Do I need a new case, or should I stick with my no-name brand one?

[JC316]

Dynamat, or equeivlent. It should quiet it down ALOT.

 

[Ketxxx]

that is.....after the initial "big bang"

 

[pt]

c4 is a good choice too, put it all inside the case, take the cpu cooler and run

 

[ex_reven]

c4 is a good choice too, put it all inside the case, take the cpu cooler and run

lol...but C4 takes too long to make, and fertiliser nitrates work so much better

The raidmax one also seems alot more sturdy, and the metal doesnt bend when you hit the side...

Thats what the case is for , protect your 'stuff'...i kick mine regularly

and about the noise...maybe its just one or two particular components that are noisy? I know that my cpu fan is noisy as hell where all my other cooling fans are pretty quiet.

Sometimes its worth it just to check out individual components, like checking cpu contact with the heatsink and dust buildup between cpu and heatsink for instance. But thats just me, im a noob .

 

[devinXkillyou]

i bought a dynamat kit for my comp a couple months ago (4 sq.ft) and its helped quite a bit. i have a loud 80mm fan on the window, so thats pretty loud, but besides that i can tell a difference.

 

[cdawall]

i dont know what you guys issue is my current replacee comp is 100% silent so hahaha dell engineering at work 1 han the size of my thumb and it just keeps going

 

[pt]

i dont know what you guys issue is my current replacee comp is 100% silent so hahaha dell engineering at work 1 han the size of my thumb and it just keeps going

only good thing of Dell's

 

[ex_reven]

only good thing of Dell's

are you saying everything else by dell is utterly crap?

their cases are ugly but i cant say the same about their performance laptops, ive got a mate that owns one and even though its old now i envy its portable power .

 

[cdawall]

are you saying everything else by dell is utterly crap?

their cases are ugly but i cant say the same about their performance laptops, ive got a mate that owns one and even though its old now i envy its portable power .

yeah we are saying dell is bad i mean for someone who knows nothing about pcs they are fine but past that nope nothing good

 

[ex_reven]

id agree. they make a great office or home computer for the information technology inept.

Same with HP...*shudder* they can be so ugly. Though ive seen some models with impressive performance despite the fact that their specs are scary (in a bad way).

 

[pt]

HP las time i checked was worse than Dell

"A quote Dell comercial: this computer has one of the best gfx card in the market a brand new 7500le"

They should be sued over and over again

 

[ex_reven]

HP las time i checked was worse than Dell

"A quote Dell comercial: this computer has one of the best gfx card in the market a brand new 7500le"

They should be sued over and over again

more like plowed in their rectumus maximus

(hp is worse ... i wouldnt own one if you paid me lol)

 

[cdawall]

the old hp comps were ok i have a smelleron 4xx and the mobo is unlocked so you can oc it good time good times and its old so the multi is open

 

[W1zzard]

are you saying everything else by dell is utterly crap?

their cases are ugly but i cant say the same about their performance laptops, ive got a mate that owns one and even though its old now i envy its portable power .

i'm very happy with my dell 2001fp flat panel .. after exchanging it 7 times

 

[cdawall]

lol 7 times thats umm a lot shoulda got an hp 1080p rear projection tv those are nice

 

[error_f0rce]

I'm am particularly pissed at Dell for buying Alienware, IMO one of the few really, really good pre-built performance PC makers on the market. Now they will be sucked into the crapiness that is Dell :shadedshu

And now HP owns Voodoo PC... what is the world coming to? I understand wanted to make a profit and all that, but it would be nice to have one good company that wouldn't sell out...

 

[ex_reven]

I'm am particularly pissed at Dell for buying Alienware, IMO one of the few really, really good pre-built performance PC makers on the market. Now they will be sucked into the crapiness that is Dell :shadedshu

And now HP owns Voodoo PC... what is the world coming to? I understand wanted to make a profit and all that, but it would be nice to have one good company that wouldn't sell out...

in my opinion nothing will change. Dell is coming to the point where they realise that their computers fail to satiate growing performance needs in the geek market, buying Alienware allows them to fill the gaps they have in their company's coverage of the PC market.

Im pretty sure although Alienware is now a subsidiary of Dell that it will still operate somewhat independently, which means that the awesome PC's (although overpriced) that they built in the past will probably keep coming for a long time yet

 

[xman2007]

imo i would ditch that nasty looking red and black case and opt for the second one you posted,nice n black not too fancy etc cool.

 

[error_f0rce]

I know, prices, prices... but before you buy either of those, check out this one that Darksaber wrote the review for:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/Apluscase/TwinEngine/

 

[ex_reven]

or he could just buy a cheap $40-60 case (thats australian dollars mind you)...

even a beige one would do, he could spray paint it with a few coats of black
do some stencilling on the sides, paint the drive bays etc.

get some nice new 120mm fans
chuck the 80mm ones
buy some cold cathodes

the works