What do you think?

Post by **FZ1** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:01 pm

of this case?
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ ... ts_id=3899
I've never heard of this company before. Nice looking case though.

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Sat Jan 28, 2006 6:11 pm

Supposed to be a great case, I think it was fretured in one of Maximum PC dream PC's last year.

http://promotions.newegg.com/NEPro/Drea ... index.html

Post by **FZ1** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:03 pm

Well, I bought one today. Unfortunately, it's the one with the PSU included which I don't need (now I have 2 extra laying around) but it was priced nearly the same as without the PSU so I picked it up.

Bio-Hazard · Post by **Bio-Hazard** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:05 pm

Doesn't hurt having a extra PSU or 2 sitting around just in case................

Those are pretty slick looking cases......

Post by **FZ1** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 10:02 pm

Well, it would have been nice if they included a power cord with the PSU

The case is pretty nice. That plastic curved piece on the back has to go.

Post by **Apoptosis** » Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:36 pm

it's so symmetrical...

Hope you're room has proper Feng-shui with that case in it!

Post by **FZ1** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:26 am

Another gripe - no case speaker! The reason is "most new motherboards include an onboard speaker so we don't include it as a standard". Kinda lame...I'm not sure I agree. They are offering to send me one though.

Pooreone · Post by **Pooreone** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 11:26 am

It's very pretty

Bwall · Post by **Bwall** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 12:51 pm

Vstrom wrote:Another gripe - no case speaker! The reason is "most new motherboards include an onboard speaker so we don't include it as a standard". Kinda lame...I'm not sure I agree. They are offering to send me one though.

That is usually the first thing to be ripped out when I get a new case. I don't hook up any lights or the speaker.
I really hated the Abit NF7-S where the speaker would play through the on-board sound. Nothing like hearing the beep in 5.1 surround.....

Post by **FZ1** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:16 pm

Yeah, but the speaker is generally what tells you your rig is overheating or a fan stopped or something (if it's set in the BIOS).

Bwall · Post by **Bwall** » Mon Jan 30, 2006 2:33 pm

Overheating??!! What is that? I have too many fans for that to happen.

The important fans in my system run directly off the PSU. I also keep them in top condition. I have two fans on my radiator, if one should fail the other would have no problem keeping the CPU cool....it's the pump that I worry about! Luckily modern mobos have shutdown temperatures for the CPU so it powers off before any damage occurs.