Gallery: Cases

[Giancarlo]

Lian Li is good for the one who is not looking for looks but just performance. I struck a balance when choosing the Raidmax one.

[alvino]

Hmmm...I like Lian Li cases... the construction and internal organization is very high quality.

[athlon64fx]

they have good cases far as quality but they are a tad bland for me. Im gonna get a thermaltake damier blue one. he he mabye.... been seiing alot of neet ones too.

I need a flashy but not cheap one.

[DarkBlade]

Yeah, Lian Li are REALLY REALLY HIGH QUALITY, and are HEAVY! They are made from 2Gauge Aluminum! That means that they can take a 9mm bullet from 100ft! Tough mother fuc**rs. I need more flashy presentation as well.. I like the Thermaltake Shark alot as well.

See Here-
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-133-143-14.jpg/11-133-143-13.jpg/11-133-143-02.jpg/11-133-143-03.jpg/11-133-143-04.jpg/11-133-143-05.jpg/11-133-143-10.jpg/11-133-143-09.jpg/11-133-143-08.jpg/11-133-143-07.jpg/11-133-143-06.jpg/11-133-143-11.jpg/11-133-143-12.jpg&CurImage=11-133-143-14.jpg

[Charchris]

Well i'm gonna get myself a Black Tsunami Dream Series Case with Side Window!

http://www.thermaltake.com/xaserCase/tsunami/bwa/bwa.htm

[blah blah]

damn that shark is beautiful......best one yet

[blah blah]

i vote this case http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-112-510-11.jpg/11-112-510-02.jpg/11-112-510-03.jpg/11-112-510-08.jpg/11-112-510-06.jpg/11-112-510-05.jpg/11-112-510-07.jpg/11-112-510-04.jpg/11-112-510-09.jpg/11-112-510-10.jpg

[DarkBlade]

I like the case, but it is a complete copy of the APPLE G5 case!! So, I have to vote it down, not original!

[mayorredbeard]

yah it really is. except for the clear side panel. the apple g5 dont got one of them. unless you like that apple look.

[Giancarlo]

Yeah, Lian Li are REALLY REALLY HIGH QUALITY, and are HEAVY! They are made from 2Gauge Aluminum! That means that they can take a 9mm bullet from 100ft! Tough mother fuc**rs. I need more flashy presentation as well.. I like the Thermaltake Shark alot as well.

See Here-
http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-133-143-14.jpg/11-133-143-13.jpg/11-133-143-02.jpg/11-133-143-03.jpg/11-133-143-04.jpg/11-133-143-05.jpg/11-133-143-10.jpg/11-133-143-09.jpg/11-133-143-08.jpg/11-133-143-07.jpg/11-133-143-06.jpg/11-133-143-11.jpg/11-133-143-12.jpg&CurImage=11-133-143-14.jpg

The Shark seems to fit my specifications and does seem to be nice... but I already bought what I bought. :)

That last case that looks like a G5 is a total turn off.. the front side with all those little holes and stuff... ughh... some people think Apple G5s have such a clean look and such.. I think their gross. And you know how particular I'm about presentation (sheesh how gay lol).

[alvino]

I like the case, but it is a complete copy of the APPLE G5 case!! So, I have to vote it down, not original!

Yeah, but I like the new Apple G5's. All that stuff in one 1 1/2 to 2 inches, all packed behind a LCD monitor (I think it's 17 or 20 inches...).

[athlon64fx]

that case is so plain that copy of the g5 and all those holes on it makes it look cehap plus all the dust gets into it!

[CarpeNoctem]

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[Antdemo]

http://uploads.savefile.com/users/uploads/picture_1_001.jpg

http://uploads.savefile.com/users/uploads/picture_2_004.jpg

[Charchris]

Nice case

[Antdemo]

cheers m8

[athlon64fx]

he he me liek purdy lites!!

[DarkBlade]

Those pics are really blury, but nice case from what I can tell... BTW, I like the G5 case a bit, but the G4 case is awesome!! It was sleek and white, and beautiful!!!

[Charchris]

Hey i just googled the G4 case it i like it!!

[Computergen]

I like this case alot I can always trust Newegg!


http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-144-026&DEPA=0

[entity512]

sleak.

[athlon64fx]

Thats a neet case. but im gonna get a flashy one to take to lan parties and stuff he he

[CarpeNoctem]

Lian Li cases are better in quality than most.

[athlon64fx]

but alot times very heavy though not excatly lan party material. and also pretty expensive too

[oxygenpc]

http://s7.invisionfree.com/oxygenpc_forums/index.php?act=idx register at my forum

[DarkBlade]

Lan Parties pwn.. BTW, nice forums Oxygen, but I am too involved... And also, pls do not do that form of recruiting... I learned that a while ago. ANyways.... Lian Li are heavy and expensive, but they are very nice.

[blah blah]

ya lian li are amazing for server cases.......especially will those radical wheels thy are sporting

[Charchris]

Since when did computer cases have wheels!

[NOFX]

HOORAY I FINALLY FIGURED OUT IMAGE HOSTING, PARTY....



http://img93.exs.cx/img93/7117/dsc002245lr.jpg

[RAFDOG]

nice go to Xoxide and u find some sweet thing to make your computer look all tranced out im getting my stuff from there after i upgrade my computer

[~mr mixx~]

I like this case alot I can always trust Newegg!


http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-144-026&DEPA=0


Oh man that's phat, i would love to slip into that one !!

[Charchris]

OOOH NICE CASE!! The Thermaltake Xaser case? i wanna getthe Tsunami :P

[NOFX]

Yer, Thermaltake cases kick arse you could fit a small island in one.

[DarkBlade]

I still prefer this ThermalTake Case... It is one of the best cases I have seen in a very Long TIME!!

http://img95.exs.cx/img95/4559/sharkfront6tg.jpg
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http://img95.exs.cx/img95/2790/sharkside0gd.jpg
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[athlon64fx]

whats a good full towery for a watercooling based system. he he

[Charchris]

Hmm that looks alright but i still like the Tsunami case better!

