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I'm buying from ABS, anyone else have this case, if you do, how is it?

Just wondering if this is the case you mean, might make it easier for people if they have a picture to go with the name!

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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Nemesis on 2002-03-05 23:47 ]</font>

I have that case that Nemesis linked to. It's a good case but the power supply that I got with it is a generic one, made by Macron Power. It worked fine with my 1 GHz T-Bird/ABIT KT7, but my new Athlon XP 1800+ is really pushing it.

The case has a removable mobo tray and has room for three case fans (one intake/two exhaust). What I like about it the most are the side panels. They come off easy, which allows for easier access to the inside without getting out a screwdriver. It's very roomy inside and the overall contruction is top-notch.

thanks a lot nexus 6, you've been a lot of help

I have it with an Antec 400W and its great. But the picture lies. I have the current model and the older pictured model. The current model has vertical slits, none along the top, no upper space for a drive, and far less grill space on the back side. More comments here:
http://personal.palouse.net/billshan/merlin.htm
or here:
http://www.uidaho.edu/~billshan/merlin.htm


<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Mr Bill on 2002-03-15 21:48 ]</font>

I have two of the InWin Q500 cases. The older one that has space on the top for two HD's is the Q500A. The newer one is the Q500N. I have one of each. <br>
Both are great cases, but the newer one is a little more refined. The top HDs would get blazing hot if the case was on. They both came with generic 300W PS's. The MB trays are sometimes a little hard to slide out. My enormous Silverado CPU cooler is too big to fit through the opening, so the slide feature is useless to me. <br>
I just spent a few minutes drilling holes into the front panel, so my front fan can actually pull in some air. Next I'll be cutting the side panel so I can mount another fan to cool the PCI cards / HDs area. <br>
Its a great case for the money (about $70). There are a couple better ones, but at a premium price. Supermicro and Antec make nice ones, but the cheapest is $150.