Up there with my favourite cases it has a lot going for it but a few areas which seem to have been an afterthought - I'm sad they never did a proper update on it the newer variants just feel like they are trying too hard and forgot the "ethos" that made the 540 so good.
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Up there with my favourite cases it has a lot going for it but a few areas which seem to have been an afterthought - I'm sad they never did a proper update on it the newer variants just feel like they are trying too hard and forgot the "ethos" that made the 540 so good.
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Since changing from a typical tower format. Last one being a Thermaltake Armor. I've always used the HAF XB EVO which is a hybrid LAN party build case as the gubbins are below the horizontal motherboard shelf.
The access to cables can be a little tight but once installed the upper layer is devoid of most cables and gives great access to the major components when upgrading or for maintenance. I initially changed due to drooping graphics cards and heavy CPU coolers.
The access to cables can be a little tight but once installed the upper layer is devoid of most cables and gives great access to the major components when upgrading or for maintenance. I initially changed due to drooping graphics cards and heavy CPU coolers.
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Since changing from a typical tower format. Last one being a Thermaltake Armor. I've always used the HAF XB EVO which is a hybrid LAN party build case as the gubbins are below the horizontal motherboard shelf.
The access to cables can be a little tight but once installed the upper layer is devoid of most cables and gives great access to the major components when upgrading or for maintenance. I initially changed due to drooping graphics cards and heavy CPU coolers.
My brother uses one of these and swears by it!
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1. Asetek VapoChill
2. Corsair C70
3. Chieftec Dragon
4. Shuttle sn25p
All the other cases i've had over the years are forgetful and nothing special to me.
2. Corsair C70
3. Chieftec Dragon
4. Shuttle sn25p
All the other cases i've had over the years are forgetful and nothing special to me.
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Coolermaster RC1100 Cosmos Sport was a beast.
My current Anidees AI-Crystal Midi Tower is beautiful though.
My current Anidees AI-Crystal Midi Tower is beautiful though.
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it's been available for years now though current prices are almost double the price I used to pay way back.
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Akasa Eclipse 62. I liked the fact you could reduce it down to its base parts & castors were included. It was based on another case though that OCUK had for sale briefly a few years back.
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Coolermaster ATCS CM201 (Black Widow colours preferred!)
Lian-Li V1000
Lian-Li PC60 variants
Always used to like the look of the Soldam cases back in the day, but they were A) unavailable and B) about £1000
https://www.freewebs.com/elpibe10/
Got a mint PC 60 case here with all the gubbings ie extras inc spare windowed panel thinking of building it up with some case modds to improve ventilation as 80mm's don't puff much air
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Globalwin YCC61F1
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Coolermaster ATC-110 (still got one!)
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Beautiful case. Also loved the ATC-201. So classy and so well made.
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Not had that many cases, but here goes.
CM Silencio 550 - hated this case.
Cheiftec Dragon - had a good few builds on this, earliest was a K6. Might still be in the parents loft.
Corsair 750d - love this beast. Oodles of space. Lots of air flow (have the high air flow front). Simple, clean design.
CM Silencio 550 - hated this case.
Cheiftec Dragon - had a good few builds on this, earliest was a K6. Might still be in the parents loft.
Corsair 750d - love this beast. Oodles of space. Lots of air flow (have the high air flow front). Simple, clean design.
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Still got mine, still occasionally serves as a spare (whilst modding my main case recently) and as a test bench - joys of a removable motherboard tray!
Coolermaster ATC-201, would have loved one of these back in the day. I managed to get hold of an ATC-200, but never liked the looks of it as much but it still had the same stellar build quality.
Surprised no-one has mentioned the Silverstone TJ07. Wasn't that the case to have for a long time? The customer MurderMods versions were always incredible!
Silverstone SG03. Despite it's stock niggles, love mine and have had it as my main case for around 10 years. Super compact, able to fit a mATX setup and a good deal of drives. Now it's been modded, it now has some nice airflow to keep things cool too. Can see me using it for many more years now.
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The ones I can remember
Cheiftec Dragon - in the green colour - I think I may have have a pentium 120 in there -I certainly remember how heavy the thing was
Akasa Eclipse 62 - still running to this day with an OC'ed Q6600
HAF932 - Still my current PC and running a original i7 920 at 3.6 Ghz - - loads of space and brilliant airflow
Cheiftec Dragon - in the green colour - I think I may have have a pentium 120 in there -I certainly remember how heavy the thing was
Akasa Eclipse 62 - still running to this day with an OC'ed Q6600
HAF932 - Still my current PC and running a original i7 920 at 3.6 Ghz - - loads of space and brilliant airflow
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Globalwin 802 ofc
Definitely the Globalwin 802... just about everyone had a modded one back in the day.
I haven't had many cases either, but, for the ones I have had:
- Chenbro Gaming Bomb (Green)
- Jonsbo W2
- Antec P280
- Antec P180
I came here to say this!!!Globalwin 802 ofc
(also my Coolermaster ATCS 111 and ATCS 4000)
For a desktop PC: Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P50R (Black with red interior) - same case also available as PC-P50WB (Black with black interior) and PC-P50 (Black with silver interior)
For a HTPC: Lian LI PC-C60 - takes full size ATX motherboard and PSU - very quiet with Noctua fans throughout.
For a HTPC: Lian LI PC-C60 - takes full size ATX motherboard and PSU - very quiet with Noctua fans throughout.