A better Case than the BitFenix Prodigy?

Hardware Hub Cases / Chassis
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I like the Prodigy, but it has two issues for me. One, it only supports Mini ITX Motherboards and there are no AM3+ Mini Itx Boards. Two, there's only room for one dual slot card. So, I've done a little googleing and searched for horizantal PC Cases because I thought it would be better for the Hard Drives.

I found the X-MASTER-BL/500 and I noticed how it was in the HTPC Case section in Newegg and I thought all of the HTPC Cases were low profile or one of those really small cases for Nettops, so I looked around and found this work of art and it's perfect. You can put in a standard ATX Motherboard with seven expansion slots, it has two handles and it looks good in a room and it would make a better conversation piece than a ricer PC with a see through window and glowing lights.

Imagine having company over and they say "that's a nice Radio under your Wii" and you say "Oh, that's not a Radio, (turns it on) I actually play PC/PS2/Wii/Gamecube Games on it and they look better on it after I transfer them from the Wii and install a few packs. I could of gotten a case $30 cheaper, but it wouldn't have looked good and what can I say? I like things that look good".

I know the Prodigy is for LAN Parties, but this is a good alternative if you don't mind going a bit bigger, you can't get a better looking Case and you can go AM3+ if you want because it supports ATX Boards and because of that, you can put Video Cards in SLI or crossfire.

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That is fucking ugly!

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A darker wood like walnut would match my furniture better.

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Which is uglier? Redwood or a big giant glowing piece of metal?

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I would get this. It's smaller than a Prodigy, yet it fits a micro-atx motherboard.

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=345&area=en

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Well....the award winning bitfenix prodigy (the case you are comparing it to in the topic title and OP) dosnt glow, it doesn't even have a window to show of components that could glow.

I have no problem with a wooden case, and think good design can always transcend its materials anyway, but this case is just plain ugly, from the poor cabinetmaking and cheap rosewood veneer, to the "distressed" control panel on the front.

When it come to both form and function these cases are not in the same league with the nMEDIAPC being as classy as one of thouse animatronic singing Bass!

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I just find this attractive because it's small, (enough) it supports ATX Motherboards, it has seven PCI Slots and it doesn't look like a piece of electronics, it looks more like a piece of furniture. If you have non-tech people over. The plactic singing Fish is just a toy for hicks, Gaming PCs are toys for Geeks, but this case doesn't look like a toy for a Geek, it looks more incognito.

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This is good as well http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146065