[Speedydowt]

hi guys! i would really love to post here! but i have no idea how :< i just brought a new cm stacker with case window and 8 neon fans! what kind of water cooling do you guys suggest?




my specs: athalon 2600+ at 2.5ghzs (i really wanna push to 3!!!) (my athalon is multiplayer unlocked) 512 geil ram @ 500mhzs and 2x 36 gig raptors

[Charchris]

ThermalTake "Bigwater" is the only one i know www.thermaltake.com

[DarkBlade]

I have the bigwater in this PC, and it works really really well!! My AMD64 runs at 34-36celcius MAX LOAD and it is OCed to 2.5GHz from 2.2... Nice liquid cooling. :D

[Speedydowt]

oh wicked thanks guys :) i am looking for a mid range motherbaord to as an upgrade option aswell bears down to lga775 or 939 board cant decide :S

[DarkBlade]

GO AMD!!! GO AMD 939!! Intel sucks>... AMD pwns! Gigabyte's nForce3 Ultra boards are REALLY NICE!!

[athlon64fx]

yup! yup! u got that right zen! ;)

[Charchris]

Go AMD!!! woooooot

[Speedydowt]

well iv already orderd a fatl1ty aa8 :S (well it wasnt me is was my dad, dunno what he was thinking tbh :P)

go apple g4's lol

[Giancarlo]

Apples suck.

Hey here is my case.. with modifications.. heh.. if you think it is tacky that's your own opinion.. I like everything:

http://www.glomar.net/upload1/case.jpg

Organized. The way I like it.

[DarkBlade]

HE HE HE.. I like that little addin about Apples Gian..

BTW Gian, is that Demon PSU noisy? We were talking about it when you were over in Italy, and you never told me. So, whats the review on it?

PS, nice case. Pretty good wiring! Although, that thing must look like the Brandy bunches house during Christmas when it is lit up! Green + Red Everywhere!! AH, my eyes... I don't like multicolors in my cases, only one color, unless it is UV. I prefer Green on everthing. But Red suits me well, Blue is WAY to mainstream!

[rakedog]

I like the setup of that case, but I really don't like the look of the handle. But that's just me. As for myself, I have this:

http://plasma.dyndns.org/DSCN1191.JPG

That's a nice little AMD 64 3200 in there :D .

[Giancarlo]

Not noisy. If you have MSN I can put my mic near it.. you'll hear nothing. It is a super quiet case. And if one wants I can try to put my webcam down there (live on MSN). Just ask. It is a very quiet case and the powersupply is extremely quiet even with two fans.

I told you about it in Italy because that's when I bought it. I didn't have access to my computer. I have all the wires tied up with standard plastic ties. My case has many colors: green, orange, red, and blue. I like colors (hah rainbow is beautiful.. hah.. hahahah). Do you see the decal? I plan to put two more. And that's it. It'll seem like I'm overdoing it beyond that.

I'll set my camera to light sensitive..

Edit: SHEESH, edit that photo down.. Hah.

[rakedog]

Yo gian, is that a fan on top of the case? Cuz that looks hella tight.

[Giancarlo]

Yo gian, is that a fan on top of the case? Cuz that looks hella tight.

Nope. It is something different. Two USB ports, headphone jack, and all that other stuff.. I just haven't hooked it up.. call it laziness. Quite a cute feature.

[rakedog]

Ah I see. Well it still looks cool.

[Giancarlo]

Ah I see. Well it still looks cool.

There is a fan near it tho...

[Giancarlo]

Here is a photo with the light sensitive option:

http://www.glomar.net/upload1/case1.jpg

[DarkBlade]

That isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Well, that looks pretty cool. Maybe when I get my PC built, mine will look good. Probably going UV and green lighting on this one. I am fond of single colors like I said, but nevertheless, VERY NICE setup!

Also, any complaints about the Demon PSU? If not, I will probably get the same on you have, except with Green Fans!! Does it crackle or hiss when you start it up or shut it down? Anything? If it is really that good, I will get a Shark tower (black) and that PSU for sure!

[Giancarlo]

The green lighting I have is called a liquid neon green cathode. It is a very unique light and is something the camera could not catch. No complaints about the Demon PSU. It does not crackle or anything. It is a perfectly fine 580 watt power supply.

[Giancarlo]

I guess why they are so many colors.. is depicting of my character. I'm a fruity acting guy... lol... near where my computer is I have a rainbow flag pinned up on the wall.

[DarkBlade]

Cool, could you link me to the PSU maybe, or give me the maker and model number so I can bookmark it please. I would like to get one for my next PC! BTW, isn't the Liquid Neon Cold Cath the type that appear to have specs floating in them, but really don't, but look liquidy? Example here!

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Products/Images/tn/BUBBLE-A.gif

[Giancarlo]

Cool, could you link me to the PSU maybe, or give me the maker and model number so I can bookmark it please. I would like to get one for my next PC! BTW, isn't the Liquid Neon Cold Cath the type that appear to have specs floating in them, but really don't, but look liquidy? Example here!

http://www.gameve.com/gve/Products/Images/tn/BUBBLE-A.gif

Mine aren't those exact cathodes, but they are similiar. They aren't really liquid, but just look like it.

I got my Demon 580 watt PSU off Ebay.. from a reputable seller.. I know you hate Ebay tho...

http://search.ebay.com/demon-580-watt_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40

[DarkBlade]

Well, I might use it if it is brand new, and it is just a company selling through eBay as well. who knows... true I am not fond of eBay, but I can make exceptions to the rules.. THX for the linkage.

[Giancarlo]

Buy from the guy who sells it at $23.95. Though I'm sorry.. it is all red. "Gearbox-pc" sells everything new and has an 23,000+ rating and 99.7% positive rating. Which is very telling.

