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[hog]

Christopholofigus, on Oct 7 2008, 09:17 PM, said:

Nice, but not my style anymore. I've gotten old, and all the bling just doesn't do it for me anymore. Still, very respectable.

This is not a bling thing, it's all about airflow!

[Christopholofigus]

hog, on Oct 7 2008, 06:47 PM, said:

This is not a bling thing, it's all about airflow!

I personally like the coolermaster one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811119068

Again, just personal preference. If I ever plan to buy another case, it would be out of these 2:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811129025
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811129154

[eniparadoxgma]

I'm actually with you, Christo. I've been wanting either a P182 or even a P182SE and have been waiting for the prices to drop. I prefer the quiet sophistication that those cases seem to radiate (should I be an ad-man?) as opposed to the "HEY EVERYONE LOOK AT HOW MANY BLUE LED FANS AND LIGHTS I CAN CRAM INTO THIS MONSTER".

However, I came across the 1200 just the other day and noticed that it has the majority of the features I like in the 182 and 182SE, but is bigger. I was able to catch a good deal on it, and even though they dropped the price on the 182 the day after I got the 1200, the 182 is still more expensive.

I'd already noticed that the 900 is still the best rated case on Newegg, so I figured I probably couldn't go wrong with the 1200. It's got the PSU on the bottom like I like, the AIRFLOW from Hades, room for like 14 bazillion HDDs, and it's big enough for me to build another computer in a case INSIDE it.

One thing I'm looking at is yanking those damn blue LED fans out and putting some regular ones in. Like I said, I got over the shiny light phase awhile back too.

Supposed to be here tomorrow. I'll post some pics and give it my super strenuous eniparadoxgma stress test (read as: set on fire) and rating when I get a chance.

[m.oreilly]

gosh, say "blue led", and you fellers go off the deep end...
i like them, as long as they don't distract from pr0nage

[m.oreilly]

i lost internet yesterday afternoon, just got it back before noon today. comcast. i was surprised i didn't have withdrawals...

[Christopholofigus]

m.oreilly, on Oct 8 2008, 04:09 PM, said:

i lost internet yesterday afternoon, just got it back before noon today. comcast. i was surprised i didn't have withdrawals...

Welcome back.

[eniparadoxgma]

m.oreilly, on Oct 8 2008, 05:56 PM, said:

gosh, say "blue led", and you fellers go off the deep end...
i like them, as long as they don't distract from pr0nage

I feel ya. Nothing gets between me and teh nun pr0nz! (just ask the soon-to-be-ex-wife )

That case came today, and the box is friggin HUGE!!!! I might have to build another wing on my 2 bedroom apt to fit this sucker in here. Haven't had a chance to mess with it yet (dang you, skewlz!!!).

[Christopholofigus]

eniparadoxgma, on Oct 8 2008, 06:47 PM, said:

I feel ya. Nothing gets between me and teh nun pr0nz! (just ask the soon-to-be-ex-wife )

That case came today, and the box is friggin HUGE!!!! I might have to build another wing on my 2 bedroom apt to fit this sucker in here. Haven't had a chance to mess with it yet (dang you, skewlz!!!).

LOL, nice. I can image all that space! Well, off to take my fiance mid-term...wish me luck.

[eniparadoxgma]

Christopholofigus, on Oct 8 2008, 09:49 PM, said:

LOL, nice. I can image all that space! Well, off to take my fiance mid-term...wish me luck.

Good luck, man!!!

[m.oreilly]

Christopholofigus, on Oct 8 2008, 06:49 PM, said:

...Well, off to take my fiance mid-term...wish me luck.

[m.oreilly]

hey enip, i also love big cases. can't beat the options. you could go water, etc., and still be able to futz w/ the innards...

[eniparadoxgma]

Well, I still don't have the cajones or loot (probably) to go with water cooling still, but I like to be able to get in there and mess around a lot, so it's good to have all the space. I'm tellin ya, I didn't think it was going to be THIS BIG. It's friggin huge! Only thing keeping me from puttin her together (other than school) is the fact that Newegg apparently lost my 8-pin PSU cable extender, which seems to be a necessity in a case that's both this huge and has the PSU on the bottom. Hell, I might put it together anyway. It's just that awesome .

I don't know if you recall, but I finally gave Nvidia a chance with my last GPU purchase after exclusively using ATI AIW cards for many years now (I got an 8800gts 512). For some reason, though the 8800GTS is fast in all my games, I just never felt like pictures and videos and what not were as alive and vibrant as they were before though. Who knows? It's probably just my skewed perception. Regardless, I have an ATI 4870 w/1gb on the way! WOO HOO!

[m.oreilly]

4870??? a gig? sweet must be nice...
i agree re ati movie/picture thing: i can't quite place it...maybe because it renders them smoother-ish, or suptin. but i know what you mean...

[eniparadoxgma]

Then:

1. move to new Core i7

2. Go crossfire with another 4870 1gb

3. ??????

4. PROFIT!!!



Btw, was that BK ATI pic yours? I thought it was...and was hoping I was re-posting some old pic you made like that other Nvidia one at ya. It amuses me.