Poll: Who makes the best ATX case out there.

[Pyxis]

I think that the Antec SX-1030 is an excellent case. After all that's what I use so it has to be good, right?

 

[DABANSHEE]

The best ATX mid-tower cases, bar none, are the Coolermaster ATC-201 case & the Lian-Li series of mid-tower cases.

Both the Lian-li & Coolermaster cases are made of Aluminimium alloy & have active cooling of the hard drive mounts.

Click here for a reveiw of the Lian-Li case

Click here for Apu's reveiw of the Coolermaster, here for GamePC's reveiw, & here for Hexus.net's reveiw..

Mind you both cases are a bit on the expensive side (more than a bit, actually), but then cases are about the only peice of computer hardware that don't devalue like Weimar Republic Marks do. So in somewaysv it makes more sense investing in a good case from the very beginning.

 

[Maverick319]

My expectations were MORE than satisfied when I finally received my SX1030 from Onvia. I love this case and would be hard pressed to buy another unless I was able to actually work with another brand before I bought it.

 

[leeber303]

Lian-Li has some of the best built in features

 

[Wingnut]

Honestly Stallion, I did not really know the two companies had anyhting to do with each other! I know this Addtronics case ROCKS...It is a server case but will accept ATX & WTX mobos and has more than enough cooling for any O/C job.

Addtronics Case


Yup, wonders never cease, I did visit their site and I must say...they sure look like Super Micros to me!

I would still buy Super Micro though!

 

[scdavis0]

What is all this, "the best case, bar none" crap?
The best ATX cases are

Addtronics 6896a, 7896a
Chenbro Genie
Lite-on FS020

Maybe the Lian-li and cooler masters but the aluminum is all hype.

 

[dc]

addtronics = oem supermicro cases.

cheaper too.

 

[skriefal]

I recently bought one of these cases (Superpower KS-299xp) from crazypc.com after seeing it in a local store who happened to be out of stock on the item. I bought the case with an Enermax EG351P-VE(FC) 330 watt power supply. In addition to the fans in the power supply and at the front of the case, I added an "Evercool" 80mm rear exhaust fan that I pulled from my parts pile.

Noisewise, the case is perhaps a tad quieter than average due to the heavy plastic side panels -- but the difference isn't great. The construction quality is high, and the case is quite heavy.

I have an AMD Duron 750@900 (1.775v) on an Epox 8KTA3 with a cheap, relatively low-powered "AVC" heatsink. I suspect that this is a "hotter" combo than the P3-550 that Anand used while reviewing the case.

I haven't seen the 39C (102F) case temperatures that Anand mentioned. The highest I've seen so far is 32C (~89F), with an ambient temperature of about 74F. But I've only had the case for a week.

The cooling is definitely more than adequate for my needs. It'll be even better when I replace the cheap heatsink, although that's not really related to the case performance.

 

[rarebear]

Get your self a real cool case Antec SX 830 or 1039

$74 at IBuy.com

 

[Siamskunk]

<< If you're talking build quality, Super Micro is the Mercedes of all cases bar none >>



Then my Chenbro Genie would be something like............Bentley !

 

[frank828]

cmon guys...i know u know about the ColdForge!!

www.faraday-cases.com

this is THE ultimate case!


for more info, contact stiltner from the hardOCP forums.

frank

 

[scdavis0]

Right on Siamsunk. The Genie and F020 are the most well made cases around.

 

[conlan]

for the money (about 60 bucks with a 300 watt PS) the enlight 7237 is tough to beat . i have one and i love it. however if money werent an object , id go for the tornado 1000.

 

[lotust]

VOte here to say your an @ss is almost in the lead.

But thanks to all you-- im getting a good idea to what case gets the best bang for the buck. I have a new case on the way to review. so if you want to see it you will have too head on over to virtualhideout.net to have a peek. It should be up in a week or so.

 

[Stallion]

Wingnut, when I bought my Addtronics a friend told me about his Supermicro and how there are the same so that is how I knew about it. I bought mine because PC Gamer used one when they did a PC build up a while back and if you look in the Hard Stuff section of PC Gamer they used to recommend Addtronics for all their systems.

Coincidence ,I think not.