Which case?

kinetic · Jan 5, 2003, 10:20 AM

I know case choice is down to personal taste, but which do you guys recommend? I'm getting sick and tired of looking at my beige box.

Necrosis · Jan 5, 2003, 10:41 AM

Chieftec

Dom · Jan 5, 2003, 11:00 AM

Chieftec is the way to go, check out the selection @ NewEgg.com

C0NAN · Jan 5, 2003, 12:01 PM

Lian Li

http://www.lian-li.com/

WyreTheWolf · Jan 5, 2003, 12:20 PM

If you want a Chieftec the best place to get them is www.buyxtremegear.com !

Steel Chieftec w/ window in White, [COLOR=silver]Silver[/COLOR] , [COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] , or [COLOR=black]Black[/color] -$40 bucks.

Aluminum Chieftec w/ window in White, [color=silver]Silver[/color], [color=blue]Blue[/color], [color=black]Black[/color], [color=green]Green[/color], [color=red]Red[/color], or[color=yellow] Yellow[/color] -$69 bucks.

Either of them can be had with a 420 watt PSU for an extra 20 dollars. AMD/Intel approved PSU I might add.

I bought the Silver Aluminum case w/ window, red neon, and PSU for 89.00, 3 day shipping ... total 106.00

Good luck with whatever you choice may be

DarkFoss · Jan 5, 2003, 03:00 PM

I wish I'd have seen this thread last night . Just ordered the blue aluminum case last night could have saved a few bucks. Thanks for the link WyreTheWolf just added it to my favorites for future upgrades.

Jan 6, 2003, 05:51 PM

And i wish i lived in the USA were all these low prices are......

I payed 260 euro for a case that costs 110 in the us.

With the money i payed i could have purchased 4 of these

"Aluminum Chieftec w/ window in White, Silver, Blue, Black, Green, Red, or Yellow -$69 bucks."

LIfe sucks and then you die.......

DaSnIpE · Jan 6, 2003, 06:22 PM

Every1 has a Chieftec, get a lianli, lol

JavaFox · Jan 6, 2003, 11:07 PM

People still buy those? Lian Li cases made my list of 2002's most overrated products (although, admittedly, that was posted in July...). Seriously, Lian Lis are overpriced, and not even that pretty anyway. They used to be THE aluminum case to have, but now, with so many other excellent cases to chose from, why would you get one? Get one of these (they are sold under many names, KingWin being one of them). I have one and it is FANTASTIC.

EcPercy · Jan 7, 2003, 03:39 AM

here is the case i am about to buy...

JustPc Case

DaSnIpE · Jan 7, 2003, 04:57 AM

Bleh, ur case is overpriced Java, lol and Ecpercy, nice case but only 1 exhaust fan, so dunno

ToshiroOC · Jan 7, 2003, 04:59 AM

Yet again, I would like to take the opportunity to pimp my personal idea for computer cases: DIY. Why not just build one from scratch? You have the dimensions and all of every piece of hardware you are going to have inside of the case, so why not just build it yourself? It would be completely customized (beyond anything a mere modification could provide), and it would probably cost much less as you would really only need to buy materials...

Vampyromaniac · Jan 7, 2003, 05:48 AM

Forget cases entirely! I'm just gonna nail my mobo to the wall, right under the airconditioning duct!!

And a little shelf next to it for the drives, etc.

ToshiroOC · Jan 7, 2003, 06:39 AM

Well, if we are going to get cheap cheap cheap, you can always scotch tape your computer parts to the wall - cheaper to use scotch tape instead of nails, and you couldn't really use nails well with CD drives and floppy drives and hard drives, while scotch tape (or maybe even the vaunted extravagant duct tape) would do the job perfectly!

EcPercy · Jan 10, 2003, 02:26 AM

well i am glad that you like the case dasnipe, but um the case has a total of 4 fans in it ...with the vid card, cpu and adding a psu with 2 fans that makes 8 and i would say that is plenty of air moving around lol!

Jan 5, 2003, 10:20 AM	#1
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	Which case? I know case choice is down to personal taste, but which do you guys recommend? I'm getting sick and tired of looking at my beige box.

