Go Back   PCMech Forums > Help & Discussion > Computer Hardware
Recommendations for simply stated, high quality cases… Recommendations for simply stated, high quality cases…
Register FAQ Members List Social Groups Rules Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read

Need Some Help? Type Your Keywords Here:

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Rate Thread Display Modes
Old 10-07-2006, 05:12 PM   #1
Member (10 bit)
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 583
Recommendations for simply stated, high quality cases…
I am going to be doing a build for someone soon and need a case that is high quality, black, and simple, not flashy/tacky looking and not cheap metal/plastic. Also I don’t want it to include a power supply. So far these are my top two choices.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112025

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129152

Anyone else have any other suggestions for cases this style? I want to be able to show around five different cases to the customer and have him pick the one he likes the best. Thanks.
__________________
Desktop 1: Custom Built in 2005 and still going strong! Will run Windows Home Server in the Future for now still XP
3.0 GHz P4 Prescott (Zalman CNPS9500 HS) l Intel D915GAG Mobo l 3.0 GB PC3200 Kingston Value Ram l EVGA 7900GS l Nvidia NVS 280 l WD 3200KS 320 GB l Seagate 7200.10 320 GB l Lite-ON DVD-RW l Lite-ON CD-RW l Corsair HX520 PSU l Mitsumi Floppy l Antec 900 Case (With Custom Paint/Lighting)
Desktop 2: HP xw8600 Workstation Work In Progress Running Windows 7 64 Bit
Xeon 2.5 Ghz Quad Core (2nd being added soon!) l 32 GB DDR2 667 ECC l EVGA 9800 GT l PNY FX 570 l 2 Seagate 7200.12 500 GB RAID1 l 2 Seagate 7200.10 750 GB l SATA DVD-RW l Delta 800 Watt PSU (68 Amp 12 V Rail)
Laptop: HP 2510p Running Windows Vista 32 Bit (For Now)
1.4 Ghz C2D CPU (OC'd) l 4 GB DDR2 (Single DIMM) l Mtron 32 GB SLC SSD
Matt_Smi is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2006, 05:34 PM   #2
jfk
Member (11 bit)
 
jfk's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Owosso, MI, USA
Posts: 1,283
Lian Li ALL the way. Exceptional quality and practicality.
__________________
DFI Infinity 975X/G, Intel C2D E6600 (@3.4Ghz), 2 Gb DDR2 800 GSkill HZ, Powercolor X1900XT, 74 Gb Raptor SATA, 250 Gb Seagate SATA, Audigy 2 ZS, FSP Epsilon 600 watt PSU, NEC 3540 DVD-RW, ASUS DVD ROM, Thermalright SI-128, Thermalright HR-05, Lian Li PC65 case, Samsung 940B 19" LCD
jfk is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-07-2006, 05:37 PM   #3
V12
 
Mr.Ferrari's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Houston, T.E.X.A.S
Posts: 3,488
Send a message via AIM to Mr.Ferrari
My favs are Chenming, Codegen, Antec, Silverstone, Lian li, and coolermaster. They all make awesome cases.

Out of those two choices; lian li...
__________________
“We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game”
-Zenedine Zidane
Mr.Ferrari is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-08-2006, 08:03 AM   #4
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The Philippines
Posts: 283
I go for the Antec model.
cliffboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2006, 02:07 PM   #5
Member (9 bit)
 
Join Date: May 1999
Location: kitchener, Ontario
Posts: 364
another vote for lian li
rios__ is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2006, 02:55 PM   #6
Member (10 bit)
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Posts: 536
i like silverstone the best
jer888 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-10-2006, 12:07 AM   #7
Member (7 bit)
 
JetaJam's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Long Beach, California
Posts: 127
I just picked up the COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case. $44.99 @ Newegg
JetaJam is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-11-2006, 05:43 PM   #8
Member (3 bit)
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Chigago - west suburbs
Posts: 7
Matt,

Check out the Ever Case E4252BB-53 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower. New Egg has it for ~$37 plus shipping.

I picked it b/c it was tied the third best rated for quietness on the Silent PC Review forum. THe Antec P180 & P150 were better but cost more. Now there are some Zalman cases top rated. With the quite seasonic PS and operating the CPU fan varible speed, the only real noise in the system is the video card.

I recomment this case even if you are not into quiet computing. THe flat black look is clean & not too glossy. It has a lot of room to work. The only gripe I hear is from my wife because it is so deep, over 19" that it sticks out too far from the desk.

The version I have has a firewire front connector but I think there are models w/o that if you done need firewire. UserEasy provides HD shock prook kits that may make it even quieter.

Good Luck,
Rags


System:
ASRock 939SLI32 eSATA2, AMD Athlon 64 3000+, OCZ 2GB, eVGA 256 P2 N437 LX Geforce 7300GS 256MB PCI16, Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 250GB SATA2, NEC 16X DVDR DVD Burner,
SONY Black 1.44MB 3.5" Internal Floppy, Ever Case E4252BB, SeaSonic S12 500W PS, attached to a DELL 1907FP 1 Flat Panel LCD Monitor and a HP Photosmart 3210 All-in-One printer
Rags is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-11-2006, 09:49 PM   #9
Member (11 bit)
 
chuck4456's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: eastern nc
Posts: 1,349
I've bought 35.00 cases and 150.00 cases. Sometimes, the 35.00 cases looked better and had more options than their more expensive alter egos. Look at pictures and specs Functionality is what it's all about. By the way, I'm thinking about that Lian for my 6600 build.
chuck4456 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2006, 02:59 PM   #10
Member (7 bit)
 
survyor1's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Maryland
Posts: 81
I have 6 Antec Sonata cases at work, which are nice. It's quiet and easy to work on and at home I have a Lian Li, which is also a nice case.
__________________
Lian Li PC-65
Asus A7n8X Deluxe
AMD 2500
Lite on CDRW
survyor1 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-12-2006, 04:08 PM   #11
Member (11 bit)
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 1,220
I recently bought an Antec Sonata II case...happy with it till now
__________________

** Custom Desktop: Core i3-530, 4GB Corsair RAM, 500GB WD HDD **
** Netbook: HP Mini 210 **
AnotherMuggle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-13-2006, 04:42 AM   #12
Member (10 bit)
Premium Member
 
Strider's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Burb of Detroit, Mi
Posts: 873
Quote:
Originally Posted by JetaJam
I just picked up the COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum Bezel, SECC ATX Mid Tower Computer Case. $44.99 @ Newegg
I have that case for one of my builds and I agree it's a very nice simple case.
__________________
Life is a Fig Newton of Your Imagination!
Strider is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Still Need Help? Type Your Keywords Here:


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Computer Acronyms Floppyman Computer Hardware 156 06-18-2006 07:25 AM
are foxxconn cases of high quality? milkman4_hi_r Computer Hardware 2 07-06-2003 12:51 PM
tv-out not high quality picture Reedimus Gaming and Benchmarks 6 10-01-2002 03:10 AM
How can I get high quality picture output? Bobz Computer Hardware 2 06-13-2002 04:19 AM
Where do I buy high quality cases? theENiGMA Computer Hardware 9 09-09-2000 11:46 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:02 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.6
Copyright ©2000 - 2012, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.6.0

PCMech - Archive - Top