Is this case any good?

[Heusen77]

I can across this tower on newegg.com and was wondering if anyone knows if it is any good.


APEVIA (ASPIRE) X-Navigator ATXA8NW-AL/500 Silver/Black Computer Case

 

[VinDSL]

Dual 80 exhausts would put it out of the running for me!

I mean, this concept is sooooo last year, you know?

I think you can do a LOT better for the price, unless you're into retro cases, or whatever!

 

[Zepper]

Basically an aged Chenming/Chieftech/Antec tower case design with a less than desirable PSU. Vin is correct, you can get a lot more for that money. The presence of 80mm fans gives a clue to the age of the design.

.bh.

 

[Heusen77]

Do you know of any good mid-towers cause I would like to get one that can may hold 2 video cards, 2 or 3 hard drives and maybe can put in liquid cooling at a later date.

 

[tylerdustin2008]

What is your budget? Thats the main question.

 

[Heusen77]

This is some of the parts i am looking at for my rig:

Case
Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (mwave.com $109)
Motherboard
( Asus P5N32-E SLI Plus NVIDIA Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / Quad SLI Ready / Dual Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID (tigerdirect.com $209) OR
ABIT IP35 PRO INTEL P35 CHIPSET ATX FORM FACTOR 2xPCI-E(X16)/1xPCI-E(X1)/3xPCI/4xDDR2 W/SATA2 RAID,eSATA,LAN(Gb),1394,USB 2.0 & AUDIO (CPU TYPE:INTEL - SOCKET 775) (mwave.com $175)
CPU
INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 2.4 GHZ EM64T 1066MHZ (mwave.com $279)
Video card
EVGA 512-P2-N773-AR GeForce 8600GTS 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail (newegg.com 209)
Memory
G.SKILL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory 4-4-4-12 (newegg.com $129)
OR
CRUCIAL BALLISTIX BL2KIT12864AA1065 2GB KIT (1GB x 2) MATCH PAIR PC28500 1066MHZ 5-5-5-15 240-PIN DDR2 DIMM W/HEAT SPREADER mwave.com $146)
Power Supply
ANTEC TP3-650 TRUEPOWER TRIO ATX 12V 650W UL & FCC POWER SUPPLY FOR ATX CASES w/ 6" UV-Blue Y Cable
2 Seagate / 320GB / 7200 / 16MB / SATA-300 / OEM / Hard Drive (mwave.com $110)
Monitor
Acer AL2216WBD 22" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Ultra-fast 5ms, WSXGA+ 1680x1050, DVI, VGA, Black, VESA 100mm ($225)
Sound Card
CREATIVE LABS SOUNDBLASTER SB0570 AUDIGY SE 24-BIT 7.1 PCI (mwave.com $27)
Software
MICROSOFT WINDOWS VISTA 64BIT ULTIMATE 1PK DVD(DSP) #66R-00838 (mwave.com $179)
DVD Burner
2 NEC AD7170A 18X BLACK DVD MULTI WRITER 18X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 12X DVD-RAM (White box) (mwave.com $30)

Will be looking for a tv tuner, a temperature gauge(THERMAL TEMPERATURE LCD DISPLAY WITH 3X FAN CONTROLLER), maybe a network card, some case fans, (recommendations please).

I have between $1,500 and $1,750 to spend and would like some input so that I can get compatible products and more items that my system would need. THIS IS MY FIRST BUILD AND ANY HELP IS APPRECIATED.

 

[Tullphan]

If you have your heart set on an Antec Nine Hundred, go here...it'll save you some bucks.
Also note that the Nine Hundred is on sale quite often (though w/rebates involved). Just depends if you're in a hurry or not.

 

[Heusen77]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
If you have your heart set on an Antec Nine Hundred, go here...it'll save you some bucks.
Also note that the Nine Hundred is on sale quite often (though w/rebates involved). Just depends if you're in a hurry or not.

how good is this case tho?

 

[CurseTheSky]

I bought the X-Navigator a few years back. It's an alright case, but they definately use a lot of plastic, so some parts are easy to break. It's also pretty big (full tower), a little bit noisy, and VERY bright. The LEDs on the front burnt out within three weeks.

Overall, I wouldn't buy it again. While the power supply never gave me trouble, you can definately get a better quality case for $150 or less.

 

[Heusen77]

Originally posted by: CurseTheSky
I bought the X-Navigator a few years back. It's an alright case, but they definately use a lot of plastic, so some parts are easy to break. It's also pretty big (full tower), a little bit noisy, and VERY bright. The LEDs on the front burnt out within three weeks.

Overall, I wouldn't buy it again. While the power supply never gave me trouble, you can definately get a better quality case for $150 or less.

So would you buy a this mid-tower?
Nine Hundred 9-Bay Midtower ATX No P/S Clear Side Panel

 

[CurseTheSky]

I haven't had any experience with the Anten Nine Hundred, but I've heard good thingd about it. It's basically a bit more "blingy" than the P180; however, I also believe it gets better air flow.

I've had excellent experiences with the higher-end Thermaltake cases. Check out the Tsunami Dream if you want a mid tower, or the Armor if you want a full tower.

I'm confident that you'd be happy with any of the four cases I mentioned in this post - the Antec Nine Hundred, Antec P180, Thermaltake Tsunami Dream, or Thermaltake Armor. Go to Newegg, take a look at them, and read the reviews. Decide how much you want to spend, and go from there.

 

[Tullphan]

Take Zeppers advice & get a Rosewill 5604. Best bang for the buck.

 

[Heusen77]

thanks for the great input guys, it has been really helpful