Full v. Mid Case

Building my first rig and have a question, but first:

Despite our modest budget, my wife agreed to the purchase of an ECS 8800GT 512MB. I then discovered it wouldn't fit in my Dell proprietary mobo due to the insane layout of the board. In her eternal love and support, she has granted me leave to build my first DIY around the GPU! She even seems to be more into it than I am. She's already got me:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor

PC Power&Cooling Silencer 470w PSU

ABIT IP35 Pro LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard

So, Thanks, Dana. You're a beautiful woman and the Holy Grail of Gamer-wives! I love you with all that I am.

If you're still reading, thanks. On to the question:

I assume there's no reason not to go with a bigger case, as they can have more airflow. I know I won't need all the drive bays that come with a full ATX, but we're leaning towards this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103010

Anyone have any experience with it? Dana's going to pick the case and likes this one.

That looks like a very good case.
The only reasons that may exist to not go for a bigger case are

1. Price, the bigger and more advenaced, the more expensive they come.

2. Limited space in which the computer is about to operate.

There is only one thing, even though the one you are settled on will serve you absolutely fine, I recommend a better PSU if you intend on upgrading soon.

BTW you should consider yourself dam lucky to have a wife like that. =)

That looks like a very good case. If you are confident with the price then there is no reason not to get it.

The only reasons that may exist to not go for a bigger case are

1. Price, the bigger and more advanced, the more expensive they come.

2. Limited space in which the computer is about to operate.

There is only one thing, even though the one you are settled on will serve you absolutely fine, I recommend a better PSU if you intend on upgrading soon.

BTW you should consider yourself dam lucky to have a wife like that. =)

if you dont care about size go for it. a mid tower has plent of room though.darkmagician06

Or try this onedeadwolf13

nice, but expensive. here is mine

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119137

I myself am hooked on full tower cases. If you have the room for it, then it the only way to go IMHO.

Makes working on them a lot easier too.

Yeah you may want to get a slightly more powerful PSU.

If you're going with a mid tower, I recommend this one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021&Tpk=antec%2b900