I Think I Just Found My Next Case

[Tullphan]

If the side panels on the 193 are anything like the 183 I had, you'll find you'll be replacing them at least once. The tabs on the inside of the side panel are plastic & are prone to breaking or getting sheared off.
I'd expect a little more for a case in that price range.

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: Zap
Wow, that's about the first toolless card holders I've seen that might actually be worth a damn! What is it anyways about being "toolless" that make people pitch a tent?

CM690 had that.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Are people really too lazy to use screws? I thought my the tooless design was good in my case but this is just extreme.

 

[CDC Mail Guy]

Rather get the Antec 300 in the $60 price range.

 

[ghopper50]

Well, I just purchased this case from Mwave to replace my over six year old Antec case that has served me well thru many upgrades. I had been considering the HAF 922, but ended up spending a tad more for this one. I normally use newegg, but mwave got a better deal this time. I'll post my thoughts on it once I get it in hand.


Dan

 

[jmwpom3]

The plastic clips on the CM690 are hardly the same as these metal levered clips. He didn't say these were the first. Just the first he'd seen that are worth a damn.

 

[ghopper50]

Well my case should be here on Monday. I got the K-62 model. I also decided to bump up my system and have ordered a P2 X3 72 and 4 gig of OCZ DDR2-1066. I still have to get the motherboard, and newegg has been offline for me for a couple of days. I'm also gonna add a Sythe Mugen 2 for the cooling. I originally had the motherboard picked out, but in reviewing the specs on the Gigibyte 770 series, noticed it had the 700 SB instead of the 710 or better I"m looking for. After dropping it out of my order list I've been unable to get back to newegg for a different replacement. I'm leaning toward the new 785 chipset now unless someone has another recommendation that is in the 100 dollar range.

Dan

 

[ghopper50]

Well my K62 arrived late last night. I looked it over some this morning. Awesome look to it. I'll be replacing my old Antec case (1040 or 1080 I believe). I'll take some pics and post later this week. The rest of my new setup will be arriving thursday and friday of this week.

Dan

 

[ghopper50]

My Gigabyte MA785G motherboard arrived, along with the Mugen 2 cooler. I hooked one of the 140mm fans up and they are gonna be quiet compared to the (4) 80mm panaflow fans I had in the old case. I love the thumb screws included with this case to tie down the motherboard. The set of nine included 3 taller thumb screws for the harder to reach places. I can't tell you how many times I've dropped srews on the motherboard thru the years. I've got most everything hooked up and cables routed. Just waiting on the PII X3 720 BE and 4 gigs of 1066 memory to arrive. I've also got a new black faced DVD burner coming in another shipment. The cable routing is excellent with this case. Both the main power connector and the dual 4pin 12volt connectors were almost too short on my OCZ 600 watt power supply. I had installed the motherboard prior to feeding the 12 volt connector thru and it was pretty difficult. If I had used some needle nose pliers or routed it before installing the motherboard would have been much easier. I've taken a few pics and will post those later after I get it all finished.

Dan

 

[SparkyJJO]

Some tool less PCI card brackets that look like they'd actually work for once.

I still prefer to screw in my power supply and most other things though. I'd think the cases could be cheaper if they would just include screws (with rubber grommets for the HDs). None of this fancy tool less stuff. You still need a screwdriver to put the motherboard in so what's the big deal about using it for the PSU and HDs?

 

[ghopper50]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
Some tool less PCI card brackets that look like they'd actually work for once.

I still prefer to screw in my power supply and most other things though. I'd think the cases could be cheaper if they would just include screws (with rubber grommets for the HDs). None of this fancy tool less stuff. You still need a screwdriver to put the motherboard in so what's the big deal about using it for the PSU and HDs?

Actually, I didn't need a scredriver to put the motherboard in. As in my earlier post it has thumbscrews provided for the motherboard. I don't know if other cases provide this, it is the first one that I have seen. I understand what you mean by the PSU, but it is rubber lined on bottom and with the top connecting bracket. It is very secure for normal usage, I'm not a lan gamer, so someone who moves their rig around alot might want to add the back screws to the case.

Dan

 

[ghopper50]

If this works, here are some pics of my old and new setup.

Dan

http://s884.photobucket.com/albums/ac47/gjhopper50/