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I think the third one looks the best. I also like the second one, but I fear that the beveled edge on the drive bays will look terrible once you remove a cover and add a DVD drive to it. It will look like a chunk was taken out of the case or something.
the PS that come in the cases are ok in therms of quality?? or is better to get it without PS and get it appart...... (example firts case come without PS)
melancholy wrote:I would never, ever trust a power supply that comes with a case that cheap.
in that case lets start with PS
my rig
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 1
User Name Yonke
Motherboard
CPU Type Intel Pentium 4, 2400 MHz (24 x 100)
Motherboard Name VIARAMA U8668 (Pro) (3 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 2 SDR DIMM, 2 DDR DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8751 Apollo P4M266
System Memory 768 MB (PC2100 DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (08/22/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port Printer Port (LPT1)
Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE (128 MB)
3D Accelerator nVIDIA GeForce 6800 LE
Multimedia
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller
Storage
IDE Controller VIA Bus Master IDE Controller
SCSI/RAID Controller VAX347S SCSI Controller
Disk Drive WDC WD800BB-00JHC0 (74 GB, IDE)
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP0411N (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133)
Optical Drive LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S
Optical Drive SCSIVAX DVD/CD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device
SMART Hard Disks Status OK
That third one is hideous, it's like a "1337" version of a Mac Pro case with LEDs, fans and "speed holes". The second one is tolerable, and the best of the lot.
Edit: Didn't see the side of the second case... if you replaced that with a solid panel it'd be great.
penor: hay gusy how do i make ubuntu look cool like vista
i have a black/silver version of the first case (coolermaster centurion 5), and i love it to death, it comes with two fans pre-installed, and the entire front is mesh with dust filter behind it, so you can pretty much fill up any remaining DVD bays with fans for extra air intake (ive got a 120mm fan on a 4-in-3 harddrive module sucking in extra air behind the centre three slots)
it also features tool-less installation of drives, which is nice
as for the power supply, how about just taking the PS from your current case and moving that over? if its working in your current case, it will work in a new case (provided you dont add a gazillion case fans and cold cathode tubes)
DrFreeze, thinking outside the box since 1985 DrFreeze, licensed road terror since 2006 DrFreeze, Sun Certified Java Programmer since 2007
after looking at lot of cases and doing some compair i found the antec900 the winer,thats what im looking for....
so i think i better wait a little more and save money for the antec one heres a pic
right now dont have a high end rig (P4 2.40 ) but maybe in end of the year im gonna do the jump..... [in long term is a better investment]
not just souLLy now wrote:there was a time when i was impressed with lit-up fans and clear panels in pc cases, but now i hate them- go for a plain metal case,
Agreed. My current case is ~5 years old(!) and so has a window and one light-up fan left. Next computer I build is going to have a new case. Not a beige box, but something more closely related to that than to what I have now.
not just souLLy now wrote:there was a time when i was impressed with lit-up fans and clear panels in pc cases, but now i hate them- go for a plain metal case,
same here, i enjoy my cm centurion for its simplistic stylish design
my previous case had some mods done to it, it had multiple LED fans running, a selfmade fan controller (12-7v switch) with lots of lights, and i got sick of all the extra lighting within a few weeks. Thats why i went with the least possible amount of leds and stuff for my next rig. Currently even the little "computer is on" led on the mobo annoyes me, damn MSI
DrFreeze, thinking outside the box since 1985 DrFreeze, licensed road terror since 2006 DrFreeze, Sun Certified Java Programmer since 2007
not just souLLy now wrote:there was a time when i was impressed with lit-up fans and clear panels in pc cases, but now i hate them- go for a plain metal case,
Hrmm... how come when I say stuff like that people ridicule me and tell me to go worship my shiny white box?
penor: hay gusy how do i make ubuntu look cool like vista
These look really nice, in a no-frills, old-school sort of way.
