EggXpert

My first build, was a Cheep case off Ebay, many moons ago.............. First one I built from scratch anyway. They no longer sell/make it.

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb250/gmscool/04-25-06010.jpg

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I used the NZXT Apollo black case for my build...

Gms--Do you think this thread should be moved to a different forum, since it's not really an introduction?

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Remember, give points to good and helpful posts!

I have no idea what the brand name or manufacturer is but I have still got it and have modded it to the volcano Case which my wife claimed and has been using it since then.

http://s223.photobucket.com/albums/dd82/HOGHAULER/?action=view&current=1d2fc7de.pbw

Chieftec Dragon here.  I still like the look of those cases.  And at the time, I thought that the Dragons had one of the better interior layouts.

Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail

While it was very good, it was heavy as #@%&

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for those who enjoy links to old deactivated items:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811126009

Newegg had it on sale on the front page for $18.00.  I used a jigsaw to cut a hole in the side acrylic and mount an 80mm fan over my athlon xp and get it from 1.47ghz to 2.1.  Doesn't compare to my latest Lian Li, but not bad for 18 bucks.

edit 20 mins later: I've just spent 20 minutes browsing through old Newegg junk by changing the item numbers manually.  Interesting seeing some manufacturers I've never heard of.  Check out Old Man Newegg with the digi-cam and grey carpet: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811126004

This is the case i brought for my first build;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811215009

Has ALOT of room  :) 

its considered a Super full tower. bigger than a normal full tower.

Wish i had the money for this case,will have to wait till the price goes down;

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Cooler Master Mystique

~TK

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For my first build I have no idea what the case brand was.  It was some generic case with, I think, a 200 or 250watt psu.  Of course at the time that actually was way more than enough power. 

Currently I have a Gigabyte 3d Aurora for my main system, a NZXT case of some sort for my htpc, a Lian Li case for a secondary system and I just picked up a Coolmaster HAF to put another secondary system in.

A PC Power & Cooling Mid Tower....which I am still using...from 12-15 years ago.

I cut a hole in the side and added an intake fan...then took out the bottom front  cage and added an intake fan there.

I really would like something better but am too cheap..and this seems to work.  You sure aren't going to find anything as solid as this.

I believe the case I used for my first ever build was some generic brand with a gigantic (size of the side door) side fan.

I use it as my HTPC case now, boy that thing brings back some memories .

I used the XClio Windtunnel, and threw an Ultra Kaze 120mm in the back for more airflow

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/Dragonfire2008/100_0776.jpg

Took a while.  But it didn't work out that great.  

Used a full tower Lian-Li, black aluminum, watercooled, etc.

 Pretty good case, the price was a bit high though.

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My first was an old Apevia ( I can't even remember what they used to be called ) X-Dreamer, beige of course with no cool window or anything, just a c**p 350W PSU.

Now I'm chilling with my Coolermaster Centurion 5 w/ Acrylic Window.  Great case!

Some beige generic (Taiwan or Korea) desktop flat style with cool push tabs on either side that allowed you to pop the top without taking screws off, and the top hatch would swing open and stop on extended rails at about 110o angle open.

Nice bit of room for my XT style motherboard.

Oh, came with a massive 38W (not a typo 38W) FSB power supply too. [I thought it was 85W, but got my info corrected.] 

Very first of my own was a barebones that had a standard, white steel case.

Very first 100% custom used a Cooler Master Centurion 5 with a side window