Jan 5, 2003, 12:01 PM	#4
C0NAN DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 0	Lian Li http://www.lian-li.com/ __________________ Thermaltake Xaser III V1000D Case 7 Cooler Master LED Fans P4 3.0C HT 800mhz @ 3.3 Ghz Asus P4P800 Deluxe 1 Gig Geil Ultra Platinum DDR 500 Memory Timing = 2.5-4-4-7-8 @ 2.65 volts Sapphire 9800 Pro 128mb Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 160 Gig Maxtor Diamond Max Plus 9 80 Gig Enermax EG465P-VE Power Supply

Jan 5, 2003, 03:00 PM	#6
DarkFoss HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Downers Grove IL Posts: 688 Rep Power: 0	Doh I wish I'd have seen this thread last night . Just ordered the blue aluminum case last night could have saved a few bucks. Thanks for the link WyreTheWolf just added it to my favorites for future upgrades.

Jan 6, 2003, 06:22 PM	#8
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	Every1 has a Chieftec, get a lianli, lol __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

Jan 7, 2003, 04:57 AM	#11
DaSnIpE Driverage Snipe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal, Canada or NYC, USA Posts: 372 Rep Power: 0	Bleh, ur case is overpriced Java, lol and Ecpercy, nice case but only 1 exhaust fan, so dunno __________________ Antec SX1030 Case - Enermax 431 W Whisper PS - 4 Case Fans -ThermalRight AX-7 With Panaflo Ultra Fan - Sb Audigy / Logitech Z-560 Speakers / Sennheiser HD497 Headphones WD 80GB 7200 rpm HD - Samsung SyncMaster 955DF - LG 16x10x40x Burner / Pionner 16x Slot DVD View my rig http://nl.dodhq.net/Rig/

Jan 5, 2003, 10:41 AM	#2
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Chieftec

Jan 5, 2003, 11:00 AM	#3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Chieftec is the way to go, check out the selection @ NewEgg.com

Jan 5, 2003, 12:20 PM	#5
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	If you want a Chieftec the best place to get them is www.buyxtremegear.com ! Steel Chieftec w/ window in White, [COLOR=silver]Silver[/COLOR] , [COLOR=blue]Blue[/COLOR] , or [COLOR=black]Black[/color] -$40 bucks. Aluminum Chieftec w/ window in White, [color=silver]Silver[/color], [color=blue]Blue[/color], [color=black]Black[/color], [color=green]Green[/color], [color=red]Red[/color], or[color=yellow] Yellow[/color] -$69 bucks. Either of them can be had with a 420 watt PSU for an extra 20 dollars. AMD/Intel approved PSU I might add. I bought the Silver Aluminum case w/ window, red neon, and PSU for 89.00, 3 day shipping ... total 106.00 Good luck with whatever you choice may be

Jan 6, 2003, 05:51 PM	#7
GREEKRAGE Guest Posts: n/a	And i wish i lived in the USA were all these low prices are...... I payed 260 euro for a case that costs 110 in the us. With the money i payed i could have purchased 4 of these "Aluminum Chieftec w/ window in White, Silver, Blue, Black, Green, Red, or Yellow -$69 bucks." LIfe sucks and then you die.......

Jan 6, 2003, 11:07 PM	#9
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	People still buy those? Lian Li cases made my list of 2002's most overrated products (although, admittedly, that was posted in July...). Seriously, Lian Lis are overpriced, and not even that pretty anyway. They used to be THE aluminum case to have, but now, with so many other excellent cases to chose from, why would you get one? Get one of these (they are sold under many names, KingWin being one of them). I have one and it is FANTASTIC.

Jan 7, 2003, 03:39 AM	#10
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	here is the case i am about to buy... JustPc Case

Jan 7, 2003, 04:59 AM	#12
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Yet again, I would like to take the opportunity to pimp my personal idea for computer cases: DIY. Why not just build one from scratch? You have the dimensions and all of every piece of hardware you are going to have inside of the case, so why not just build it yourself? It would be completely customized (beyond anything a mere modification could provide), and it would probably cost much less as you would really only need to buy materials... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 7, 2003, 05:48 AM	#13
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	even cheaper Forget cases entirely! I'm just gonna nail my mobo to the wall, right under the airconditioning duct!! And a little shelf next to it for the drives, etc. __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Jan 7, 2003, 06:39 AM	#14
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Well, if we are going to get cheap cheap cheap, you can always scotch tape your computer parts to the wall - cheaper to use scotch tape instead of nails, and you couldn't really use nails well with CD drives and floppy drives and hard drives, while scotch tape (or maybe even the vaunted extravagant duct tape) would do the job perfectly! __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Jan 10, 2003, 02:26 AM	#15
EcPercy HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Iraq Posts: 1,535 Rep Power: 0	well i am glad that you like the case dasnipe, but um the case has a total of 4 fans in it ...with the vid card, cpu and adding a psu with 2 fans that makes 8 and i would say that is plenty of air moving around lol!