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Franneke
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$en$i
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Parallax_
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Posted: Sat, 12th May 2007 20:15 Post subject: |
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Lian Li ftw! 
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Parallax_
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Posted: Sat, 12th May 2007 20:40 Post subject: |
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Well then you might as well go with whatever is cheapest. Perhaps no case at all. 
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Posted: Sat, 12th May 2007 21:12 Post subject: |
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well, heres the first case I bought
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156139
Though mine was the first model and was made by Antec when they were around. Pretty good case. Where the front is I disassembled the whole front end of the case and put some fans there to blow on the HD's.
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upstart_69
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Posted: Sat, 12th May 2007 22:42 Post subject: |
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129021
Worth every penny. Trust me, if you buy a cheap case you will regret it later. I went through several and had problems with heat, noise and space. I finally upgraded to an all-aluminum lian-li knock-off which was great. But the antec 900 beats everything I've had before. Never seen load temps drop nearly 10c with any other upgrade. The g80s run hot, so unless yer cool with temps above 80c, I'd recommend not skimping on the case.
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Posted: Sat, 12th May 2007 22:49 Post subject: |
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Damn, I didn't know antec was still making cases o.0 Oh well, I'm a lian li convert now
The case I posted does a great job at radiating heat too. warms my feet when I use it at a foot rest 
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[sYn]
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 00:31 Post subject: |
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Antec P180..
I have a thermaltake, and it sucks. I wont ever buy from them again, not at the price they charge. As for Lian Li, good cases, but over priced.
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 00:45 Post subject: |
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[sYn] wrote: | Antec P180..
I have a thermaltake, and it sucks. I wont ever buy from them again, not at the price they charge. As for Lian Li, good cases, but over priced. |
Thermaltake to me is like the ricer shit retards by for their lil imports. Last buddy had a case from them and it was just some piece of shit with crap quality. The only case that ever caught my eye was the Tai Chi but WAY to expensive. Even the version without the water cooling is till over 300 bucks which is pure BS. Lian Li I'll admit is a lil over priced but their quality makes up for it. I mean hell I got into an episode with my comptuer cause it pissed me off and started beating the hell out of it with my fist. When I stopped I had bruised knuckles, skin torn off and not even the slightest blemish on my case.
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$en$i
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 03:26 Post subject: |
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SpykeZ wrote: |
The only case that ever caught my eye was the Tai Chi but WAY to expensive. Even the version without the water cooling is till over 300 bucks which is pure BS. |
I agree that the Tai Chi is certainly overpriced, also the supplied 3 drive HDD module would be better had it supported 5 drives. But for me the potential internal space that the case offers and it's design won me over. With my current 4 x 320GB drives, I still have lots of room to add more. Also, even with a single front and rear 120mm fan (using Intels C2D cooler) my idle temp is 39C, 45C load and x1950xtx idles at 62C, 76C load, which I'm quite happy with.
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 03:33 Post subject: |
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That lian li server version of the case I have is fuckin spaztasticaly awsome. The drive bays at the bottom are very conviently placed, the air flow is great and im only using stock cooling and my CPU idles at around 39 idle and my vid card 47. The case's lil holes GREATLY help radiate the heat and with awsome space. Theres holes at the bottom of the case that you can add more fans to pull out heat and so forth. I mean the tai chi without the kit vs. lian li I'm sure Lian Li would kick the shit out of it. That and it doesn't have those annoying doors on the front and no plastic so shit won't break easy.
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deelix
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 03:34 Post subject: |
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 03:58 Post subject: |
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eVga 7900GS KO stock settings/heatsink
btw I thought there was more plastic on that case. *shrugs*
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[sYn]
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 16:00 Post subject: |
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SpykeZ wrote: | Thermaltake to me is like the ricer shit retards by for their lil imports. Last buddy had a case from them and it was just some piece of shit with crap quality. The only case that ever caught my eye was the Tai Chi but WAY to expensive. Even the version without the water cooling is till over 300 bucks which is pure BS. Lian Li I'll admit is a lil over priced but their quality makes up for it. I mean hell I got into an episode with my comptuer cause it pissed me off and started beating the hell out of it with my fist. When I stopped I had bruised knuckles, skin torn off and not even the slightest blemish on my case. |
/agree
I bought the Thermaltake Xaser V Damier back when it was brand new.. I got it because of the marketing crap on the website which shows the thermal awesomeness of the case.. etc.. At first I liked it, good build quality overall.. It was when I tried to install stuff into it that everything became clear. Firstly, screwless.. GREAT I thought. Until one of the PCI "holders" snapped off in my hand. Then the cuts, and general damage to myself during building.. this thing is made of razer sharp death metal.. Then the wires, MY GOD WHY DO I NEED THIS MUCH CRAP! ARghh..
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 16:19 Post subject: |
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lol i have to agree on the cutting yourself on those aluminium thermaltake cases .
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deelix
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Posted: Sun, 13th May 2007 16:20 Post subject: |
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Stefan F wrote: | lol i have to agree on the cutting yourself on those aluminium thermaltake cases . | Got this xaser 3 or whatever. Nice with fan filter things tho
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Posted: Tue, 15th May 2007 02:23 Post subject: |
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Duiveltje123 wrote: | yeah but for all those i ened to take out another loan. Basically I am looking for a very very very cheap case that has only 1 job and that is to keep the pc together  |
this picture couldn't be more perfect for any thread.

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GestaltO
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Posted: Tue, 15th May 2007 02:25 Post subject: |
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yeh but by the looks of it its gonna cost and i wouldnt really wanna pay too much when the airflow doesnt look too great!
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CaptainCox
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Posted: Tue, 15th May 2007 06:05 Post subject: |
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Lian-Li all the way...but you have to pay 
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Posted: Tue, 15th May 2007 06:11 Post subject: |
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CaptainCox wrote: | Lian-Li all the way...but you have to pay  |
nice rhyme, won't be saving him a dime 
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