[DarkBlade]

WOW.... 23,000+ is crazy!! Ok, bedtime.. *yawns*

[trance565]

look at the aspire power supply, its kool, has little window things, and the power connectors are green uve reactive :) and u can get the see thru thing green tint, blue tint, red,yello,orange etc :)

[Giancarlo]

yeah the power connectors on my Demon PSU are red uv reactive...

[trance565]

ya but ur PSU dun have no window!!!!

[Giancarlo]

ya but ur PSU dun have no window!!!!

Ok. nevermind.. I was getting confused. But still windows on PSUs suck.. they are stupid and useless and make the structure weak. I wouldn't go for one with a window.

[trance565]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=17-148-001&DEPA=0 ... grr TAKE HTIS!!!! lol :)

[Giancarlo]

That's extremely tacky looking.. and mine has an 120MM Fan. Unprecedented.

[trance565]

http://img136.exs.cx/img136/6885/picture0010uh.jpg

[trance565]

may take pic of insides tomorrow, so ev1 can see my wunderful cpu heatsink :)

[athlon64fx]

pay no attention to what gian says I think its neet looking he he. if u have the right case 4 it that is

[Charchris]

rakedog Isn't that the case that has the option of a sound meter thingy (its shiney!!!)

That PSU would look nice in of those clear cases

trance565 nice case it seems tidy from here!

[Speedydowt]

yer talking about neat wiring i was wondering if there were any decent guides on the internet to cable wiring? or anyone could give me some advice! i already have seen one holly's cable guide or something- i wanted something i little less madjour then that e.g with no drills !!!!


thanks guys

Speedy :P

[Charchris]

I've heard of shrink wrapping or something it shrinks when you heat it up but i tihhnkn it takes alot to shrink it... why not just use the oven!

[DarkBlade]

LMAO!! I use velro, superglue, and cable ties. My cases are always wired beautifully! Here, have a looksy at some of my systems of yester year and today! BTW, that Aspire PSU is very good, it came with the XNavigator Case, and it was a GREAT PSU!!

http://img165.exs.cx/img165/223/mudy4wj.jpg
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[Speedydowt]

ahhhh lovely LOVELY pc man, the thing i like most is that your cabeling is sooo neat jees, :< i tried that cable shrink yer but its no use cos i had to take off the headers to the cables with i am not good at all at lol :P i manged to break like 2 powers headers lol well any tips amd zen man?

[Speedydowt]

___Deleted____ soz i posted my pc here but the pic was too big ill downsize it and post again sorry!

[DarkBlade]

WHOA!! PLS DOWNSIZE THAT PICTURE!! OMG!! PLS!! I dont want to delete it, but that is HUGE!! PLS!! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!! MAKE IT SMALLER!!

[Speedydowt]

lol er how lol i took ti with a 4 mega pixel camera :S sorry!

[Speedydowt]

ok its done sorry amd zen man

[DarkBlade]

Its NP, thx for getting rid of that Picture. That thing was spanning two screens!! LMAO!! 2048x1280!

[Speedydowt]

lol really? took up only a small part of my screen :< guess i am on a 22inch screen

2048 x 1536 / max. 88 Hz

heres the link for my screen *shows off* :)
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=52602

kind regards

[DarkBlade]

Holy el crappo... Mine is 19", and I thought it was fine.... 21" is huge! But my old 30" LCD Plasma TV that I used as a monitor was HUGE!! I miss it!

[Giancarlo]

I have a 17" monitor.. doesn't make much sense in having larger because the text gets too small.

[DarkBlade]

I loved my 30" LCD Plasma... *crys like a small child!!* BOO HOO!!

[Giancarlo]

don't brag please.

[DarkBlade]

Brag! I am sad!! It got wrecked in my flood! I am unhappy if anything!!! I loved that monitor. I currently use a 19" CRT (which I like alot), so that is nothing special. Besides Gian, I had to save MY OWN MONEY for that 30"er for a whole year!!

[Giancarlo]

A 19" CRT is nothing special :rolleyes: I still have a 17" KDS CRT...

[DarkBlade]

I agree, it isnt. :D I like CRT though, response time is WAY better then LCDs!!

[Speedydowt]

giancralo lighten up m8!

crt 19inch aint bad! i rember having one of em so much better then 17 for some reason

but 30 INCH!!!! i WANT i WANT i WANT now! omg! such a shame about it being ruined in flood!! jees you must have been so ANNOYED!!!! tell meh deatails about this flood m8!


kind regards

[DarkBlade]

Oh lets see, it ruined almost all my electronic goodies, and insurance is only covering half of it. I almost got hypothermia because I had to manually prime the flood gate controls under water at that point... Could not be much worse... over 450,000 dollars in loss is bad... VERY BAD! I hate water now... FOREVER!!!

[Giancarlo]

19" CRTs are far too large. 17" CRTs are more suitable. Besides in games, if you set the resolution to high the frame rate slows.

[DarkBlade]

Well, the frame rates only slow down if you have a GPU that isn't up to par. Any of the new GPUs play all the newest games at 1600x1200 just fine. My WindowsXP 2D mode is set at 1280x1024 mode. I love it, and wish I could push 1600x1200 on this PC... Sadly, I cannot!

[Giancarlo]

It doesn't matter if the GPU is up to par or not. You will still get better frame rates at lower resolutions. I usually have my resolution set to 1152X864. My Nvidia 5900 is up to par. I'm just not a spoiled rich person so I can't buy the newest ones.

[Speedydowt]

shizzzzzeerrr!!!!! i feel well bad for you m8 :< where about u live? (i would read the thing on the side of your name but i cant be botherd lol)how many pcs you built over the last couple of years then lol

[DarkBlade]

Indiana, near Indianapolis, but really Geist area (on a lake....) I have built for myself 12 PCs over the last few years. For my family, I have no idea (alot..) So, many I suppose. It is getting boring at this point... I only like Modding anymore.. Building is just a chore now.. MODDING is where it is at!!

[Giancarlo]

Yeah modding is nice.. I'm an expert in that.. really modded my case nicely...

