your favourite cases........

magick

for me the top ones i love are.......

coolerwave master, great looking case for the time

coolermaster mystique another fantastic case but could find one with a side window anywhere for love nor money

antec p182 personally i had the chance to have a look at one, although a bit on the heavy side its a great case im considering buying it for a home entertainment build.

and the one im using currently is.... the Apevia Jupiter jr Gtype case, its basic but gets the job done!

godskitchen

Antec P182 is without question, for me, the best case ever known to man.

Well built, well insulated, well thought out. Best of all it is classy looking, in black at least. None of this LED multi colour light bull, just subtle and understated.

Somewhat like myself.

Nichololas

godskitchen wrote: »

Somewhat like myself.

Well insulated? :pac:

I like my Antec Sonata III for the same reasons you like the P128.

Solitaire

Well at least he's classy looking, in black at least

SickBoy

Coolermaster Stacker

Dingatron

Antec P182 is what I used for my last build. It's a great case, good build quality, good air flow and quite.

Solitaire

Personally I think the Coolermaster Elite RC330 and its clones (especially that mad Akasa PowerMac clone) all deserve a pat on the back for pushing the sector forward by delivering practical, quality cases for just €30-40, forcing others to up their game a fair bit. Just a short way back did you think you could get a stylish case with solid build quality and 120mm fans front and back for a quarter of the price of a P182 and its ilk?

tazire

have used the p180 a few years back. loved the case. top notch. im on the antec 900-2 now. love this case also air flow is top notch wit a monster of a fan on top u cant go wrong. also its big enough to fit my coolermaster v8 cooler into! bit noisier than the p180 but it doesnt bother me wit my head fones.

Anti

V2000 or tj7 Nuff said.

magick

Anti wrote: »

V2000 or tj7 Nuff said.

love em but these days areent they a bit bland?

Kinetic^

Thread is useless without pics!

I've had the Antec 900, Silverstone TJ07 & now the antec P180. I love the P180 case! Cable management is really easy and the removable hard drive bays make it exceptionally easy to keep things tidy. If it had a removable mobo tray it would be the perfect case.




Whenever I get the time I'm going to build a LAN box with this case.

Mac daddy

magick wrote: »

love em but these days areent they a bit bland?

not when you can do this with it!


I have had a P180/182/ Haf / 1200 / 900 / Stacker 690 / and by far the easiest case to work with is the TJ07 love it for cable management and watercooling.

Second case on my list is the HAF looks a bit erm military but cable management is brillant and tons of space.

Third is the P180 excellent case however space is limited + side is insulation.
That little lanbox looks brilliant might look into getting one of the.

Kinetic^

Mac daddy wrote: »

That little lanbox looks brilliant might look into getting one of the.

Pricey though! $300 from newegg and I doubt they even deliver to EU. Not sure where else you'd get one but if you find out let me know.

Anti

magick wrote: »

love em but these days areent they a bit bland?

Nevar !!



and




Thats certainly not bland

py2006

tazire wrote: »

have used the p180 a few years back. loved the case. top notch. im on the antec 900-2 now. love this case also air flow is top notch wit a monster of a fan on top u cant go wrong. also its big enough to fit my coolermaster v8 cooler into! bit noisier than the p180 but it doesnt bother me wit my head fones.

Hi tazire, I am consdering the 900-2 or the 1200. Is there much diff between the two other than the extra drive bays?

I have the P182 Mirror Edition. Great case but for some reason the front USB thingies are not working.

tazire

they a prity much the same case just 900-2 is smaller. i love it. its a good bit louder than the p180 though. also had the same port problem as u on my p180. 900-2 is a lovely case would defo recommend it. at same time though if ur not planing to overclock id probably stick with the p182 for the nice quietness.

py2006

tazire wrote: »

they a prity much the same case just 900-2 is smaller. i love it. its a good bit louder than the p180 though. also had the same port problem as u on my p180. 900-2 is a lovely case would defo recommend it. at same time though if ur not planing to overclock id probably stick with the p182 for the nice quietness.

Well I might dabble with a bit of overclocking but not at the moment as I know little about it!

900-2 sounds like the better option.

How is your Titanium by the way? I have the extremegamer.

Solitaire

Anti wrote:

Nevar !!

+1. TJ07 FTW!

One of the very few cases where a triple radiator is "Plug and Play" rather than "HandiSaw Time"

cherryghost

im gonna go ahead and say my coolermaster 690 is the best :pac:



ah yeah, i like the nzxt cases, looks classy

Mac daddy

Solitaire wrote: »

+1. TJ07 FTW!

One of the very few cases where a triple radiator is "Plug and Play" rather than "HandiSaw Time"

pfff triple I have a Feser 480 sitting in mine along with a swiftech double rad sitting behind it.

tazire

py2006 wrote: »

Well I might dabble with a bit of overclocking but not at the moment as I know little about it!

900-2 sounds like the better option.

How is your Titanium by the way? I have the extremegamer.

yeah the titanium is nice. i doubt its worth the extra money tbh. but then again the last sound card i had was the audigy 2zs. which for the price was awsome.

Solitaire

Actually, the CoolerMaster 922 ("Mini-HAF") is a real Marmite job. Personally I love it, looks like it wants to start screaming "SPARTAAAAAAAAA!!!!" and running around the floor

py2006

tazire wrote: »

yeah the titanium is nice. i doubt its worth the extra money tbh. but then again the last sound card i had was the audigy 2zs. which for the price was awsome.

