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About LinkBacksClean looking, spacious, functional - The three main criteria for my ideal case.
What's out there that meets those specs?
Clean looking, spacious, functional - The three main criteria for my ideal case.
What's out there that meets those specs?
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Gigabyte Aurora3D - got excellent reviews from all the sites i managed to google.
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2130
they also have a new revision called the 570, the differences i can see is that they side is now also brushed aluminium (the previous one had a scratch resistant matt look) and slightly taller, but in my opinion doesn't look as good.
http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...ProductID=2322
both have easy access for water cooling aswell, no hassle in installing any solution..
Gigabyte Aurora3D - Thats the case Ive got, love it. Very well built, enough space and some nice features. The only thing I wuld have asked for is a removable motherboard tray. Other than that it was a great buy.
Coolermaster Stacker or Stacker 830. I have the latter, and found it very easy to build a new Core 2 system in it.
I use a Lian Li V2000 - best case I've had bar none. Very nice interior design as well.
BIG though.
gigabyte... does have 'good' reviews but impedes alotof airflow wit hthe hard drive cage rotated sideways... if i were you, waitfor the antec nine hundred, hexus will review it soon and scan will probobly stock it
This is true, that HDD cage is complety the wrong way. Dont know why the have done that. Im trying to use a IDE drive in there and it makes it very difficult to get the side on.Originally Posted by jackvdbuk
i think they thought 'oh turn it sideways easier to put drives in and out' yeah... well done gigabyte... i have one and the second scan the nine hundred the auruoa is going into my cupboard
well therell be no need for you to put it into your cupboard! i wouldnt mind taking an aurora off someone's hands!
Last edited by schmunk; 29-10-2006 at 02:59 PM.
I do like my antec p180, looks nice, and it's really nice and quiet
Lots of room inside too, could do with a removable motherboard tray too though
Akasa Eclipse.
I don't need to say anymore, but I will
Clean looking - Black and shiny, simple as.
Functional - Extra PCI blanking plates for fan controllers/switches, removeable motherboard tray, can be completely broken down into different parts for ease of access.
Spacious - Its huge, but lightweight, enough room for 9 HDD's if you don't need a floppy, along with 4 5 1/4" bays.
Its such a good case, its that simple, or you can go for the mirage which has that weird door on it.
"I've heard there is a common problem with this item from forums" - If you read some forums they believe Elvis was abducted by aliens, doesn't mean it's true.
Duuh, the door is for people like me who have stupid beige floppy and cd drives, oh and to hide this ridiculously bright leds on the sunbeam rheobus
Not to mention the stupidly bright Power LED next to the stupidly dull HDD activity LEDDuuh, the door is for people like me who have stupid beige floppy and cd drives, oh and to hide this ridiculously bright leds on the sunbeam rheobus
"I've heard there is a common problem with this item from forums" - If you read some forums they believe Elvis was abducted by aliens, doesn't mean it's true.
ah yeah, the only thing that annoyed me about it..
but the hard drives stay cool
Another vote for the Gigabyte 3D Aurora, fantastic case. The airflow is superb.
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