ATX or M-ATX??

[Raging]

well i was thinking of building a new pc around M-atx side of things because a small but good performing pc would be cool,imo

plus the mobo's n cases are cheap

i am having second thoughts now tho because of potentialy low overclocks and cooling

not to mention that its gonna be pretty tight in a M-atx case with 2xhdd+1dvd-rw and a decent gpu.

so what are your thoughts??

stick to good ol' full towers?,go midi tower? or build a micro beast?

Raging.

 

[FarFarAway]

Get a nice spacey ATX HTPC case I reckon

 

[Raging]

i am a sucker for lights and windows

i would like a case with a view,it just wouldnt seem right to me without one

currently i am looking at these 2 cases

http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=606934

looks decent apart from the handle and cooling looks alright

but it is thermaltake:stickpoke

then theres this http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=606934

in either silver or black,looks nice,has 3 windows.

 

[FarFarAway]

Ya know they've not got bad reviews

Personally I'd get a Silverstone and mod it, but that could work

 

[Ham]

lian li V300?

 

[Raging]

the v300 looks alright but it has no window

i was thinking about modding a case but i dont have a dremel and i dont know if i would trust myself to mod something worth £££

just spotted this on kustompc's,a bit pricey but it looks ok

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1449.html

 

[FarFarAway]

Ye Silverstone stuff is nice

 

[deathwish]

yea i got a sugo-evolution and its a nice case though i am going to mod it a bit to fit in water cooling

ohh and the biostar t-Force boards overclock realy well

 

[Raging]

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1011.html

pre modded p180:yumyum: :drool:

lack of window was what put me off this case a bit but now it has one

this has just given me a reason to possibly not go down the m-atx route

gonna have to think about this for a while now

Raging.

 

[equk]

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_1011.html

pre modded p180:yumyum: :drool:

lack of window was what put me off this case a bit but now it has one

this has just given me a reason to possibly not go down the m-atx route

gonna have to think about this for a while now

Raging.

Yikes £60 extra for a window

 

[Raging]

it is a bit pricey,but i guess you pay for a professional job

does look v.good imo

 

[Ham]

Yikes £60 extra for a window

Its expensive, but cutting the panels on this case is a total pita. 3 layers Metal, plastic, metal. So when the jigsaw cuts it, the plastic melts closed again behind it.

 

[llwyd]

The silver version is only 2 layers I think. I dont really like that window to be honest, its too big.

What about a LiLi PC-7 or something? theyre sexy, easy to add a window / find with window preinstalled, theyre pretty cheap and are nice and compact.

 

[Raging]

the pc-7 does look quite nice with the window.

it doesnt have a removable mobo tray tho

ime thinking that would mean its a pita to install stuff and tidy cables?

any pc-7 owners want to comment on this case?

Raging.

 

[equk]

I have a PC-7 PLUS and it is excellent I think it's possibly the best case I've owned so far and the price is good aswell.

Didn't the older PC-7 cases have a removable mobo tray?, the ones with the 2x80mm's on the back instead of 1x120mm

I've not bothered putting a window or cathode etc in mine tho, I did that to the last 2 cases and it's just a waste of time tbh. Also my case is on the floor.

 

[kris[tek]]

what about http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=605419 ?

we do it in silver too and also without the windows.

I use one of these briliant case compact but got everything in it even an 8800!!

 

[Raging]

that was the micro case i liked the best,you own one of these yourself,cool thats gotta be a good thing

whats it like?

spacious?

and do you overclock?,what are the temps like?

also what spec is yours??

cheers.

 

[FarFarAway]

Also we've reviewed an Aspire

 

[Raging]

wtf sneaky lol

i swear i never even saw the aspire review when i looked in the case section today

cheers matt,will have a read now

 

[FarFarAway]

NPs matey