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Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Anubis</b></i>
why does everyone like the sonata so much? its ugly and it has a fusking door in the front, cases with doors are stupid<hr></blockquote>

people in college can use the key and lock it down so people can use the dvd rom when they are not there
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or just lock the door to your room, i spent 4 years in college never had an issue with this, my brother took the door off his cause he hated it so much, hes also in college
 
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Nebor</b></i>
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
Man this upgrade is really screwy.. threads in the Cases and Cooling section are now showing up in Off Topic!<hr></blockquote>

But things seem to be back to normal, as no humor has found it's way into your post. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><hr></blockquote>
1. I'm Hilarious
2. You're not.
3. You're obviously bitter about the pwnage you received from me in the NSX thread... so bitter that you're trying to undermine my hilarious comments in other threads.
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So does milk spoil if it's being carried by one of the millions of US soldiers issued desert eagles? :roll:

How full of yourself are you? You're the one taking fun little ATOT discussion and making them personal. "OMG pwnage! What's a sarcasm?" Yup... You have quite a reputation going.
 
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
1. I'm Hilarious
2. You're not.
3. You're obviously bitter about the pwnage you received from me in the NSX thread... so bitter that you're trying to undermine my hilarious comments in other threads.
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Methinks it's a bit past bedtime 😉

Originally posted by: Tomato
Many suggestions for other Antec cases... is that the best brand? The Lian Lai is niiiiiiiice, but a bit pricey...
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"Best" depends who you ask. Antec does make high quality cases and my personal brand of choice, though I did get a Shuttle when building my htpc. On wattage, for a basic non-overclocked setup with a hdd, two optical drives, a video card and maybe a sound card, 350w should be plenty. After all Dells (even the ones with real video cards) use.. what, 200-250 watt PSUs? Not even Antec PSUs, afaik. Small Form Factor PCs like my Shoebox are even lower, and I've got a ti4600 cranking in there... Higher wattages are for specific purposes, such as dual-CPUs, tons of hard and/or optical drives, heavy overclocking, etc.
 
Originally posted by: Nebor
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Nebor</b></i>
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
Man this upgrade is really screwy.. threads in the Cases and Cooling section are now showing up in Off Topic!<hr></blockquote>

But things seem to be back to normal, as no humor has found it's way into your post. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"><hr></blockquote>
1. I'm Hilarious
2. You're not.
3. You're obviously bitter about the pwnage you received from me in the NSX thread... so bitter that you're trying to undermine my hilarious comments in other threads.<hr></blockquote>

So does milk spoil if it's being carried by one of the millions of US soldiers issued desert eagles? <img src="i/expressions/anim_roller.gif" border="0">

How full of yourself are you? You're the one taking fun little ATOT discussion and making them personal. "OMG pwnage! What's a sarcasm?" Yup... You have quite a reputation going.
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I'm not following you around other threads, you're following me. I also don't take any ATOT discussion seriously... it's usually others who take my light-hearted posts personally. They end up getting pwned in the end (like you).
 
Originally posted by: Anubis
why does everyone like the sonata so much? its ugly and it has a fusking door in the front, cases with doors are stupid
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because it's made to be quiet and looks good to many people. and door is not stupid. gives it a cleaner look, especially if you got some non-matching color drives.








personally I got the antec SLK3700-BQE (http://www.newegg.com/...w...9-140&amp;depa=1)

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becuase i dont like the letters on the sonata and i heard it's rather small

the case is really nice to work with (drive trays and sideway hd rack). quiet and feels very sturdy. also looks pretty good
 
Originally posted by: Gurck
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
1. I'm Hilarious
2. You're not.
3. You're obviously bitter about the pwnage you received from me in the NSX thread... so bitter that you're trying to undermine my hilarious comments in other threads.<hr></blockquote>

Methinks it's a bit past bedtime <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0">
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Idiot
 
I like the door on my sonata. My computer is always on and I rarely use any of my optical drives. The piano black finish is great, and it looks nice with or without the deathstar blue lights on. Plus it comes with a 380w ps
 
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-170-015&amp;depa=0 or
<br>[url]http://www.newegg.com/app/Vie...11-170-014&amp;depa=0
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Kingwin KT-424. I use the black one, actually cost more when I bought it. I like it, solid construction and aluminum, I was surprised at how light it was. The fans are kinda loud though, but the case comes with a controller (hidden) for the front fans. That and I haven't gotten around to changing the fans out yet.

I used the Antec SLK3700 for my brother's computer, the paint is beautiful. That case is also nice to work with, however, I liked the kingwin better because of the removable mobo tray. Still easy to work with, cheaper than the kingwin, and comes with a quality PSU.
 
the kingwin has front mounted usb (2) and firewire (1) , even though the firewire is through a pass-through cable (and I've never hooked it up because of that.. plus I don't have any firewire devices). I have the USB connected, but I've never used them.

I believe the antec SLK3700 also has front mounted usb, 2 ports I think.

And since I can't edit my first post anymore.. (gogo new jrun)

http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=11-170-014&amp;depa=0 is the 2nd link, properly linked. (I hope)
 
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Gurck</b></i>
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
1. I'm Hilarious
2. You're not.
3. You're obviously bitter about the pwnage you received from me in the NSX thread... so bitter that you're trying to undermine my hilarious comments in other threads.<hr></blockquote>

Methinks it's a bit past bedtime <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><hr></blockquote>
Idiot
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Yeah, you're totally right! Look how light hearted and friendly your posts are!
 
Originally posted by: Nebor
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
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<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>Gurck</b></i>
<blockquote>quote:
<hr><i>Originally posted by: <b>PowerMac4Ever</b></i>
1. I'm Hilarious
2. You're not.
3. You're obviously bitter about the pwnage you received from me in the NSX thread... so bitter that you're trying to undermine my hilarious comments in other threads.<hr></blockquote>

Methinks it's a bit past bedtime <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"><hr></blockquote>
Idiot<hr></blockquote>

Yeah, you're totally right! Look how light hearted and friendly your posts are!
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That's the spirit! I appreciate your honesty so much that, if you need any help with your material, I am willing to help you out via PM or whatever. In fact, I can hook you up with some of the jokes I used on the forum ~2 years ago.. they are probably still considered fresh compared to your current stuff.
 
Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever
Yeah, you're totally right! Look how light hearted and friendly your posts are!<hr></blockquote>
That's the spirit! I appreciate your honesty so much that, if you need any help with your material, I am willing to help you out via PM or whatever. In fact, I can hook you up with some of the jokes I used on the forum ~2 years ago.. they are probably still considered fresh compared to your current stuff.
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You give us all the sig material we need by just bein' yourself. 😀

It took a few PMs from other senior members to convince me to stop arguing with you, and just sit back and enjoy the show.
 
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