New gigabyte cases

[Chriz]

Has anyone purchased the new Gigabyte Triton or Poseidon cases yet? They look really nice. I first saw them in a magazine ad almost a year ago, but they are finally on Newegg's website. Not as many bells and whistles as the 3D Aurora, but cheaper and seem to fit what I need just fine. Two 120mm silent fans, nice front port & bay positioning, cable management, supports water cooling, looks like nice noise reduction and cooling. I really like the look of them too:

Poseidon (Black)
Poseidon (Silver)

Triton (Black)
Triton (Silver)

 

[RallyMaster]

personally think they're ugly. bulging things and small case windows aren't my style.

 

[Luckyboy1]

I like the fact that the case is fairly wide. Ask those who've had both wider and thinner midtowers and you'll find that they'll most often report they likes the wider ones the best.

I don't like the two fan only setup. Why? Well, your power supply quite likely will have a 120 mm fan blowing air out. This way, you'll end up with a 50% imbalance no matter how you go.

 

[Fluence]

Take a look at these Armor Jrs by Thermaltake:

Link @ Thermaltake

I've been pretty set on the Aurora, but just found these and they look -nice-
The black one is nearly 10 lbs heavier than the silver, though...

 

[greenwar]

Originally posted by: Chriz
Has anyone purchased the new Gigabyte Triton or Poseidon cases yet? They look really nice. I first saw them in a magazine ad almost a year ago, but they are finally on Newegg's website. Not as many bells and whistles as the 3D Aurora, but cheaper and seem to fit what I need just fine. Two 120mm silent fans, nice front port & bay positioning, cable management, supports water cooling, looks like nice noise reduction and cooling. I really like the look of them too:

Poseidon (Black)
Poseidon (Silver)

Triton (Black)
Triton (Silver)

For the price, I dont see anything not to like in the triton case. takes two 120mm fans, has ducts for wc tubes to go through. Fairly spacious for a mid tower. Looks good to me.

 

[SparkyJJO]

That triton is basically the same as This cooler master centurion case except for the front and the holes in the back for watercooling. Guess it depends on what front you want 🙂

 

[Zepper]

Yup, those GB cases are pretty much identical inside to some of the Centurions or the Mystique CM cases or the Kingwin 523 series. Seems like a lot of companies are liking that basic chassis. Right in there with the Antec 3700AMB/3000-B/Compucase 6A19 or the Ever Case 42x2 series as benchmark designs in high-value cases.

.bh.

 

[Chriz]

Originally posted by: SparkyJJO
That triton is basically the same as This cooler master centurion case except for the front and the holes in the back for watercooling. Guess it depends on what front you want 🙂

Yeah it does look very similar. I always like cases with at least 2 external 3.5 inch bays, just because I never know what I might want to stick in there at some point, and I still have a normal floppy just in case I want to mess with some old os/games. I do think the Triton looks more pleasing on the front also.