[DarkBlade]

Yeah, your case looks very good from the pictures. Good Wiring. I am going to try some extreme wiring this time around, and some cool MODs.

[Giancarlo]

All I used were some plastic ties which are cheap.. they are the best things since peanut butter on bread.

[Speedydowt]

big moniters are good man, ok so u have a 17inch screen at 1280x1184 or whateva and u have doom 3 running you get say 56fps on 1280x1184 or whateva then u have 50fps on 1600x1200 on a 22inch screen, i guess what i am trying to say is that theres not much differnce in frame rate of a slight increase in res and you dont get the jaggy crap around the lines :P also i suppose if your worried about refrsh rated if you have a bigger screen eg 19 inch then u can a lower res but still more space on the desktop and have a higher refresh rate !
so i gues having a bigger screen kinda does help :P


kind regards

[Giancarlo]

big moniters are good man, ok so u have a 17inch screen at 1280x1184 or whateva and u have doom 3 running you get say 56fps on 1280x1184 or whateva then u have 50fps on 1600x1200 on a 22inch screen, i guess what i am trying to say is that theres not much differnce in frame rate of a slight increase in res and you dont get the jaggy crap around the lines :P also i suppose if your worried about refrsh rated if you have a bigger screen eg 19 inch then u can a lower res but still more space on the desktop and have a higher refresh rate !
so i gues having a bigger screen kinda does help :P


kind regards

Back that up. My refresh rate is great.. I'm running at 1152X864.

KDS, IMHO is the best monitor company.

[Speedydowt]

ahhhh giancralo your good at case wiring?!?!?!? i cant that for anything@!! please help me !!! you to amd zen1 :P

[Speedydowt]

lol ok i cant back it up but thats just what i think lol sorry :S

what case u got m8?

[Giancarlo]

Well case wiring... it doesn't matter if you are good or whatever. You have to get it right. If it is not right it won't work heh. :) As far as organization, that's a different story.. I'm good at that... just use plastic ties to organize wires.. this improves air flow.

[Speedydowt]

ahh right so you dont use any special techniques? like putting all the wires behind the mobtherbaord tray? do you recommend rounded ides btw? cheers again

[DarkBlade]

Yep, I live by cable ties. They are easy to use, strong, and get the job done quickly. I like to then wrap the wires in Velcro and put Velcro on the case somewhere, and stick them under rails and ot of site for the most part to get them out of the way. Cleanliness is next to Zenliness... LMAO!

[athlon64fx]

I use sheething for power and I get glowing round IDE cables and then tuck it neetly with ties. he he.

my new systems gonna be blue and red I think. decided to not get a blue case sien my house is gonna mostly decked out in red and cherry wood! so im gonna get soemthing to match it. prolly red case and red mods.

anyone got a good dragon case in mind??

and ill be moving in a week yaya!!

[Speedydowt]

lol cheers zen m8 :) that pc you posted on case gallery RULES gaincario have you got any pic of your pc?

[Giancarlo]

Yep, I live by cable ties. They are easy to use, strong, and get the job done quickly. I like to then wrap the wires in Velcro and put Velcro on the case somewhere, and stick them under rails and ot of site for the most part to get them out of the way. Cleanliness is next to Zenliness... LMAO!

The plastic ones are better for me, even though you have to cut them to make a modification. I have like 400 of them tho. Heh. Velcro has the risk of attracting static. I used it for wires outside of the computer (the back of the computer)

[Giancarlo]

lol cheers zen m8 :) that pc you posted on case gallery RULES gaincario have you got any pic of your pc?

uh that is my PC lol.

[Speedydowt]

athalon 64 whats sheeting for power? i have a cm stacker right and i have the option of putting my power supply on the bottom of my case, would u recommend i do that and then cover the whole of the bottom of my case with like acylic (sorry i cant spell) sheeting?

[Speedydowt]

oooh lol sorry giancario (man you name is soo aqward for a dyselecsic (cant spell lol) like me!!) its welll nice man really good stuff :)

[athlon64fx]

itll put sheethign around the power cables.

[trance565]

when i spent 180 to get some guy to fix my comp, the guy who mest up on the ram after laffin at me about how i had it in, which was the correct way, lol he did good job at wiring, i wanta clear acrylic case, or one that is UV orange acrylic lol, tehy are sooo pimp

[Speedydowt]

clear acrylic cases are amazing man :) just sometimes can abit hard to hide case wires ect also my m8 had one and it scratched really eaily :s orange sounds well sweet though :)

[Giancarlo]

Clear acrylic cases are eye candy. But they are a poor conductor of heat.. therefore aren't practical.

[trance565]

if they conduct heat poorly, wouldnt that actually be good, lol, i thot the idea was to keep things FROM getting hot, and keepin em COLD, not makin em HOT

[Giancarlo]

I mean I messed up how I said that.. lol... I meant.. they do not transfer heat well. Aluminum is far better.. in fact the best out there.. unless you have a copper case (is there such a thing lol). Copper transfers the heat the best (hence why many HSF are copper based)... hey that's an idea.. a copper ATX case..

[trance565]

lol, ill make a copper case next year, sell it to ya for 100 bux, :) mebbe more depending on how much it will cost me to make

[Charchris]

A copper case... why not make a case out of fans!!

[trance565]

cuz, they all plastic, 2 who need a hair dryer, 3 noise, 4 too much work making the grid of metal and having the slots and evthing connecting with jsut a "grid", 5 WTF!!! lol ill maek one out of ice, how bout i do that?

[Giancarlo]

Well you need to have some metal heh.. so I figured.. why not copper? Maybe it is too heavy.. I don't know...

