>spends $1000 on his PC >gets a boring as fuck case Why

>>62278601
>Don't spend time looking at case.
>Being autistic enough to buy a case because it looks cool.
Grow up.

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sorry is this better

>>62278601

You'll get it once you reach puberty

>>62278601
because most people are *not* autistic turds like you and want a computer that performs well period. Not some flaming LED stravaganza that looks out of a gay sex shop

>spends $1000 on his PC

fuck off normie

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>spends any amount of money
>case looks like a trash can with LED lighting

can't make this shit up

>>62278633
sry do neetbucks not pay for nice PCs?

>>62278666
my CPU was more than a grand
go back to plebbit

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>>62278688
>wasting your money on extreme editions thatll be obsolete in 2yrs

>>62278601
>not just using a post office box

>>62278601
>spend 1000$ on a pc
>still have to compromise on something that's either gaymer shit or a personal heater

>>62278701
>buying decent parts is a waste
>buys a case with windows so his boyfriend can jizz over the 400 rainbow LEDs

>>62278601
I actually met someone who bought a Thermaltake level 10 for $500 but used the mobo IGP because he ran out of money.
This was 7 years ago, and the IGP was a HD 4200, which can barely player 1080p low bitrate videos

>>62278749
Not him and i agree overpaying for a 1337 haxxorz case is stupid, but spending 1k on a CPU is fucking retarded

>>62278601
>buy fan controller, because my bios only supports 2 fan
>it has LEDs
>annoy and distract me from the screen

I fucking hate LEDs, I only keep my pc next to my monitor because of the air flow and dust

>>62278601
The case in OP would be gorgeous if the whole thing was shiny like the plastic in the front.

>>62278802
new zealand prices brother, we get fucked on everything

>>62278817
Remove them

That's what i do with every single annoying piece of crap that has LEDs
I have a bunch saved due to corps thinking everyone is a fucking gaymer and feel the need to place 5 ultra bright LEDs on a fucking mouse.

>>62278828
Oh well, sorry for ya.
Is it a good CPU at least?

>>62278867
Can I do it? They are those small ones that are integrated to the board, like in led strips.
Don't I need to replace them with resistors?

case is going to be the thing that hikes up shipping costs, you either use one you've already got or you go for a cheapy

>>62278867
i7-6900k

>>62278931
I always "cut" one of the ends using a soldering iron when it comes to SMD leds
Not sure if it's better to replace them with resistors, but i've never had anything failing on me due to it.

>>62278867
>Bitches about gaymers
>Actually goes out of way to take a harmless led out of devices
holy fucking shit that's more autistic than gaming

>>62279053
Apparently taking LEDs off devices, so i can use them later on actual projects instead of them burning my retina at night is "more autistic" than playing videogaymes all day

>>62279082
What kind of fucking project could you possible be doing that could be so fucking important that it requires you to do some retarded shit like that instead of bulk ordering lcds.

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>>62278601
Case does not affect performance.
Its best kept open anyway.
Oh and i also always buy literally the cheapest mobo with necessary features and green pcb.
And I love them Chieftec and overclicking Valueram without heatsinks

I probably got betters shit for the same money you spent given i only paid for the shit that matters.

How do you feel about me gaymenchildren?

>>62279116
What kind of fucking project could you possible be using your computer for that could be so fucking important that it requires you to do buy retarded overpriced gaymer shit that has a lot of LEDs instead of buying actually useful shit?

>>62279116
Leds is fuckin light pollution, cant watch a movie in tge dark or sleep with my PC on because of tge fucking lighting.

Fucking marketing shit.
The secong worst invention of the jews after glass back phones that shatter when dropped once

I bought a haf x for 100 bux and enjoy a well built case that will last forever and never obsolete™ because xboxhueg

Weighs like 40 pounds without anything in it though

I have a Fractal Design Define S with no window. I just want a clean setup with only white lights in my mechanical keyboard and mouse.

>>62279231
>having a window in your case

>>62279231
LEDs are a good invention
It's just retard people who think "it looks so cool let's place them everywhere!!!!" that makes it cancerous
It's like the comic sans of this decade

>>62279255
It was cheap

>>62279283
>buys cheap shit
>complains

>>62278984
Thanks, I removed them, and works perfectly.

>>62278662
Why can't you make it up? Are you mentally deviant?

>>62278601
The case sits under my desk and I rarely look at it. Why do I care what it looks like?

>>62278601
MANAITAN-X

Test bench for 3380 yen

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>no good horizontal case that doesn't cost $150

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>Had to open my case like 4 years ago
>Never closed it
>Computer "case" is now a dusty mess with components and cords sticking out of it everywhere

Not giving a fuck desu, probably for the best since room temperature becomes like 35 degrees during the summer over here

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>>62279727
>buy a corsair carbide air series case
>lay it on its side

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>>62279251
>needing illuminated kbd and mouse

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>>62279750
my mate did this back in the day
he used to put a large fan to the side of the case in the summer

ended up dropping a box of screwdriver attachments from his desk and one of them bounced onto his graphics card and killed it

>>62278618
Sure, if you're 12.

