A simple PC case is hard to come by with all of the focus going to LED overloaded systems that the gaming crowd likes to jump on but, slowly, manufacturers are putting out more subdued designs now a days. The upcoming BitFenix Shinobi is just a squared off block of monolithic good-ness whose simplicity hides […]
Case manufacturers have a tendency to toss in features most people no longer have a need for…such as a massive number of 5.25″ bays despite the fact most people have a single optical drive…and perhaps a fanbay controller. The Lian Li PC-V1020 limits its external drive bays to a reasonable number which leaves plenty of […]
Mini-ITX motherboards have brought about a revolution in “good enough computing power” that enables even smaller PCs to do tasks that don’t require a massive system to do such as web-browsing and multimedia file viewing. The Antec ISK100 Mini-ITX case is designed for low-power boards with its tight-fit construction meaning your dreams of a super […]
The thought of an inferno in your case is something most PC users don’t want to deal with so most manufacturers are supplying large fan mounts in handy locations to keep your high-powered computer gear running at cool temperatures. The NZXT Hades conjures images of fire and brimstone but they’ve piled in five fan mounts, […]
There are those certain PC products that stick around despite their age and still prove their worth as the years pass. The Cooler Master Centurion 5 II takes the previous model version and provides some renovations that bring it up to very modern standards. The new version pushes the power supply to the bottom of […]
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The brute force approach leaves a lot to be desired on the style front especially when you want to keep things simple on the decor front but most “simple” case designs aren’t exactly high-end hardware friendly. The Lian Li PC-8FI is an all around plain design which is a perfect for many users who don’t […]
Through careful component selection and routing there’s still no way you’ll fit most of the massive gaming hardware into a run of the mill mid-tower case thus the huge current massive full-tower trend we’re all seeing. The Thermaltake Armor A60 cuts down on those silly 5.25″ external bays in favor of lots more internal harddrive […]
Read more Thermaltake Armor A60 paradoxically offers full-tower space in a mid-tower
Airflow is the name of the game when cooling off a PC which is difficult to accomplish when you have full metal panels surrounding your gear leading to the logical conclusion that a more flowy material is the ultimate solution. The Antec LanBoy Air Blue is made almost entirely out of mesh and has some […]
High end enthusiast cases offer a whole host of improvements over your run of the mill $30 special but the bulk of manufacturers charge you for a whole lot of plastic cladding around your case that’s more design than function. Thermaltakes’s Armor A60 keeps things far more simple by shedding any of that silly ABS […]
If you’ve taken a look at the PC case market as of late you’ll notice quite a few designs prefer straight lines or angles so sharp you can shave with them but sometimes a few curves are called for. The Corsair Graphite Series 600T doesn’t go as crazy as you’d expect with all of the […]
Read more Corsair Graphite Series 600T is more rounded than most
If you find yourself in need of an inexpensive computer case your choices are usually limited to something so flimsy you’ll probably dent it just by looking at it and the designs best left to the trash heap. Antec’s Two Hundred V2 carries on the tradition of lower cost cases that still offer a great […]
Read more Antec Two Hundred V2 because revisions are always better
