Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Computer Cases?

I have a Sunbeam Transformer and I'm looking to build another nice gaming rig soon. I've looked at alot of cases but can't decide. I need one with very good Airflow, Looks decent and price range isn't too much. Any ideas? Brands?





No water cooling please, i got one but i prefer fans.Computer Cases?
like anything in the world it depends on how much you want to spend. keep a few things in mind when shopping.





1. how many devices are you going to be installing in the case? HDD's, CD and Optical drives, card readers, fan controllers. if you only have one or two HDD's and a CD\DVD drive then a mid-tower will be just fine. if you are planning on putting in one or more of the larger video cards or have a lot of HDD's then a full tower may be a better fit.





2 do you need a PSU? you can save a few bucks if you get a case without a power supply. this is assuming that you have a good PSU that you can transfer over.





3. how many fans do you want. I recommend at least a front intake, a rear intake or exhaust, and a top blow hole. 92mm are good with enough cfpm and 120mm is better.





4. front panel. what do you need? how many USB ports? eSATA, firewire?





for a mid-tower an Antech 900 is a very popular case and you should expect to pay about $100 for this or any quality mid-tower case.





http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>





this is the full tower case I use.





http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>





it is really an excellent piece of engineering. the HDD bays are all cushioned and the HDD's are mounted vertically. the locking system for the 5.25 bays is by far the easiest system i have ever used. click the button, slide in the drive, click the button to lock it in. done. it has 5 fans and sound proofing. with my cooler master 120mm CPU cooler in this case i have run as low a 17C in the winter and consistently at around 30C in the summer.Computer Cases?
For 100$, you can get the antec 900. I have it, and its awesome! 4 fans, and one huge 200m fan on the top, really nice airflow, and it has plenty of room for anything you need!





If you want another case, I suggest you go to newegg.com. They have a wide variety of products, and you can narrow down your search by price, most reviews, lowest price, highest price, etc.





The brands that I would recommend are: antec, silverstone, thermaltank, and nzxt.





They are all very nice looking, and have great airflow and plenty of space.





Have fun building your own computer!





~~~hope I helped
My understanding is that the best case around at a sane price is the Cooler Master Centurion. It costs about 50$ at Newegg, and has build quality well above many 100$ cases. It has room for two fans and four hard disks. While I'm sure some expensive cases have better airflow, it's still proven a fine case for heavy overclocking. They're NewEgg bestsellers, and there's something like fifteen different styles to pick from.
Go to Office Depot or Office Max NEAR YOU and don't necessarily bother with famous name brands. You'll likely find a little coupon rag sitting next to the cashier and get a good deal on a computer case sitting right there in the store. We've picked up two really nice EXTREMELY luxurious computer cases that way.
I dont really know gaming Case Brands, but I shop @ newEgg and Tiger for cases.
NEWEGG ALL THE WAY!!





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This one has great ventilation, as well as being aesthetically pleasing (for me at least). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>
Some reasonably priced cases with good airflow:


- Antec 900


- Cooler Master 690


- NZXT TEMPEST

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