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(Your opinion) -- best lookin' case?

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I quite like the Cooler Master CMStacker.

Sure, it may be too big for some people, and others might argue that it's plain looking, but I like it for the amount of space you get (with full BTX compatibility) and it's simple, clean design. You can also fit a total of 8 case fans for cooling... you would probably get incredible airflow (but with an incredible amount of noise too).

In fact, I like it so much that I bought one. 😀

Other than that, Antec make some fine looking cases, as do Thermaltake and Chenbro.
 
I couldn't be happier with my Lian-Li PC-65.

I tend to go for more of the minimalist look and it fits into my modern styling. Plus the build quality is outstanding.
 
I'm with you on the Lian-Li PC-60 (is the 65 really different?). I just bought it and love the quality and the clean, minimalist look. As much as I like the windowed cases and light effects many people have, I don't have my PC in a place where I could readily see such coolness, so a closed aluminum case is the choice for me.
 
Originally posted by: alphadude
I like the Antec SX600 style.
Heres one here

Love the grill.

That's my exact case. only problem is, it's small inside.
I love this case is because it has 3 HDD LED's on the front, i have 2/3 hooked up, it's nice to have more than 1 LED for that. (controller cards)

wicked case overall, solid build quality, but just too damn small.
amazing design though, i love it.
 
Originally posted by: alphadude
I like the Antec SX600 style.
Heres one here

Love the grill.

Yeah, I love that classic beige chieftec/antec style that even Dell was using a few years ago. Something about it just screams..."computer".
 
I love my Lian Li PC-65 too 🙂 very well built, extremely easy to get in and out of all the time, just plain quality. My roommate has an Aspire X-Dreamer II (cool case as well) but every time he sees me working in my PC-65 he comments on how quality the interior of the case is compared to cheaper cases.
 
Chief-Tec dragon, I went with the steel case just for the cooling properties of steel rather aluminum, Lockable, Door Latch, Lockable front door, Plexiglass window, Removable bays and dirt cheap $39.99
 
Originally posted by: Mik3y
Originally posted by: LoudTIGER
phaze, whats that case?

lian li pc-v1000 black.



yea, it also comes in silver. It has a very innovative design, the motherboard is mounted differently. I think it performed very well in terms of cooling, but one problem was that you might need a longer ide cable (24inch vs 18) if you mount the hard drives in the farthest mount. Theres a review on anandtech actually, I think.
 
my 2 personal favorite would be the Coolermaster Wavemaster and the Lian Li v1000. Both in black, because thats what I prefer.
 
I just bought the cooler master Centurion 5. Only i got the blue version.
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I Went to a local store called PC Club and was able to compare the silver version noted in the opening post by insolence. to a Tsunami, an Antec Sonata, and a kingwin that i don't know the name of, it was high dollar though about $120-ish if i remember correctly. I almost bought the Tsunami but couldn't get over the fact that I'm just not a door person, i also think it looks better over the net than in person. But all in all i love the look of that case. The Sonata came off kind off cheap looking to me I'm not sure why. The kingwin looked like a very sturdy well built case with a nice spun aluminum type finish on it. Any way i decided on the centurion 5 because it looked the best IMO, honestly compering them all side by side i dont under stand how it has been dubbed a low end case. The quality and material seemed on par with the other ones, except maybe the kingwin.
 
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