choose me one of these 4 cases

worthy · Aug 18, 2004, 06:11 PM

i need help picking one of these 4 cases,these are my only choices so plz dont give me any links to other cases,and the links i give here for you to look at them isnt where im buying it from

1)
[color=#000000]ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER SILVER WINDOW (£39)[/color]
http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=313
http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=0975

2)[color=#000000]ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER BLACK WINDOW (£39) http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=314 [/color][color=#000000]http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=1918[/color]

3)[color=#000000]NZXT CASE GUARDIAN BLACK WINDOW NO PSU (£48) http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=5549 http://www.dansdata.com/nzxtguard.htm http://www.nzxt.com/Guardian.php[/color]

[color=#000000]4)[/color][color=#000000]NZXT CASE GUARDIAN SILVER WINDOW NO PSU[/color](£48) http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=7998 https://www2.vip-computers.co.uk/pri...ses&bFlag=True http://www.nzxt.com/Guardian.php

Personally i like the silver Guardian case, but i will have to buy an extra 80mm fan(£4) to put in it,what colour shud iget it,if i can,red? or colourless

found this new case i can have ,
HOLD THE PHONE
i just found this case

http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase...re/vm2000a.htm (£58)

drakesteakn · Aug 18, 2004, 06:17 PM

i have this one ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER BLACK WINDOW, its a nice case.

worthy · Aug 18, 2004, 06:19 PM

that was my first choice,but after i started looking at pictures, it looks all tacky and really crappy plastic n design

Sandok · Aug 18, 2004, 06:20 PM

The silver NZXT

worthy · Aug 18, 2004, 06:23 PM

with a fan in side,and in the back supplied and with this

[color=#000000]S/CORE SC-8025CB 8CM CASE FAN BLUE STORM[/color](£4) if im allowed it

put in the front of the fan

drakesteakn · Aug 18, 2004, 06:24 PM

i'm not into all the crazy looking cases i go for performance and the artec will perform better than NZXT. and the NZXT looks dorky, the artec is only plastic on the front panel and i can say its not what it looks like in that pic.

worthy · Aug 18, 2004, 06:33 PM

HOLD THE PHONE
i just found this case

http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase...re/vm2000a.htm (£58)

what do you think?

ill edit my first post

Sandok · Aug 18, 2004, 06:38 PM

The V Xaser Damier is better if you gotta go for a thermaltake... the best perfomace i think... I'm gettin the Tsunami anyways (good perfomace too)

worthy · Aug 18, 2004, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandok

The V Xaser Damier is better if you gotta go for a thermaltake... the best perfomace i think... I'm gettin the Tsunami anyways (good perfomace too)

yeh proberly

but out of the 5cases i said, is the lanfire (thermaletake one) the best?

im 90% leaning towards that one!

drakesteakn · Aug 18, 2004, 07:28 PM

the thermaltake one will do good, better than the other ones u had picked.

GutterPunk · Aug 18, 2004, 07:35 PM

3 or 4 is sweet

worthy · Aug 18, 2004, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GutterPunk

3 or 4 is sweet

yeh,but im getting the thermaltake one now,if i cudnt i wud have got 3 or 4, the thermaletake comes with 4fans, looks awsome ect ect, im going to buy a 90mm multi colour led fan and put it on either the side panel, or at the back

Malus · Aug 18, 2004, 08:26 PM

Am I the only one that finds these cases gaudy? I don't know, the could be a lot more elegant.

I would go with the best performing case (probably the Thermaltake one).

Matth · Aug 19, 2004, 10:02 PM

Would you want to look at any of them for long?

The NZXT, I would say, is a case that looks good on the shelf, but is better left there.

If the thermaltake actually includes all those fans and the controller, it's a lot of case for the money, buy I wouldn't be happy with only two 5 1/4" bays left available.

edperks · Aug 19, 2004, 10:29 PM

I like the NZXT CASE GUARDIAN SILVER its not as gaudy as the rest!!

worthy · Aug 20, 2004, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matth

Would you want to look at any of them for long?

The NZXT, I would say, is a case that looks good on the shelf, but is better left there.

