Looking for a new case with no glass component

[e22big]

Hi Guy

 

I am looking for a new case to upgrade for a full ATX tower. Problem is, I am not a big fan of RGB and even less so for a see-through system. So I was looking for a case that does not come with a tempered glass panel or mesh or anything that might exponsed the internal of my system, preferably something with USB-C/Thunderbolt at front and a slot for Bluray reader. So far I have not found anything that suite my preference.

 

The closest I came across was the Lian Li V320 but it is way over my budget and don't have a slot for Bluray reader (also micro-ATX, there supposed to be V720 for a full ATX case but I never see that offer anywhere.)

 

Do you have anything that I could look into? Actually a case that have the option to replace the glass panel with a simple aluminum sheet would suffice but I don't see a lot of those so far.

 

*the reason I don't want mesh is because when I do some serious computing, the system would blow a hot air on my legs with a mesh configuration

 

[Spotty]

6 minutes ago, e22big said:

the reason I don't want mesh is because when I do some serious computing, the system would blow a hot air on my legs with a mesh configuration

The front of the case with the mesh panel is where air is sucked in to the case. It won't be blowing hot air towards you unless you install the fans backwards.

If your PC gets hot enough under load that the air exhausting out of it feels hot then the last thing you would want to do is restrict air flow. The system would overheat.

[e22big]

Just now, Spotty said:

The front of the case with the mesh panel is where air is sucked in to the case. It won't be blowing hot air towards you unless you install the fans backwards.

If your PC gets hot enough under load that the air exhausting out of it feels hot then the last thing you would want to do is restrict air flow. The system would overheat.

No I mean the side panel, my current case has a mesh side panel which look awsome but also constantly blew a hot air to my legs. Having a fully sealed side panel should have easily fixed that but they are all glass now a day and I am not exactly a fan of that.

[Spotty]

Just now, e22big said:

No I mean the side panel, my current case has a mesh side panel which look awsome but also constantly blew a hot air to my legs. Having a fully sealed side panel should have easily fixed that but they are all glass now a day and I am not exactly a fan of that.

Oh. That actually makes a lot more sense I thought you were referring to the front panel.

 

The fractal define R6 USB C comes to mind. It has a 5.25" bay, solid side panel and USB type C. If you don't need USB type C then there's probably a bunch more options.

[Juular]

Almost no modern cases with metal side panel use mesh like on the older cases, my recommendation are FD Meshify C metal side panel version.

Edit: or Phanteks Enthoo Pro if you need 5.25" bays, or Thermaltake H15 if you have mATX motherboard and rather have smaller case too.

[191x7]

17 minutes ago, Spotty said:

The fractal define R6 USB C comes to mind. It has a 5.25" bay, solid side panel and USB type C. If you don't need USB type C then there's probably a bunch more options.

I would also recommedn the Define R6. My Define R5 is still great.

[e22big]

21 minutes ago, Juular said:

Almost no modern cases with metal side panel use mesh like on the older cases, my recommendation are FD Meshify C metal side panel version.

Edit: or Phanteks Enthoo Pro if you need 5.25" bays, or Thermaltake H15 if you have mATX motherboard and rather have smaller case too.

Thanks mate, I'll keep those in mind the Phanteks one look sick but I don't think it is available to my location. What do you think of COOLER MASTER MASTERBOX E501L? Fit almost everything except USB-C and one of the cheapest I can get as well.

 

[e22big]

28 minutes ago, 191x7 said:

I would also recommedn the Define R6. My Define R5 is still great.

Seem only R5 is available to my area, even so it's way too expensive for me (nearly 500 buck at full price)

[Juular]

32 minutes ago, e22big said:

Thanks mate, I'll keep those in mind the Phanteks one look sick but I don't think it is available to my location. What do you think of COOLER MASTER MASTERBOX E501L? Fit almost everything except USB-C and one of the cheapest I can get as well.

Should be good enough.

[e22big]

1 minute ago, yaboistar said:

Not that i'm biased or anything but

 

silent running, reasonable cooling, 5.25in bay. filtered front top and bottom

that's some very sleek looking but like I said, it's sold at nearly 300 buck here, I'll rather spend that money on the actual component inside rather than the case itself. 

[e22big]

Just now, yaboistar said:

that's nuts, i got mine for under £100 here

yeah, most PC part in Asia is terribly overpriced