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by Japanese Capacitor » Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:33 am
Yeah. Mesh front case with 5,25 is like something from another age. Best players don't produce them anymore, but it's ofc possible to find some - mostly early 2010's models, which are still produced or just lay in storages of bigger shops for like seven years. For example garbage Zalman Z3 Plus.
I'm not interested in 5,25 drives, but afaik external ones tend to be slower than internal - if it matters.
From cases you chose, I would go with one of the Meshify 2's - imo overally the best mesh cases you can buy. Lancool II Mesh can provide even a little better airflow, but for the price of serious increase of noise and lack of front dust filter intesified by extraordinary wide mesh pattern of front panel - you will hate this case.
The best cases with 5,25 bay I find some of Fractal's Define cases: R5, R6 or 7/7XL. With proper choice of cooling solutions, they will handle any configuration, make it quieter and keep from dust well.