{"id":5363,"date":"2018-09-06T17:04:43","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T17:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=5363"},"modified":"2018-09-06T17:07:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-06T17:07:50","slug":"the-problematic-pc-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/really.zonky.org\/?p=5363","title":{"rendered":"The Problematic PC Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently put together a new PC (or mostly) and had occasion to look at what PC cases are like these days. In the end I kept my existing case, but did spend enough time looking to have certain opinions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And they suck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All about the glass windows to let the silly lights show through, but how about useful features?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Tool-less case panels? Or at least the top panel (to access the expansion cards).<\/li><li>Built-in cable runs so things (fans, SATA drives, etc) can be plugged in next to where they are installed.<\/li><li>On the subject of fans, servers often have easily removable fan trays; fans are mounted to a plastic frame which in turn slots into position together with power and control signals. A doddle to clean, which would be handy for a desktop workstation.<\/li><li>A front panel display to show fault messages during startup &#8211; firmware fault codes (some motherboards have a two-digit display but they&#8217;re optional and usually not visible when the case is closed). Post-boot it could be used for other things. If it breaks the clean lines of the case, put it behind a sliding panel or something.<\/li><li>Handles. And wheels.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"695\" height=\"462\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/really.zonky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011-01-02-Signs-Of-The-Sea.jpg?resize=695%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/really.zonky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011-01-02-Signs-Of-The-Sea.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/really.zonky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011-01-02-Signs-Of-The-Sea.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/really.zonky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011-01-02-Signs-Of-The-Sea.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/really.zonky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011-01-02-Signs-Of-The-Sea.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 695px) 100vw, 695px\" \/><figcaption>Signs Of The Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are probably a whole bunch more that could usefully be considered, and some of these are inherited from cases known to me (the old Mac Pro case is a good place to start from).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently put together a new PC (or mostly) and had occasion to look at what PC cases are like these days. 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