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Old August 4th, 2003   #1 (permalink)
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Smile Got a nice new case

Well the topic says it all. It is made by Raid Max and has a trasparent window on one side so you can look inside and see all the parts. I also bought rounded cables (instead of the flat ones) to "tidy" things up inside. It came with a 420 Watt power supply (I took the other "flaky" 500 watt PSU back) and 3 case frans already in. I've added other fans and I now have a total of 10 fans (counting the cpu, video card, and mother board fans) inside the case. It is also made out of aluminum (the other case was made out of steel) so now I should not have to worry over heating anymore. Especially w/all the fans and the aluminium construction. It's wider than my old case as well so there is more room for better air flow also.
Finally, the fans I have light up and glow and I got a cool blue neon light for the bottom of the case so the whole interior lights up and glows w/a neon glow. I'm really happy w/it and now I feel that my PC is complete.
Just wanted to share w/everyone.
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Old August 4th, 2003   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Got a nice new case

sounds nice
could you make a picture of it?
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iwas gonna ask! or you can send a link to a picture of it off a site if you don't want to take a picture...
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heh, soudns pretty cool sx, i just got a plain case, but hey like they say "its what's on the inside that counts"
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Old August 4th, 2003   #5 (permalink)
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am I safe in assuming it looks close to this?
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Re: Got a nice new case

Nice

Edit: I am planning to do a window mod myself and then duct the fresh air to my hsf, after I buy my new hdd. What do you think a cutting head for plexiglass for a drill press would cost to cut out a small 80mm fan hole?
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I will do the same except use my dad's laser engraver to do the cutting...much cleaner. Oh, heh and that picture is just an educated guess.
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I bet this is exactly what it is. http://www.svc.com/rasc66alcaw41.html It looks soooo cool, I want one.

And does Aluminum really keep things cooler?
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In theory
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Re: Got a nice new case

great sxamiga, dhkimboa showed me a custom made totally transparent case, it's really cool. You can see everything through that case.
10 FANS??? Doesn't it make too much noise sxamiga??

Unicron, that case is like the Xaser(Thermaltake cases), they're pretty nice except for the prices. Those are too damn expensive.

Why everybody like the neon lights? I think cases look like bizzare taxis with those lights. I don't like that.

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Re: Got a nice new case

Got to have one of these
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I will do the same except use my dad's laser engraver to do the cutting...much cleaner. Oh, heh and that picture is just an educated guess.
Yea, you know. Every other dad just has a laser engraver sitting in his garage.
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Re: Got a nice new case

Congrats sxamiga, the case sounds cool, though *ten* fans? damn. I'm going to be doing a similar thing with my new case - it's aluminum & comes with a pre-modded window, & I'll grab some colored round cables, & some lcd fans (plus an lcd blue psu) to throw in there too.
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Here's what mine looks like. Just the case. Not the other stuff. The other picture is one with windows, which is what I have. There is a total of 13 fans in mine.
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i have a standard beige case.......and i'm happy with it...except the PSU...but its suitable
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Re: Got a nice new case

damit... i want a new case now
i think i shall try and jack yours, romstein
that'll help my list >=)
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new hsf
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Re: Got a nice new case

HA! Ppl getting nervous by sxamiga's new case, huh? I will also changing my case, the new one from Thermaltake, Xaser III. Like what Unicron showed above, just the color is red and silver . About price I think $140-$160.
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Old August 5th, 2003   #18 (permalink)
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Thanks everyone for all the nice replies. Unicorn, your picture is very close to what my case looks like. GSDragoon, you hit it right on the head with that link. That is my case, except that it is a midnight blue color instead of the green one in the picture. I perfer the midnight blue to the green.
Phoenix, actually the ten fans aren't that noisy at all, my Thermaltake Volcano 7+ CPU fan is the loudest and the case cuts down on it's noise by quite a large margin.
alguna chica, thanks. As for the ten fans, well let's just say that I was having an overheating problem before and could have fried my AMD Barton 3000 CPU. Fortunately I didn't but I don't want to take any chances. Plus I have a GF FX 5900 ultra video card in there and that can be a heat producer as well, or so I have heard. Maybe ten fans is a bit much, but I would rather have too much cooling than not enough.
Lastly, thanks to GSDragoons link, here is a picture of my case, except that it is in Midnight Blue instead of green. Hope you all enjoy it. Click to enlarge the picture.
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Well then, here ya go. http://www.svc.com/rasc66alcaw4.html Nice cool blue.
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GSDragoon, you've got it again, except that my case is evn a darker blue than that. It is dark enough to be almost, but not quite, black.
Unicron, I owe you an apology, that is a picture of my case also, but in black instead of midnight blue. That is what threw me.
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