Choosing a case: ANTEC, Cooler Master, or Thermaltake?

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Dread

Lian-Li PC-101B

Wow, that is actually a REALLY nice case!

EDIT:
Just found it for only $170 at Performance PC's!

[Dr. V]

i really love the look of the P180 a lot, and same goes for that there Lian Li case (which loads from the opposite side!)

this is a decision i haven't made yet!!!

info is always good - for other case recommendations and stuff from personal experiences!

p.s. new avatar and sig :D

[Dread]

I should point out that that particular Lian-Li case is a reverse ATX, so if you're running a motherboard with heatpipes, you want to avoid that design.

Don't let price fool you either, there are some decent, but very cheap cases out there. Case in point, I bought three Cooler Master Centurion
cases for $29 each from the egg; for my dedicated folding systems.
They are surprisingly nice cases for the price. Yes, they have flaws, but
they are just containers to keep the dust off my folders, nothing more.

[garetjax]

Originally Posted by Tyreal

You have to be a Black Belt in Wire-Fu.

I am a 6th degree Dan with knowledge of the powerful Tiger-Purse-Clip punch, and the effective Mongoose-Zip-Tie uppercut. But nothing, not even a 3rd degree black belt can compete with my outrageous Dragon-Sleeve-Heatshrink-Molex-Connector combo spinnning hatchet side kick. I am Black Belt of Wire-Fu!

As was said before, Lian-Li are superb cases, and would highly reccomend one to anyone that wanted a good quality case. They are expensive, but then so is everything that is quality. This is much the case as it is with Silverstone enclosures as well. You pay for what you get. Personally, I would go with the Antec Nine Hundred. Great cooling potential, huge working area, and Antec performance and reliability.

[Tyreal]

I am a 6th degree Dan with knowledge of the powerful Tiger-Purse-Clip punch, and the effective Mongoose-Zip-Tie uppercut. But nothing, not even a 3rd degree black belt can compete with my outrageous Dragon-Sleeve-Heatshrink-Molex-Connector combo spinnning hatchet side kick. I am Black Belt of Wire-Fu!

:O All I can do is use this zip tie. Teach me!

[Dr. V]

lol thats awesome!

i personally dont mind wiring at all! its so rewarding to look and see that you made such a nice clean well-wired case! if u get lighted cables, when u twist them around larger ones to save hanging it looks REALLY good!!!

lighting in a case is important to keep matched. I.E. i cant wait to use my 80mm blue LED fans with the one 120mm green LED for intake, and another one for exhaust!

im either gonna get a CNPS9700 with blue LED, or an AMD nVidia AM2 CNPS9500 that has a green LED and get the LGA775 retention bracket!!!

[okron1k]

although i don't have any experience with any of these cases. both the antec's and the armor i have been looking into for my next pc build. and the only thing i have to add here is look into lian-li pc6070 case. aside from the three i mentioned above.. this lian-li case is another one of my top 4 picks. we seem to have similar taste in cases.

[Dr. V]

yep it looks that way.

im looking forward to seeing how this goes for us!

[Quakindude]

Originally Posted by okron1k

although i don't have any experience with any of these cases. both the antec's and the armor i have been looking into for my next pc build. and the only thing i have to add here is look into lian-li pc6070 case. aside from the three i mentioned above.. this lian-li case is another one of my top 4 picks. we seem to have similar taste in cases.

Originally Posted by ST!X

yep it looks that way.

im looking forward to seeing how this goes for us!

Awwww! Don't they make a cuuuuuUTE couple? Everyone show em some love!







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[screwballl]

agreed