What case ??

nbkpsycho · 11 Jul 2006 at 13:57

I am looking at buying a new case, but dunno what to get. So i want everyone's opinion on this

I was looking at getting this case :

Thermaltake VA3000BWA Tsunami Dream SuperMidi Aluminium Tower - Black (CA-010-TT)

Note :

It has to have a window

Yewen · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:01

Window included or can you buy one?

Whats the budget?

nbkpsycho · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:03

Well i would like it to come to 90 inc delivery and i want a window included

And ive also heard your the man to talk to about pc case's as you have about 400 of em

Yewen · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:05

Antec Super Lanboy would be the best bet.

The Lian Li PC7+ also comes in under budget with the window.

The Thermaltake Soprano is a better case than the Tsunami, and most certainly comes in under budget.

What do you think to those three?

nbkpsycho · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:10

I like the Lanboy and the Soprano but are they good build quality ?? The case ive got atm scratch's way too easily and i really hate a marked case

And why is the Soprano better than the Tsunami ?? The Soprano looks cheap and flimsy :confused:

Yewen · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:28

The Soprano is better because it is LESS cheap and flimsy than the Tsunami in my opintion, less features and more money on the actual build.

Super Lanboy is better than them both again, with the Lian Li better still.

nbkpsycho · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:36

Lian Li is ugly in my opinion

, I think ill go for the Soprano as i like the look of it and if u said its good it must be

Yewen · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:40

Can't see how you can say a brushed aluminium case like the Lian Li is ugly, pictures don't do it justice.

nbkpsycho · 11 Jul 2006 at 14:42

The build quality on the Lian Li looks a lot better than the others but it doesnt look as nice :rolleyes:

Btw thanks for your help mate. What fans would you recommend for the Soprano ?? I dont want my case to sound like a jet either

but they have to look good

Yewen · 11 Jul 2006 at 19:42

Akasa Amber fans.

salami1212 · 12 Jul 2006 at 22:55

Yewen said:
Can't see how you can say a brushed aluminium case like the Lian Li is ugly, pictures don't do it justice.

you'll defend them with your life lol.. every bad thing said about a lian li, you back the lian li up lol..

Yewen · 12 Jul 2006 at 22:59

Depends what case and what is said though.

I mention the fans are dire if you want silence, I don't hide my dislike for the PC60 and PC767 at all...

Don't see what you are getting at there.

salami1212 · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:51

Yewen said:
Depends what case and what is said though.

I mention the fans are dire if you want silence, I don't hide my dislike for the PC60 and PC767 at all...

Don't see what you are getting at there.

im saying its a good thing, and i meant the pc7+, not the "lian li's"

DTR · 12 Jul 2006 at 23:56

The Soprano isn't THAT good quality.
The little mechanisms you twist for the hard drive bays are plastic and snap really easily, they are poorly moulded.

I know because my mate bought one.

I'd go for the lian li everytime but thats just me.

WJA96 · 13 Jul 2006 at 05:33

Yewen said:
Depends what case and what is said though.

I mention the fans are dire if you want silence, I don't hide my dislike for the PC60 and PC767 at all...

Don't see what you are getting at there.

I think it's fairly reasonable to say that you only really recommend the PC-7+ and the V-series.

You've expressed very open doubts about the value for money of the S80B and you're actively looking to buy an Eclipse. I'd say the therapy is coming along nicely

But seriously, I would say you are more driven by build quality than features and you're actually extremely conservative, with a small c, which is a very good thing in a case guru.

Yewen · 13 Jul 2006 at 13:09

I think ill take that as a compliment, but you would love a S80 just to try.

WJA96 · 13 Jul 2006 at 13:17

Yewen said:
you would love a S80 just to try

Of course I want an S80B to play with - the day I dropped off the Sugo, I went out and bought the V1000B+, but if the S80B had been available, I would have had that instead.

It's just such a fantastic concept. Unfortunately I do think that like the V1000 and the V600, they are only going to get it fully right with the 'plus' version.

Yewen · 13 Jul 2006 at 13:22

I agree completely with it needing a +.

Although, it is not like a v1000 / v1000+ where they are completely different, one dire one very good.

The S80 needs some slight changes before it truely gets into its stride of world domination, but it is fairly close and all that would be done is some slight tweaking.

salami1212 · 13 Jul 2006 at 14:19

yewen, no offence intended, when I was saying you defend the lian li's (i actually meant pc7+)

Arthalen · 13 Jul 2006 at 21:23

I have a Thermaltake Soprano. I bought it as it was at the top end of my budget at the time. If I had £90 to spend on a case, there is no way, as in, HELL WOULD FREEZE OVER FIRST, I would buy one of these cases.

For 50ish notes the case is ok, has all the necessaries so to speak. But don't expect great build quality, dont expect fantastic acoustic performance and don't expect the best thermal performance. It really is the joe bloggs decent average case but with no outstanding features.

I've taken a hacksaw and a pair of bolt cutters to mine just to get some thermal improvements.

*Fondly remembers chucking the REALLY horrible tacky door into the Bin and watched it being machined to death by thr Binmen* *shudder* I really hated the door though.