>tfw case cost more than the rest of the computer

>>62278601
the case looks better then >>62278618
if you disagree you are probably a kid with a wrong set of values in your life

>>62278601
>spends 700$ on his PC
>spends 300$ on a disgusting ricer RGB vomit enclosure
Why do people do this?

>>62279997
>>62278618
is better than
>>62278601
Because side and top ventilated cases will always have superior cooling performance compared to some shitty case that has one fan in the front and one in the back.

If you disagree you are a tech illiterate moron whose knowledge goes only as far as deciding what's better based on looks.

>>62279146
>Case does not affect performance.
Cooling is a thing you know.
>Its best kept open anyway.
Noise is a thing you know. Dust too.
>Oh and i also always buy literally the cheapest mobo with necessary features and green pcb.
That's fine, but generally it's not a bad idea to pay a little extra and get better components, FET's and all. Audio solution is a thing also.
>And I love them Chieftec and overclicking Valueram without heatsinks
RAM speeds can make a difference, but on a budget this is a very sensible thing to do.

>>62280039
it doesnt matter the little extra cooling for what ugly case like>>62278618

>>62280066
>little extra cooling
You're retarded. A side fan alone is -6 °C.

Is it wrong to lick your case while sensually massaging your nipples and moaning "A E S T H E T I C" softly as if to a lover?

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Who here /buys the case that is cheapest and works the best regardless of appearance/ here?

>>62278939
I can get it for a quarter of what you paid bro

>>62280559
I bought an R4 5 years ago and stuck with it.
Don't see myself getting a new case any time soon.

>>62280631
don't remind me haha fucks sake we get shafted for everything down here

>>62280093
Side fans do nothing. I removed mine because it just brought in more dust and added noise. There was 0 difference in temperatures after i removed it.

>>62281000
See, now I know you're a lying sack of shit, because when I added just one 120mm fan to my Xigmatek Midgard II case's side panel with two front, two top and one back fan already installed, my HD7850 Sapphire Dual X card (praised for its excellent cooling) was 6 degrees lower, and my Thermaltake TMG IA1+Noctua NF-F12 cooled CPU was 4 degrees lower while gaming.

Idk I had a few gaming cases but always wanted something similar to some office pc like my father's old shit, but like a sleeper pc.

Windows are for fags
A pc case is just a box. Get a goddamm box not some faggot glory rbg hole that lights up to bright pink when you finger pop your asshole.

Rgb ram is pretty nice though with a gpu tach meter

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Gamer genocide when?

>>62280559
>cheapest and works the best
Mutually exclusive

>>62278601
Literally me desu, still using those piece of shit case from 2004 with on top psu, no complete front panel and without front intake fan.

>>62278610
/Thread

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>spends money for a case

Why do people do this ?

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>>62281148
>gpu tach meter
>rgb is nice

I love my fractal design define mini.

>>62278630
I'm autistic and the ideal computer is invisible and inaudible.
The next best thing is a silent, matte black box.

>>62278601
Function over form lad
Someday you will learn that, but in the meantime feel comfortable knowing that it is perfectly alright to sleep with your adult night light you call a case. Everyone has a phobia

>>62281161
The cheapest that works the best is still pretty close to being cheap. It's a case. There's no performance aspect to consider. So a CM Storm Trooper could be pretty fucking excessive, if all you do with the expansion bays is install a fake gatling gun on it.

>>62278610
>only autists drive BMWs

Wow dude, you're so cool

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>>62281247
>There's no performance aspect to consider.
Susceptibility to vibration, if you still use mechanical drives
Noise dampening
Dust filtering

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>>62281259

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>>62281219

>>62281287
>glossy screen
Glossy screens are a crime against humanity.
Some countries even have laws against the.
You can sue any German company that supplies its employees with glossy screens.

>>62280559
Function over form, always

>>62281270
Correct. That's why I went with >>62281212
Furthermore, very comfortable to build and maintain a computer inside of.
Shit cases, never again.

>>62281270
Neither of them are performance, those are utility. Dust filtering is shit on the CM Storm Trooper, I always had fine dust sitting in the case just after two months. The factory case fans are loud as fuck, another expense to replace them with ones that don't go 36 dBA from the get-go.

And as for vibration... well, it doesn't vibrate, but the case is so fuck huge, the drives echo in it, so their humming sound is amplified.

Typical example of less is more.

>>62281320
>Neither of them are performance,
Noise affects YOUR performance.
Many studies confirm that.
https://www.google.com/search?q=office+noise+mental+performance

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>>62278601
Unironically still the best case design... To bad the inards suck ass. But I could see it in a nice gunmetal finish with the rotten fruit sanded off.

