Antec P160, excellent quality this case, i had a superlanboy before but decided to try this,glad i did
well the case was pricey as for some strange reason it comes without a window on the side so that cost extra, the display is an Aerocool Gatewatch i chose that as it has a large display compared to some others. as for building it i just stripped all the parts out of my old case, cleaned them up and popped em in, the front drives just slot in after attaching some runners to them and the mobo tray is removable which makes life a lot easier. the lights are actually led's that i got from a car accessory shop (halfords uk peeps) then just wired them up to a molex and plugged in, a lot cheaper than buying them from a pc shop lol then just stick them in place with foam sticky pads, they are small enough to go anywhere in a pc the display can run either in auto or manual mode and monitors case, cpu, hard drive, vga (but i put it on the chipset instead to control that fan) im just SO impressed with the build quality of this case it is the best iv'e seen,really worth the money
I had an Antec P160 - the case i used in my last system. I to have to agree that its a very nice case, very roomy. However, you mentioned build quality.. The case is quite tall / large as you will now, becareful not to put any weight or pressure in the slightest around the top of the case or around the top of the PSU area as its the weakest part and will litearlly bend your case out of shape. I had this problem when i put a quite light 21" TV on top of the case whilst (just resting it on the case), whilst i was moving some stuff around, and when i came back it had buckled the back of the case & side panels, subsequently nothing fitted and the PSU was loose. But, its a VERY nice case - it looks very nice, but i wouldn't ever delve into lights and stuff : / I think computers should be inaudiable, whilst providing great cooling / good air flow, and should basically not distract you in anyway (ie lights). :good:
How else are you gonna blind the guy next to you at lan parties What are those oval shaped pieces on the window panel?
as its an aluminium case i wouldnt put any weight on it at all, there again you should see what a super lanboy(my previous case)that was paper thin alu, i was scared to breath on that!! the oval shaped pieces are mouldings in the window producing a slight recess not any kind of sticker or other decoration
Well the only thing wrong with my system is my 6600GT is audiable. (24DBa), where as the rest of my case is about a total of 18DB. - Again i didn't exactly leave the TV ontop of it, i just rested it against it. It should be able to handle that.
i changed my 6800 cooler for an artic cooler (forget the exact name) which is a good bit quieter . got it from your favourite online store not too pricey either
I like having my computer loud, I guess it gives me a sense of strength, you can really hear the power (2 Vantec Tornadoes on the CPU cooler). Also, mine has big rails on the top that are incredibly sturdy (you can pick up that incredibly heavy thing by them). Anyways, I need to go shut it down, the neighbors are starting to complain about the noise
yeah my case is made of steel and has handles to pick it up with, i wouldnt like to try to put anything heavy on top of it though, just in case..the only plastic on my case is the drive covers and side parts, these are not noticable and the rest is metal
as i use it for gaming i dont care about the noise as i usually have headphones on just to hear the enemy sneaking up behind and doing nasty things to me