[trance565]

lol, ill find out when i take my welding class next year, it will have silver wehre the edges meet :)

[Charchris]

Just make a case out of fans and super gule! lol

[trance565]

... sigh lol, no offense, its a retarded idea, but would be fun as shit

[Speedydowt]

what about a case that is just one massive fan like a 4 400mm fans lol
would be crazy

[Mitesh]

HELP!
I am looking a the Tsunami case and making a computer but I only have £300. I am buying the Athlon XP 3200+, 512MB 184Pin DIMM PC3200 DDR RAM Non-Parity CL3, Gigabyte SoA nForce 2 ATX A L R,and the Thermaltake Tsuanmi case. It all costs £277.61 inc VAT and delievry charges.
However I need to know more about the Thermaltake Tsunami case.
Questions
1) There is a front panel which swings open but I am worried that if I buy fan controllers the controls/knobs will not fit, because the front panel may hit the controls. Will this happen or not?
Please refer to http://www.techtastic.ca/reviews3/tsunami.html, however I would like to buy the black coloured version.

2)It says in the features that the mainboard/formfactor is Extended ATX. Will a normal ATX board such as the one I am going to buy, fit into the case?

3) Can any PSU fit into the case?

4)I cannot decide which one to get, the one with or without the side window?
I do like the idea of adding cold cathode tubes and LED's, but at it looks like it is missing a whole side panel! The one with the side panel looks complete however the modification aspect is not very broad.
Reply as soon as possible.
HELP

[Giancarlo]

1) That's a very good question. That's why I suggest getting this:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-998-202&depa=0

That's a fan controller with buttons, not knobs. :)

2) It probably should fit, but you may want to check with other posters here. I'm not to sure. What are the dimensions of the motherboard and is there any specification on the dimensions of the space in the case?

3) Typically yes, any PSU should fit in the case.

4) For looks, I would get the one with the side window.

[athlon64fx]

heres soemone who has thiers as a desk drawer

http://www.moddingzone.com/gallery/?m=view&id=104

pipes and plexiglass
http://www.moddingzone.com/gallery/?m=view&id=110

hummer!
http://www.moddingzone.com/gallery/?m=view&id=137

funky pyrmid
http://www.moddingzone.com/gallery/?m=view&id=139

k-nex I think
http://www.moddingzone.com/gallery/?m=view&id=93

[Giancarlo]

And I thought my case was tacky... lol..

[DarkBlade]

Gian........it called DIY... Some people have the urge to make THEIR OWN cases, instead of just buying them like so many of us do. I highly respect those kind of people.. Those cases may be ugly, but they are really really cool to the person that makes them, and you get a more intiament connection with your PC when you MOD like that. They are TRUE MODDERS in everysense of the word.

[ardy89]

remember that everyone has their own taste!!

[DarkBlade]

Yep! I personally admire those people for MODDING like that. That takes A LOT of time and energy. We are LAZY compared to those people, myself included! Those MODDERS deserve our highest respect! They are the true ZENS of computers!

[ardy89]

yeah, i wish i had their ability to craft something immense out of an old peice of crap!!Mind you sum of em do amazin jobs has anyone seen the half life 2 modded case!! i'll try and find a link!

[ardy89]

here it is:

http://www.bit-tech.net/feature/49/

this thing is immense!!

[DarkBlade]

OMFG!!!!! I WANT THAT PC!!! OMG!! HOLY (censored)!!!!!! Oh my (censor) God!! WHOA! I would love to have the ability to do that!! WOW! It looks old and rusty!! It looks all metal and spooky awesome!! WOW!! HOLY SHEIZE!!!!

[ardy89]

amazin aint it, shame really its valves and valves only. i cant underctand y they dint use a 64 bit amd in it instead of a p4!!!!!

[DarkBlade]

yeah, P4 sucks... Maybe because P4 has that Blue and ORANGE color scheme?

[ardy89]

still ,this thing is made to show off half life 2 the game, so y dint they use the best components possible!!

[DarkBlade]

Dunno, they are freaks? LMAO!! AMD Athlon64 4000+ would have been great for that thing, with PCIe x850XT PE card!! And 4GB Ballistix RAM!!

[ardy89]

defo, that would pwn!!

[athlon64fx]

and that half life case has ltos of flaws in it and first off u dotn want alot of holes in ur case like that... talk about dusty and icky. i use fan filters.

and second of all ... ewww what if u dotn like that game enymore. really not too many people are crazy bout a certian game for very long. so all that hard work into that case then just gets chucked in a couple months. yah. i wouldnt work on something like that for that long.

never put a brand or gam trademark that wont last long on it. its also kinda tacky and cheap.

like driving down a road and seeing lots of holiday inn, mcdonalds, arbys, texaco signs, etc.... and all those powerlines and everythings just an eyesore.

lots of brands allover the pc makes it look junky.

and that case took it way far. i wouldnt want anything rusty looking in my house. i think that case is trashy

it looks so dirty i wouldnt even want to touch it

and all teh paints gonna peel right off and you still have to do lots of mantinence to the case alot. thats what u get if you mod too much.

and how long did it take them... by the time they were done ddi they still liek that game? was it really worth it??

[DarkBlade]

LMAO!! Liz, four things...

1). That case was made by Valve, just for HL2 release... That is done by Valve the company...

2). It is made to look like the HL2 environment in the game.. LMAO!! Lots of the objects in HL2 are rusty and old looking.

3). I think Valve is going to like their own game forever. LMAO! Liz, you are silly! :D

4). The rust isn't real, it is a paint made to look like rust. That paint won't chip off, it is brand new.

Liz, you make me laugh! When you click that link, look at the title above the first pictures. That should explain it a bit more. :D

[trance565]

HOLO SOB!!! lol, i would take taht case in a newyork minute, i dunno bout key board and mouse tho, they look kina un comfy, BUT lol the case is swweeeeeeeeetttt, im sure if it wasnt H2O cooled tho evthing would get hot as a mother Fing ..... lava pit? lol pimp case tho

[DarkBlade]

enjoy all of you peeps who missed the link earlier, the BEST MOD ever!!

http://img156.exs.cx/img156/5184/omfgawesomehl2pwns0kb.jpg

[Giancarlo]

That case is atrocious..

