glad it worked out for you, I prefer not to keep my rigs in a case, the cards stay cooler and I can see whats going on better
I "use a case". None of the cards are actually inside the case - they all come out on risers. I got the cases for $40 each, so it was easier to just mount the mobo in the case and suspend the cards above it than drill standoffs into a crate and all that.
I figure that when I sell the rigs it might be handy to have cases, anyway.