Who makes good cases

justin3 · 01-07-2006, 01:16 AM

Ok first of all my HP case sucks for its lack of design and crampt space. I want to know what case to get. Im looking for a black for silver case, with a cool window on the side. Of course ATX style with no power supply included.
Someone told me Foxconn was good but I dont know. Please tell me what are good and where I can find them. Thanks!!

s_m_w_d · 01-07-2006, 01:21 AM

My favourite the Nemesis Elite thats more of a full on gamer case!
http://www.nzxt.com/NemesisElite.php

Xycron · 01-07-2006, 02:03 AM

My favoitre, and my current one is the Phantom case, it has a face on the front that the eyes are 4 sets of lights going around and they cycle, then its nose i guess is red lights and there is three white verticle lights going down under that. and the face opens up so you can get to the CD-rom and everything, front panel USb and audio too, and it does come with a clear side panel with a white led 80mm fan with a swirling fan grill.

s_m_w_d · 01-07-2006, 02:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Xycron

My favoitre, and my current one is the Phantom case, it has a face on the front that the eyes are 4 sets of lights going around and they cycle, then its nose i guess is red lights and there is three white verticle lights going down under that. and the face opens up so you can get to the CD-rom and everything, front panel USb and audio too, and it does come with a clear side panel with a white led 80mm fan with a swirling fan grill.

is that it ^^^

Xycron · 01-07-2006, 02:31 AM

No, I'll get a picture hold on.

edit, here we go

It looks alot better in person, when the lights are on and everything, I'll try and get a picture of my own later. It was hilarous when I got it though, i seroisly thought ther were just NO cd-rom drive spots or anything, iwa s like What the hell! and i was soo pissed i bought itm then i relized after like a half an hour of moping around that it opens, I wondered why it look slike a handle thing LOL!

P11 · 01-07-2006, 02:32 AM

I like thermaltake cases because of the design and hard metal. Only part i dont like is that the LEDS dont seem to work.

34erd · 01-07-2006, 03:45 AM

Lian Lis are my favorite... I want to get a PC 7077 for my next rig. I just dont get how people can like a case with an alien on it...

fade2green514 · 01-07-2006, 03:55 AM

i think any case is good as long as it has ample fans, the grills dont block airflow, and it looks nice! also, go with a front door on your case, definitely will be worth it to keep it a little quieter.

**ceewi1** · 01-07-2006, 07:11 AM

I agree, a lot of it is personal preference, but some things to look for are:

Adequate cooling - dust filters, cooling fans (number & size)
Toolless entry (if you're going to be opening up your case a lot)
Rounded edges (again, useful if you intend to open your case a lot)
Side Window (aesthetic consideration) & Side Fan (optional, depends on what other fans the case has)
Front USB, sound & Firewire (To me, front USB & Sound are very important features)

You'll notice that most mid-high end cases will have these features, so much of it is simply a matter of aesthetic preference. The feature that tends to vary most is cooling, i'd try to get something with dust filters and at least 2 fans (1 intake and 1 exhaust), with room to add more being great. Also, 120mm fans provide better cooling than 80mm.

Lian Li make some great cases, but are generally fairly expensive. I also quite like some of the Thermaltake cases, the Soprano being quite nice as a mid-range case.

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Lian Lis are my favorite... I want to get a PC 7077 for my next rig.

Looks quite nice, but a full tower isn't for everyone! Personally, I just don't have the room to put one.

Mr.Suave · 01-07-2006, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by 34erd

I just dont get how people can like a case with an alien on it...

I kno! its soo weird, to me those things look ugly. like the nemisis, and the one xycron showed looks like cheap rip off of the punisher....

if i had the money id get this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119103
looks real nice and has a great coling system
but its a full tower

01-07-2006, 01:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
justin3 Bronze Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Shelton, CT USA Age: 15 Posts: 57	Who makes good cases Ok first of all my HP case sucks for its lack of design and crampt space. I want to know what case to get. Im looking for a black for silver case, with a cool window on the side. Of course ATX style with no power supply included. Someone told me Foxconn was good but I dont know. Please tell me what are good and where I can find them. Thanks!! __________________ Sunbeamtech transformer full tower case. Core 2 duo E6550 LGA755 MSI P6N sli platinum Evga Geforce 8600gtx Thermaltake Tough power 650watt 2GB DDR2 800 super talent RAM Realtek HD audio Windows MCE 2005

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01-07-2006, 02:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	No, I'll get a picture hold on. edit, here we go It looks alot better in person, when the lights are on and everything, I'll try and get a picture of my own later. It was hilarous when I got it though, i seroisly thought ther were just NO cd-rom drive spots or anything, iwa s like What the hell! and i was soo pissed i bought itm then i relized after like a half an hour of moping around that it opens, I wondered why it look slike a handle thing LOL! Last edited by Xycron; 01-07-2006 at 02:33 AM.

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01-07-2006, 02:03 AM	#3 (permalink)
Xycron banned Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,099	My favoitre, and my current one is the Phantom case, it has a face on the front that the eyes are 4 sets of lights going around and they cycle, then its nose i guess is red lights and there is three white verticle lights going down under that. and the face opens up so you can get to the CD-rom and everything, front panel USb and audio too, and it does come with a clear side panel with a white led 80mm fan with a swirling fan grill.

01-07-2006, 03:55 AM	#8 (permalink)
fade2green514 Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: buffalo ny Age: 19 Posts: 3,371	i think any case is good as long as it has ample fans, the grills dont block airflow, and it looks nice! also, go with a front door on your case, definitely will be worth it to keep it a little quieter. __________________ Core 2 Duo e6300 (2.71ghz o/ced)(Q6600 soon!) Thermaltake Big Typhoon CPU cooler DFI Infinity 975X motherboard 7800gt 256mb + NV silencer (HD 4850 soon!) 2x2gb G.Skill ddr2-800 4-4-4-12 (2.1v) 2x80gb WD 8mb sata2 in RAID 0 system drive 1x250gb Seagate 7200.9 storage drive Windows Vista x64

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