If the thermaltake actually includes all those fans and the controller, it's a lot of case for the money, buy I wouldn't be happy with only two 5 1/4" bays left available.

cd-rw + cd-rom + floppy drive,there the only thing i use, so only having 2 doesnt really matter,and if i upgraded to a dvd-rom i can just get rid of the cd-rom

i really like the thermaltake more than the nzxt silver case, can sum1 try persuade me to have the silver one, IF it is alot better...if not,dont

Nacht · Aug 22, 2004, 06:48 PM

out of those, get the Xaser, definately.

tastyweat · Aug 23, 2004, 08:45 AM

xaser imo

worthy · Aug 23, 2004, 01:19 PM

okies then

BWX · Aug 23, 2004, 01:48 PM

I wouldn't get any of them.. Just me though.

StuBee · Aug 23, 2004, 02:17 PM

check out

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...e_Cases_7.html

They've got an ok selection of cases.

I've got a Coolmaster Centurion 2 is simple and not 2 fancy

Just 2 things to remember if you're gonna put water cooling in it later, depending on the type of kit you get you may want a bigger case

And also if you get a silver or black one with no front to cover the drives you may have to get new CD drives etc, cos ya don't want a black case with a nice white cd drive!

worthy · Aug 23, 2004, 03:41 PM

not overclockers, MAN there 2 expensive lol

tastyweat · Aug 23, 2004, 06:58 PM

ocuk aint expensive!

I'd say Microdirect -> Xcase -> ocuk -> ebuyer - I buy quite a bit of stuff from them even though I can get things at trade

Nacht · Aug 24, 2004, 12:29 AM

yea, Cooler Master's Centurion is what i have myself...the blue edged one with the window. it's quite, has great circulation, and not overdone. the PSU is only 350W though...

BWX · Aug 24, 2004, 09:26 PM

Yeah those CoolerMasters are nice- probably my next case.

View Poll Results: which case
1)ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER SILVER WINDOW £39	1	10.00%
2)ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER BLACK WINDOW £39	3	30.00%
3)NZXT CASE GUARDIAN BLACK WINDOW £48	1	10.00%
4)NZXT CASE GUARDIAN SILVER WINDOW £48	5	50.00%
Voters: 10. This poll is closed

Aug 18, 2004, 06:11 PM	#1
worthy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	choose me one of these 4 cases i need help picking one of these 4 cases,these are my only choices so plz dont give me any links to other cases,and the links i give here for you to look at them isnt where im buying it from 1) [color=#000000]ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER SILVER WINDOW (£39)[/color] http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=313 http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=0975 2)[color=#000000]ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER BLACK WINDOW (£39) http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=314 [/color][color=#000000]http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=1918[/color] 3)[color=#000000]NZXT CASE GUARDIAN BLACK WINDOW NO PSU (£48) http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=5549 http://www.dansdata.com/nzxtguard.htm http://www.nzxt.com/Guardian.php[/color] [color=#000000]4)[/color][color=#000000]NZXT CASE GUARDIAN SILVER WINDOW NO PSU[/color](£48) http://www.pcsuppliesuk.co.uk/cgi-bi...stockcode=7998 https://www2.vip-computers.co.uk/pri...ses&bFlag=True http://www.nzxt.com/Guardian.php Personally i like the silver Guardian case, but i will have to buy an extra 80mm fan(£4) to put in it,what colour shud iget it,if i can,red? or colourless found this new case i can have , HOLD THE PHONE i just found this case http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase...re/vm2000a.htm (£58) Last edited by worthy; Aug 18, 2004 at 06:34 PM. Reason: Added the new case

Aug 18, 2004, 06:17 PM	#2
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	i have this one ARTEC 868W MIDI TOWER BLACK WINDOW, its a nice case. __________________

Aug 18, 2004, 06:24 PM	#6
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	i'm not into all the crazy looking cases i go for performance and the artec will perform better than NZXT. and the NZXT looks dorky, the artec is only plastic on the front panel and i can say its not what it looks like in that pic. __________________

Aug 18, 2004, 07:28 PM	#10
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	the thermaltake one will do good, better than the other ones u had picked. __________________

Aug 18, 2004, 06:19 PM	Thread Starter #3
worthy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	that was my first choice,but after i started looking at pictures, it looks all tacky and really crappy plastic n design

Aug 18, 2004, 06:20 PM	#4
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	The silver NZXT

Aug 18, 2004, 06:23 PM	Thread Starter #5
worthy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	with a fan in side,and in the back supplied and with this [color=#000000]S/CORE SC-8025CB 8CM CASE FAN BLUE STORM[/color](£4) if im allowed it put in the front of the fan

