Enthusiast case poll

[The_Blood_Raven]

What do you think of these two cases? They are very similar in features:

>Good cooling
>Dual PSU
>ATX and ATX
>Full tower
>Aluminum
>Removable motherboard tray
>Winows in side panel (see below)

1) The Silverstone TJ07, as I would more or less have it, mine would be red not pink, but you get the idea:

^ Silverstone TJ07 with system built in it.


2) The Lian-Li PC-A71B, I would purchase the top panel mod that allows for 2 120mm fans to be installed and the side panel mod that has a window in it. It would look like this, with 2 fans on top:

^ Stock without the door (PC-A70)

^ Stock with door. (PC-A71)

 

[spuddyt]

antec 900 (i dont know at all, just felt like annoying someone)

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

I own an Antec 900, yes I am upgrading. I will accept any comments really, also what Cooler Master case had dual PSUs?? I can not figure out which one it is. Also the door is removable on the Lian-Li so I will update my original post with a picture of it without the door.

 

[ZOldDude]

I own an Antec 900, yes I am upgrading. I will accept any comments really, also what Cooler Master case had dual PSUs?? I can not figure out which one it is. Also the door is removable on the Lian-Li so I will update my original post with a picture of it without the door.

CoolerMastr Stacker TO-1 has the dual PSU,fits all MB's even the large multi CPU MB's,11 bays.
It is also the one you can install the optional Crossflow Fan that draws cool air from the side of the case and moves it over the whole MB in a 1" high wave.
The rear fan grill comes off with 4 screws boosting airflow over 80%.

Still the most functional and best cooling case made.
These are the cases I have listed in my profile...systems have 50% OC and only reach 4C over room air with air cooling.

 

[maximiza]

they all look awsome

 

[blacksci]

I would go with either the Stacker or the Lian Li both are reputable well built cases. although if you were in the 200 range on a case i would go with this instead.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2478164&CatId=32

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

I would go with either the Stacker or the Lian Li both are reputable well built cases. although if you were in the 200 range on a case i would go with this instead.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2478164&CatId=32

That thing is hideous.... lol.

 

[blacksci]

Lol, sure its not totally pretty, but 10-120 mm fans, and 2 seperate computers in the case not to mention the hardrive capabilities is something that catches the eye.

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

If I wanted something like that I would just build my PC in big ol' buckets of vegatable oil.

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

blacksci what is a Q6660? its in your sig, possible spelling error.

 

[dagger]

Wow, people actually spend over $200 on a case? And yeah, those are all hideous.

 

[chookman]

Ill be getting a Lian Li PC-A70B in just over a week (when i get paid) so im very partial to it, but ive seen a Silverstone TJ-09 in person and they make NICE cases also

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

Ill be getting a Lian Li PC-A70B in just over a week (when i get paid) so im very partial to it, but ive seen a Silverstone TJ-09 in person and they make NICE cases also

I've used a TJ09, and it was built well... but so is my file cabinet. Cooling and just general feel/looks of the case were disappointing. It really just comes down to the specifications and I should have been more picky, like now.

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

Yeah people actually spend over $200 on a case, those people who don't want to upgrade their case in 10 years or so, saving a lot of money. So yeah, people do spend over $200 for a case, just because you can not, or did not does not mean that its dumb to want something that will last, when every other thing in a computer is changed out.

 

[dagger]

Yeah people actually spend over $200 on a case, those people who don't want to upgrade their case in 10 years or so, saving a lot of money. So yeah, people do spend over $200 for a case, just because you can not, or did not does not mean that its dumb to want something that will last, when every other thing in a computer is changed out.

You know, the motherboard 10 years from now might not fit the screw placement on the case's backplate. Cases from 10 years ago don't fit now.

There are lots of things to spend the extra $150 on, like... a faster cpu.

 

[blacksci]

Sure it might not fit, thats why god invented a dremel and a tap. That way you can drill your own holes, tap them, and presto installation is a snap after that, next time come up with a better argument.

 

[doomsdaydave11]

Why would you "upgrade" you're case.... what's wrong with a Antec 900? Spend your money on a fancy dinner w/ you're girlfriend. Save it for a trip. Donate to a charity. Or at least SLI something or upgrade your computer! Who cares about the case??

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

Yup, thank you for saying it for me blacksci.

 

[dagger]

Why would you "upgrade" you're case.... what's wrong with a Antec 900? Spend your money on a fancy dinner w/ you're girlfriend. Save it for a trip. Donate to a charity.

You're assuming they have girlfriends.

 

[doomsdaydave11]

^ :lol: forgot that this was Tom's Hardware forums, and not real life.

 

[The_Blood_Raven]

If you don't feel like paying a good bit for the box that has to sit in your living room, and that houses multi-thousand dallors worth of computer investment, then don't. I do, that is my decision, your opinion is not absolutely right and I know many people can be plenty happy with an Antec 900 or another case of great value such as it, I can not. If you want to insult somone and be immature then don't do it here, this forum, and more specificly this thread, is where mature people look for mature answers to their questions.

 

[blacksci]

Well aside from the fact that dagger has only his hand,most people want to put more into the case then it can fit. If i wanted to get more hardrives then 6 for instance, then the antec would no longer serve the purpose, or i decided i wanted another computer for my firewall router lets say, i can install it in the same case.

 

[dagger]

If you don't feel like paying a good bit for the box that has to sit in your living room, and that houses multi-thousand dallors worth of computer investment, then don't. I do, that is my decision, your opinion is not absolutely right and I know many people can be plenty happy with an Antec 900 or another case of great value such as it, I can not. If you want to insult somone and be immature then don't do it here, this forum, and more specificly this thread, is where mature people look for mature answers to their questions.

But they're so ugly! How can you bare to put it in your living room, to be seen by PEOPLE? Something like that needs to be hidden in the deepest reaches of your basement, where teh 1337 ppl spend their lives.

 

[doomsdaydave11]

Please explain, good sir, how my opinion was immature. Well, regardless, I think the Silverstone TJ07 is a better case. Looks better all around, and is just as good, if not better, then the other one.

And btw, if you consider a computer as an "investment", then you're wasting your money bro. Most times, two years from now a $4000 computer will be worth $1000.

 

[dagger]

Please explain, good sir, how my opinion was immature. Well, regardless, I think the Silverstone TJ07 is a better case. Looks better all around, and is just as good, if not better, then the other one.

And btw, if you consider a computer as an "investment", then you're wasting your money bro. Most times, two years from now a $4000 computer will be worth $1000.

Yep, it's entertainment, an expenditure. And yeah, the Silverstone is the least ugly case among them.