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So it's been a short while since I've kept up with computer hardware and accessories on a weekly basis, and I am curious what is everyones favorite gaming case?
Post what brand/Model it is with your reason why (Hopefully we will hear more than "it looks awesome" as your justification, remember, that your case helps protect and therefore ensure the longevity of the parts you place inside of it!)
Personally my favorite has been and as of today remains the Rosewill Blackhawk (I've read that there is an Ultra version now, I have not used it, so I cannot testify to its quality, but if it is as good, or better than this one, then I would definitely recommend it)
I ran the following gear inside of it
-Intel i5-4670k CPU with Zalman CNPS9500A LED full copper heatsink with Arctic Silver TIM
-G.SKILL Rip Jaws Series 1600MHz RAM.
-MSi Z87-G45 Gaming motherboard (this thing completely rocked and restored my faith in MSi to produce a quality motherboard, it was my first ever NON-ASUS motherboard on a personal rig.
-Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
-ASUS TOP III Series DirectCU Nvidia GTX 680
-Thermaltake 750W Full Modular 80+ Silver PSU
-Touchscreen Fan Controller
-4x 1.5TB Western Digital Black Series HDD in RAID 0.
I ran Razor gear for keyboard and mouse, an ASUS Display, and a Bose 7.1 Surround Sound Stereo system for peripherals.
I personally am still a fan of Air Cooling, the neat fans, purchasing ones with high life spans, large CFM of air movement, yet also still being able to run quietly! The Rosewill Blackhawk provides air cooling options to the extreme (my system had 11 fans inside of it, and still had doom for a CPU fan behind the motherboard tray!) It allowed a crafty designer to switch the flow of air from the traditional front > Back that conventional computers use, to a more thermally efficient Bottom to Top air flow (the exhaust fan in back was outfitted with a 252 CFM server fan that I ran optionally when I felt like listening to the noise it produced, it was my only noise fan! and I usually didn't operate it unless it was incredibly warm in the room, or my rig was under incredible stress.)
This case was basically a giant metal NET that allowed airflow in through the front, back, and bottom, and allowed my system to exhaust very efficiently from the top of the case.
one of the great features of this case (and many others) is the tool-less design, although as far as the HDD's are concerned, a friend of mine had a really neat setup, the HDD cables connected to a patch board on the inside of the tower, and the HDD's themselves snapped to a connector that linked them to the HDD Cables, so that when you wanted to simply snap a drive out of the front of the machine, you didn't have to worry about pulling cabling loose, or taking the side panel off to disconnect particular HDD's.
One of the best features as far as air cooling was concerned was that the case had a decent level of space inside of it, the case was designed to allow actively cooled PSU's to isolate their heat from the rest of the components (by placing the intake fan on the bottom where a special open slot was for the fan to draw its air in and exhaust it out of the back of the PC.).
In addition to that the Case had a spacious back paneling for cabling to be ran into a central spine, and by keeping all that extra wiring out of the inside of the component area, it allowed greater airflow by not restricting it, and thus the machine was actually ranked by Toms Hardware as one of the most efficient air cooling towers on the market when I purchased it!
I enjoyed tinkering and upgrading that tower bit by bit until it was perfect for any gamer, and then I sold it, and started my next project (I ended up with a pretty 1,218 dollar profit on that particular unit, just because I was able to obtain parts for such a reasonable rate, of course I'm sure I ended up putting at least 1200 dollars worth of labor into the design and building of the rig, so I felt it was a fair trade.)
I was just thinking about a case for someone, and that came to mind, but I'd love to hear others experiences with their cases and why they loved them!
Post what brand/Model it is with your reason why (Hopefully we will hear more than "it looks awesome" as your justification, remember, that your case helps protect and therefore ensure the longevity of the parts you place inside of it!)
Personally my favorite has been and as of today remains the Rosewill Blackhawk (I've read that there is an Ultra version now, I have not used it, so I cannot testify to its quality, but if it is as good, or better than this one, then I would definitely recommend it)
I ran the following gear inside of it
-Intel i5-4670k CPU with Zalman CNPS9500A LED full copper heatsink with Arctic Silver TIM
-G.SKILL Rip Jaws Series 1600MHz RAM.
-MSi Z87-G45 Gaming motherboard (this thing completely rocked and restored my faith in MSi to produce a quality motherboard, it was my first ever NON-ASUS motherboard on a personal rig.
-Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD
-ASUS TOP III Series DirectCU Nvidia GTX 680
-Thermaltake 750W Full Modular 80+ Silver PSU
-Touchscreen Fan Controller
-4x 1.5TB Western Digital Black Series HDD in RAID 0.
I ran Razor gear for keyboard and mouse, an ASUS Display, and a Bose 7.1 Surround Sound Stereo system for peripherals.
I personally am still a fan of Air Cooling, the neat fans, purchasing ones with high life spans, large CFM of air movement, yet also still being able to run quietly! The Rosewill Blackhawk provides air cooling options to the extreme (my system had 11 fans inside of it, and still had doom for a CPU fan behind the motherboard tray!) It allowed a crafty designer to switch the flow of air from the traditional front > Back that conventional computers use, to a more thermally efficient Bottom to Top air flow (the exhaust fan in back was outfitted with a 252 CFM server fan that I ran optionally when I felt like listening to the noise it produced, it was my only noise fan! and I usually didn't operate it unless it was incredibly warm in the room, or my rig was under incredible stress.)
This case was basically a giant metal NET that allowed airflow in through the front, back, and bottom, and allowed my system to exhaust very efficiently from the top of the case.
one of the great features of this case (and many others) is the tool-less design, although as far as the HDD's are concerned, a friend of mine had a really neat setup, the HDD cables connected to a patch board on the inside of the tower, and the HDD's themselves snapped to a connector that linked them to the HDD Cables, so that when you wanted to simply snap a drive out of the front of the machine, you didn't have to worry about pulling cabling loose, or taking the side panel off to disconnect particular HDD's.
One of the best features as far as air cooling was concerned was that the case had a decent level of space inside of it, the case was designed to allow actively cooled PSU's to isolate their heat from the rest of the components (by placing the intake fan on the bottom where a special open slot was for the fan to draw its air in and exhaust it out of the back of the PC.).
In addition to that the Case had a spacious back paneling for cabling to be ran into a central spine, and by keeping all that extra wiring out of the inside of the component area, it allowed greater airflow by not restricting it, and thus the machine was actually ranked by Toms Hardware as one of the most efficient air cooling towers on the market when I purchased it!
I enjoyed tinkering and upgrading that tower bit by bit until it was perfect for any gamer, and then I sold it, and started my next project (I ended up with a pretty 1,218 dollar profit on that particular unit, just because I was able to obtain parts for such a reasonable rate, of course I'm sure I ended up putting at least 1200 dollars worth of labor into the design and building of the rig, so I felt it was a fair trade.)
I was just thinking about a case for someone, and that came to mind, but I'd love to hear others experiences with their cases and why they loved them!
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