BEST case for your money?

2007-04-12 17:49:36

#1

SoC./Omega: Member; +122|7010|Omaha, Nebraska!

Ok, since I'm upgrading my computer over the summer...I have decided to get a new case to fit all the new componants. I'm right now looking at the Thermaltake Armor and the Antec 900 Gaming Case. Now, could you all suggest a really good case with some cool LEDs in them so I can see inside? I'm still looking but I want some opinions on which case out there is best.

thanks in advance

2007-04-12 17:55:03

#2

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7018|UK

Price range?

I have this, to bad its empty atm

http://www.nzxt.com/products/zero/

And a silverstone TJ-09 but that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to dam expensive, great though

Martyn

2007-04-12 17:58:31

#3

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|7032|British Columbia, Canada

Get the Antec 900.

I have one, and I LOVE it.

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2007-04-12 18:09:38

#4

Cheez: Herman is a warmaphrodite; +1,027|6908|King Of The Islands

Gigabyte Aurora? Those things are freaking huge. Black | Silver

Strange... That's what I pay in AU$ and everything over here is expensive

* Antec Performance One P180B - $129.99

Over here: $209. That's more like it. And here I was considering one myself

My state was founded by Batman. Your opinion is invalid.

2007-04-12 18:47:42

#5

SoC./Omega: Member; +122|7010|Omaha, Nebraska!

i would say price between 0-200$

2007-04-12 19:37:30

#6

The Stillhouse Kid: Licensed Televulcanologist; +126|7111|Deep In The South Of Texas

Bell wrote:
Price range?

I have this, to bad its empty atm

http://www.nzxt.com/products/zero/

And a silverstone TJ-09 but that was waaaaaaaaaaaaaay to dam expensive, great though

Martyn

I'm looking at the Zero for my next full build. Best looking case to come along in a while.

2007-04-12 22:25:11

#7

-101-InvaderZim: Member; +42|7313|Waikato, Aotearoa

Dude what u REALLY REALLY NEED is the Thermaltake Kandalf Black/Silver. It kicks arse and is
so pretty and everything
Downside - Black weighs like 20kg EMPTY (Its a huge heavy bitch of a beast) - but did i mention its pretty and looks cool??
Upside - Did I mention its pretty and looks cool? Oh and Silver is about 1/2 the weight of the Black.

Price is like AUD$300 for the Black and about AUD$350 for the Silver

Last edited by -101-InvaderZim (2007-04-12 22:25:53)

2007-04-12 22:31:13

#8

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6883|Finland

LT.Victim wrote:
Get the Antec 900.

I have one, and I LOVE it.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/ … era005.jpg

wow victim. that case looks kickass. are the fans quiet in low settings?

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2007-04-12 22:48:30

#9

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|7032|British Columbia, Canada

[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
LT.Victim wrote:
Get the Antec 900.

I have one, and I LOVE it.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/ … era005.jpg
wow victim. that case looks kickass. are the fans quiet in low settings?

Pretty Quiet for 4 fans, I theres a huge difference between low, med and high.

Low you can barely hear it, Med is strong enough to get a breeze going threw my room, and high sounds like a Jet taking off

I have it on med, but I could probably set them all too low and still not have any issues with over heating..

2007-04-12 23:04:54

#10

KuSTaV: noice; +947|6980|Gold Coast

Ive got the Thermaltake Aguila. Its a midi case, so its pretty average. You cant lock the front though, which is a pity. The side window is cool, and black is the best. Downside is that the 'front' USB ports are on top, which kinda sucks since its going somewhere where I cant get to them. It can get loud, but normally its okayish. The back has a blue LED and the front doesnt have one, only for the power button thing.
I had to take my HDD rack out because of my 8800, but if you dont have an 8800 then its fine I think. The front fan collects heaps of dust though, but is still pretty good.
At Umart AUS, it goes for AUS$155 online price.

noice

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2007-04-12 23:06:04

#11

link52787: Member; +29|6991

is the Antec 900 fans loud at all?

I was looking into one of those.

2007-04-12 23:15:06

#12

LT.Victim: Member; +1,175|7032|British Columbia, Canada

There are 3 settings on it, like I said before..

Low is really queit, Med is no louder then any other Gaming Case I've seen, and High is pretty loud, but it also pumps out alot of air.

I run mine on Med, and I don't have an Issue with noise.

I wouldn't sleep next to it, but its not loud enough to piss me off.

