Computer case.

FireElements · Feb 9, 2006, 10:02 PM

What case do you all recommend?

Asmoday · Feb 9, 2006, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FireElements

What case do you all recommend?

There's tons of great enclosures out there, it's more a question of personal preference/need really.
But there are some cases that stick out a little IMO, and that is some of the larger Thermaltake cases like the armor case, the Antec P180 (which has been reviewed here on DH) The Coolermaster stacker is another great case. The new Stacker the 830 do really look like a super case too. The choices are many, so it's really hard to recommend one single case over the others especially since it all depends on your needs and what you like....

Edit: Have a look at our case review section over here: casereviews

FireElements · Feb 13, 2006, 10:57 PM

Im debating between two right now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144089
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144103

I think I'll end up with the X-Navigator, only thing I don't like about it is the price.

Randomletters · Feb 14, 2006, 12:16 AM

I just picked up this http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811156018 I like it alot. Nice looking, cheap, has a window. The sheet metal is a little flimsy but that doesnt matter to me it wont be moved much

FireElements · Feb 14, 2006, 02:55 AM

Little too plain for me. Looking for something sorta fancy like the X-Navigator.

Grace · Feb 14, 2006, 03:48 AM

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Originally Posted by FireElements

Little too plain for me. Looking for something sorta fancy like the X-Navigator.

The X-Navigator looks to be a good case. If you like it, then settle for nothing else than this one. The case is always matter of taste above all else.

FireElements · Feb 14, 2006, 04:02 AM

I like it, but not the price =\.

I don't know much about case prices, maybe its really cheap. I just didn't expect to be paying $150 for a case. Though it does come with a nice power supply

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Grace · Feb 14, 2006, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by FireElements

I like it, but not the price =\.

I don't know much about case prices, maybe its really cheap. I just didn't expect to be paying $150 for a case. Though it does come with a nice power supply

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Oh, it is expensive, but not too much since it comes with an adequate PSU.

Let me do some shopping myself:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811146018

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133154

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144158

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144168

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112040

These offer better value, if you don't need a PSU (except the Aspire case). If you are going for the high-end category, the Lian-Li or the NZXT Lexa are extremely good cases. You only have to see if they fit your budget and of course if you like them to begin with.

FireElements · Feb 14, 2006, 08:16 PM

Well I need the power supply and I like the X-Navigator's design. I guess I'll be spending $150 on a case.

grog · Feb 15, 2006, 02:13 AM

I just finished building two systems here at home. One for me and one for my wife.

For both systems I used the following case:

Case: Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133171

Power-Supply: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703001

My New System
* Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD
* Motherboard: ASUS A8R-MVP ATX AMD CrossFire Motherboard
* CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core
* Memory: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) TWINX2048-3200C2PRO
* Video: All-in-Wonder® X1800 XL 256MB PCI Express®
* ATI HDTV Wonder Remote Control Edition PCI TV Tuner
* Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Elite Pro Sound Card
* Ethernet: Onboard Marvell 88E8001 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit
* Hard Disk-1&2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622AS 300GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s x 2 (total 600GB) RAID-0
* Hard Disk-3: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100
* DVD-R/RW: SONY White IDE DVD Burner Model DRU810A
* DVD-R/RW: SONY Silver USB 2.0/i.LINK External DVD Burner Model DRX810UL
* CASE: Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling
* LCD-TEMP: AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display
* PSU: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W
* UPS: APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts
* OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005
* Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1

This baby stays cool, very cool!!!

Greg

TJ- · Feb 15, 2006, 02:28 AM

why are these cases so damn cheap, i paid $260 for my thermaltake tsunami

grog · Feb 15, 2006, 03:21 AM

Well.....My Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA cases set me back $429.99 each.

Add the PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W Power Supply for $209.99.

Yes....I paid $639.98 for my case and power supply.

Greg

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why are these cases so damn cheap, i paid $260 for my thermaltake tsunami

wee017 · Feb 15, 2006, 03:24 AM

I have a Lian-Li PC 73-SL. It's meant to be silent, I'm watercooling the CPU and VGA, so there's no noise and cooling is great.