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>>62278633
>Expecting people to spend more than a grand, especially on first builds

>>62281335
Utterly irrelevant when I'm talking about the product, not the user of the product.

Noise is bad, noise is annoying, everyone knows that, you don't need a study to confirm it, why on Earth would I've mentioned the necessity to replace the loud factory fans otherwise?

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>>62281247
>There's no performance aspect to consider

You're performance when gaming. A shit case in the corner of your eye is a risk factor for wrist fatigue, dehydration, obesity, resting heart rate of >100, isolation, and low prenatal testosterone.

>>62278601
My case is my mbo box, best case evar!!!?!1q1
Quiet & cool!!!

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>>62281281

>>62281287
Smartphone hardware in shitop case

>>62281302
fucking nerd

>>62281340
>o bad the inards suck ass. But I could see it in a nice gunmetal finish with the rotten fruit sanded off.

Nice virtue signalling, faggot.

>>62281259
>Buying a BMW for it's appearance

>>62281387
>the user
>Utterly irrelevant when I'm talking about the product

Uh, no dude

>>62281444
Checked, you got me
I was going to say Mercedes but I thought it would be a bad example because no autists drive Mercedes.

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>>62281259
Lmao @ this faggot

>>62278601
>Spends $1000 on his PC
>gets a boring as fuck case
Sounds like a man who has his priorities straight. The more money spent on components, the better.
Would you really rather spend $200-$300 on a case and give up that extra SSD or potential 8TB of storage? Maybe even an upgraded GPU? Or CPU?

Money matters.
LEDs don't.

Now if you are beyond the typical retarded sheep gamer, and you have a legit use for advanced features buying an expensive case is worth every cent. But that's only if you buy an expensive case with features, and LEDs don't count. I'm talking stuff like room, build quality, expansion, hotswap bays, dust filtration, noise cancellation/vibration dampening/carryability if you travel a lot.

There's a lot to consider.
But if you only build the PC then leave it as is there's literally no reason not to buy the $25 case that fits your needs. Unless you have autism, more specifically the bad kind of autism. Not the kind where it leads to to make rational decisions like >>62281219 wanting a silent matte black box. I'm talking about the autism that makes you yearn for LEDs and memes, and makes you feel depressed if you got the wrong color underwear from your parents at christmas.

>>62281520
>I'm talking stuff like room, build quality, expansion, hotswap bays, dust filtration, noise cancellation/vibration dampening/carryability if you travel a lot.
And FFS, get a good PSU.
With a good PSU and case, you'll save yourself build/maintenance pains, noise, and b0rked components.

>>62279750
I did that, until my Z77 MPower failed with a 'big bang', taking an i7 with it. Not falling for the 'dust is okay' meme again--bought a couple of cases with dust filters.

I don't look at my computer, I don't post pictures of my computer on the internet, and I don't invite people over to look at my computer. I get the least visually obtrusive case with the best airflow I can.

I'm entertained by the frustration of others.

>see my boring looking PC/car/etc.
>observe how well it runs
>don't realize from the outside that it's built for solid performance
>start wondering why their PC/car/etc. runs like shit in comparison
>pretend that it must be a matter of maintenance or something
>jimmies rustled

>>62278601
when I use my computer, I look at the screen, not the case.

>>62279938
Caselabs?

>>62282096
Because you have nothing to look at when you look at the case.

>>62282014
>t. Sloppy Mechanics
fag

>>62278601
>He is a shallow retard who cares about "muh RGB"
>He cares about looks over performance
Fuck off

>>62278618
>zip drive

>>62282333
Trips of truth.

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>using a case at all
Thats so 1990's.

>>62278610
This point of view is stupid. If I'm spending that much money on an object I want it to be aesthetically pleasing, not just because it's a computer.

>>62282333
dam son

>>62282480
What? If something is boring, you don't pay attention to it. If something is aesthetically pleasing, you look at it briefly every time you take your eyes off your monitor.

>mfw using a 20 year old case because it just works
i don't give a single shit about how my pc looks like, because why would i?

>>62281520
>But if you only build the PC then leave it as is there's literally no reason not to buy the $25 case that fits your needs.
Minus the fact that they are made from the thinnest metal sheets that rarely fit together. I'm not a guy that spends fortune on aesthetic things, but at least I buy cases that will be holding my components together, not a case that will be held together by my components.

>>62278601

Stay low key cause normies are everywhere anon.

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>>62278601
Better than having to skimp on the GPU or sacrifice an SSD just to have something like this RGB puke bucket.

>>62279146
What is air flow and dust

>>62278601
$1000, fucking poorfag.

>>62278601
>le my case is cheap le it works meme
no reason to explain poorfags.

