What would be your best computer case regardless prices?
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 5:00 am
by Chrisax
What would be your best computer case if money was not a concern?
Yes we can still dream, and, yes, I must say that looking for the best stuff Mophro could get for a given budget made me wonder about computer cases for the day I can pay for a Core 17 system.
Post your Geeks dreams and (more serious) suggestions!
And we'll start the hard way indeed...
The "NO way you'll make me buy THAT but maybe someone will like it"
Oscar goes to...
This is not a joke, this is a limited series... Oh thanks My Lord, it's limited so it should disappear soon!
No, even with the cash, I wouldn't consider getting that. BTW the series is so limited that it's not even listed on Cooler Master web site http://www.coolermaster-usa.com (but you can see the details about the standard version on the site). Thanks Cooler Master makes other high-end cases (like the Cosmos). I'll let someone else make suggestions maybe.
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The "I maybe look too serious but I'll own them all
and I'll cost you an arm and a leg anyhow"
Oscar goes too...
Outstanding quality and design, rubber anti-vibrations stuff everywhere. OK, I'll rob a bank and I'll buy it.
And if you are not happy, you can spend another leg for the big brother PC-X2000 with its whole internal anodized in black, even more room, handles for hard disks, and sections designed differently (419 euros / 599 USD). Hmmmm... wait... after robbing the bank, I'll get the X2000.
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The X2000
The "I make only one case but I swear it's a good one
and I'll only ask you for one arm to get it"
Oscar goes to...
Strict, impressive, very well designed and very well made, and almost cheap compared to the Lian-Li which more or less belongs to the same philosophy. You can rob a smaller bank...
Watch out! Liquid cooling inside and cool display devices everywhere. In your wildest dreams you probably couldn't imagine it. Nicely manufactured too. One question though... when such a model is discontinued and you need spare parts, what do you do?!
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The "I love abstract art and German cars designers"
Oscar goes to...
Ok, this impressive little and cheap (only 971 US$!) thing was designed by BMW for Thermaltake. I'm now waiting to see what Mercedes-Benz and Bentley will do the day they join the computer case business! Well, we can only say "whoah" in front of such a thing but also be a bit scared: it is so specific... how can we be sure it will handle possible evolutions? And, one again, better not need spare parts in a few years... One positive thing though: if you got such a case and have friends for dinner, you won't have to entertain them: just let them watch the artwork.
Well you can buy 4 like this one for one Thermaltake... gimp case! But to be honest it's quite impressive, well made even if it can't compare to the Lian-Li, with plenty of room, lot of air flow, and it uses the excellent 20cm "big boy" Antec fan at the top. Maybe it could encounter some success... outside lunatic asylums.
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The "OMG the designer's pushchair hit a brick wall
when he was a baby"
Oscar goes to...
The triumph of Open Air computer, what else can we say?! Suggestion: get rid of your cat before getting this model. (For cat lovers, though, Antec now offers a "mesh" cover, as an option.)
I'm not sure it's a "dream case" but I could hardly forget it here!
There is a smaller model too.
Mesh cover sold separately (40 euros / 57 USD)
OK, we saw some wild things there but some serious ones too, and all expensive although some were much more reasonable. What would be your ideas and models for the "best" computer case regardless prices?
Re: What would be your best computer case regardless prices?
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 11:55 am
by Elrojo
none of those were all that expensive.
I was expecting above $10k
I'd pay 1K for a cool case if I was a computer nerd. I've paid more for a suit. Its all about the same.
I'ma find cool ones, just you wait!!
Re: What would be your best computer case regardless prices?
Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2010 1:16 pm
by Chrisax
Elrojo wrote:I was expecting above $10k
Well, considering that the Lian-Li 2000 case alone (which can still be considered reasonable hardware and not show-off) sells for something above the average market price of a full non-gamer system (500ish USD), and the Thermaltake sells for almost twice that price, I would say they are expensive by market standards.
Maybe we can ask the jewelers of the Place Vendôme in Paris if they make computer cases?!
But our purpose is not to find the most expensive cases ever but dream cases if price was not a concern.
Re: What would be your best computer case regardless prices?
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:03 am
by Elrojo
"I maybe look too serious but I'll own them all and I'll cost you an arm and a leg anyhow"
I think implies you would have to sell your kidney to Grind to buy it.
