Akasa Eclipse 62 or Antec 900

[Metier9]

Or UV sata cables.. scan was out of standard ones

[Thorsson]

And there are a series of slots in the front of the case which allow air to pass through to said fan.

I can see the slots, but it ought to be obvious that they don't allow as much air through as other solutions.

[Thorsson]

The Eclipse isn't ugly, it's simple, and elegant,

Further proof, if any were necessary, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. AKA one man's elegant is another's elephant.

[aidanjt]

el·e·gant /ˈɛlɪgənt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[el-i-guhnt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. tastefully fine or luxurious in dress, style, design, etc.: elegant furnishings.
2. gracefully refined and dignified, as in tastes, habits, or literary style: an elegant young gentleman; an elegant prosodist.
3. graceful in form or movement: an elegant wave of the hand.
4. appropriate to refined taste: a man devoted to elegant pursuits.
5. excellent; fine; superior: an absolutely elegant wine.
6. (of scientific, technical, or mathematical theories, solutions, etc.) gracefully concise and simple; admirably succinct.

I think that's a perfectly valid way to define the case in anyone's eyes. Maybe not 5 to some, but definitely 6.

[JimNastics]

Got to be honest that I'm with Thorsson on this one, the Eclipse looks extremely dated to me. I hate "bling" as much as the next person - it's the P180 that to me exudes simplistic class and elegance, the kind of case that would look at home amongst a nice AV setup. Of course I'm not doubting that the Akasa cases may be easier to work with and have better cooling... I guess it comes down to weighing up the pros and cons with each. If you actually like the look of the Eclipse then I guess it's a simple decision, but I'd go for the looks of the P180 and put-up with it's slighlty poorer practical design and cooling (if that is indeed the case).

[moogle]

antec 900, i agree that the eclipse looks ugly.

[Dreaming]

afaik antec p180 has some of the best air cooling on the market...

[aidanjt]

My CM Centurion looks pretty from the outside, on the inside its a pain in the nuts to work with, I'd prefer elegance over tarting any day. Not that you couldn't spice up the eclipse if you still prefer form over function.

[Metier9]

The only thing against the eclipse is its not got a screwless drive bay system... but still if i want to hotswap HDs i would get a icydock in my spare 5.25 bays

[aidanjt]

Oh no, I HATE toolless assembly with a pasion. They just annoy me something silly, it's another example of over-engineering something that should be simple.

[moogle]

afaik antec p180 has some of the best air cooling on the market...

isnt the antec 900 chassis sort of the same as the p180?

[Madafwo]

Over 500 posts and I can guarantee a fair few of them are me recommending the eclipse. To put it simply it's one of the nicest cases around.

It's like a high end car. Just because it doesn't have all these sharp angles and flashing lights does not mean its ugly, it just means that those with some sense of style appreciate its looks. Not to mention the fact that the cooling is superb, it’s gorgeous on the inside (no case I have seen comes with such good looking internals) it's one of the easiest cases to build in because you can removes EVERYTHING! And I mean that, if you want you can have just the bare chassis with the front panel LED's and the 5 1/4" bays, nothing else.

I need to start taking better care of my eclipse, too many finger prints on the highly polished motherboard tray.



That's an old shot now, removed the Cathodes and switched coolers (and everything else TBH) but you get the idea

[aidanjt]

You got that lit up lovely there, did you not think of getting a windowed side panel (or is that it on, hard to tell with the low res pic)?

[Metier9]

I think you need less coffee or a better monitor aidanjt

[aidanjt]

More coffee and a better monitor!.. oh, and an Akasa Eclipse (to stay on topic)

[Metier9]

Yer, for basically an akasa eclipse sales person your missing the demo product

Did you have a audigy 2zs before the X-fi... thinking of buying an x-fi when im at scan tomorrow

edit: Ill stick a pic of the eclipse up tomorrow.. should be funny with uv sata cables hehe