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>>62278601
>paying over $100 for a metal box

>>62279274
they should at least put an option to turn off the leds. most leds are too bright.

>>62281168
Is this thing still sold?

>>62278601
Because I'm not a teenager who needs blingy shit to make me feel like it's valuable.

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How do I keep my case dust free? Obviously you should keep the room its in clean, and maybe put it on the desk rather than on the floor, but are there any type of cases that are worse or better at keeping out dust?

>>62283994
>fuck decorations, they are a reflection of my personality and I have none

>>62278701
Or you could spend $1500 for a top of the line computer every two years. When you build the new on sell the old one for $500.

That is only $1000/2 years = $500 a year for a top of the line system.

>>62278601
>tfw good case for 25$
feels good
>>62284011
cleaning up room + cleaning up case

>>62278931
Alturnativly you could buy new fans. You can even reduce noise by getting quite ones.

>>62284015
I've got plenty of personality, it's just that a window in the side of the case and dozens of unnecessary LEDs do not make good decorations.

I'm certainly willing to have a case that's something other than a plain black monolith, if it's something nice. The case from an SGI, for example. Certain Mac towers, such as the G5 PowerMac. Something made to look like something tasteful or interesting - 70s or 80s HiFi equipment, maybe.

But as things stand, the choice is between functional monolith or blingy shit, so I'll take the monolith.

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>>62284148
Whatever floats your boat. I bought a monolith, and put 10 feet of RGB LED strips in it. There's even an infinity mirror at the front, with a display in the center that looks like it's floating. I like it.

Pic was the case I started with.

Ah, and before the underage jokes start, I'm 32.

>>62280559
I don't like to cheap out on a case, but I don't wanna overdo it. I don't care about the looks though. Just want good airflow and options.

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>not using greencase
It's like you're an AMDork or something

>>62284197
>>62281208
>>62281161
>>62278662
Do Blue LEDs cool the computer?

>>62279750
>35 is too much
Try 47 degrees kid.

>>62284588
No idea, I don't use blue.

>>62284607
>47 degrees
Where the fuck do you live, northern WA?

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reminder that lighting makes the most difference, not the case.

>>62284767
Mexico my amigo.

>>62284863
Ah. Didn't know it got *that* hot there. Bits of Australia get up around 50, but for the most part low 40s is the worst we have to deal with.

>>62278601
most of modern PC cases are HARDCORE GAYMER MASTERACE EDITION shit anyway. PC's use to look better in 90s.
>>62281287
not Apple fag but this is beautiful

>>62278779
what a fag

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>>62278601

i bet this really pisses you off

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/LVnTKZ

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>>62278601
Because it's hidden behind some furniture, I'm not wasting space with that huge box

>>62279290
>giving an explanation
>complaining

>spend extra $40 on prettier case
or
>spend extra $40 bucks on another 8GB of RAM or another 120GB SSD

hmm, real tough choice

>>62284011
Fractal Design cases have dust shields. I think most Cooler Master ones do too.

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>>62278601
>spends thousands of shekels on cpu, gpu, psu, ram, mobo, cooling, case, cables, god knows what else
>buys some cheap seagate/wd hdd

so people would not steal it from me if they see the shitty case, i believe there is a term for it but it slipped my tongue atm

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Fuck you, black square boxes are beautiful.

>>62278610
fpbp
>case under table
>only see it when dusting once a decade

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>>62281259
>>only autists drive BMWs
because it's true

>>62282419
spend less on it then. you can literally cram your components in a cardboard box and it would function the same.

>>62282304
Lian Li

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>spent $300 on ncasem1
>utterly obliterating any money saving choices made on gpu cpu ect

smug feeling

>>62279146
I hope you never have the luck to have insects pass by your computer.

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Beige cases are best

>>62287142
>retard feeling

>>62278618
Looks like a power ranger

>>62287884
those often arent atx or itx though and they all have stupid bad layouts

An uglier case means less chance of it being stolen

>>62287884
>bad airflow and usually cramped interiors are best

>>62280063
Whoos

a good minimalistic case is all you need bruh

>>62281340
the handles dont work though

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>not buying a budget case and sprucing it up with some home made augmentations

>>62288090
Is that a car stereo/CD player they jammed into that case?

>>62278601
I dont have any visitors that will ever see my case and its under my desk so i wont see it either

>>62278610
Compared to getting car aesthetics, getting a good looking case isn't that expensive

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>>62278601
Just going to post this here because... my current workstation I like the case very much:

>lenovo p310
>quad core xeon 3.9ghz
>32gb ram
>120gb samsung ssd
>1tb hitachi hdd
>k620 gpu

>>62278601
>what is personal preference

>>62278601
Maybe to keep a low profile?

