wife says: Antec is ugly - any other suggestions?

[beornling]

Since my wife is being generous enough to let me build a new machine, I've listened to her input on one of the only issues she seems to be concerned with regarding the new machine - how it looks. When I showed her an Antec SX830, she didn't like the way it looks. Thus, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a nice looking case (something simple preferably). Can anyone assist me with this? The case will be housing an AMD 1800+. I won't be doing any overclocking on it for a while (and possibly never), so no need for radical cooling... just something that works and looks nice.

Thanks.

 

[RustyNale]

Welcome to the forum, beornling


Alot of us use the Enlight 7237 w/340Wpsu, fairly inexpensive, side panels, front intake fan included, 4-5.25" bays, 2-3.5" bays + 1 hidden. I've used them for at least 10 comps this year, no problem or defects.

 

[Brian48]

Ya know, I can never understand this about women. Who cares how it looks as long it performs. I asked my wife this too one time. Said the case I was planning on buying was too "ugly". I asked her "Well, what do you want then"? She then said she wanted something pretty like that "pretty little green one" (she pointed at a MAC).

I worked out with the meanest, baddest looking, black case I could find.

 

[MrChipMuthabored]

Divorce

 

[Kipper]

Here's a suggestion: show her the price tag on a Lian-Li case with similar specs as an Antec - full tower, AND power supply. She'll like the Antec a lot quicker than you might think.

 

[Andy22]

Well I don't know anything about this case from MWave but it's aluminum and has some pretty nice features:

Aluminum Case

 

[cavemanmoron]

check newegg??

 

[KouklatheCat]

The Enlight 7237 is a good case (IMHO) or the Lian Li series. If you opt for the Lian-Li just don't tell the wife how much they cost.

 

[Lizardman]

here is the case i am currently useing i think it looks cool. my case

I got it at a computer show for $55 with a 300W psu.

 

[hmsrolst]

Your wife is right--the Antec is ugly. But it really works (I have 3 of them). You might let her know that the case is quiet (because its ugly front allows for a lot of air flow without too much obstruction) and also that your parts will last longer because the stuff inside will be cooler.

 

[boyRacer]

show her the same antec... but colored... like ALIENWAREs....lol... women love colors.

 

[EglsFly]

I agree with RustyNale. Go with the Enlight 7237 w/340w.
Its a fairly basic design, also comes with an intake fan which is nice.
image from newegg.com
I have built a half dozen or more computers with Enlight cases, never had a problem.
Power supplies are good.
Case can be modified, with a window and an evil red glow...
that should keep her away...

 

[Garet Jax]

What does the antec say about the wife...

 

[optimistic]

http://www.colorcases.com/cases/cases.html

expensive aluminum
cheap & looks good $40
colored enlight case
plain & simple
dell clone
my case double take

 

[optimistic]

http://www.directron.com/cases---case-fans.html

 

[Diable]

Here a pic of the case I got for my dual Xeon rig. Its a truly beautiful and a tad bit expensive so tell your wife beauty doesn't come cheap, women understand that

 

[Auric]

Tell her that if she allows you to get the Antec you will not do this to it.

 

[vancenase]

hey EglsFly ....

is the one you are referring to the

EN-7237AZ
or
EN-72370X3C4

and pros/cons for each?

 

[DashK]

Antec SX1030 or SX1040, best case ever made IMO, inside and out.

I have a black SX1040B.

 

[GoldMember]

Beorn, How about some nice artwork on the case? Or a sweet paint job?

info@icefoundry.com

Drop me an E-mail!

 

[EglsFly]

vancenase,

I am referring to the EN-7237AZ, this has the 340w supply and can handle the higher speed Althlon XPs.

 

[Jhhnn]

Hhmmm....

Ask her about this case- it's actually the same basic box as an Antec sx1030, with a different front bezel and 300w HEC PSU. At least that's the psu they were using a few months ago....

Here

The sx-Antecs are made by Chenming. The same basic boxes are trimmed out differently and marketed as Uneec, Chieftec, Enermax and some others, I'm sure....

 

[Daovonnaex]

<< Since my wife is being generous enough to let me build a new machine, I've listened to her input on one of the only issues she seems to be concerned with regarding the new machine - how it looks. When I showed her an Antec SX830, she didn't like the way it looks. Thus, I'm looking for suggestions on what would be a nice looking case (something simple preferably). Can anyone assist me with this? The case will be housing an AMD 1800+. I won't be doing any overclocking on it for a while (and possibly never), so no need for radical cooling... just something that works and looks nice.

Thanks. >>

Your wife is generous enough? Do you not have job or something? Are you a mail-order husband?
Regardless of my disgust with your lack of command, I would recommend a product from Nikao. Specifically, the Nikao Noblesse is great looking case, and it's highly functional as well. It can be purchased from Color Cases.

 

[beornling]

Daovonnaex,

I really hope you were kidding about your "disgust with [my] lack of command" and the other comments you made.


As for everyone else, thanks for all the information about cases. This weekend I plan on deciding and finally ordering it, so if there are any last opinions, let me know.

Thanks.

 

[Ausone]

I recommend Cooler Master ATC-210 (verdant), arguably the most beautiful PC case. Any other models of Cooler Master are also not ugly, at least. I'm sure your wife will love ATC-210 (verdant), if she likes a green iMac. Let me add also that a Cooler Master case generally seems to be made of slightly thicker aluminium sheets than Lian-li, thus less vulnerable to vibration.

Lian-li may be acceptable, though some could still find it ugly. At any rate, it's not in the same league with ATC-210, as far as appearance is concerned.

Enlight could look uglier than Antec to some, I'm afraid. Personally, I prefer Antec to Englight even in terms of appearance.