Cases suck!!!

[smp]

hey, all of the cases that i've been seeing lately (in Canadian stores and online) suck real bad.. can someone please refer a good case, one that will cool well for a thunderbird.. all of the cases I've been seeing have very limited cooling potential.. someone please let me know if they know of a place in CAN that (toronto) will have good cases.. or just some brands to look for or something. Thanks.

 

[dcdomain]

Are you saying the Antec SX830 and SX1030 cases suck? I looked it over and the airflow and the way it is made looks pretty good to me. I will also be running a T-bird, so have looked into the cooling. Do a search for the antec cases in the hot deals, and cooling forum...

 

[Wingznut]

I don't know where to get one in the upper half of the continent, but the FK-320 is an awesome case.

 

[Quickstrike]

I've heard the AOpen HX08 is great!

155.00 at https://shop.pccanada.com/sp_cases2.shtml

Don't know if thats a good deal or not but i plan on buying this case soon!

 

[dadx2mj]

The Anec SX830 or SX1030 are great cases with excelent cooling. I got the SX830 and my cpu tems went from 37-41 to 31-35 under a full load the case temp is the same as ambient room temp. Plus it has an excellent power supply. What else could you want for $80

 

[Howard]

HX08 $139 at razorcomputers.net

 

[TK]

I keep hearing about the Antec SX830 - where can I see some pictures, inside and out?

TK

 

[Rifter]

I agree Cases suck, i just unloaded a 40 foot long 8 foot high Cargo Container of them at work, so im not to fond of cases right now either, and you are right most models we got in are ugly as hell, but there are some good ones.

 

[nickburns]

get the HXO8 at NCIX.com for $133, pay $12 shipping and no PST if you dont live in BC...so do the math, it cheaper to buy from them. BTW, i have that case and i love it.

 

[Cheep]

Yes, I think the Antec SX-830 rules. Just got it last week and it just exudes quality. Got mine at onvia.com. See pics and review at Tech Report here.

 

[Fumiup]

Jesus that's alot of $$$ for a case. I paid $5 for my case at a local computer reseller.

 

[randomlinh]

i think the SX830/1030 are ugly.

 

[Wingznut]

I agree, Inguyen.

The ugly SX1030
The uglier SX830

 

[SuperKen!]

Addtronics 6896 and 7896 are beautiful cases, and practically designed for Overclocking.

Cant go wrong with them

Buy them at www.addtronics.com

 

[tHa ShIzNiT]

I am also thinking about buying a new case, to house a 1+ GHZ athlon or maybe a P4...there seems to be inconclusive evidence on which is the best case though =(. This thread was really helpful though, I think it's b/w the HX08, Sx-1030, and the FK-30 look really nice. Too bad there's no way to find out which one is "the best."

 

[Huma]

In-Win S500. $75 CAD and it rocks. Comes with an athlon approved psu.

 

[narzy]

the antec looks good to me I have been using it lately for my clients computers, they love them.

 

[Wingznut]

Do you really think the Antec looks better than the FK-320?

 

[schmoe]

Yeah I'm goin with Antec SX830.

I has enough bays so I can do a 3 HDD RAID and have room for my CD-ROMs and floppy drive

BTW the power supply on there is supposed to dynamically change the RPMs on the cooling fan, slower when cooler/faster when hotter.

 

[Kungfu72]

I just got the Antec SX830. Excellent case. Can't say enough good things about it.

 

[Zipperhead]

inwins are pretty good

 

[peemo]

I have this Aopen case with 250W PS and it seems pretty good. It was very very cheap, like $25.

Tell me if you think it's a POS or a bargain.

Aopen KF45A Housing

 

[AmdEmAll]

The FK-320 is so ugly. The supermicro towers are nice.

 

[Regalk]

Depends on what you want
Try www.canadacomputers.com for Aopen cases there and the cheapest
PCCCanada has some nerdy colour cases
www.CNPcanada.com - just bought a full tower for $89 and its ok.
www.infonec.com = has reasonable cases but not listed on their website.
Most cases are ugly anyways - its how you fix it up that matters.

 

[jeffrey]

Lite-On FS020

The Lite-On FS020 is a very good case with room for 3 120mm fans!! I have this case with three Panaflo 'L1A' (low noise) fans. **** Do get the panaflo low noise fans with this case **** 120mm fans can get real noisy!! This case has plenty of room and looks real good in person.

****view it here
http://www.liteonenclosure.com/products/fs020/fs020.htm

*****order it here with the panaflo fans
http://www.coolcases.com/order.php3


Tweakmax has a 2 part series on this case.
Part I
http://www.tweakmax.com/html/fs020/fs020-1.cfm
Part II
http://www.tweakmax.com/html/fs020_2/fs020_2-1.cfm


http://www.liteonenclosure.com/products/fs020/fs020.htm