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>>62281259

>>62281340
I've been thinking about getting one and retrofitting my PC into it

>>62288693
Damn it looks slick as fuck

>>62284011
Change the air filter on your central heating unit

>>62281259
Found the Elliot

Max budget for tower case: 50€/50$
Never, ever, pay more.
>Bought Hummer SX in 2012. So far only problem (solved by some velcro) was installing the SD (no way I'm gonna spend ANYTHING) in a fucking caddy.

>>62289544
$50 cases are usually trash though, thin as fuck panels that love to bend. At $100 you can get a really nicely made case that will last you a long fucking time

>>62278618
>Zip drive

Is this 2000?

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>>62278601
But best cases are the ones with boring looks

>hurr lets put all sorts of stupid lights and glowy bits on my case

if i waa to do anythung with my case other that great black box itqould be blue wood paneling so it resembled a long tardis

>>62289773
this is my case and im keeping it this way

>>62278601
I actually own this case. I think it's pretty sleek.

Not to mention it's really small and tidy.

>not making a custom insulated case that uses a hacked apart air conditioner to cool it down to -40 degrees C

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>>62278601
but i like my case

I envy people, who can just pick whatever they prefer looking or not looking at to put their shit in. In the meanwhile my selection process for an mITX case was the following:

>power AND reset button, so I can repurpose the reset button
>horizontal layout with a mobo cutout
>PSU directly beneath the mobo, so the notoriously overheating 950 Pro M.2 can be cooled by its fan
>one 5.25 bay (to put a 2.5 and a 3.5 drive in) and a 3.5 hot swap bay, or 2x5.25 bays
>no GPU length limitation, so I can pick any card I want
>a removable hard drive cage to fit a reservoir, because fuck AIOs
>support for a 50mm thick dual radiator

... and by the time I reached the end of my checklist, there was one single case on the entire fucking market I had to import from abroad that filled all my criteria and even for that one I needed a dremel and a drill to remove a riveted tray and some metal plating.

>>62288693
OMG WHERE DO I GET ONE? IM CRYING FROM ITS BEAUTY

>>62291125
Autism.

>>62278601
>Implying I care about the case beyond it's ability to cool a stellar core to absolute zero

>>62291282
>forethought and professional needs equal autism
Did you recently suffer a brain damage? Get lost retard, this is /g/, you have no business being here.

>>62291332
I've been here since forever and like anybody that isn't a complete faggot I bought a Define R5 when I put together my last build. Good luck with your meme case.

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>>62291349
>meme case
>literally a korean case nobody ever heard of
Right.

>define R5 for mITX
pic related

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>>62278601
If youre not going for any kind of aesthetics why bother buying a case that looks good? If it has the features you need, its fine. That rosewill case isnt much but it has all the standard features most people need.

I use a Cooler Master Elite 110, little cube thing. Its not fancy in the slightest, its mainly vents and shit. But it works great and has everything i need for my PC, and most importantly, ~nothing more~.
I dont need a case with 10 drive bays and room for 4 way 290x crossfire if i have a single 750ti on a mini itx board with two drives.

>>62291383
Explain to me in two non-faggy sentences or less why you needed a mITX case and I may retract my initial statement.

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>>62278601
>spends 1k on a PC
>doesn't buy one of the sleekest sexiest cases on the market
Non fractal plebs need to step up

>>62280559
I used to buy the cheapest possible case and spend the rest on acrylic so i could mod it.
I don't have the time for it anymore, but it was fun.

>>62281340
That shitty ass case is huge and heavy af

I just sold mine 2 weeks ago because of it, guy just lived 4 blocks from here but ended up requesting an uber due to how heavy that shit is.

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Shit aside, Dell's prebuilt cases are the best: cheap, small, great airflow and looks great.

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>>62291716
Another pic, this one even fits low profile GPUs, which considering even the gtx 1080 has a low profile version this is pretty much the only thing you need.

>>62291485
>summarize all advantages of a form factor over two others in two or less sentences
Are you kidding me? Okay, here are the reasons without explanation, because those would be another several sentences:

>I never needed a second expansion slot
>superior M.2 location
>horizontal layout has a more efficient cooling performance and minimal footprint with mITX
>has less volume than a midi tower, but still fits high-end components

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>>62291758
Those are absolutely minuscule reasons for going through the effort and expense you likely went through to build a PC that is slightly smaller (and almost certainly performs worse) than a less expensive ATX build. The only acceptable answer was that you move your PC around the world a lot for work which you claimed it might be for professional use.

And in the end, you still needed to fucking butcher your case with a dremel. Jesus Christ anon, sort yourself out.

Boring as fuck cases are best cases. Glossy plastic cases, on the other hand, are shit. They're fucking imposible to clean.

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>>62278601
Because a case is mostly defined by its feature set. For most people aesthetic concerns only extend to not being offensively ugly.

>>62288090
>car stereo jammed into mangled slot
>the year of our lord 2013
What the actual fuck?