[Speedydowt]

sweeet casxe man just seen all teh pics , erm i kinda dint bother readind specs does anyone know wat they are? also wtf? lan parti motherbaord and p4? ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh what is the world comming too eh?

[DarkBlade]

That case is atrocious..

So Gian, did you manage to read why it looks that way, and look at the link a few posts before? If not, then you should not say anything. That case took a lot of time, and is gorgeous!

[David Lindon]

enjoy all of you peeps who missed the link earlier, the BEST MOD ever!!

http://img156.exs.cx/img156/5184/omfgawesomehl2pwns0kb.jpg
Cool :cool:

[Giancarlo]

So Gian, did you manage to read why it looks that way, and look at the link a few posts before? If not, then you should not say anything. That case took a lot of time, and is gorgeous!

I don't give a damn what was said or the links or whatever.. the case is horribly ugly. I don't care how long it took.

[DarkBlade]

UMMM, wow... IT IS MEANT TO BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! HELLO!!!!!!! ANYONE HOME!!! IT IS HL2 MOD!! HELLO!!!!!!! HL2 ENVIROMENTS ARE RUSTY, OLD, UGLY, AND EMOTIONLESS!! HL2 MOD WOULD BE THE SAME!!!!!! HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lurion]

I think that case looks awesome! I wouldn't have in my room, but as a show case it's amazing. BTW, I guess you are all aware of the doom 3 mod by The Best Case Scenario? Here's a link to the progress log just in case!

http://www.thebestcasescenario.com/projects/doom3/doomlog/

Incredible work!

[Giancarlo]

UMMM, wow... IT IS MEANT TO BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! HELLO!!!!!!! ANYONE HOME!!! IT IS HL2 MOD!! HELLO!!!!!!! HL2 ENVIROMENTS ARE RUSTY, OLD, UGLY, AND EMOTIONLESS!! HL2 MOD WOULD BE THE SAME!!!!!! HELLO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There is a difference between dark style and fugly-ness.

[DarkBlade]

.................IT IS MADE BY VALVE TO LOOK LIKE THE HL2 Environment!!! What are you not understanding??? It is a work of pure art and genius! You cannot and I cannot do something like that!!!! And if you can, then lets see you do it, because I sure cant!! Here, a picture without the rust.

http://img135.exs.cx/img135/7921/omfgawesomehl2pwns5cf.jpg

[Lurion]

WOW!! Looks even cooler without the paint!! I WOULD put that in my room like that!

[Giancarlo]

.................IT IS MADE BY VALVE TO LOOK LIKE THE HL2 Environment!!! What are you not understanding??? It is a work of pure art and genius! You cannot and I cannot do something like that!!!! And if you can, then lets see you do it, because I sure cant!! Here, a picture without the rust.


To each his own. Personally I think it is a pile of plastic junk. Additionally pure art and genius? In your own bloody eyes, certainly not mine. I cannot do something like that? Really? I helped my dad work on a body of a car before.

[DarkBlade]

Ok, that is nice. Car body, PC chassis and airbrushing, small MODs, they all relate....... :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :p

[Giancarlo]

Yes, I'm sorry. A car body is a hundreds time more difficult. :rolleyes:

[alvino]

Probably even more than that...

[DarkBlade]

OMG..... Are you blind? Hello??!?!? I was reffering to what you do, the differences!! Taking balsa wood and sealing and painting it, then airbrushing it is not what you NORMALLY do on a car. But OK... w/e Gian, you win, you can do ANYTHING.

[alvino]

A wooden car!!! LMAO!!!!! Sweet!

[Giancarlo]

OMG..... Are you blind? Hello??!?!? I was reffering to what you do, the differences!! Taking balsa wood and sealing and painting it, then airbrushing it is not what you NORMALLY do on a car. But OK... w/e Gian, you win, you can do ANYTHING.

A car has a lot of painting, decals, and all kiinds of other stuff. I believe I could do a case like that one you posted but one that actually looks decent and not fugly.

Airbrushing? Done that.

[Giancarlo]

A wooden car!!! LMAO!!!!! Sweet!

http://photo.lukman.com/snaplog/2001/08/21/042938_009_7A.JPG

Hah. :D

[alvino]

Yeah, cars panels are really hard to make and paint. Good thing we have automated assembly lines today, or else cars would take forever to produce.

[ComputerWizard]

Yeah its kinda a cool case but i think its waste of time and money, i mean i like halo pc but not enough to build an entire computer based on it... to me its a huge waste of time and money and effort.

[alvino]

I think Valve would have alot of money anyways...

[Charchris]

A wooden car cool!!

[athlon64fx]

LMAO!! Liz, four things...

1). That case was made by Valve, just for HL2 release... That is done by Valve the company...

2). It is made to look like the HL2 environment in the game.. LMAO!! Lots of the objects in HL2 are rusty and old looking.

3). I think Valve is going to like their own game forever. LMAO! Liz, you are silly! :D

4). The rust isn't real, it is a paint made to look like rust. That paint won't chip off, it is brand new.

Liz, you make me laugh! When you click that link, look at the title above the first pictures. That should explain it a bit more. :D

I knwo its not real rust but still kinda skanky looking. he he

still they could have better specs!

[trance565]

lol, cars arent that hard to paint, just need good air compressor and good paint for it, and car panels are easy as hell to work with, dunno wut ur talkin about, its the engine and electronics that get hard in a car.

[~mr mixx~]

http://photo.lukman.com/snaplog/2001/08/21/042938_009_7A.JPG

Hah. :D

That is wicked cool !!

[Giancarlo]

lol, cars arent that hard to paint, just need good air compressor and good paint for it, and car panels are easy as hell to work with, dunno wut ur talkin about, its the engine and electronics that get hard in a car.

This reasoning is atrociously horrible. Obviously you haven't worked with a car.

