p 1TB SSD
PSU: Aerocool Project 7 650W
Display: ASUS VG278QR
Cooling: Noctua D-15S

Sound: ASUS Strix Soar

OS: Windows 10

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59 minutes ago, LukeSavenije said:

do you still have the case? maybe fractal has a replacement side panel without glass?

I think I have to cut off the glass mounting points to fit the steel panel on but I may buy the glass and sell the case

CPU: Intel i-9 9900KF
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
RAM: G.Skill 32GB 3200MHz Sniper X
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2060
Case: Fractual Design Define S
Storage: Intel 760p 265GB SSD x2, Intel 760p 1TB SSD
PSU: Aerocool Project 7 650W
Display: ASUS VG278QR
Cooling: Noctua D-15S

Sound: ASUS Strix Soar

OS: Windows 10

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The Corsair is ok but doesnt do anything for me. I like the Define range but would like something bigger than the C (graphic card a little too close on my Mesh to the front fans for my liking) but don't know if I can fit an R6 or the like on my desk.

CPU: Intel i-9 9900KF
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master
RAM: G.Skill 32GB 3200MHz Sniper X
GPU: ASUS ROG Strix RTX 2060
Case: Fractual Design Define S
Storage: Intel 760p 265GB SSD x2, Intel 760p 1TB SSD
PSU: Aerocool Project 7 650W
Display: ASUS VG278QR
Cooling: Noctua D-15S

Sound: ASUS Strix Soar

OS: Windows 10

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1 hour ago, LukeSavenije said:

do you still have the case? maybe fractal has a replacement side panel without glass?

They might.  Although they've told me (at least in the US) they cannot sell individual solid side panels.  I tried to get one for my Define R6 case.

 

@Unkindness Keep the case and buy a piece of plexi.  Drill holes where the thumb screws go and you're done.  Meshify is a great case, sorry to hear your glass broke.

"And I'll be damned if I let myself trip from a lesser man's ledge"

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