>>62291839
So you think it's minuscule not to suffocate an M.2 SSD already prone to overheat by placing it right under the hottest component in the entire computer, a video card. Because that's where most M.2 slots are, right below the primary PCI-E slot.

It's also minuscule, that with a horizontal ITX layout the video card draws fresh air straight from the outside of the case through a mesh side panel, while the CPU is cooled front to back in a straight wind tunnel, so the whole computer just performs not only cooler, but quieter, with less fans installed to begin with.

And I have yet to see any benchmarks that would say mITX suffers from lower performance, I see just as many VRM mosfets and chokes on my ASUS Z170I PRO GAMING than on any other ATX gaming motherboard at the same price.

And the only thing I needed a dremel for was to get something out of the case I thought was screwed, but actually was riveted. No big deal.

I think your comment is more about your aversion to mITX.

>>62282417
So is your picture you fucking ant

>>62281208
>Pretty nice idea
>Awful looking flexible tubing

Every time ;^)

>>62278601
Because they don't have autism, you fucking retard. Kill yourself.

>>62278601
>$1000 budget for PC
>spend $400 on a case

>>62291848
>I don't own so much as a cigarette lighter operated 3 bar car compressor, much less a proper one, the comment
A walk-in closet has more priority than a tool shed with actually useful tools in it, amirite? 'murica

>>62279756
>not getting keyboard with adjustable lighting

lit mice are retarded, but a lit, dimmable keyboard is really handy. e-peen stroking over touchtyping is autism of the highest order

>>62292253
>a skill anyone with a functional cerebellum can passively acquire within two years of use is autism
You've got to be kidding me.

>>62278601
Define R series are the best cases. Minimalist and designed for silence. PC is inaudible, even while gayming.

>>62281392
that case got me hard, what is it?

>>62292590
https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/chassis/shogun/

>>62292645
cheers mate

>>62281161
>turn pc on
>it kills you

I'm debating modifying a G5 Mac case to fit ATX stuff or just buying this one https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854025

Thoughts?

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r8

>>62292758
Buy the Phanteks, it's an awful lot of trouble trying to modify a G5 and the result will almost certainly be inferior to a factory made case as decent as Phanteks.

>>62278601

>I am a child and I need my TOYS

Really made me think.

In Canada 1000 dollars doesn't even get you a very good PC. You're damn right I'm not buying a fancy case.

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>>62292949
canadian
>money

>>62292964
It's about 800 american dollars.

>>62288032
>airflow
is that why your asshole gapes so much

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>>62292949

>$1000 CAD can't get you a very good PC

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/hf6hf8

This should be good enough for most people that don't do ultra-hardcore gaming, with that said though:

>Not reusing your case until you can't

>>62281259
>only autists drive bmw
Kek, i usually see poojets driving bmws. No white man would buy a bmw because they are smart enough to bmw are unreiable trash. Same reason niggers buy dodge, inferior genepool

>>62278601
Spend 95% on functionality/performance
Spend 5% appearance
What's wrong with this. I'm not insecure, I don't need to show off. Why would I waste money.

>>62280559
I'm pretty good with my current case. Will probably transplant my old build into a cheap as dirt case and build the new one in my current 200r.

>>62278618
Wonder if having a giant 300mm fan on the side would actually help airflow at all.

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>>62293627
>Yfw

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>>62293723
Did i upset a bmw owner?

>>62293754
Nigga, I drive a 2002 Camry

>>62284629
>Uses red
>Fries his PC

>>62284767
22 in Canada my niggas

>>62278610
First post, best post.

>>62293783
I unironically use orange. See:
>>62284799

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>>62292797
it's almost like. It's possible to have something that's right in between, isn't it great?

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Best case coming through.

Why do first time builders always default to ATX? At least size down to mATX.I think they just dream of eventually going sli/xfire.

>>62295458
Misconceptions. I've been told in this thread that mITX has less performance than ATX.

>>62295542

Temps will naturally be higher, but as long as you're not thermal throttling it doesn't make a difference. If anything I'd say only downsides besides temps are: more planning, more niche(it took longer for ryzen itx boards to come out), can't shove a bunch of 3.5" drives in it, potentially louder.

Because "pay to look pretty" is for pussies. Even in real life.

>>62295557
>temps will naturally be higher
Maybe in that ncase, but my current mITX build is the coolest one yet, it's also quieter. Granted, my case is not the smallest, but I have a custom EKWB loop in it.

>>62295458
That Cooler Master HAF case everyone has really does have great airflow and is easily the best case for the money

>>62295584

That's pretty cool. I'd like to do a custom loop in an itx system, but the price just isn't worth the performance/aesthetics with my budget

>>62295628
EK A240G. Cheap as fuck for a full set.

