First post, by dionb
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Size does sometimes matter.
I have the motherboard and PSU from a Compaq Professional workstation AP550. Great i840 dual P3 goodness. The motherboard is standard enough apart from its PSU connectors, so it needs this specific PSU. And the PSU is BIG, more specifically 1cm higher than regular ATX PSUs:
Now, the obvious solution is to get an AP550 case, but they are way out of budget. Other solution is to butcher a regular case so the PSU sticks out the top, which I'd prefer to avoid if possible. I checked transplanting the innards of the PSU to a normal ATX PSau case, but it's chock full with components and a PCB daughterboard right up to the top, no luck there.
So ... I'm looking for an ATX case that could fit this beast. I happen to have a huge Coolermaster Stacker, but despite all its volume and the fact it can fit two PSUs, the individual PSUs have to be normal height. Also looked into a 'short, fat' case that had the PSU next to the motherboard instead of above it, but the PSU would then foul the CPUs.
Any suggestion for cases I could consider?