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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Kamikaze on August 10, 2003, 02:25:30 am

Title: PC cases
Post by: Kamikaze on August 10, 2003, 02:25:30 am: First I'm bragging, I got myself one of these:

(http://www.tigerdirect.com/images/Chieftec/Matrix1TopLeft.jpg)

Chieftec Matrix full tower :D (the pic's a mid tower and it's red, mine's silver and full) A possible total 7 case fans, 3 front (80 x 80 x 25 mm), 3 back (80 x 80 x 90) and 1 side.

Anyway, the main point: I'm curious, what kinda cases do you all have? Post a pic too!
Title: PC cases
Post by: Turnsky on August 10, 2003, 02:43:36 am: mine ;)

(http://www.cluboverclocker.com/reviews/cases/lian_li/pc60/IMAGE028.jpg)
Title: PC cases
Post by: Stryke 9 on August 10, 2003, 03:10:43 am: Dig it.

(http://pcweb.mycom.co.jp/pcbuyers/review/2002/ss40g/images/01.jpg)

7.5"x7"x11.5. Whole thing is solid metal, acts as a heatsink in conjunction with a multifan heat-pipe system to dissipate the temperatures it builds up... and they do build up, since the thing ships with a setup for basically the fastest tech you can get nowadays (ignore the Athlon thing, this is just a similar one I found a picture of) and packs it together practically solid.

Basically, get a flatscreen and it's a laptop. One you can render in realtime in...:D
Title: PC cases
Post by: Fury on August 10, 2003, 06:45:00 am: PC 1 (http://www.antec-inc.com/images/400/Sonata_3.4view_final.jpg)
PC 2 (http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/images/hq45pro_b.jpg)
Title: PC cases
Post by: FreeTerran on August 10, 2003, 06:56:24 am: Mine :D
(http://www.snogard.de/jpg/wh/big/casserver-9101_wh_big.jpg)
Title: PC cases
Post by: Ryx on August 10, 2003, 07:05:17 am: My case is like FreeTerran's only black instead of blue. Also no side fan.

Hmm, FT's a newer model. :blah:
Title: PC cases
Post by: Martinus on August 10, 2003, 07:53:38 am: [color=66ff00]My new one: (http://www.overclock.co.uk/productimages/16256.jpg)
I was considering getting a green one but it's very very green ;)
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Title: PC cases
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 10, 2003, 07:57:51 am: Check the link in my sig, you can see mine.

Be careful, I might go on a very anti-fancy-case rant.
Title: PC cases
Post by: Kamikaze on August 10, 2003, 08:02:27 am: wow, the chifetec/chenming/antec cases are more popular than I thought. (and full towers, they've got second place!)

*puts on rant proof suti just in case* :p
Title: PC cases
Post by: Gloriano on August 10, 2003, 08:39:29 am: i got full tower
Title: PC cases
Post by: Black Ace on August 10, 2003, 09:39:55 am: Holy ****, FT's is one huge mother!

Anyways, here's mine... Ok, so I don't have it yet, but just ordered it, and its on its way... ;)
Title: PC cases
Post by: Singh on August 10, 2003, 11:58:18 am: compared to all that, All i have to show is a nice little Midtower :)
(its an AMD Duron)
Title: PC cases
Post by: Stealth on August 10, 2003, 12:02:09 pm: full towers do 0wn. i still have a bigger case than any of you here
Title: PC cases
Post by: Martinus on August 10, 2003, 02:57:42 pm: [color=66ff00]The only problem I see with a full tower Chieftec Dragon is the weight of the flippin' thing, my mid tower is a hefty bugger. You'd probably need a forklift or champion weightlifter to haul a full tower around. :lol:

They're damn well designed though. I wasn't too impressed by the antec design, it didn't really do anything for me, asthetically speaking. I guess I'm tired of black/grey/beige coloured boxes on the whole.
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Title: PC cases
Post by: Taristin on August 10, 2003, 03:14:43 pm: Mine is more or less an open frame of some crappy no-name company... I have yet to find another like it, so I doubt searching for a pic will help.
Title: PC cases
Post by: HotSnoJ on August 10, 2003, 03:26:16 pm: (http://www.tigerdirect.com/images/SkuImages/gallery/large/S450-4010-j.jpg)
more pics (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=506067&Sku=S450-4010&Tab=1)