>>62295628
https://www.ekfluidgaming.com/ek-kit-a240g

>>62291751
the fans are dogshit though and cooling is awful plus the psu in them tend to max the fans on start up
source: My school had a shit ton of these

>>62278601
Nobody gives a shit what your computer looks like or how many LEDs it has.

>>62295646
>>62295653

>$300

Damn, I could sell my 1080 and get 1080ti for that price. Still a really cool set though, If I didn't already have a 240mm aio and an Accelero xtreme3 on the way I would have considered it. Gonna have it bookmarked just in case though.

>>62295706
It's 249 USD. Europe has a completely retarded conversion, 1€=1$. Completely fucking retarded considering that EK is a European brand.

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAC8W5SB2259&Tpk=9SIAC8W5SB2259

It's even $10 cheaper now.

>>62288010
>those often arent atx
Yes they are.

>those often arent itx though
Who cares, ITX is a meme format, it was when VIA first suggested it and it remains one now.

>>62291565
>>62291118
>>62289773
>Sleek and Sexy
>Painted 'metal effect' plastic
Pick only one.

>>62295787
I have to agree. Nothing beats real brushed aluminium, unfortunately, the last case I've seen with such a front panel was the ancient Gigabyte Triton (the rounded one).

>>62295787
Have you never had a Define?

$15
Airflow are okay-ish (1 front, 1 side 12cm and 1 exhaust 8cm + psu fan)
Won't ask for more

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>>62296572

>>62278601
>$100 on a nice case
>$60 on some cool LED lighting
>$+50 to make that PSU fully modular

Then you realize that difference could get you 6tb of storage, the different between an i5 and an i7, the difference between a 1060 and a 1070, etc.

What a waste

>>62296613
Or even get you a nicer monitor, or a second monitor.

Some people don't care about the aesthetics of their build but the power/user experience.

You spend all damn day looking at a monitor, makes more sense to put it there too

>>62278601
I need a case that can take 10 HDDs - any suggestions? 8 SATA + 2 IDE

>>62296613
Except you rice your case in increments and nobody sane would wait several more months with a computer purchase just to be able to throw more of their money on a marginal upgrade.

>>62296625
Or have some common sense and don't skimp out on a monitor the first place. I spent $603 on my monitor last november.

>>62281259
true car lovers buy alfa romeo anyway

same way as true pc users makes a pc to use it not to look at it and fucking use it as a flood light if something happens

>>62281281
kek our god elliot rodgers

>>62278629
I doubt it.

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>>62281281
but where is the neon?

>>62296662
What the shit do you have IDE drives for
Corsair 750D can take 10 drives if you buy two extra drive cages, iirc they're available to order from Corsair's website for like 20 bucks a pair which makes 12 native 3.5" mounts. Then you can mount another 3 drives in the 5.25" bays, and 4 2.5" drives behind the rest of your drives.
There are other cases that can take 10 or more drives out there, but the only ones that come to mind are more expensive.

>>62296789
or you know you can buy something like the carbide series and a NAS

>>62296789
Not him, but I still have 200GB IDE drives that work. Not using them is throwing away free storage space.

>>62278601
Substance over style
I don't care what it looks like, as long as it works well

>>62280774
I live here too, fucking kikes marking everything up I had to spend $185 on an RX 560

>>62285970
Some R5, oh yeah.

>>62296811
You're not wrong, but IDE is so slow it's not even funny. If it was at least an ancient SATA drive I'd understand.

>>62297222
Not really relevant, it's not for playing games on. For backup it works perfectly fine.

>>62296811
Put them in USB enclosers.

>>62297248
>storage speed is only relevant to vidya jaemz
But that's wrong, you fucking retard. May not be relevant if the sole purpose of the drive is to store backups, but speed matters to a lot of other shit than just video games.
Still, I hope it's not the only thing you keep your backups on. And I hope it's either off until you need to use that backup, or always on.

>>62297288
Fuck off, you know what I meant and what context it was meant for. Nobody gives a shit about your autistic offtopic sperging.

>>62286234
>you can literally wear a burlap sack and not be naked

>>62278618
Yes actually...yes it is in fact better.

>>62298427
The Great Pumpkin computer case, just in time for Halloween. (I think the Zip drive is pretty cool)

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>>62281168

>>62278601
because most cases look like shit.

>latest build
>NZXT 340 black side sidepanel window
>no LEDs aside from what's on the mobo (mostly debug and one stripe)
>computer sits in a desk cubby anyway
Feels good

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>mfw when i've been rocking a small shitty office tier case for 13 years since it just works and the innards are from the past 3 years

Getting rid of it is because the front USB ports are beyond saving at this point.

And i'm going to need more cooling and space after i upgrade my setup, i'm considering getting the Corsair 200R and slapping a couple of extra nocuta fans and dust filters. Should be fine no?

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what say you, /g/?

>>62299993
The mastercase series is a fucking joke. The Storm Trooper shits all over it.

