Here's a review of a inexpensive case for today:

NZXT EVO Review

NZXT EVO Review

hey the case isnt that ugly. it looks decent enough...although, i wouldnt get it either way.

The non-tool-less appeals to me, because tool-less has to be very well made in order to properly work. I find most of them you really need to "press" things in, whereas you'd expect it to just fit perfectly and slide/click in. Like VeGiTAX2, I'd also like to see an interior with actual hardware in it. This case just seems a bit too tiny to neatly tug away the PSU and especially when installing one/two newer and bigger graphics card(s) (Nvidia 2xx series).

They would have to change the industry standard for power supplies or create a new class :/ given that it's getting a bunch of grumbling competition under the same roof to agree on something I'd say the chances aren't so hot. Unfortunately while we see things like this relatively cheap, most OEM boxes and generic cases still use traditional form or even cages which would obstruct the cables.

Blargh, its a nice thought, heck even 90 degree connectors right out of the PSU sockets would be nice instead for some cases. (The P193 has the cable routing to the side and directly above the chamber)

The OEM market rarely does :/ generally these things go through a group / alliance and have established standards. It's why companies like shuttle are self-reliant for their products because they don't conform to design spec.

If I'm getting your point you would prefer all the cable ports out of the side instead of the front of them right? :/ for most companies it would push the wires against the sidepanel and obstruct them with a support rail.

It's one of those annoying things where it promotes better things but getting the masses to adopt it would be like pulling teeth.

It seems like we would need to find a chipset that would be generic enough to support both processors. The ASRock 939Dual supported the AM2 with very few structural changes from what I understand.

Unfortunately ASRock has given up the field from what I can tell

its a pity this stuff isnt standardised. i mean, imagine how much simple it would be for picking out hardware.

my god weve drifted way off topic.

well what i had in mind was just merging all the sockets into one, even if that means you have different sized squares all in one...if that makes sense.

meh, w/e. if it doesnt exist, it doesnt exist.