Top bay is a DVD-ROM (http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=1631&sid=44oBmP0m90PJ9eP), second from top is a very nice CD-RW (http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=2762&sid=44oBmP0m90PJ9eP) (I think 52x24x52), third from top empty, bottom has Coolermaster Alum HDD Cooler (http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi/st_prod.html?p_prodid=1839&sid=44oBmP0m90PJ9eP). With a second HDD under (or over?) the Floppy bay. I'm thinking of putting some case fans and a window on it too. :D
Title: PC cases
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 10, 2003, 03:37:03 pm: BOAT ANCHOR!:D
Title: PC cases
Post by: HotSnoJ on August 10, 2003, 04:51:02 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
BOAT ANCHOR!:D
:confused:
Title: PC cases
Post by: Grey Wolf on August 10, 2003, 07:15:49 pm: I have a Foxconn mid-tower and an ancient Gateway desktop. Wish I'd gone for the Antec case though....
Title: PC cases
Post by: Admiral LSD on August 10, 2003, 08:07:54 pm: This here is what I have:

(http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/images/hq08.jpg)
http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/hq08.htm

AOpen HQ08 Full Tower (although I think I would have preferred the HX08 (http://www.aopen.com/products/housing/hx08.htm) as that has a civilised front panel which would have allowed me to push it further under the desk)

Bought because I wanted a case with reasonable internal airflow and cooling capacity without spending outrageous amounts of money on crap like Lian-Li.
Title: PC cases
Post by: pyro-manic on August 10, 2003, 08:27:08 pm: Umm, mine's a sort of tall, thin box. You get bits of computer, and put them inside. It holds them together and keeps the dust off. What else is it for? :blah: I'd rather spend the money on bits that actually do something, or better still on CDs/ booze/ clothes/ anything else I want. Never seen the point in expensive/complicated/flashy cases....
Title: PC cases
Post by: Admiral LSD on August 10, 2003, 08:34:17 pm: Quote
Originally posted by pyro-manic
Never seen the point in expensive/complicated/flashy cases....

THEY"RE SHINY!!1111!!!1 AND AND YUO CAN SEE YUOR COMPUTAR BITS INSIDE!!111
Title: PC cases
Post by: pyro-manic on August 10, 2003, 08:47:31 pm: Yeeeeeessss......

My case is shiny, and I paid 25 quid for it :p . And if I ever wanted to spend time staring at funny-coloured PCBs, then I'd start getting rather worried.

Sorry. It's late, I had a crap day at work, it's too hot, and I'm a cynical bugger...
Title: PC cases
Post by: Grey Wolf on August 10, 2003, 09:32:25 pm: Really, the only advantages you can get from more expensive cases are:
1. Larger cases allow more airflow.
2. Aluminum cases help get rid of heat.
3. More expensive cases tend to have space for more fans.
Title: PC cases
Post by: Kamikaze on August 10, 2003, 09:43:57 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Stealth
full towers do 0wn. i still have a bigger case than any of you here

Really? Mine's 67 centimeters tall (26 inches), can you beat that? :D ;7
Title: PC cases
Post by: Deepblue on August 10, 2003, 10:40:16 pm: bleh
oops
Title: PC cases
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 11, 2003, 03:04:45 am: Quote
Originally posted by pyro-manic
Yeeeeeessss......

My case is shiny, and I paid 25 quid for it :p . And if I ever wanted to spend time staring at funny-coloured PCBs, then I'd start getting rather worried.

Sorry. It's late, I had a crap day at work, it's too hot, and I'm a cynical bugger...

Don't worry Pyro, I totally agree with you. What else is a cse for if not to contain all the parts? What's the point in it looking fancy?

LONG LIVE BEIGE BOXES!
Title: PC cases
Post by: HotSnoJ on August 11, 2003, 09:44:56 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB

Don't worry Pyro, I totally agree with you. What else is a cse for if not to contain all the parts? What's the point in it looking fancy?

LONG LIVE BEIGE BOXES!
I somewhat agree with the both of you but...IT LOOKS COOL!

Case fans can be a necessity, so you might as well make it look good :D
Title: PC cases
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 11, 2003, 11:12:22 am: So it looks cool. So what?

As long as things do what I ask of them, I don't give a toss what they look like.
Title: PC cases
Post by: Black Ace on August 13, 2003, 11:56:27 am: Quote
Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
So it looks cool. So what?

As long as things do what I ask of them, I don't give a toss what they look like.

You aren't a big "car" person, are you? :doubt:
Title: PC cases
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on August 13, 2003, 02:01:12 pm: Not in the least. And I've had this argument a dozen times before.
Title: PC cases
Post by: Odyssey on August 13, 2003, 02:18:24 pm: The great thing about el-cheapo beige boxes is you can do what the hell you like with them. For instance, I spraypainted my sister's silver with car body paint. Even the CD tray.
And if you have issues with cooling and you have a cheap box, you could hack off a side and stick an industrial fan on it. Get it junk, and it's about as expensive as one teeny ball-bearing whirry fan-thingummy you'd use normally. Now, you couldn't do that with a fancy expensive box - you'd be too worried about scratching the paint.