So, after much debating (and swooning over images) I finally broke down and decided to get the new case I had been looking at:
The Level 10 GT Snow Edition!
Unfortunately, camera's aren't my favorite pieces of equipment, so I don't have a whole lot of pictures, but I got a few from where I'm at now
So, what do you do when you get something new?
Well, I suppose the proper answer would be to take lots of pictures for a worklog
What did I do?
Start putting things together!
Here's a pic of my mobo in the case, was working on cable management at that point. As you can see, this case is AMAZING when it comes to cable management. (side note, I did move that white SATA cable, so it doesn't stand out as much)
And a while later, I get to the point where I'm basically at now:
I suppose I should explain a bit
As it's fairly obvious by my waterblocks, I use water coolingIn my old case, I had a nice big 360 rad up in the front of my case. However, there's just no room in this pretty new case for it, and its too pretty to cut up
So, I have new parts on order! Got a 240 and a 120 rads coming, and a new reservoir for the top two 5.25" bays (it houses my pump inside it
). Hopefully that should be here tomorrow or Friday, so I'll get that together (and try to get more pictures too
).
My plan is to mount the 240 rad right up top (the case actually has a nice big hole designed for a 240), with a 120 at the rear panel (HOPEFULLY internal, I don't like things sticking out the back
), so that fan in the back is actually just sitting there, and the two wires across the top of the mobo that look so ugly are leading to two fans that I had sitting in the 5.25" spot, while I was fan testing lol.
Here's a shot from outside, doesn't my painted cpu block look so nice?
And one more, showing one of my favorite parts of the case:
And now, a small review of the case!
Not everyone may agree, but I really like the sleek look of the black/white. The original Level 10 was ridiculous, and the Level 10 GT was rather bland and (to me) rocky looking, but the white of the Snow Edition really makes it stand out and look great!
As I said previously, the case has amazing cable management. My old case wasn't much smaller, but had only a fraction of the cable management possibilities, and when as much of the wires were hidden away as possible, the back side panel was a PITA to get on! This case, I had no issues! I laid it on its front, spent about 20 minutes messing with cables, and using the included cable ties, I had it good to go in no time! The back slid right on with no problems, and no bulging!
Another thing I enjoy about this case is the I/O/PCI positioning in the rear of the case. Most cases that I've seen have that part recessed into the case, to account for the L in the PCI bracket. This case, however, has it flush with the back. For the L part of the plate, it has a small plate extending out where the screw that holds the PCI card goes, and then over the top of that it has another (removable) plate, which helps hold the cards securely. I think having it flush gives both the inside and the outside of the case a nice streamlined look, and I enjoy that bit!
Phew, what a novel!
Will update when my parts come!
(EDIT: fixed images lol)