[ripken204]

who make good comp cases with good airflow

[puntoMX]

Say...

- What price range we are talking about?
- Color?
- Window?
- What noise?
- What fans you like to use?
- fanless ?
- ATX or BTX?
- Desktop, Mid/Full tower or uATX?

And so on, give a few hinds for us please

[nuhi]

I saw that Enermax has released a good new case...it's totaly upside down so that cpu is totaly cooled and alone on the bottom of the case...you gotta see to believe...sorry don't know the model name but it's latest so it must be on their site.

[un4given1]

Coolermaster

[puntoMX]

Buy a case that has brackets for 12cm fans .

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nuhi Posted Today, 05:34 PM
  I saw that Enermax has released a good new case...it's totaly upside down so that cpu is totaly cooled and alone on the bottom of the case...you gotta see to believe...sorry don't know the model name but it's latest so it must be on their site.

That wil be BTX, iNTELs latest design .

So, ripken204, If you have an iNTEL system, there are special cases for that.

[keytotime]

Chieftech

[trickytwista]

thermaltake X cases is pretty **** good..i use 2 of them and they are made from alluminium too so run nice n cool etc with room 4 plenty of built in fans and hdds etc...cheers..gaz

[puntoMX]

keytotime, on Feb 14 2005, 06:33 PM, said:

Chieftech
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Okay, put Casetek and ThermalTake too, they are using the same ones as Chieftech does with 1mm steel (or aluminium).

Only problem is that it only has 8cm fans (double in the back)...

[keytotime]

I have a green chieftech matrix full tower. It stays cool, even though i haven't turned it off for more than 5 seconds in 6 months. One word of advice, no clear side windows and no chief material. Steel or thick Aluminum.

[Astalavista]

u hv not turned it off in 6 months... man u that is awesome.

[horsecharles]

Everyday non-budget busters: Scorpio fans front, side, rear...see-thru a plus..... this one i wouldn't mind, but i'd have to drill all kinds of extra exhaust & fan vents..... http://www.xoxide.com/xopacl2.html

Or you can do what this guy did: http://www.dansdata.com/hx45fan.htm

I also usually remove 1 or 2 unused front ide covers, ditto rear unused expansion slots-- why not???????

http://www.koolance.com/ to be or not to be--perchance to dream....interesting as a project, but kind of irrelevant overkill esp re athlon64?? Unless if it would allow quadruple overclocking of the processor

[puntoMX]

horsecharles, on Feb 14 2005, 06:52 PM, said:

http://www.koolance.com/ to be or not to be--perchance to dream....interesting as a project, but kind of irrelevant overkill esp re athlon64?? Unless if it would allow quadruple overclocking of the processor
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I don’t think he’s asking for this LOL , on other treats he’s talking about a 1O0o US$ budget .

[horsecharles]

Ja, even with a lot of money it makes no sense to get it..

[DigeratiPrime]

i own an Antec Super Lanboy, its a very well made case. I like the front panel connectors, the 120mm fan in front and in back (quiet & cool)), and the hard drive rack, plus its made of aluminum (light & cool).

Im probably going to build SFF PC's in the future though, so im looking at the Shuttle XPC and Biostar IDEQ case series.

[puntoMX]

Only problem I have with those lanboys is that it´s only 0.8mm aluminium wich makes is not a stronge case, also the ABS (plastic) used for doors is thin, but stong, no one killed one of the doors in 15 months. I have 6 Lanboy "I" cases here in my cyber and those ones only use 8cm fans. It´s good that they moved to 12cm fans.

http://www.anandtech...doc.aspx?i=2346

Also a good case, tested by Anandtech, from Antec...

[ripken204]

im currently looking at this one

http://www.antec.com...p?ProdID=90510#

[Mekrel]

Coolermaster 201 = best case ever made.

[SiMoNsAyS]

ripken204, on Feb 16 2005, 01:21 AM, said:

im currently looking at this one

http://www.antec.com...p?ProdID=90510#
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the antec one is a clone of the chieftec dragon series. i love that brand (chieftec) and i own the dragon black, i have to recommend it

[xper]

Ahanix

[Astalavista]

http://www.ahanix.co..._list.asp?cid=5

no more case?