What case is this?

[VirtualLarry]

What case is this? Would like to use it for some of my builds. Looks like toolless drive bays, and a side window.

From this link:

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod...DesktopComputers-_-83102279-S1A5B&ignorebbr=1

That's a pre-built custom-style gaming rig for $530. Not a bad deal, either.

 

[Valantar]

According to a Google Image Search, it's a LOGISYS Computer CS380RD. It does indeed seem to have tool-less 3.5" and 5.25" drive bays, a side window (one photo makes it look hinged, but I think that's just some composition trickery), and seemingly acceptable ventilation. Not bad for $40. One odd thing: the placement of the side panel fan mount. At least with a 140mm fan, it overlaps the PSU mount. I guess there's room there for it, but it's odd nonetheless. A bit disappointing that it only comes with one fan, but I guess you can't expect much more for $40.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

I don't know about you, Valantar, but I have this habit -- a mere inclination -- to just replace most of the fans that come bundled with a case, given what I usually intend to do with it. I think the only exception were two CM 200mm fans bundled with my HAF 922s. For the most part, all those 200mm fans were replaced with BitFenix Spectre-Pros. The CMs were relatively limp, by my opinion, anyway . . .

For the price, that case would be a good replacement for the kloodge of a CM Centurion midtower I used to build my brother's Ivy Bridge system. The Centurion is a piece of shit. I've been thinking about raising Bro's system with this sort of upgrade, and for a while.

That's the right price. Can I get one in the States?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

eew. Plastic LED monstrosity of DOOM.

Fractal, Silverstone. Clean lines, quality construction. Eff that thing in the ear.

And what are you worried about toolless bays for? You know how to use a screwdriver, doncha?

 

[Raduque]

Wow, that is a hideous case.

 

[Valantar]

eew. Plastic LED monstrosity of DOOM.

Fractal, Silverstone. Clean lines, quality construction. Eff that thing in the ear.

And what are you worried about toolless bays for? You know how to use a screwdriver, doncha?

Wow, that is a hideous case.

If you're building low-cost gaming PCs for teenagers, that's probably the right kind of aesthetic to go for.

I don't know about you, Valantar, but I have this habit -- a mere inclination -- to just replace most of the fans that come bundled with a case, given what I usually intend to do with it. I think the only exception were two CM 200mm fans bundled with my HAF 922s. For the most part, all those 200mm fans were replaced with BitFenix Spectre-Pros. The CMs were relatively limp, by my opinion, anyway . . .

Same here, but I doubt that's an option for VL's PC building business...

 

[pcgeek11]

Wow, that is a hideous case.

I agree. Hideous.

 

[Rifter]

That looks like a case i would have bought................... when i was 15.

 

[Valantar]

That looks like a case i would have bought................... when i was 15.

I think that's what VL is going for. 15(-ish)-year-olds should be a decent market for cheap yet functional gaming-themed PCs.

 

[Raduque]

I don't think I had a gaudy PC like that when I was 15.

But then, "gamer culture" didn't exist in 1997.

 

[Ichinisan]

Gaudy. Repulsive.

 

[Valantar]

I had a Thermaltake Xaser III when I was... 15 or so. Less gaudy, but not for lack of trying. Early 2000s gamer chic, I suppose. Also: a horrible, horrible case.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

I had a Thermaltake Xaser III when I was... 15 or so. Less gaudy, but not for lack of trying. Early 2000s gamer chic, I suppose. Also: a horrible, horrible case.

Wasn't that an Antec/Chenbro rebadge? I thought those were pretty good?

 

[Valantar]

Wasn't that an Antec/Chenbro rebadge? I thought those were pretty good?

Not in my experience. I guess the build quality was okay (the cast aluminium front face was rather nice, but the aluminum panels in general were rather flimsy) but it was a massive hassle to build in and had awful cooling. Oh, and none of the "tool-less" mounting hardware came even close to working - the PCIe holders interfered with GPUs even at standard PCIe card height, hard drive mounting was awful, and even the tool-less ODD mounts were useless. It was discarded (and subsequently cut to pieces for materials for a mod) as soon as my P4 rig died. Good riddance.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Not in my experience. I guess the build quality was okay (the cast aluminium front face was rather nice, but the aluminum panels in general were rather flimsy) but it was a massive hassle to build in and had awful cooling. Oh, and none of the "tool-less" mounting hardware came even close to working - the PCIe holders interfered with GPUs even at standard PCIe card height, hard drive mounting was awful, and even the tool-less ODD mounts were useless. It was discarded (and subsequently cut to pieces for materials for a mod) as soon as my P4 rig died. Good riddance.

I must have been thinking of this one.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/15-cases-review,588-30.html

I'm also a little ashamed that I confused Chenbro w/ Chieftech. Getting old.