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Im looking at this case for contaning
E6400 - Corsair HX 620 PSU - 1 360 HHD - 1 DVD ROM - 2 gig RAM - 150 quid graphic card and a sound card too. And gonna overlock to boot.

Picture LINK - (sorry its in pdf

I can throw in some fans, but Im not sure the best choose or set up. Can someone comment on this being a good idea or now. I like the funky design, but that aint goona mean much if it wont make my PC cool.
 
Its about 35 quid.

Im not asking what you visually think of the case. Each to there own, ya know.

To me, its the importaint of airflow and keep all me bits cool. If the case aint up to it, I need to know how and why.

Thanks guys. :)
 
Christ, the case doesent look that bad, everyone has personal preference i guess...

In regards to cooling your components...Its pretty much like any standard case, and anyone who actually bothered to scroll down the page would have noticed how many fans this thing takes.

The main downside i can say about the case, in regards to the person asking about how good it is...Is if you decide to use 80mm fans then yes, it mite be quite noisey...But according to the .pdf document you are able to install one 120mm at the front and back, instead of using 80mm and 90mm fans.

So in all fairness its not that bad.

Just type the case name into google followed by "review" then see if there are some reviews on it, that mite answer your question.
 
Couldn't see from a quick scan through the pdf but if that side fan doesn't have a dust filter it is going to very very quickly coat your entire PC in dust which will reduce the cooling efficiency much faster than a lack of airflow!
 
Delvis said:
Christ, the case doesent look that bad, everyone has personal preference i guess...

In regards to cooling your components...Its pretty much like any standard case, and anyone who actually bothered to scroll down the page would have noticed how many fans this thing takes.

The main downside i can say about the case, in regards to the person asking about how good it is...Is if you decide to use 80mm fans then yes, it mite be quite noisey...But according to the .pdf document you are able to install one 120mm at the front and back, instead of using 80mm and 90mm fans.

So in all fairness its not that bad.

Just type the case name into google followed by "review" then see if there are some reviews on it, that mite answer your question.
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Strangely enough I did read read it and have seen one in real life. They are cheap and plasticy, the intake is mostly blocked, only 80mm fans on the rear so louder, no fan filters at all (kinda essential with a 250mm fan).

If you have bothered to read it you would notice it is made out of 0.6mm steel which is pretty flimsy, there doesn't look like there is anough space for the new 8800 cards, theres no kind of vibration dampening at all. To top all that off it is really ugly imo and the OP will most likely get bored of it after a few weeks.
 
Each to theyre own, mainly just stating the fan facts...Like using different sized fans rather than just one set size.
 
the only thing that really turns me off is the huge fan on the side! if you are gonig to be putting a high spec pc in there i would stay away! You can do better! and not for a lot more!
 
Have a look at the Akasa Zen, Antec Lanboy, Lian Li PC7+, Jeantech Phong and most ASUS cases.

The big fan is highly likely to be a gimmick, but if you like the looks, buy it. At least then you can tell us what it's like. Going on past experience loads of people will refuse to believe anything good you say about it just because it's not made by their favourites.

I've had lots of 'generic' cases and I always get rid of them quite quickly. A good case will survive multiple upgrades and I would recommend you spend a minimum of £50 on your case as that seems to be the entry level for the really good stuff. Between £50 and £100 there is a lot of stuff that should be better for the money and also some nice stuff. Most people would never consider spending over £100 on a case, but up at that level you really do get into some lovely gear.
 
Thanks guys.

I will keep on looking. But from what Ive seen so far, apart from the money, they all seem the same. Fans are normally set up one way, so airflow will be roughly the same.
The only big diference I see with cases are, who makes them. I know we live in a 'name' world. People dont have a problem with spending the extra 30 quid, cos its a known name. Me, I couldnt give a toss. Ive learnt that the big names copy their designs from the unknown names. So apart from the name logos and a few extra buttons, you pretty much got the same thing.

I've been put of by the cases that have the PSU at the bottom, due to the PSU and mobo Im getting, might not reach each other.

What I would like to know, apart from other case suggestions is how much of a difference in temps between the steel and ally cases? Ally is like double the price, but Im guess its far from double the cooling.

cheers
 
Allu makes little difference to cooling capability but you are generally wrong about brand names when it comes to cases. For example Lian Li, Silverstone, Akasa (ok the elcipse was copied from savrow but it was never really a mainstream case beforehand), coolermaster, Antec, Zalman etc. all make their own designs and any cheaper ones you do find will be copies of them not the other way round.
You could up until a little while ago get the Antec Super Lanboy from here for £35 which was a much better case than that and is still available for not much more.
 
Raikiri said:
Allu makes little difference to cooling capability but you are generally wrong about brand names when it comes to cases. For example Lian Li, Silverstone, Akasa (ok the elcipse was copied from savrow but it was never really a mainstream case beforehand), coolermaster, Antec, Zalman etc. all make their own designs and any cheaper ones you do find will be copies of them not the other way round.
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I would agree that Silverstone, Lian Li and Coolermaster make their own cases, but Akasa and Antec are effectively marketing companies that buy in components from factories in Taiwan and China. The Eclipse is still sold under various other brand names in a wide range of colours and front finishes (including a beige aluminium front!) and it is manufactured by a Chinese aluminium rolling company. Silverstone don't make their own fans or power supplies, those are bought in and, as far as I know, so are Coolermaster's.

I would also agree that a quality case generally fits together better with better shut-lines and more even panel gaps. You can generally get spare parts and matching optional extras for them too. The thing that really makes a good case special for me is that you can buy it, use it (carefully) and then sell it for almost what you paid for it. I've bought a couple of Eclipse's and PC7's from Member's Market that were almost like new and I saved my self about 15-20% on a new one in each deal. I bought Raikiri's old PC7+ which really was just like new and then resold it once it had served it's purpose for me. I sold it for exactly what I paid for it. You'll never manage that with a generic case.
 
I have had generic cases before and found them suitable to a point! the things i dont like are cut fingers from sharp edges. thin panels are easily bent meaning the dont fit as well and if steel they can get quite heavy if you take it to lans and stuff. Filters/fans are not usually included. by the time you are done making all the changes the difference in money is hardly nything to worry about!
 
Ok I got some PC specs from a friends thats using this case.

Hope you can tell me how it compairs to others. are the temps ok??

PC Specs:
Asus P5LD2 SE Mobo
Asus EN7900GTX
Audigy 2 PCI Sound Card
Intel Pentium D 940. 3.2 DC
500W PSU
2gb DDR2 Ram
1 250gb HDD
1 DVD RW Lightscribe drive
1 CD R drive

Temps: Idle
Mobo - 31
Graphics - 42
HDD - 30
CPU 41.

5 and a half months and it looks like this:

PIC
 
Those temperatures are fine for a P4 system, non overclocked, at Idle. What are his temperatures like after a couple of hours of solid gaming - or better yet after 24 hours of running folding@home?

Pretty much any case can cool an idling, non-overclocked, system. The best cases can cool overclocked, maxed out systems too.
 
Pic doesn't seem to be working, as said ask him for some load temps. I could get my 805 (@ 3.7ghz) down to 30c idle but it shot up to 60+ load.
 
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