Views on the Armor Jr. (vc3000bws)

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Hello,

Will be buying a new case soon - figured this would be the place to come for advice.

First of all, I want the case to be very cool and secondly I want it to look good (i.e. Not a Vento) - noise isn't that much of an issue for me, although I don't want to have something that sounds like JCB inside a metal box.

I've looked through a good few cases and found the Armor Jr to be one of the nicer ones available - it looks (to me at least) spacy enough and with the fans on the back and front - potentially cool as well. Not to mention very sharp in presentation.

The system I will be building will be relative to: This Thread

And I will be running a: Hiper 480W (4M480) Power Supply.

I'm by no means set on the Armor - as I'm sure there are a lot of good cases out there - but something in the £50-£80 price range would be fine.

I also plan on doing some overclocking in this as well.
 
Its an OK case, a bit wild in the styling for my tastes. Not built in one so will let someone else comment on all of that.

The usual two suspects for your budget are the PC7+ and Akasa Eclipse 62, although I feel they may be a bit to bland and boring in styling for your tastes.

Always the Antec Super Lanboy, small case but quite easy to work with and offers exceptional cooling and build quality for £33, it was a £80 case not long ago!
 
Thanks for your advice, Yewen.

I actually quite like the Akasa Eclipse 62 - very nice case. The LanBoy, I would be concerned with it size wise - but I suppose the fans are having more effect in a smaller case - so it works out.

The PC7+ I wouldn't be so hot on - It's a bit bland as you touched on.
 
The Eclipse is also bland, but if you add a window and shove some cathodes in it it looks very cool if thats your thing.

Best cooling case you can get, end of. :)
 
Personally I'd get the Akasa Eclipse 62 over the Thermaltake Armour Jnr. I think the Eclipse has much more style than the Armour, and although the Armour is nice it's too gimicky and the novelty of owning one would quickly wear off.

Strictly speaking, a PC-7+ with a PC-60 side window and cold cathodes would look equally impressive.
 
armours may look good but the build quility and case material leave a lot to be desired i have the full size armour and its not worth what i paid for it. i recommend a planer case for less with outstanding build quility and ventitalation like the ones posted above.
 
ichabod crane said:
armours may look good but the build quility and case material leave a lot to be desired i have the full size armour and its not worth what i paid for it. i recommend a planer case for less with outstanding build quility and ventitalation like the ones posted above.
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Do u have any pics?
 
Cheers for all the advice.

The PC-7 case has come back into consideration. I'm not too fussed on it in terms of how it looks - but if I could put a few cathrodes into the mix - that may change my opinion.

Granted I'll probably have to save up that bit extra to pay for the case. (I want the see-through side)
 
I'm at a bit of a cross roads really.

I could go for the Eclipse 62 - but if I do (and go for the clear side case) - It's going to cost me around £110 or so.

I could go for the PC7+ - which would be a lot cheaper - but if I was to push my price range up to around £110 - are there any other decent options available?

See original post for preferences.
 
Everything that I would suggest to you up to £150 has already been suggested.

Go with which one takes your fancy at the time.

A black PC7+ with red cathodes would look very mean through the window, clinical evil almost. :p
 
I find myself being drawn towards the Armor Jr. and possibly even the Tsunami as well.

At the same time, I'm being a bit distracted through the sheer look of the cases. When I know that I'll have to consider the cooling of the case as one of the most important elements as well - because of that I haven't went out and bought anything yet - and am considering the other suggestions thrown in.

I think it's important that the case can be further cooled (from standard), the case I have at the moment is pretty much limited for cooling options and it runs pretty hot - so I wish to avoid that - a side fan instead of a front and rear is probably not the best...

A few decisions for me to make - probably obvious that I should go for the best performing as opposed to best looking case and the PC+7 with the cathrodes might do the business.
 
I will add the Soprano in as it is just as good at cooling, only 1 or 2 deg in it, it is just for the money you pay compared to the PC7+ it is not built aswell, nothing is really.

Only case out of the ones you have mentioned I would be annoyed to own is the Tsunami, just avoid it as its built really poorly, get the Soprano in preference. :)
 
Cheers Yewen.

The Tsumani I threw in as an option - I wouldn't be crazy about the lights on the front of the case to be honest - but better to have a few things to choose from.

The Soprano you mentioned - is a very good call. Very tidy case from what I have browsed quickly of it. I'll probably make a decision tomorrow in regards to what I will actually buy - as it's coming close to Conroe time and I want to get things sorted out.

The only drawback I can gather from most cases I see, is this whole 'no-tool' element of clip in holders for drives and so on - Are these actually of any decent use/quality?

I've wrung many a screw putting a hard drive into place - through no real fault of my own - so I can understand the need for an alternative - but how good of an alternative are they?
 
Load of rubbish most true screwless system to be quite honest. Remove and use a screwdriver.

On higher end Lian Li's you get mounting systems, but you still use screws even on them.

Take it as a feature you will remove and disregard, as they really are not any good.

Any of the cases you choose in this thread so far bar the Tsunami you should be happy with, well I would feel perfectly fine having my main rig in any of the ones mentioned. :)
 
Thought as much in regards the screwless lark - seemed pretty rubbish from the bias advertising I viewed it in.

Cheers once again for your help. Barring any major change in decision - I think the Soprano is the one for me. :)
 
Bah, Thermaltack < Lian Li.

I had to get it in or I would not live up to my fanboy reputation!

If you have any questions or pre-purchase jitters post / send me a email and I should be able to reply fairly swiftly. :)

Hope you like whatever you end up with! You also will have to post pictures of your case when you get it if you can for the cases gallery. Thermaltake is woefully under-represented in it at the moment.
 
I've heard about and witnessed your feelings towards certain cases. I think it's great that someone can have such a great obsess...support for cases. I don't really - but I have to say that. :o

Will do, Cheers.

And even if I do buy the Soprano, the thought of evening up the score in the 'Cases Gallery', only serves to give me that added incentive. :D
 
And I will be happy knowing your happy with the slightly worse case, so everyone is happy.

Oh the Thermaltakes box it comes in is nicer than the Lian Li one. :p

Good luck pressing buy later on mate, im off to do my email then calling it a night. (Soooo tired. :o S80 in the morning, so erm, I want to be fresh!)
 
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