>>62278601
>Not buying a boring case with sound dampening material on the inside
>Performance > Looks
I like my silent boring build, am I supposed to stare at it or something all the fucking time?

>>62295787
You can buy a version with an actual metal front end, but I can't see why you'd do that.

I like having a silent featureless black box with maybe a single light, knowing that the box has more raw computing power than 99.9% of the flashy LED-covered windowed and Fischer Price-colored boxes people have.

>>62291716
>great airflow
kys

>>62297318
I'm in total agreement with you, but have you considered ditching the IDE drives when it comes to your case?

You can get 8TB of space for $170 if you don't care about performance. At this price, a 200GB drive is like 5 bucks worth of storage capacity in terms of 8TB Valued $ per GB.

If you're afraid to throw them out (for whatever reason) perhaps it would be best to retire them into external enclosures? I just don't see the point in looking for motherboards and shit to base your purchase on taking the IDE's into consideration, it just does not seem worth it to me.

>>62300338
>8TB of space for $170
What? How?

>it would be best to retire them into external enclosures
I do have them in external enclosures, I'm not the Anon who wanted them inside the case, I was just making the argument why have them the first place.

>>62278618
u want pray game?

Can anyone recommend me a "gaming size" case that doesn't have anything on the front and sides?
I want a literal black box without any windows or ports on the front, only a button to power on. Maybe some holes for ventilation.
With gaming size I mean PSU on the bottom and some holes for cables.

>>62300373
$200-$30=$170 for 8TB Seagate Backup Plus
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179033
Promo Code for $30 off
0948HRSE21

Or

$170 for 8TB WD Easystore
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-8tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/5792401.p?skuId=5792401

>>62300411
Doesn't have to be for a gaming PC so no don't want to play a game

>>62300462
http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-air-240-arctic-white-high-airflow-micro-atx-and-mini-itx-pc-case

bare minimum

>>62300475
Yea, well, I'm in yurop, and my country has 27% VAT. The cheapest 8TB hard drive I can buy is a Seagate ST8000AS0002 for 250 USD at the online shop I work at, and that's basically the wholesale price, since I'm a coworker.

>>62281219
>>62278601
>the virgin rig
>>62278618
>the chad play station

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1000$ PC with shitty corsair carbide 88R case.
The airflow is shit so i had to take off the front cover. But noone cares since that pc is hidden under my table...

>>62300641
>being this autistic
Imaging being this guy lmao.

So autistic he'd rather take panels off and leave slots open than just vacuum the vents.

>>62278601
i built my bro a pc with old parts and bought this case on amazon for 20$. he said he hated the case but fuck him he got a free pc. ya its a generic case but roomy and easy to work with, bit on the cheap side tho, did scrape my fingers some.

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Is this aesthetic?

I kind of like how it looks actually. The handle is a sort of bonus for when I want to clean and vacuum my room and want to move everything off. Or taking it outside to dust it with some compressed air.

>>62278601
>not using a decade old emachines box with holes drilled into it for your 1000 dollar PC
why bother

>>62300727
Just buy it if you like the looks.
I personally don't like the top side but the front looks nice.

>>62278610
>spends $600 on a gpu so games look cool
>wont spend less on a case so the computer looks cool

>>62300823
I unironically think that this is true. People like to look at nice things, if you think you don't you might have actual autism.

>>62288693
Everything designed by Sapper is fucking gold.

>>62301012
Sapper?

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lets post some actually aesthetic cases

>>62301037
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Sapper
>In 1980, Sapper was appointed principal industrial design consultant at IBM and began designing numerous portable computers, including the first ThinkPad 700C in 1992, which broke with the company's tradition of pearl-grey machines with a simple and elegant black rectangular box. This minimalistic box would reveal a surprise inside: a small red button amidst the keyboard which would serve to control the screen cursor. Sapper continued to oversee the ThinkPad brand as design consultant to Lenovo after it acquired the IBM PC Division in May 2005.

>>62301082
Very nice, thanks!

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Best case design ever. A real shame the interior is dogshit.

>>62301154
It's got a giant logo on the front though.

>>62301288
So? It looks good. It's not text.

>>62301301
Hmm.. subjective.

>>62278601
I have that same case. It cut the shit out of me. I have a scar from it.

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>>62278601


I really love this one. Its variants are cool, too.

>>62288693
I absolutely accept that what I'm about to say totally goes against this thread, but I would pay out the ass for this case. for anyone else looking, the part number is 00KT183, but before pulling the trigger I want to find out if all of the front i/o connectors are proprietary, and if the rear i/o shield is removable and also mounting screw positions. If the person who posted this could reply with a picture of the machine with the side panel off, or even just from the back that would really be awesome!

>>62301436
Now you need to worry about the dust OUTSIDE the case as well as inside!

Because a case that looks like a Transformer is very childish. DOnt you think, OP?

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>>62278601