What do you all think about the NZXT Zero Black?

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: VinDSL

Originally posted by: fisher
wow, suddenly vin's case looks practical! is that for your personal system?

Heh! This is getting a bit confused now... let's regroup!

Personally, I'm running a Mountain Mods U2-UFO Opti-1203 right now. This is a bastardization, if you will, of the original Mountain Mods U2-UFO case. It is pre-drilled to accept a Thermochill HE 1203 radiator, et cetera. hence the name. I plan to go with a C2D setup, around the first of 2007, and convert to dual PSUs and water cooling. In the meantime, I'm running an air-cooled P4 Northwood on a DFI LanParty mobo, yada, yada, yada.

While I was waiting for C2D prices to drop, I recently talked to Mountain Mods about making yet another bastardization of the U2-UFO, with a horizontal mobo tray -- for use with the increasingly large HSF air-coolers that are hitting the market. 10 days later it became reality in the form of the Mountain Mods U2-UFO Horizon. I'm NOT claiming credit for making this case -- I just gave them the idea/concept, and they ran with it. Fair enough?

Anyway, I'm rambling, so I'll stop...

There are lots of nice, BIG cases out there -- the most recent being the Thermaltake Mozart Tx, I suppose. Some are designed to be Server cases -- some are for Home Entertainment systems -- but the shining star in all this is Mountain Mods, IMHO -- the ultimate gamer's case!

To my way of thinking, they are the perfect case for this time and place in personal computing. Big enough to throw whatever you want at it, but not so big as to be considered industrial-sized, butt fugliness.

The U2-UFO series is basically just a light-weight (12-15 lb) double-width aluminum case. No big deal, size-wise, but the possibilities are limitless -- limited only be your imagination, actually! And, if you don't like what they offer, MM will even build you a custom case, to your specs. Tell them what you want, and they'll give you a price and a completion date. It doesn't get any better than that!!!

Now, having said ALL that, I still see ppl buying 'small case' after 'small case' trying to make a silk purse out of a sows ear, so to speak. This just makes me sad! I feel sorry for them -- really! I "pity dah foos" as Mr. T used to say! I'm NOT trying to prove I'm better than anybody -- I'm just trying to wisen them up! But, it's hard as hell to do when your 12.5 lbs, 18"x18"x18" case LOOKS like it's 43"x43"x43" and weights 40 lbs, you know?

i know what you got. personally it's a little big for me, but compared to the server case that chocobo is running it looks pretty practical. once upon a time i was into bigger cube cases and i looked at the ufo, but i just couldn't justify the cost. i ended up buying a steel cube and modding it myself.

c2d is hot, i highly recommend it.

i do a bit of lan gaming, and a small case (super lanboy) is what i prefer. i have 2 dragon style cases in storage, they are just too much to lug around. i get great cooling with this case and it's super light and easy to transport with a backpack and my lcd in a carrying case. my desk is also stuck in a corner at the moment and i don't have room for a bigger case. as it is my case is on a bookshelf right now.

i actually like big cases, i loved the dragon cases back in the day. but a mid-full steel case is not practical for my computing usage. heck when i was shopping for my c2d board i was considering going with a microfly micro-atx case, but i think it would be too small. i like having room for my video card to breath without my sound card being right up against it.

 

[erikistired]

Originally posted by: smopoim86
well, although i love the MM cases, I got a v2100b.
(I bought it used with some other stuff so it was cheap)

I agree with Vin, Don't limit your self with a little case.

i don't get how i'm being limited, that's my whole thing. i have one hdd, one cdrom, single video card. my cpu idles in the mid 30s. why do i need a bigger case?

 

[QueBert]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: smopoim86
well, although i love the MM cases, I got a v2100b.
(I bought it used with some other stuff so it was cheap)

I agree with Vin, Don't limit your self with a little case.

i don't get how i'm being limited, that's my whole thing. i have one hdd, one cdrom, single video card. my cpu idles in the mid 30s. why do i need a bigger case?

you're limiting yourself as an American, Americans like BIGGER! What gets you more respect a Geo Metro or a Dodge Magnum with a Hemi

To be honest, I'm sick of my tower and since (like you) I don't need a bazillion drive bays and such. I think my next case will be something along the line of a Qpack. The cubes suck if you do a lot of tinkering inside your case. But if your temps are good, and you like it, screw what anybody else says

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Originally posted by: fisher

Originally posted by: smopoim86
well, although i love the MM cases, I got a v2100b.
(I bought it used with some other stuff so it was cheap)

I agree with Vin, Don't limit your self with a little case.

i don't get how i'm being limited, that's my whole thing. i have one hdd, one cdrom, single video card. my cpu idles in the mid 30s. why do i need a bigger case?

If you don't need it, then so be it. I got that big case, because I needed it at the time, and I put it to use. Now I need a different, smaller case. What a person's requirements are changes, and it's always different than someone else. So long as you thought about future expansion, and you aren't going to be limiting yourself in that way... Glad you are happy with what you have.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

20.9'' x 8.3'' x 20.5'' (DxWxH) is SMALL?

 

[ForumMaster]

the NZXT is pretty similar to the Centurion 5 from what i read except for the number of fans and the price.

 

[XandhursT]

Well, Ive just got the case and it looks ok. My new motherboard fits in perfectly which is what I wanted. Didn't know about how many fans it had when I bought it so thats an extra. Not like Im going to connect all of them at once. Its like a server case as well in size regards. Its got decent fan grills on the back as well which is nice. Only 7.5kg or something, not bad at all. I'm pretty impressed with it. Just need to transfer all hardware from my old system to the new case and I'll let you know how well it goes.