Clear PC Cases

[rento]

I was thinking of getting a clear acrylic pc case. I have read some negative feedback about acrylic case ? no electromagnetic shielding, not easy to assemble, cooling etc. Has anyone has experience with these cases? Are these concerns important enough for me to get a conventional aluminum case? This computer is intended for basic use ? i.e. applications and gaming. I will not be doing any extreme over clocking .

 

[MacBaine]

They are pretty cool, but they are a lot different from regular cases. A bit of assembly involved.. easy to scratch/damage.. not very mobile, etc. They are really cool if you are going to add lots of mods, or lights, and want to show them off.

 

[jagr10]

But too bad drives don't come with clear bezels. That would make it look better. It would look weird having a clear case and then coloured drives in it.

 

[amcdonald]

ASAIK the biggest downside to these cases is dust.
Ever had an acrylic window? Cleaning these cases has to be a pain, and I bet reaching places inside to clean is a nightmare.

 

[Bojangles139]

just wear gloves when you install anything. <ponders how annoying a fingerprint would be on the inside of the case>. ugh. if done correctly and well, clear cases are the shiz-niz of cases, but very hard to do and hard to up keep.

brandon

P.S. a local store is geting some of these in, and the salesmen is braggin about how its got 5 spots for case fans. what he doesn't mention is if it doesn't have 5 case fans, the will overheat very easily. :-/

 

[Sheriff]

Had 1 and it was a bear to put together and easily got scratches on it...

 

[cheapgoose]

make one! don't buy, if you have the time, a dremel, make one, I'm in the process of making a cube.

 

[Huntress]

Originally posted by: jagr10
But too bad drives don't come with clear bezels. That would make it look better. It would look weird having a clear case and then coloured drives in it.

I am thinking silver drives would look cool

Or you could paint them clear