Chieftec Aluminum Cases with window in stock now at Newegg $129 + $18 shipping

[terminalmind]

If you are looking for the Chieftec Aluminum cases with 420W Power Supply they are
currently in stock at Newegg in 5 colors ( Silver, Yellow, Green, Blue and Black)
Chieftec
The price is average but I would rather order from Newegg than one of the lesser known
companys. I wish they came without the PS but I went ahead and ordered a green one
anyway.

 

[Spac3d]

Wow nice! Aluminum chieftec's with windows! Good find

add a Antec Tru Power 430 and you have a killer case/psu

Spac3d

 

[poohhairt]

Well that's disappointing..... they don't have an unmodded side panel.

 

[jlee75]

Yes they do. Look around, I saw a silver unmodded case for $50 w/out PSU

 

[frastini]

I have the alum 600 series clone, got it from directron for 75$ shipped...

http://www.directron.com/ah01sl.html

its really nice, just like my sx 630 but lighter.

Frost

 

[Tung]

is this any lighter than the original ones? I hate carrying my sx830 to LAN parties

 

[hoomza444]

yeah, i think it is lighter. i am interested in getting one of these BUT, i don't like the color schemes. i have one of the chenming cases right now and love it. i would like something lighter that is just as strong, but i want to stick with the regular white colore, cuz i don't want to go through the hassle of getting my drives to match. oh yeah, and there is NO OPTION for buying it without a PS, which really sucks. oh well, still a good deal.

 

[Muhbush]

Out of stock now...Wait until 6/24..
Anyone have those case?
BC the color is lighter then the photo, so would like to see how it look like..
Someone can post the photo here?

THankS..

 

[terminalmind]

Already out of stock except for silver and black, that was quick.
I see they have already raised the price of the blue one to $139.

Muhbush
I should get mine early next week, will let you know how the color
compares to the photo.
I placed my order at 5:20pm and received a shipping confirmation
and Fedex tracking number at 8:03PM. Amazing!

 

[FordFreak]

Anybody know if that power supply is any good?

 

[LogisticalBovine]

Out of stock 6/19, ETA 6/21, I used the auto-notify on the newegg item catalog. Sure enough, 2am in the morning on 6/21 I got an email. Hehe, newegg is tight, 129.99 + 18 s/h is pretty decent deal. The PSU is probably a piece of junk, but I should be getting the case tomorrow, I'll post then. Yellow case rules. Only 18lbs? sweet. Btw, for hoomza444, Chenmings ships their cases to Antec and Chieftec. They're all the same.

 

[maxam]

Originally posted by: FordFreak
Anybody know if that power supply is any good?

It works fine but it's VERY loud!

 

[barebottoms]

Wow! Got this my case today. This thing is light and exactly like my Antec

 

[Imported]

I got this one at Directron. It's smaller (better for lans) and was farely cheap. Got an Enermax power supply to go with it and it's been all good.

 

[terminalmind]

I got my case today and it is sweet. The quality of this case is very good.
The side panel with window is very sturdy and looks great.

The power supply unit has a second fan with grill on the bottom which I
was glad to see. I was expecting just the one fan in the back since it was
not mentioned in the description.

 

[MustISO]

Terminalmind, what color did you get? Have you checked out the power supply to see how it works (i.e. maintaining voltage)? Newegg pissed me off for charging $139 for the blue case just because it was more popular than the other colors.

 

[terminalmind]

MustISO , I got the green one, liked it slightly more than the blue.
Newegg has lowered the price of the blue one to $129 but it is out of
stock again. Click on the auto-notify and they will send you an e-mail
when its back in stock, thats how I got mine.

I have not tried out the Power supply yet since I am still trying to
decide on a motherboard for the P4 1.6A

Here is a reveiw for a similar Power supply for what its worth CWT-420ATX
Both are model # CWT-420ATX12v made by Channel Well Technology
but the housing is different, so I don't know how they compare.

 

[Mercenary]

I have wanted one of these for a while now, and wanted the glass. Any word on how tough or easy it is to mad the side for a fan? I would want a clean easy hole, or is it just better to buy it that way?

 

[dew042]

Originally posted by: Mercenary
I have wanted one of these for a while now, and wanted the glass. Any word on how tough or easy it is to mad the side for a fan? I would want a clean easy hole, or is it just better to buy it that way?

really easy if you have a hole saw, a drill and about 15 minutes...

dew.

 

[DTBH]

crap... need one but no $$

Hey frastini, how is the clone?? Is it any good? $75 seems like a great price for a alum case

 

[whitelight]

Originally posted by: DTBH
crap... need one but no $$

Hey frastini, how is the clone?? Is it any good? $75 seems like a great price for a alum case

it's made by chieftec, so it should be a great case.

 

[CStrikeADDICT]

Originally posted by: terminalmind


I got my case today and it is sweet. The quality of this case is very good.
The side panel with window is very sturdy and looks great.

The power supply unit has a second fan with grill on the bottom which I
was glad to see. I was expecting just the one fan in the back since it was
not mentioned in the description.

Question:

Are the ps fans ball bearing or sleeve? I hate sleeve fans in ps's... They might as well have a one year shelf life stamped on the side of em...

ANY info/pics of the ps would be greatly appreciated, thanks.