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Is this case any good?

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Heusen77

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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
 
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!
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
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how good is this case tho?
 
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.
 
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.
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So would you buy a this mid-tower?
Nine Hundred 9-Bay Midtower ATX No P/S Clear Side Panel
 
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. 🙂
 
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