Prob not worth an upgrade so?

Anti

Mac daddy wrote: »

pfff triple I have a Feser 480 sitting in mine along with a swiftech double rad sitting behind it.

pics or gtfo

magick

Solitaire wrote: »

Actually, the CoolerMaster 922 ("Mini-HAF") is a real Marmite job. Personally I love it, looks like it wants to start screaming "SPARTAAAAAAAAA!!!!" and running around the floor

actually i didnt even know it was out until this post. you could say its haf of the orginal ! ohh see what i did there?!

anyway yes i must say i like the look of it, i saw the orginal haf up close and personal and its way too big imo

Solitaire

magick wrote:

i saw the orginal haf up close and personal and its way too big imo

Actually, the Mini-HAF is friggin' huge for a mid-tower, the height is an optical illusion caused by the exceptional width compared to, oh, any other mid-tower evar

Then again, for under €100 on HWVS you can get a giant, silent, brooding black monolith that glows red and includes not just the inevitable 120mm exhaust, but also packs two 700RPM 200mm fans for the price. Good times

gino85

my first build i opted for the jeantech aqua

http://www.xcase.co.uk/p/326702/jeantech-aqua-midi-atx-gaming-case---no-psu.html

the fugger weighs a ton and i only got 1 hdd and 1 dvd drive in it, gota fill the other slots in her soon

Solitaire

JeanTech Aqua... Judging from configuration I'm guessing its a (rather attractive) Silverstone clone (oddball 80mm fan locations almost same as Temjin-05)

Sadly ironic that the only case with an attractive ventilated case door only has the one 120mm fan lurking behind it - bit of a missed opportunity

darconio

Solitaire wrote: »

Actually, the Mini-HAF is friggin' huge for a mid-tower, the height is an optical illusion caused by the exceptional width compared to, oh, any other mid-tower evar

Then again, for under €100 on HWVS you can get a giant, silent, brooding black monolith that glows red and includes not just the inevitable 120mm exhaust, but also packs two 700RPM 200mm fans for the price. Good times

I was looking to buy a nice solid case and I was quite impressed by your review. After looking on the net I decided to go to Peats and buy it...
When I got the box I was a bit suspicious but I thought it was all "wrapping"

Well I realized when i got home that the one sold in Peats is actually the 932 : a huge full tower monster! :eek:

I will need to tailor the panels of my desk to find enough room for it ..oh well I love it anyway!!!

Solitaire

Mind you, there's just one digit difference in the two names, but still... wouldn't the equally monolithic pricetag have given you a clue?

magick

darconio wrote: »

I was looking to buy a nice solid case and I was quite impressed by your review. After looking on the net I decided to go to Peats and buy it...
When I got the box I was a bit suspicious but I thought it was all "wrapping"

Well I realized when i got home that the one sold in Peats is actually the 932 : a huge full tower monster! :eek:

I will need to tailor the panels of my desk to find enough room for it ..oh well I love it anyway!!!

can we get pics of the beast?

darconio

Solitaire wrote: »

Mind you, there's just one digit difference in the two names, but still... wouldn't the equally monolithic pricetag have given you a clue?

Yes you are right! But I bought my last case 4 years ago and I thought that this was the right price for a good quality case in PEATS (169 €)

Sure magick I will post some pictures as soon as possible

darconio

Here some pics taken with my phone

da box



and here compared to my old mid tower..



and yes that is the desk where it MUST fit (or my wife will kick me and the case out )

magick

darconio wrote: »

Here some pics taken with my phone
da box

and here compared to my old mid tower..

and yes that is the desk where it MUST fit (or my wife will kick me and the case out )

Holy crap, thats a chunky monster, im not the biggest fan of big cases but i must admit i do like the look of this!

btw Rodney Renolds did a review of the full version of this case http://www.3dgameman.com/content/view/13708/103/

its video review #1002

Effluo

darconio wrote: »

Here some pics taken with my phone

da box



and here compared to my old mid tower..



and yes that is the desk where it MUST fit (or my wife will kick me and the case out )

You should just stick it on the mantle-piece or indeed a centerpiece for the dinging table???

I think it's beautiful

darconio

magick wrote: »

Holy crap, thats a chunky monster, im not the biggest fan of big cases but i must admit i do like the look of this!

btw Rodney Renolds did a review of the full version of this case http://www.3dgameman.com/content/view/13708/103/

its video review #1002

Nice video that gives me an idea about the potentiality of this case, and yes that's exactly what it is a big chunky sturdy monster! :P

requiem1

that thing is huge, whats worrying me recently is that even though technology is supposed to be getting smaller the cases seem to be getting bigger, I'm really considering buying something like an Antec P180 mini and making a nice compact build....realistically though I'll probably end up buying this
http://lian-li.com/v2/tw/product/upload/image/a7010/a7010q01.jpg

Martyr

nobody mention the Gigabyte Triton 180

tool-less installation, affordable.

i have an antec 900 and while it has plenty of space in it, i don't like the psu placed at the bottom of the case...it definitely reduces noise, but managing cables is a little more trickier, bit messy imho.

the 900-2 and 1200 look good ..glows in the dark well.. :P