Chaos · Feb 15, 2006, 01:30 PM

Aerocool also makes some decent cases

Feb 9, 2006, 10:02 PM	#1
FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Computer case. What case do you all recommend?

Feb 14, 2006, 12:16 AM	#4
Randomletters ))<>(( Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,418 Rep Power: 54	I just picked up this http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16811156018 I like it alot. Nice looking, cheap, has a window. The sheet metal is a little flimsy but that doesnt matter to me it wont be moved much __________________ <----------- Sexy Budget Rig stats to the left.

Feb 15, 2006, 02:13 AM	#10
grog Roxy Music Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 623 Rep Power: 66 System Specs	I just finished building two systems here at home. One for me and one for my wife. For both systems I used the following case: Case: Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133171 Power-Supply: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W Power Supply - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817703001 My New System * Monitor: Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD * Motherboard: ASUS A8R-MVP ATX AMD CrossFire Motherboard * CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core * Memory: CORSAIR XMS 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM Unbuffered DDR 400 (PC 3200) TWINX2048-3200C2PRO * Video: All-in-Wonder® X1800 XL 256MB PCI Express® * ATI HDTV Wonder Remote Control Edition PCI TV Tuner * Sound: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Elite Pro Sound Card * Ethernet: Onboard Marvell 88E8001 10/100/1000Base-T Gigabit * Hard Disk-1&2: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3300622AS 300GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s x 2 (total 600GB) RAID-0 * Hard Disk-3: Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3160812A 160GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA100 * DVD-R/RW: SONY White IDE DVD Burner Model DRU810A * DVD-R/RW: SONY Silver USB 2.0/i.LINK External DVD Burner Model DRX810UL * CASE: Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling * LCD-TEMP: AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display * PSU: PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W * UPS: APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts * OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center 2005 * Speakers: Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1 This baby stays cool, very cool!!! Greg __________________ Dell UltraSharp 2405FPW 24" LCD Philips 47" 1080p 47pfl7422d/37 LCD ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe/WiFi BIOS 1406, AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz, G.SKILL 8GB(4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 (PC2 6400) ASUS EAH4850 TOP/HTDI/512M PCI Express 2.0 Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Elite Pro Sound Card, 1TB Hard Disk storage Thermaltake Tai-Chi VB5001SNA Black/ Silver Computer Case with liquid cooling AeroCool GateWatch-SV Silver GateWatch with LCD display, PC Power & Cooling 510 SLI-PFC 510W APC Back-UPS XS 1000 UPS, 1000 VA, 600 Watts Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit VM's (Fedora, RHEL4..etc) Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 5.1

Feb 15, 2006, 02:28 AM	#11
TJ- DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Infinity Posts: 3,679 Rep Power: 0	why are these cases so damn cheap, i paid $260 for my thermaltake tsunami __________________ new sig comming soon

Feb 15, 2006, 01:30 PM	#14
Chaos Number Nine Join Date: May 2002 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 5,268 Rep Power: 167 System Specs	Aerocool also makes some decent cases __________________

Feb 13, 2006, 10:57 PM	Thread Starter #3
FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Im debating between two right now. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144089 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811144103 I think I'll end up with the X-Navigator, only thing I don't like about it is the price.

Feb 14, 2006, 02:55 AM	Thread Starter #5
FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Little too plain for me. Looking for something sorta fancy like the X-Navigator.

Feb 14, 2006, 04:02 AM	Thread Starter #7
FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I like it, but not the price =\. I don't know much about case prices, maybe its really cheap. I just didn't expect to be paying $150 for a case. Though it does come with a nice power supply .

Feb 14, 2006, 08:16 PM	Thread Starter #9
FireElements DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 189 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Well I need the power supply and I like the X-Navigator's design. I guess I'll be spending $150 on a case.

Feb 15, 2006, 03:24 AM	#13
wee017 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Behind you. Posts: 241 Rep Power: 0	I have a Lian-Li PC 73-SL. It's meant to be silent, I'm watercooling the CPU and VGA, so there's no noise and cooling is great.