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jacosajh
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JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 07 2011 12:53 Boblhead wrote: it was part of a combo deal, warranty was some how voided like a year after i bought it or something, so i said screw it, and i took out my powersaw! took about 2 hours to mod, but now its sick. I did have a fan controller but the LED screen went out and stopped working. It only has 8 fans on it not including the cpu/gpu/psu fans. You should buy a controller with knobs next time. I got a Sunbeam Rheobus on Wom's suggestion, very pleased so far. Pretty blue LED's in the knobs to match the existing ones on the fans. I'm only at 8 fans myself, but I don't really need more anyways. Might add more for giggles and looks though. | ||
jazzyjazz
941 Posts
Here's a case that has received many good reviews. It's pretty solid, well-built and is relatively inexpensive. It's the Antec Three Hundred. You can grab one from canada computers for $60, however I'm not sure if there's one near you. Anyways, here's the link below. http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=018460 | ||
omisa
United States494 Posts
On July 07 2011 13:00 jazzyjazz wrote: Hey, Here's a case that has received many good reviews. It's pretty solid, well-built and is relatively inexpensive. It's the Antec Three Hundred. You can grab one from canada computers for $60, however I'm not sure if there's one near you. Anyways, here's the link below. http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=018460 The antec 300 is the old faithful of cases, i used it on all my builds and never had any issues. And, unless someone can prove why i shouldnt, ill keep using it. | ||
Xardean
United States104 Posts
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MrTortoise
1388 Posts
One thing that is really important about a case is that it will sit under your desk. You *can* spend a lot of money on a case but that is money that could be spent on hardware. Personally id prefer more ram/cpu power that flashy led's .... The real thing to look fro in a case is a decent psu ... if you buy a seperate psu then you can often find really cheap cases. As for size, i wouldnt consider anything less than a full tower. You will want the space for air flow, upgrades ... you may end up buying a card that is long or tall that wouldn't fit in a midi. Small cases come with a lot of catches that usually cost money to solve. Over hte years i have developed a large HD collection. I also have suspicons about these cases with a lot of grating - my gut is saying that they would ahve less directed airflow because it would come in from all directions and so have less pressure than through a few well chosen spots. A lot of the really open cases are designed to have extra fans. That and crap can fall into them when the top is a grate (my current one has this and well i know some ash fell in) | ||
JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 08 2011 04:20 MrTortoise wrote: I love antec cases. One thing that is really important about a case is that it will sit under your desk. You *can* spend a lot of money on a case but that is money that could be spent on hardware. Personally id prefer more ram/cpu power that flashy led's .... The real thing to look fro in a case is a decent psu ... if you buy a seperate psu then you can often find really cheap cases. As for size, i wouldnt consider anything less than a full tower. You will want the space for air flow, upgrades ... you may end up buying a card that is long or tall that wouldn't fit in a midi. Small cases come with a lot of catches that usually cost money to solve. Over hte years i have developed a large HD collection. Any decently designed mid tower has room for almost any graphics card, actually. A much bigger concern is CPU cooler clearance, although even there, the vast majority of mid towers can take at least 160mm, which is all you need. And 98% of PSU's that come with cases are shit, better to ignore the PSU completely when looking at cases. If it comes with one, you're usually better off replacing it with something that you can trust your components to anyways. Spending decent money on a case is usually a worthy investment, as you won't end up needing a new one nearly as soon, and if you upgrade for performance parts, a good case will already have the airflow, and usually you're paying for handy design features. If you're going to spend good money on a PC, you should be willing to spend decent money on the case that holds it all, for whatever set of features you expect out of a case, be it thermal or acoustic performance, aesthetics, or convenience building. | ||
MrTortoise
1388 Posts
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scudst0rm
Canada1149 Posts
On July 07 2011 10:37 Crossed9 wrote: A mid-tower should be more than enough unless you are planning on building a massive Super computer. A full tower could also be a bad thing if you are planning on going to any lans or taking your computer around with you, they're super heavy. As for me, my favorite cases are Raidmax cases, here`s the case I have: Looks pretty sexy, not too fancy, not too expensive, pretty noob friendly case ;p. Ugh, I really hate the smilodon. The motherboard tray was nice but the thing that drove me crazy was the 6 or so 80mm fans that daisy chained together with 4 pin molex connectors. Also, the door on that thing is made of cheap and chunky plastic, I found it really annoying. | ||
RushGG
United Kingdom212 Posts
It costs quite a lot, but has amazing air flow, looks pretty nice, is very quiet, comes with a good amount of good fans, and has space for everything you'll ever need! Great case, i'd recommend it to anyone, I've also used many other cases in the past and would recommend an Antec case if you have a smaller budget.. | ||
Ashes
United States362 Posts
This is what skyR suggested to me. Its very plain and simple (suites my personality). My gf loved this over all the other blings. its HUGE inside, easily swallowed my motherboard with minimal efforts and nice doors for easy cable management. Comes with two fans, and you can easily install 2 other 120mm on top to go along with ur HSF. But I loved this case!! | ||
tsmitho
United States93 Posts
crossed 9 also mentioned the raidmax smilodon. I owned the blue version of the case and really loved it. one of the easiest cases I have ever worked with. only down side is it doenst have any back area for cable management if i remember right(havent owned it for a few years) I curently have a coolermaster cosmos. It is a super awesome case. has legs/handles, noise silensing kinda. full size and is a tank. its steel. I legit dropped mine down the stairs and it was totally fine. the only drawback is it is pretty heavy so not too much fun carying around to lan parties and stuff. but there isnt really a single plastic part of the case very durable and long lasting i have had mine for about 4 years. nowdays you probably want to make sure the case has usb3.0 though | ||
JingleHell
United States11308 Posts
On July 08 2011 06:15 tsmitho wrote: yes as jingle hell said the antec 900 is a pain to work with. built my friends pc in it and It wasnt very fun. still seems like a pretty solid case. crossed 9 also mentioned the raidmax smilodon. I owned the blue version of the case and really loved it. one of the easiest cases I have ever worked with. only down side is it doenst have any back area for cable management if i remember right(havent owned it for a few years) I curently have a coolermaster cosmos. It is a super awesome case. has legs/handles, noise silensing kinda. full size and is a tank. its steel. I legit dropped mine down the stairs and it was totally fine. the only drawback is it is pretty heavy so not too much fun carying around to lan parties and stuff. but there isnt really a single plastic part of the case very durable and long lasting i have had mine for about 4 years. nowdays you probably want to make sure the case has usb3.0 though Meh, you want annoying cable management, try the Lanboy Air. It's actually got what should be awesome cable management, except for the fact that the side panels are split, and they close down by putting thumbscrews into a side support. Totally makes for weird solutions if you try to bring stuff over from behind the motherboard tray. But then, it's all mesh, so at least you don't screw your airflow by not being able to get it perfectly clean. And there's tons of room, and you can ziptie cables pretty much anywhere you want. | ||
snigor
Norway129 Posts
Really liked the clean design, didn't want anything too flashy. A real beauty to work with, lots of space and good cable hiding solutions. It also had sound dampening padding on the inside of the side doors, and the front door +strategically placed dust filtres. It is also priced pretty decent, i can do nothing but recommend this case. | ||
ensign_lee
United States1178 Posts
Otherwise, if I were buying a new case again, I'd probably go with this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119194&cm_re=storm_sniper-_-11-119-194-_-Product There's even a button to turn off the lights in case the LEDs are too intense for you. | ||
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