**Great deal on a Full Tower Aluminum case**

[Captn]

I did a search of the forums and came up with nothing about this case, so I i thought I would share a find from a poster at the EVGA forums. Credit goes to SOPMOD at the EVGA forums. :D

I bought 2 of these cases at my local Best Buy for $47.99, worth it all day long.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.asp?m=271940


Enjoy! :D

[EzyStvy]

Here's the direct link to Best Buy (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8428604&st=rocketfish+case&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1183160363476)

[David M]

It looks like a Lian-Li PC-A71B that has had a slight cosmetic change made to the front door. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112144 If this is true, this does look like an excellent deal.

I just bought a PC-A71B and I really like it. Beware though, it is humongous. It has about 70% more volume than a typical mid-tower case. I nicknamed mine the "Monolith" (from 2001 A Space Odyssey) I sometimes hear Sprach Zarathustra and Gregorian chants when I boot it up. :)

[Captn]

It looks like a Lian-Li PC-A71B that has had a slight cosmetic change to the front door. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112144 If this is true, this does look like an excellent deal.

I just bought one of these cases and I really like it. Beware though, it is humongous. It probably has almost twice the volume of a typical mid-tower.


Yea its pretty much the same as the Lian-Li PC-A71B, only difference is on the Lian-Li PC-A71B you can mount 2 PSU's 1 at the top and or 1 at the bottom. I bought 2 of these Rocketfish cases at $47.99 and I might go get another 2...lol. 1 other thing I bought was this http://www.frozencpu.com/products/3233/psu-184/8-pin_12V_Power_Connector_12-inch_Extender.html?tl=g2c34s276 because the case is so big..hehe. :D

[David M]

I would imagine with a little modding, one could fit a PSU into the top of that case....the room for it certainly exists.

In looking through the pictures, I noticed the case is different from the PC-A71B in that it does not have a second set of internal fans that cool the drives plus it does not have the rack that supports the corners of the graphics cards....no big deal though.

This case could potentially run hot as it is, with only two 120mm fans. I would add one more inlet fan and possibly one more outlet fan especially if you are going to install a pair of high end graphics cards that don't duct the hot air out the back of the case.

I plan on painting the side vents on the door a matte black....it looks unfinished left in silver.

[SonicVanguard]

Checked the BB near me - the case is being sold for $119.99. The sales supervisor checked their system and confirmed at some stores they have been sold for $48 - he was rather surprised.

[Captn]

Checked the BB near me - the case is being sold for $119.99. The sales supervisor checked their system and confirmed at some stores they have been sold for $48 - he was rather surprised.

Yea same here in my state, 2 BB had them, one for $47.99 & the other for $119.99. lol :D
its a hit or miss thing.

[TwoRails]

I'll be checking out my local BB...!!! That's a nice looking case.

[TwoRails]

They had only one case left at my BB, and it was indeed $47.95... So I picked it up. This is my first non-Antec case for as long as I can remember. It'll probably sit around until my next build for myself, which is coming soon... I hope...

[doubledragon5]

That case looks just to plan, and it is not worth $119. If I had bought it I would out fit it with more fans, to help keep the components cooler. I might even consider painting some flames on the side to mae it look real cool. :D

[glc]

Lian-Li branded cases also look plain, and can be considerably more expensive than $119. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, not everyone WANTS a whippy looking case. Also, not everyone needs a crapload of fans. My next case will have minimal fans, I'm tired of listening to them. I think a single slow running 120mm exhaust fan is plenty of cooling for most systems.

[doubledragon5]

While I agree with you glc on Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, My last case Antec Sonata II with my current set up ran to hot. After getting the Antec 900 my temps dropped an average of 10-15 degrees. Sure it is a little noisy, but I have gotten used to it..

[TwoRails]

I did a quick Google and it seems it might be a BB exclusive as that's the only place I found selling it in the few links I checked. So,for a retail store, $119 isn't really a "bad" price, but $48 is so much better.

Yep...I'm one of those basic boxes kinda guy. And I need a flat top, as I use it as a shelf in the office. I haven't opened it yet, but I can definitely use the room and I've been wanting a case with more external bays in it as I want to get a Plus Deck.