[trance565]

lol, i work on my car every day dude, and my brothers before i got mine
u just dont work with cars very often

[Giancarlo]

lol, i work on my car every day dude, and my brothers before i got mine
u just dont work with cars very often

Oh don't tell me what I have or haven't done. I have worked on cars quite a bit and have done it enough to know some basic things. You have to know what you are doing when painting a car or you will end up with a disaster. You are the one who doesn't work with a car very often. So please spare me this, B.S. But there is no way in hell, a car is as easy as a computer.

[trance565]

not as easy, but not taht hard, and to get good at painting, all u gotta do is have a bit of metal to practice on, once u get it down its ez as hell

[Giancarlo]

It is difficult, if you don't know what you are doing. If you know what you are doing it isn't as difficult. But it is by no means even close to easy. You really don't have a clue though.

[trance565]

meh, ez for me, but ive painted alot on my bros car, mostly interior, and parts of his bumber :) fun stuff really, just gotta have smooth back and forth movement, anyways, ima go play wc3 now since my frend is over at some comp cafe, and he wants to play, ill be on later :)

[Giancarlo]

Interior? Dude I have done an exterior of a car before. You have to know what you are doing, or you'll end up with a bad product.

[trance565]

i kno, and like i said, i had to paint his bumber once cuz he got a new one when his frends dad mest it up, and he got one that wasnt painted, and interior was a pain in the ass, cuz whenever i tried puttin the Fing cd players back in i would scratch the bezel, and have to repaint a certain spot

[alvino]

http://photo.lukman.com/snaplog/2001/08/21/042938_009_7A.JPG

Hah. :D

Hey, I never said that there wasn't one. I just thought that it would be funny if there really was a wooden car.

[alvino]

BTW Why don't we just settle this by saying that a WHOLE car itself is hard to make.

[Speedydowt]

nice car dude :)

[athlon64fx]

HELLO!!

CASE GALLERY!!!

not car gallery!!

[Charchris]

Lol yeah where are the cases! i like the cases ThermalTake make www.thermaltake.com

[athlon64fx]

yes. he he good!

[alvino]

Eh. Thermaltake cases are ok. The only one I really like is the Tsunami Dream.

[athlon64fx]

I'll show ya my new system when i get it he he. and when I get my house decked out too. as Im gonna get alot of my funriture and new desks first before i get a new system which will deserve a better desk to show it off on! LOL

[Speedydowt]

omg sweet man send us some pics when u get it !!! u gonan get water cooling with it?

[Speedydowt]

lol

[CarpeNoctem]

Cmon, you have to post the specs of your new computer!

[athlon64fx]

we I dunno If Ill get a 64 bit system righh away I wanna wait till xp 64 bit is finalized and all bugs are worked out so I can have TRUE 64 accross!!! so itll prolly be another amd 3200 32 bit.

I also wanna wait till I get even more money so i can buy the best one he he.

and the system i want would total more than 4 grand!!!

so Ill get another 32 bit system for now then get a 64 bit later in 3 months or so when xp 64 is finalized and less buggy and more 64 bit apps are out!

[athlon64fx]

I also havent designed it yet. I will soon though!!

[DarkBlade]

Wait until you see my case when I build this next PC, I am going to SUPER MOD it and put alot of time into it! I can't wait to start!!

[trance565]

ill buy ur modded case from u when u get ur new one
save it for me plz ill buy it this summer
:) guaranteed

[Charchris]

Lol i thought athlon64fx sold PCs not AMD ZEN!

[athlon64fx]

yah its that one that looks liek a transformer's head

[DarkBlade]

I don't sell PCs, but Trance keeps wanting to buy my cases and GPUs.... :D Either way, Liz is the MASTER of computer building and MODDING. I am pretty good myself, but she is better then I am.

[Speedydowt]

well u guys are all too rich for words!! wot wot a new pc every 3 months! lol anyways i just brought myself a cm stacker and asus star ice and my idle cpu temp is 37c / 100f- this is on a 2600+ none overclocked. Is this a good temperature, an ok temperature or a dangerous temperature? i am really not sure, hope its good!!


thanks for replying

kind regards

[Speedydowt]

also amd zen man i am looking for sum1 to build me a second 64 bit machine maybe you could build me one! ill pm you if ok?

[DarkBlade]

Sure, where do you live? I can build you a PC if you send me the money and tell me what you want in it. NP> PM for more. Also, add me to MSN, we will talk.

[athlon64fx]

what about me? I can do it, after teh move of course! and after were situated

[DarkBlade]

Oh yeah! Have Athlon do it for ya! She owns her own business!

www.yourdreamsystem.com

SHe makes kick @ss systems!

[Charchris]

Speedydowt my CPU temp is about 30-40 sometimes higher than 40 with a Coolmaster fan lol!

[trance565]

mine idle is like 38-40 and load i think is around 52 is the highest ive seen it, i checked it while playing WOW, cpu was about 80% used, how could i get it to 100% load or almost 100% with out having to run games? so it's easier to see my temps?
EDIT: lol make that 33 idle, lol i fixed my back fans so they both exhaust, lol 5 degree dif, wow lol im amazed!

[Speedydowt]

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh so u have a coolmaster fan and urs idles at 30!!! i know what i have done. iv Flanged up on the thermal plaster thingy. any one any good tipes? bear in mind i have like 6 case fans in my system all on full blast and i am still ideling at 38c !!! ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!! nightmare

[Speedydowt]

imma buy a 939 board with a athalon 64 3000 or sommit like that i mean i play a few games like call of duty and i would really like to run half life 2 well also (with a 5600 256vram i doubt that will ever happen though!) maybe a few other titles, also i love to have super fast windows performance. would the 3000 be strong enough and is it that much faster then the 3000 athalon xp?

kind regards

[Computergen]

Heres mine the one I am going to get
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/1958/mycase7ai.jpg

and here is the temperature monitor
http://img72.exs.cx/img72/4038/temp9bi.jpg

[alvino]

Ohhhh...pretty nice. :)

[trance565]

needs window, make a window, use a dremell, show that case wuts wut

[~mr mixx~]

ewww nice pic, Black is awsome. I can't wait til trick out my comp.

