Akasa Eclipse Replacement.

Amidar · 23 Apr 2006 at 13:46

Hi,i've had my Eclipse for over a year now & for some reason the case seems bent as it won't allow me to put the one of the retaining screw's in that hold the windowed side panel in place,the thumb screw thread of one screw wont reach.(i have also tried the original case side that came with the case & this is the same).
I'm looking for a new case which must be black,roomy,have 120mm fans(Front & rear) & provide excellent cooling as the Eclipse did & also a similar size to the Eclipse.

Budget is £100 inc delivery.

One more thing the case needs to be Aluminium.

Thanks.

Old Wino · 23 Apr 2006 at 14:34

Antec Sonata II may be worth a look

was going to get one myself only I read a post on here recently, where someone was shipped one with the wrong PSU inside..

Messiah Khan · 23 Apr 2006 at 15:03

Antec P180 SPCR Advanced Super Midi Tower Case - No PSU (Black) £79.95 (£93.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Black Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) £48.95 (£57.52 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Silverstone Temjin TJ06 - Black (No PSU) (CA-009-SV) £76.95 (£90.42 Including VAT at 17.5%)

I'd probably go for one of those with your budget IMO.

Yewen · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:15

Or get a mirage, same case aluminium front.

PC7 is worth a shot aswell.

What fans do you have in your Eclipse at the moment?

Are you sure that the problem can not be sorted any other way?

Amidar · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:21

Fans are all Panaflo's at the moment,been trying to find a Mirage but no where seems to have them.Think it's looking like a Lian Li PC7 the one with 120mm fans fitted.

Anybody know when the Mirage is on sale?

Yewen · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:23

The Mirage is not out yet; should be coming soon unless the release date has slipped past my eyes.

Borden · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:26

I can strongly recommend the Gigabyte Aurora. Has 120mm fans, is roomy and provides great cooling with good fans (i also have panaflos).

If you look around it can be had for £90 inc delivery

Amidar · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:40

I seem to like boring cases

just wondering is the Lian Li PC7 a similar size to the Akasa?

Yewen · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:41

It is a little smaller.

They are not boring

They are designs that do not age, and will be around for years to come, and are already 5+ years old

Amidar · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:43

You know what a mean

Plain looking and not all fancy

Yewen · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:47

I do know, subtly styled cases

They are the best in my opinion, timeless designs as you just can not date them

Amidar · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:53

Yewen,are the 6 series windows the same as the 7 series as i've found the Aquarium side panel in silver

quite cheap.

Yewen · 23 Apr 2006 at 16:56

Yup, 7 and 6 use the same side and top panels, the fronts can also be made to change with a little effort

Just make sure it is 7, not a 70 panel as that is full tower.