Aug 18, 2004, 06:33 PM	Thread Starter #7
worthy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	HOLD THE PHONE i just found this case http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase...re/vm2000a.htm (£58) what do you think? ill edit my first post

Aug 18, 2004, 06:38 PM	#8
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	The V Xaser Damier is better if you gotta go for a thermaltake... the best perfomace i think... I'm gettin the Tsunami anyways (good perfomace too)

Aug 18, 2004, 07:35 PM	#11
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Aug 18, 2004, 08:26 PM	#13
Malus BSD SMASH! Join Date: May 2002 Location: A rabbit hole. . . Posts: 1,170 Rep Power: 0	Am I the only one that finds these cases gaudy? I don't know, the could be a lot more elegant. I would go with the best performing case (probably the Thermaltake one). __________________ quad (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel Q6600 - Asus P5E-VM HDMI - 2x2 GB Kingston PC6400 DDR2 Ram - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - 2xSeagate 1TB 7200RPM HD in RAID 1 via ZFS - Lite-On 20x DVD Multi Recorder - Coolermaster Centurion 5 router (FreeBSD/amd64 8-CURRENT): Intel E4500 - Intel D945GCNL - 2 GB PC6400 Mushkin Ram - Lite-On 48x24x48x16 - Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HD - Silverstone SST-SG02-F wanderer (FreeBSD/i386 7-CURRENT): Lenovo Thinkpad T61p mini (OS X 10.5): Intel Core 2 Duo @ 1.8Ghz, 4 GB Mushkin PC5400 Ram - Headroom MicroDAC Portable sound: Rockboxed iPod Video -> Westone UM2's Not-So-Portable Sound: Headroon MicroDAC -> Singlepower PPX3-SLAM -> Grado RS-1's or Beyerdynamic DT-880's Very-Not-Portable-Sound: Squeezebox v3 -> Denon AVR-1507 -> B&W 683's & Sunfire HRS-10

Aug 19, 2004, 10:02 PM	#14
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Would you want to look at any of them for long? The NZXT, I would say, is a case that looks good on the shelf, but is better left there. If the thermaltake actually includes all those fans and the controller, it's a lot of case for the money, buy I wouldn't be happy with only two 5 1/4" bays left available.

Aug 19, 2004, 10:29 PM	#15
edperks HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 780 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I like the NZXT CASE GUARDIAN SILVER its not as gaudy as the rest!!

Aug 22, 2004, 06:48 PM	#17
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	out of those, get the Xaser, definately.

Aug 23, 2004, 08:45 AM	#18
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	xaser imo __________________

Aug 23, 2004, 01:19 PM	Thread Starter #19
worthy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	okies then

Aug 23, 2004, 01:48 PM	#20
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	I wouldn't get any of them.. Just me though. __________________

Aug 23, 2004, 02:17 PM	#21
StuBee lurker Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Under a small box in the corner Posts: 356 Rep Power: 67 System Specs	check out http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatal...e_Cases_7.html They've got an ok selection of cases. I've got a Coolmaster Centurion 2 is simple and not 2 fancy Just 2 things to remember if you're gonna put water cooling in it later, depending on the type of kit you get you may want a bigger case And also if you get a silver or black one with no front to cover the drives you may have to get new CD drives etc, cos ya don't want a black case with a nice white cd drive! __________________ <-- Gaming in system specs Consoles: Xbox 360 (old white stylee thing), PS3. Storage - Qnap TS-210 - Great wee thing Laptops:- 2.2Ghz, 4Gb Macbook & 2.0Ghz i7 (Sandy bridge), 4Gb, 256Mb gfx, Hi-res screen Macbook Pro

Aug 23, 2004, 03:41 PM	Thread Starter #22
worthy DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	not overclockers, MAN there 2 expensive lol

Aug 23, 2004, 06:58 PM	#23
tastyweat Lurking Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The void Posts: 4,794 Rep Power: 75 System Specs	ocuk aint expensive! I'd say Microdirect -> Xcase -> ocuk -> ebuyer - I buy quite a bit of stuff from them even though I can get things at trade __________________

Aug 24, 2004, 12:29 AM	#24
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	yea, Cooler Master's Centurion is what i have myself...the blue edged one with the window. it's quite, has great circulation, and not overdone. the PSU is only 350W though...

Aug 24, 2004, 09:26 PM	#25
BWX unplugged Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: USNY Posts: 19,669 Rep Power: 110 System Specs	Yeah those CoolerMasters are nice- probably my next case. __________________