My System Temp is 26C idle according to Speedfan, Both CPU's and the GPU idle around 37C with just the stock case fans on med.

2007-04-12 23:17:59

#13

OmniDeath: ~; +726|7113

just used this for a system i built for a friend

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811103011

silent fans (with speed control), tons of room, screw less drive installation, and temp readout. great for the price imo.

2007-04-13 01:32:13

#14

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6962|N. Ireland

NZXT Lexa.

2007-04-13 01:51:42

#15

gvers: Bad at BF:BC2; +109|7141|The Real World

LT.Victim wrote:
[69th_GFH]GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
LT.Victim wrote:
Get the Antec 900.

I have one, and I LOVE it.

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n82/ … era005.jpg
wow victim. that case looks kickass. are the fans quiet in low settings?
Pretty Quiet for 4 fans, I theres a huge difference between low, med and high.

Low you can barely hear it, Med is strong enough to get a breeze going threw my room, and high sounds like a Jet taking off

I have it on med, but I could probably set them all too low and still not have any issues with over heating..

I've got an 900 series as well and would agree you on this. Mine is on med mostly with an extra fan to keep my overclocked c2d (2.8Ghz 24/7 need better heat sink) and my 5 hard drives cool. The noise level is bearable but not silent.

2007-04-13 05:14:05

#16

SoC./Omega: Member; +122|7010|Omaha, Nebraska!

does anyone here have an armor?
and victim does the 900 have a temperature guage?

Last edited by SoC./Omega (2007-04-13 05:16:19)

2007-04-13 05:32:13

#17

Profitteroles: Member; +11|6707|Dartford

I have the thermaltake Kandalf which is almost identical to the armor and they are a kick arse case well worth every penny 4 fans in it ranging 90mm to 120mm and excellt built quality

2007-04-13 05:39:44

#18

SoC./Omega: Member; +122|7010|Omaha, Nebraska!

one more question...when u buy a thermaltake kandalf or armor, does it come with the liquid coolant... and do u have to use it or can you just have it air cooled, i know it sounds like a stupid question

2007-04-13 05:49:29

#19

Profitteroles: Member; +11|6707|Dartford

SoC./Omega wrote:
one more question...when u buy a thermaltake kandalf or armor, does it come with the liquid coolant... and do u have to use it or can you just have it air cooled, i know it sounds like a stupid question

Some cases come with the liquid cooling but most are an optional extra mine came without but is still offers excellent cooling, i upgraded the 2 120mm fans for some beasty Delta ones but wasnt really needed.

This comes with liquid cooling

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chas … _index.asp

And this one doesnt

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Chas … _index.asp

2007-04-13 06:04:29

#20

gvers: Bad at BF:BC2; +109|7141|The Real World

SoC./Omega wrote:
does the 900 have a temperature guage?

No

2007-04-13 06:09:04

#21

silo1180: The Farewell Tour; +79|6891|San Antonio, TX

You should get a case that's practical and fits your needs. Save the extra money for the stuff going IN the box!

2007-04-13 06:18:23

#22

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7036|NYC / Hamburg

I have a TT Armor case. Nice and big and pretty good cooling while staying silent

https://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/nigelf/DSC02021.jpg

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2007-04-13 10:46:38

#23

Stun_Gun: The Tom Cruise of BF2 pilots; +102|7242|California, US

max wrote:
I have a TT Armor case. Nice and big and pretty good cooling while staying silent

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/ … C02021.jpg

Have the same case, You put in that side fan?

But the case rocks, keeps my stuff cool and plenty of room inside of it!

2007-04-13 10:55:29

#24

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7036|NYC / Hamburg

Stun_Gun wrote:
max wrote:
I have a TT Armor case. Nice and big and pretty good cooling while staying silent

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h297/ … C02021.jpg
Have the same case, You put in that side fan?

But the case rocks, keeps my stuff cool and plenty of room inside of it!

well its absolutely silent and moves a lot of air. keeps all those passively cooled components nice and cold

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2007-04-13 15:17:40

#25

SoC./Omega: Member; +122|7010|Omaha, Nebraska!

silo1180 wrote:
You should get a case that's practical and fits your needs. Save the extra money for the stuff going IN the box!

thats why im goin to find some summer jobs and raise about 500$, im upgrading to PCI and gettin an 8800GTS 640mb, logitech g15, new motherboard for pci, and a case... i already have 400$ from previous work but im savin up some more and gettin those upgrades

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