chocobo15_2000
New Member
Hey guys, i'm new the forums, its a pleasure meeting you all.
I'm in the market for a new computer. I'm lookin at the ASUS 925i mobo with a Intel P4 775 chipset CPU (3.0Ghz+)
i'm going to keep my 1 gigs of Dual channel DDR ram and maybe get another gig just to speed things up a bit for the engineering software that I have to use for class.
I'm using my old ass Radeon 9800XT graphics card, and I have enough HD space. I'm basically reusing everything except the old mobo, CPU, and case.
now, I need help deciding on a case, and cooling options.
at a first glance, i was going to buy the koolance case that comes setup with a liquid cooling system already...I'd have to the buy the seperate components to be able to cool the CPU, graphics card, and harddrives tho.
Then i browed forums, and did some research, and it turns out the koolance case isn't as cracked up as it seems.
what i want in a case:
1) decently light weight (made up of aluminum parts, doesn't haven't to be pure aluminum)
2) easy to mod (tool less installations are a plus)
3) size doesn't matter to me, so it can be tall if it needs be
4) I dont want one that comes with a power supply, i'll be using my antec 500W one
Other than that, i dunno what else to list...i just want something crazy and unique...price range can be from 0 to ~250$
i've searched mostly newegg, and not many of those cases appeal to me... though the thermaltake kandalf case is pretty cool, i've heard some bad things about it. Then theres the thermaltake Armor case, which is basically the kandalf without the front face... other than that, there isn't much else high end on that site ...
by the way, i'm not a fan on Lian Li, their cases even though are full aluminum doesn't offer much convenience. They look nice, but i think their prices are too high for what they have to offer. Im willing to pay high price, but its gotta blow my mind away, and Lian Li doesn't really cut it there, unless one of you can convince me otherwise.
Thanks in advance!
I'm in the market for a new computer. I'm lookin at the ASUS 925i mobo with a Intel P4 775 chipset CPU (3.0Ghz+)
i'm going to keep my 1 gigs of Dual channel DDR ram and maybe get another gig just to speed things up a bit for the engineering software that I have to use for class.
I'm using my old ass Radeon 9800XT graphics card, and I have enough HD space. I'm basically reusing everything except the old mobo, CPU, and case.
now, I need help deciding on a case, and cooling options.
at a first glance, i was going to buy the koolance case that comes setup with a liquid cooling system already...I'd have to the buy the seperate components to be able to cool the CPU, graphics card, and harddrives tho.
Then i browed forums, and did some research, and it turns out the koolance case isn't as cracked up as it seems.
what i want in a case:
1) decently light weight (made up of aluminum parts, doesn't haven't to be pure aluminum)
2) easy to mod (tool less installations are a plus)
3) size doesn't matter to me, so it can be tall if it needs be
4) I dont want one that comes with a power supply, i'll be using my antec 500W one
Other than that, i dunno what else to list...i just want something crazy and unique...price range can be from 0 to ~250$
i've searched mostly newegg, and not many of those cases appeal to me... though the thermaltake kandalf case is pretty cool, i've heard some bad things about it. Then theres the thermaltake Armor case, which is basically the kandalf without the front face... other than that, there isn't much else high end on that site ...
by the way, i'm not a fan on Lian Li, their cases even though are full aluminum doesn't offer much convenience. They look nice, but i think their prices are too high for what they have to offer. Im willing to pay high price, but its gotta blow my mind away, and Lian Li doesn't really cut it there, unless one of you can convince me otherwise.
Thanks in advance!