Thinking of making my PC look nice

Hugh9191 · 12-24-2008, 09:28 PM

my current case wheras it is nice and big doesn't really seem to have much ventilation on the front for the fans, also it looks a tad old so I am thinking of getting a new one. I don't want to spend much and am thinking of getting one of the following.

This one looks sleak and is screwless so is quite nice on that front.
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(39657)...-w-Silver.aspx

These ones have dock-off fans on them so prob provide nice cooling.
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(39659)...Front-Fan.aspx
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48124

Which one will it be???

Twist86 · 12-24-2008, 09:36 PM

Personally I would never buy a case for looks...I prefer performance.

Also I would stay away from the screwless designs they tend to suck and break easily as well as not secure a HDD thus creating vibration in turn more noise.

The black version of
http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48124

Looks nice but I never used any of those 3 cases before. It does seem to have plenty of air flow with 2 on the side 1 in the back and 1 in the front.

Hugh9191 · 12-24-2008, 09:44 PM

Thats what I thought, the one from Maplin seems to have lots of airflow while looking nice, it also seems to have a fan on the back too.

It's interesting to hear your thougts on screwless designs but it is quite logical thinking about it.

Mitch? · 12-24-2008, 10:09 PM

Don't go screwless - they do suck. Or if you get fan controllers or things non-standard size, it's a bitch to get them in.

ScOuT · 12-24-2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twist86

Also I would stay away from the screwless designs they tend to suck and break easily as well as not secure a HDD thus creating vibration in turn more noise.

I hate screwless crap...I tore it all out of my Coolermaster 690. All the drive bay holders all the PCI slots plastic holder junk. Using a screw driver is really simple and very effective.

Hugh9191 · 12-24-2008, 10:46 PM

yes, screwdrivers are good, so that just about rules out the screwless one although there is one of the same but not screwless for 20 quid...

12-24-2008, 09:28 PM	#1 (permalink)
Hugh9191 Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 410	Thinking of making my PC look nice my current case wheras it is nice and big doesn't really seem to have much ventilation on the front for the fans, also it looks a tad old so I am thinking of getting a new one. I don't want to spend much and am thinking of getting one of the following. This one looks sleak and is screwless so is quite nice on that front. http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(39657)...-w-Silver.aspx These ones have dock-off fans on them so prob provide nice cooling. http://www.microdirect.co.uk/(39659)...Front-Fan.aspx http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48124 Which one will it be??? __________________ Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 AMD 64 Athlon 4200+ 3 Gigs of DDRII RAM Seagate 500 Gig SATA II Old IDE CD Rom Drive Asus Lightscribe SATA DVDRW Nvidia 8400GS Yuraku 21" Wide and Dell 15" TFT Monitors

12-24-2008, 09:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
Twist86 Diamond Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Missouri Age: 23 Posts: 2,804	Personally I would never buy a case for looks...I prefer performance. Also I would stay away from the screwless designs they tend to suck and break easily as well as not secure a HDD thus creating vibration in turn more noise. The black version of http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=48124 Looks nice but I never used any of those 3 cases before. It does seem to have plenty of air flow with 2 on the side 1 in the back and 1 in the front. __________________ Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 400x8- 3.2ghz / XFX GTX 260 868mb 192 Core 2x2GB G-skill PC6400 DDR2 800 / Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 (rev. 1.0) / TX750w Corsair PSU Antec 900 Case / 1680x1050 Acer X223W 22'' Logitech S-220 Speakers / Windows Vista Ultimate x64 My avatar says "what you lookin at Krispy Kreme." Last edited by Twist86; 12-24-2008 at 09:39 PM.

12-24-2008, 09:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hugh9191 Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 410	Thats what I thought, the one from Maplin seems to have lots of airflow while looking nice, it also seems to have a fan on the back too. It's interesting to hear your thougts on screwless designs but it is quite logical thinking about it. __________________ Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 AMD 64 Athlon 4200+ 3 Gigs of DDRII RAM Seagate 500 Gig SATA II Old IDE CD Rom Drive Asus Lightscribe SATA DVDRW Nvidia 8400GS Yuraku 21" Wide and Dell 15" TFT Monitors

12-24-2008, 10:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Hugh9191 Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 410	yes, screwdrivers are good, so that just about rules out the screwless one although there is one of the same but not screwless for 20 quid... __________________ Gigabyte GA-M56S-S3 AMD 64 Athlon 4200+ 3 Gigs of DDRII RAM Seagate 500 Gig SATA II Old IDE CD Rom Drive Asus Lightscribe SATA DVDRW Nvidia 8400GS Yuraku 21" Wide and Dell 15" TFT Monitors

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12-24-2008, 10:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mitch? banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Aberdeen, SD, USA Age: 18 Posts: 3,004	Don't go screwless - they do suck. Or if you get fan controllers or things non-standard size, it's a bitch to get them in.

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