Just take my word for it. Different cases for different purposes. Yes, a lot of it is style; but there are also functional differences.
Most gamer boxes, for a start, now have zero drives. One or two NVMe gumsticks right on the MB. All those drive bays are just
ewwww!!! to a gamer. What's hot now is tempered glass, and the more of it the better. While I'm not a fan of the kilowatts of bling lighting, I do like a little sedate accent illumination. In
ONE color.
For a reverse-flow build you need a huge filter at the bottom of the case, like mine which is literally all filter. And now I've got hold of it, that filter pulls out from the front, so you don't procrastinate until it starts beeping
"FUCKHEAD, CLEAN MY FILTERZZZ!!!" ![Laughing :-DD](https://www.eevblog.com/forum/Smileys/default/smiley_laughing.gif.pagespeed.ce._hfWAz_QHO.gif)
There's oodles of nuance too... I get it, but I don't subscribe to a lot of it. Just trust me... if you showed up at a Linus event or PAX Con widdat, they'd snicker you to death.
mnem
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