[athlon64fx]

do they have that in red????

[Charchris]

Nice but no window :(

[athlon64fx]

ya! the windo would be great!! pull up a URL for this case!

[Charchris]

Maybe if its not thick metal then we cut a hole!

[athlon64fx]

yep ;)

[Lurion]

I don't think it will be too hard. I'm modding my case to death and with a dremel and a bit of patience you can get very nice results. Just take it esay and slow and plan ahead and it will end up looking great!

That's a very cool case, Computergen!!

[rat_boy_100]

heres my case...cost me £14 off ebuyer...(without neons and fans)

http://www.matthew-hubbert.co.uk/images/PICT0001.JPG

http://www.matthew-hubbert.co.uk/images/PICT0002.JPG

http://www.matthew-hubbert.co.uk/images/PICT0006.JPG

cool huh :)

[Speedydowt]

lol yer man! 19 quid bargin eh :P

[rat_boy_100]

yer its quality...

got too many fans and neons though...theres just a huge mass of wires, u can hardly see anythign else...lol 8 fans, 2 neons

[Computergen]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-200-023&depa=1 my case

[Charchris]

Hmm Both nice cases!

[entity512]

http://xtonet.com/pc/pc.jpg

http://xtonet.com/pc/pc1.jpg

http://xtonet.com/pc/pc2.jpg

[athlon64fx]

hehe looks liek teh defualt case in my entrus system he he

[entity512]

Raidmax Cobra.

Getting some sun micro desktop cases for linux boxes soon!

[Lee42Lee]

Rat Boy do you know what brand that case is? It's pretty sweet!!

[rat_boy_100]

yep its a superflower...heres a link

http://www.super-flower.com.tw/english/case4.htm

you can find them on ebuyer under gaming cases for less than 20 quid

[Speedydowt]

lol well i just spent over 100 quid on my case :P

[Speedydowt]

ok heres my case :

http://img206.exs.cx/img206/3343/mypc0eq.jpg




Specs Are : 512 Corsair Value Ram. Athalon 2600+ @ 2.5. Nvidia 5600 256 vRam. Abit An7 (that tells me its running in safe mode!?!) And Plextor Dvd-rw


oh and 8 case fans :)

[DarkBlade]

Say hello to my case that is going to be shipped in a few days!

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-133-133-14.jpg/11-133-133-02.jpg/11-133-133-13.jpg/11-133-133-04.jpg/11-133-133-05.jpg/11-133-133-08.jpg/11-133-133-07.jpg/11-133-133-11.jpg/11-133-133-10.jpg&CurImage=11-133-133-14.jpg

[entity512]

Silly! you should of got the black coolermaster wavemaster. ALOT BETTER!

[Charchris]

Hey i want taht case too!

[alvino]

Yeah, that's like the only "good-looking" case that Thermaltake makes...

[DarkBlade]

Silly! you should of got the black coolermaster wavemaster. ALOT BETTER!

I don't want a black case, I am so sick and tired of black it is making me ill! I wanted something bright and cool. BTW, this case is VERY GOOD LOOKING, I like it more then the Coolermaster Wave, it has more features and is higher quality.

[jac006]

i take it that giancarlo is officially out of this forum or what?

[alvino]

Yeah, really...how long is his ban?

[Speedydowt]

well whateva i dunno i just wanted spaceeeee!

[athlon64fx]

Im really liking the color red he he cayse thats what my house is gonne be decked out it!!

[Lord Kalthorn]

Say hello to my case that is going to be shipped in a few days!

http://www.newegg.com/app/Showimage.asp?image=11-133-133-14.jpg/11-133-133-02.jpg/11-133-133-13.jpg/11-133-133-04.jpg/11-133-133-05.jpg/11-133-133-08.jpg/11-133-133-07.jpg/11-133-133-11.jpg/11-133-133-10.jpg&CurImage=11-133-133-14.jpg
See not that is a nice Case! :D

[alvino]

Mmmmhmmm...nice case, indeed!

[athlon64fx]

hrrm wonder if they will have a red version. or silver with red leds.

[Lord Kalthorn]

I think I prefer the Silver. Looks nicer.

[athlon64fx]

silver with red details ya! wonder how the silver looks in real life.

brushed "dirty silver" would looks neet with red!

[DarkBlade]

This case is gorgeous! I will have RED Cold Caths in it as well as well as some custom modding in RED. SO Liz, it will be RED AND SILVER AS WELL. Just you wait!

[blah blah]

AMD when do u expect your system to be fully assemebled?

[DarkBlade]

Well, my parts are due in tomorrow and Thursday (except for Liquid cooling which should be here Friday or Saturday, so Sunday I should have it up and running at max with OCing and installations completed. Then I will post some AWESOME benchies from AquaMark3 and 3Dmark03/05 and PCMark04.

[blah blah]

man i didnt noe u were getting water cooling, well thats amazing, cuz ur one of the only people that could handle the installation

[DarkBlade]

it really isn't that hard to perform. You just insert the water cooling pump and controller, connect the tubes up, and then CAREFULLY fill the tank with 10% acetone, 40% antifreeze solution, and 50% water. WALLAH!! Liquid cooling at its finest!

[athlon64fx]

Ill get my new system when I ahve a nicer desk more deserving to sit that nice 64 bit system on! im sitting my current system on one of those big long office folding tables. my ohter desk was cheap particle board and it broke before we got it out of the old place.

no more particle board crap. were buying real wood desks!!

[trance565]

lol, how often do u have to freeze the mixture? just that once then it lasts untill the water cooling goes out?

[blah blah]

thats the question i asked in another forum ,b ut it hasn't been answered either (u were first to it)

[athlon64fx]

get rid of the stupid frog ad the sounds are annoying!!!

[Lord Kalthorn]

Stupid Frog? Where?