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Coolest Case? :)

sorry this is late I'm talkin about the antec case, and wass Thermaltake has brushed alum.cases the Xaser v damier 6000a is brushed Alum with red and black accents ;)
 
Urlyin said:
Better hurry there's a rebate on it ... that's way it's so cheap. .. Wazz posted some pics of it in the project log thread ... but I don't think he got the 500watt PSU ...

$60 Rebate. Expires on 03/31/2005
Item includes multiple rebates, click on the rebates tab for more details.
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Crap, i dont have all my $$ yet...maybe i can get it tho. thx for lettin me kno I didn't notice that.
 
Its a day early...it says that its no longer available. :-/
 
The second looks ok, i dont liek the third because it is aluminum and has bad reviews.
 
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THis looks very good-
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=664269&CatId=1520
$30 rebate though. For 69.99 that is still a good case.
 
I'll throw in a vote for the Antec p160 (window version). Comes with an LED exhaust fan too :)

-Brian
 
wazzledoozle said:
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THis looks very good-
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=664269&CatId=1520
$30 rebate though. For 69.99 that is still a good case.
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Ya that case is not to bad actually, I like the black version of it. But it doesn't come with a power supply. And if I am to get all the parts I want I will need a good PS, which would cost a lil bit. Making one of the others possibly a better value. Thats just what I think. I like the look of the Raidmaz case that I showed a little while ago, but like you said it got bad reviews. :-/
 
Ok I had a thought about this combo:

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=11-156-148&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE
and
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-163-018&catalog=23&manufactory=BROWSE

I read the reviews saying the PSU that comes with the case is crap so I found this one, its cheap, got good reviews and matches the color scheme of the case lighting.
All for $127.42 (thats $1.98 s/h for both)

What do ya think? :) IMO this case looks awesome...a good "hardcore" gamer case.
 
I paid 57.00 for that case on ebay. It was without a psu,also.It is a decent case but it is TALL!
 
Looks good cobra, buy quick the .99 cent chipping is only until APril 4
 
wazzledoozle said:
Looks good cobra, buy quick the .99 cent chipping is only until APril 4
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I have 4 hours till thats up. lol Dont know if i'll be able to buy it in time. heh But I am gonna try!

Just spent most of my $$ on clothes...silly me who needs those? lol
 
Personally, I like my case. Stock it's not that great of a case, but with all the mods I've done I'm simply in love with it. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's REALLY frickin heavy!! Luckily not many of my friends have LAN parties, so they're mostly at my house.
 
wtf8269 said:
Personally, I like my case. Stock it's not that great of a case, but with all the mods I've done I'm simply in love with it. The only thing I don't like about it is that it's REALLY frickin heavy!! Luckily not many of my friends have LAN parties, so they're mostly at my house.
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What are all the mods you have done? It looks pretty good. :)
 
-Cut out all of the grills except for the top.
-Swapped all fans out for Tt LED Smart Fans except rear.
-Drilled holes in window for bottom 92mm.
-Swapped Hardcano 9 out for Hardcano 13.
-Removed red panel from front door.
-Moved switch for EL on front panel.
-Made Power/HDD LEDs blue.
-Removed switch for alarm that goes off when side panel taken off while the computer is on.
-Removed PCI Long Card bracket.
-Removed IDE cable bracket mounted on hard drive drawer cage.
-Removed screwless pci locks. (Didn't work well.)
-Probably a few other little things I've forgotten. I've done so much to it.
 
wtf8269 said:
-Cut out all of the grills except for the top.
-Swapped all fans out for Tt LED Smart Fans except rear.
-Drilled holes in window for bottom 92mm.
-Swapped Hardcano 9 out for Hardcano 13.
-Removed red panel from front door.
-Moved switch for EL on front panel.
-Made Power/HDD LEDs blue.
-Removed switch for alarm that goes off when side panel taken off while the computer is on.
-Removed PCI Long Card bracket.
-Removed IDE cable bracket mounted on hard drive drawer cage.
-Removed screwless pci locks. (Didn't work well.)
-Probably a few other little things I've forgotten. I've done so much to it.
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Wow, nice work...must have taken you a while. lol
 
Well that was all done over the course of a year that I've had this case.
 
Ok, must re-new this thread to show you guys the new summer project...

- Corsair VS1GB400C3 1GB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory $99.00
- ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XT AGP 8X 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out , DVI & Video-In $389.90
- Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24 bit Sound Card $31.99
- RAIDMAX 668WBP Black Aluminum Gaming Case Computer Case 420W Power Supply $79.99
- POWMAX PSDE580 ATX 580W Power Supply $33.45 (as a substitute for the PSU that comes with the new case)

And I would be moving parts from my old machine to the new one; selling the old case with old PSU, the PSU that came with the new case (that was replaced), the old video card (9600XT 256)

Total Expenses: roughly $607.31, not including stuff that i'd be selling. :)
 
well, my case isn't a gaming case, but I bought it because it had 5 fan ports. $80 on EBay :D

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Cobra427 said:
Ok, must re-new this thread to show you guys the new summer project...

- Corsair VS1GB400C3 1GB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory $99.00
- ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XT AGP 8X 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out , DVI & Video-In $389.90
- Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24 bit Sound Card $31.99
- RAIDMAX 668WBP Black Aluminum Gaming Case Computer Case 420W Power Supply $79.99
- POWMAX PSDE580 ATX 580W Power Supply $33.45 (as a substitute for the PSU that comes with the new case)

And I would be moving parts from my old machine to the new one; selling the old case with old PSU, the PSU that came with the new case (that was replaced), the old video card (9600XT 256)

Total Expenses: roughly $607.31, not including stuff that i'd be selling. :)
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I would go for a brand name PSU, eventhough thats rated at 580w, you should be concerned about how stable the volt lines are, especially if you plan on overclocking anything.
 
wtf8269 said:
I would go for a brand name PSU, eventhough thats rated at 580w, you should be concerned about how stable the volt lines are, especially if you plan on overclocking anything.
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I did actually think about that and I read some reviews on it, and most people said that the had no problems and that "Powmax hasn't let me down yet.." or something to tat affect...but ya I get what your sayin. I'll look for another brand-name one, probably would last longer and work better.
 
OK, new listings:

- Corsair VS1GB400C3 1GB DDR400 PC3200 CAS2.5 Value Select Memory $99.00
- ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XT AGP 8X 256MB DDR3 Video Card w/TV-Out , DVI & Video-In $389.90
- Creative Sound Blaster Live! 24 bit Sound Card $31.99
- ARCTIC COOLING ACSS4U 90mm Cooling Fan $12.49
- THERMALTAKE SHARK VA7000BWA Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case $145.00
- LOGISYS Computer PS500CLA ATX 500W Power Supply $58.50
- 2 120mm Blue LED fans (the case comes with 2, but i'll replace those) $36.48


Black and blue color scheme...the power supply is black with blue LED lights inside it, and the case is black with blue inside as well. Plus all the fans in the case will be blue LED..:)

Total this preoject will cost me about $794.33...but then i'm selling my old stuff, so I may be getting back around $130-160...out of $1,000 i'll put all of the rest into the bank. lol
 
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