Agreed on the fans count: I too have always used one or two fans and that's what I typically recommend. Even in this mid tower, when I had 4 HDs and 3 burners I had only one fan. I put in a second fan for testing a while back but never pulled it back out. It stays cool even when I was up to 7 physical HDs during game play in the hot summers.

[glc]

How hot is "too hot"? As long as all components stay "within limits" that's good enough for me.

[doubledragon5]

How hot is "too hot"? As long as all components stay "within limits" that's good enough for me.

My temps were on average 45-50C and was told that was way to hot.. Since I'm not to familiar with how hot is consider normal for a pc I figured it was because my case was not allowing enough air flow to keep everything cool.. So when I put my components into the Antec 900 my temps now average any where from 30-38C..

[Captn]

I just took all my stuff out of my Antec 900 and bought the Cooler Master Stacker 830 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119103 , but the Antec 900 was pretty good for the 12months I used it. The Rocketfish I bought will house my new linux box :). I didn't think the Antec 900 was that loud though.

[doubledragon5]

It is not that loud agreed, it is the 200mm fan that you can hear, I guess some people want to hear no noise period... BTW why did you choose the other case, and it does look nice..

[Captn]

It is not that loud agreed, it is the 200mm fan that you can hear, I guess some people want to hear no noise period... BTW why did you choose the other case, and it does look nice..

I wanted something bigger, Im not a mid-tower person. I like the removable motherboard tray in the cooler master 830. :D

[TwoRails]

That's one heck of a case, Captn. Cool looking and a lot of features. A little out of my price range, though... :(

[doubledragon5]

That's one heck of a case, Captn. Cool looking and a lot of features. A little out of my price range, though... :(

Your not kidding, if I went and purchase that, my wife would have a cow.. Be sides our play station just died, and she wants a 360 instead..

[TwoRails]

You gotta make "the wife" happy! Better get her a 360! -- You can call that RocketFish case I got a Christmas present from my BetterHalf, as I still had some money left on the BB gift card she gave me... :D -- and dang... I haven't even showed it to her yet... (you know: "what? another computer part!?!")

[Captn]

Newegg had a weekend special on that Cooler Master 830 back in Jan, I got it for $159.99. :D

[TwoRails]

Captn, mind doing me a favor? Would you measure the actual height of that RocketFish case? I've seen a couple reported heights, and they don't match. I have exactly 23" to work wiith.... I hope the 22.5" spec is the right one.

[Captn]

Captn, mind doing me a favor? Would you measure the actual height of that RocketFish case? I've seen a couple reported heights, and they don't match. I have exactly 23" to work wiith.... I hope the 22.5" spec is the right one.


Yep its 22.5" according to my tape measure.

[TwoRails]

Whew!! Thanks :) -- It'll fit, but barely... but at least I can now open the box to check it out. I'm sure glad the 24" spec was wrong.

[bd1886]

Just happened by a Best Buy last night. Decided to see if they had the case you guy's are talking about. (Yup...$48.00) The thing is a monster of a case,(To big for me) but that is one of the best case deals I've seen! Looks like a great start for a power build. Aluminum for that price? Glad it works out for you well TwoRails!

[David M]

For that price you could recycle the aluminum and get more than you paid for it... (well, almost) :)

[doubledragon5]

It would be something if some rich kid had one built out of gold..

[glc]

I went over to Best Buy today - they had 2 of those Rocketfish cases left at $47.99. I bought one and stashed it for a future build.

[TwoRails]

... Glad it works out for you well TwoRails!Thanks! (and me too :))

[glc]

I just looked at the stickers on the box - it is in fact made by Lian-Li.

All "buy now" links on the Rocketfish site take you to Best Buy. They must be like Rosewill is to Newegg.

[glc]

I just scored 4 more at $49.99 each. Found out that the *original* price was $199 and the $119 price was actually a closeout. That was worth the 25 bucks in gas it just cost me to go get them. Best Buy confirmed that Rocketfish is a house brand.

[Captn]

They must be like Rosewill is to Newegg.


Really, interesting I didn't know that.

[glc]

I put a system together yesterday with it - I am extremely impressed with the quality of this case. I've been building systems for 15 years - but never used a high end case - and it's the nicest case I've ever worked with. The front and rear fans are almost totally silent. I had to pull the side fan to clear my video card, it's a passive cooled 8600GTS and the heatsink is huge. The noisiest things in there are the stock Intel CPU fan and the DVD drives.