Falzone's cases are cool but would take more time and skill than I have. Good luck

I think I might have upset Starkers to the point he will not come back. Or he is sleeping. Hope he is OK.

I can't speak for the desire, but if you have all the parts ready on hand, a well put together, tidy build can be done in under 2 hours.  So time shouldn't /needn't be an issue... even if it's done in 2 or 3 stages to better manage limited free time.

At the end of the day, though, it's the product you most would like to own.  If that's the all-too-easy off the shelf and impersonal rig, then you're selling yourself short IMHO.

Then there's the pride and satisfaction of having built something more spectacular... that sense of achievement.

Will do, but I'm due for about 18 hours sleep before I do another thing... have been up 2 days now... finding it difficult to focus/concentrate

I would not justify my purchase to anyone!

Way cool set-up

 Love that case, looks like a b-tch to clean though, guess compressed air?

When my lights dim, I will know you have powered up!

AMD, Intel, yada yada, fast is fast, all that matters, so if it is fast , good as any.

Still AMD here,{AMDFX8 Black Edition4.3gig}, only because I7 was not in budget at the time.

Good build ya got started.

My thoughts too....

Last 2 builds have been with Lian Li cases....and I strongly suspect the next one will too...

What is the issue with FD or Antec - i guess they are not fugly enough? 

Anyway, I meant it good with you - if you insist on going with this case, your choice, go ahead. You are going to have that monstrosity on/under your desk for next few years, not me.

Your niece came over to check on how well you braided all those cable inside the PC tower, yes?  Go ahead, admit it.  You wanted to show off you new uber PC! Congrats on the new rig! 

No, actually, it is going to be quite easy to keep clean.  While admittedly some dust will inevitably get inside, all the ventilation points have easily removable dust filters... just slide 'em out, wash 'em and put 'em back again.  As for what dust that does find its way inside, well the left side panel is hinged, thus allowing easy access with a can of compressed air, or this handy little blower tool I picked up in a cheapie shop for a buck

Nah, can't see how it could be any easier.  The PC will not be going in a tower recess or anything, so it will be completely accessible from the front and both sides... and a turn to the left or right provides access to the rear.  Simple!

Yeah, I know you're not too fond of Thermaltake, but I've had great service/use from their cases and this 'll be no exception, given the unique features it comes with.  I'd never ever seen a case with hot swappable drive bays, whereby at the push of a button the old one comes out and the new goes in... no cable swapping or anything, just pops right in.  So yeah, given the number of drives I have for this and that, that was its selling point.  There were other cases that I'd considered, but none included all of the desired features this one has, so it got the nod.

Hehe, about Antec and Fractal Design... not on my watch; however, there is a Corsair case that might just be the thing for a future project I have in mind... only $89.00 but will be some way down the track after the expense of this current build. It's cube shaped and would do nicely to replace my XP gaming tower, which is too tall to fit on the shelf I have in my TV unit... it'd fit there perfectly

Although looks are important, that was not the selling point of this case.  For me it was the unique features... hot swappable drives; lockable case; a carry handle.... features not present in Antec or FD cases I've seen.

As for the Thermaltake Level 10 Full Tower being a monstrosity... er, ugly... most people here have commented positively regarding its appearance and have said how nice/sexy it is.  So it would seem you're the minority of one/the odd man out, and maybe it's not a tinge of dislike but rather a tinge of jealousy.  Hehe!  I mean, if you had this case and I didn't, I'd be green with envy, too.

Thanks Ernie.   Yeah, I researched everything before I thought about buying, and then I the compared prices of the parts I wanted on a site called shopbot.com.au.  From there I was able to assess the best buys and formulate a tentative budget to work with.  Luckily, all that I wanted was available at very competitive prices at the online store I already did business with, and being they're locally situated I was able to go pick up some of the parts myself... thankfully, my daughter now lives locally and she drives me around for such things and shopping, etc

No, my niece came over because she was moving in downstairs... my old man cave... and I dropped everything to help her get set up, etc... was still at it gone 3.30 am, by which time the opportunity to sleep had long passed me by.... insomnia had kicked in, and showing off my 'uber' PC was the last thing on anyone's mind.

Yes, various manufacturers have cases with external hot swap docking bays, and yes, there are cases with hot swappable internal drive bays once you've opened the case; however, I've not seen any apart from Thermaltake's that has internal drive bays which can be hot swapped at just the push of a button.... no need to open the case, they pop out the left side.  That is the unique feature I wanted.