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what do you think the top 10 retail cases are?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Bluephoenix, 17 Apr 2007.

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top 10 cases?

  1. CMS 830 and related

    13 vote(s)
    29.5%

  2. Older Style Stacker

    3 vote(s)
    6.8%

  3. Antec P180(B)

    20 vote(s)
    45.5%

  4. Thermaltake Armor Series

    2 vote(s)
    4.5%

  5. Antec 900

    3 vote(s)
    6.8%

  6. Thermaltake Kandalf Series

    2 vote(s)
    4.5%

  7. Lian-Li 343 Cube

    1 vote(s)
    2.3%
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  1. Bluephoenix

    Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon?

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    Any specific ones out of the V series?
     
    Bluephoenix, 17 Apr 2007
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  2. Major

    Major Guest

    Yup, best case around.
     
    Major, 17 Apr 2007
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  3. kempez

    kempez modding again!

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    imo Lian Li are the best case manufacturer, but Silverstone are very close
     
    kempez, 17 Apr 2007
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  4. sui_winbolo

    sui_winbolo Giraffe_City

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    Cooler Master Wave Master

    Best looking case IMO. I love my Blue Limited Edition.
     
    sui_winbolo, 17 Apr 2007
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  5. yakyb

    yakyb i hate the person above me

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    yeong yang server cube?

    akasa Mirage?

    thermaltake vf1000?
     
    yakyb, 18 Apr 2007
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  6. JADS

    JADS Et arma et verba vulnerant

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    Cooler Master made some slick cases a few years back, I've got ATC-201 Black Widow and it's a fantastic case :) Other famous CM cases include the ATC-101/0, S4000-SX1, ATC-400 (oh so very rare) and the ATC-500.

    Lian Li, Silverstone, Yeong Yang and Antec come to mind when thinking of excellent cases.
     
    JADS, 18 Apr 2007
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  7. TMM

    TMM Modder

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    Antec Titan for the win. No super out of the norm airflow setup which doesn't work. hdds down the bottom, cd drives up top, fan at the front, fan at the back, psu at the top. Its a case. :thumb:

    I dislike the Lian-Li V series and the P180 for the same reason. They have negative airflow. Great for cooling, but enjoy the dust.
     
    TMM, 18 Apr 2007
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  8. Bluephoenix

    Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon?

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    seems like someone forgot that the 180 has built-in dust filters.... :nono:
     
    Bluephoenix, 18 Apr 2007
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  9. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    They clog up remarkably fast, and then they won't let any air through at all. They're also really hard to clean.
     
    Techno-Dann, 18 Apr 2007
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  10. Bluephoenix

    Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon?

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    for the cleaning the best method is to take a blower of some sort and blow on the non-dusty side.
     
    Bluephoenix, 18 Apr 2007
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  11. Techno-Dann

    Techno-Dann Disgruntled kumquat

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    ...no it isn't. The best method is to run water through them.

    I should know, I've tried. Those cans of compressed air? Junk. It got a lot of stuff out, but the filters were still rather gunky. They were still quite restrictive, so I turned the sink on full blast, and cleaned them out that way. And then had to wait for the things to dry out.

    (Conclusion: Just say no to dust. Keep your computer off the floor, keep your room vacuumed.)
     
    Techno-Dann, 18 Apr 2007
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  12. teamtd11

    teamtd11 *Custom User Title*

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    lian li v2000 :rock:
     
    teamtd11, 18 Apr 2007
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  13. Bluephoenix

    Bluephoenix Spoon? What spoon?

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    too right.

    That's why my server at home lives in an air-conditioned concrete floored basement :D
     
    Bluephoenix, 19 Apr 2007
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  14. dragontail

    dragontail 5bet Bluffer

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    P180 tbh.

    But I like my Lian Li, it rocks hard :D
     
    dragontail, 20 Apr 2007
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  15. Lenny_Nero

    Lenny_Nero What's a Dremel?

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    I like my Akasa Eclipse 62, I looked at a lot of cases, and the only other that I thought came close was a Lian Li V2100 Plus II.
     
    Lenny_Nero, 20 Apr 2007
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  16. Guest-18698

    Guest-18698 Guest

    Silverstone isnt on there.......

    TJ07 F T W
     
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    Guest-18698, 21 Apr 2007
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  17. Awoken

    Awoken Gazing at the stars

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    Akasa Eclipse 62 - Haven't found anything that would replace it, especially for its ~£85 price
     
    Awoken, 21 Apr 2007
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  18. Guest-23315

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    Coolermaster Wavemaster.

    Nothing can ever come close, bar another one with 120mm fans.
     
    Guest-23315, 21 Apr 2007
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  19. Lenny_Nero

    Lenny_Nero What's a Dremel?

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    Thats right, I had given myself ~£200 for a case when I got mine, I was thinking about the Akasa Mirage-62, but I find doors a pain... now if it was to open on the other side I would have got it, because I am right handed and find doors get in the way.

    I cant understand why this has never been thought about with case makers ?
     
    Lenny_Nero, 21 Apr 2007
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