22.06.2008, 22:39
Greetings Gentlemen,
Again, the request of knowledge from the knowledgeable. I'm upgrading my case, as personally, my PC-7 Plus just ain't cutting the mustard anymore. Now, for a while I've been eyeing up the Lian-Li PC-10B case, with seperate compartments for the PSU/hardrives, and Motherboard/optical/GPU, the ability to have dual PSU's - a big feature considering its a easy way to up the wattage, not put too much strain on the PSU's (one for hard & optical drives for example, the other for the MB/CPU/GPU etc). This is a nice, classy looking case that I've been wanting for a while.
I ordered it last week (after checking to make sure they had it instock) and was today told (after asking my computer stork where my new baby was) that they weren't going to be in stock until the end of July.
So, here are my options.
wait the month or so for the case I initially wanted, or change to the Thermaltake Armour VE2000BWS with integrated Water Cooling system...
Now, personally, the reasoning behind the Lian-Li was the fact that it was one of the cooler cases for air cooling, plus keeps my Lian-Li fetish satisfied. I've had reserves about water cooling, and still do... (We've all wet the bed before - and the thought of a leak in my case is enough to have me wetting the bed more often than I do at this current point in time...)
Here's the link for the Lian-Li PC-10-B;
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product...25&ss_index=62
And here's the Link for the Thermaltake Armour VE2000BWS;
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...5&ID=1410#Tab0
Naturally, I'm impatient and want my case ASAP - plus considering the move (relocating to the other side of town, closer to the airport & thus aeroclub bar
) and my plans for the network, I need to free up my current case for the centralized server. I've called many retailers, all cannot get the Lian-Li until the 31'st of July. Meanwhile, they have my hard scrapped together money in their sweaty little hands, whilst I have nothing to show for it.... There is always the upcoming Lian-Li PC-X500 but thats not getting released until the end of July, and then would probably be a further 6 months till we get it in this moldy little backwater of a country...
Tell me fellows - to liquidate, or not to liquidate. That is the question...
Have you heard any horror stories (or been the lead actor in your own little B-Grade horror?) about leaky cooling systems? If so were they Thermaltake?
Again, the request of knowledge from the knowledgeable. I'm upgrading my case, as personally, my PC-7 Plus just ain't cutting the mustard anymore. Now, for a while I've been eyeing up the Lian-Li PC-10B case, with seperate compartments for the PSU/hardrives, and Motherboard/optical/GPU, the ability to have dual PSU's - a big feature considering its a easy way to up the wattage, not put too much strain on the PSU's (one for hard & optical drives for example, the other for the MB/CPU/GPU etc). This is a nice, classy looking case that I've been wanting for a while.
I ordered it last week (after checking to make sure they had it instock) and was today told (after asking my computer stork where my new baby was) that they weren't going to be in stock until the end of July.
So, here are my options.
wait the month or so for the case I initially wanted, or change to the Thermaltake Armour VE2000BWS with integrated Water Cooling system...
Now, personally, the reasoning behind the Lian-Li was the fact that it was one of the cooler cases for air cooling, plus keeps my Lian-Li fetish satisfied. I've had reserves about water cooling, and still do... (We've all wet the bed before - and the thought of a leak in my case is enough to have me wetting the bed more often than I do at this current point in time...)
Here's the link for the Lian-Li PC-10-B;
http://www.lian-li.com/v2/en/product...25&ss_index=62
And here's the Link for the Thermaltake Armour VE2000BWS;
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Produc...5&ID=1410#Tab0
Naturally, I'm impatient and want my case ASAP - plus considering the move (relocating to the other side of town, closer to the airport & thus aeroclub bar
) and my plans for the network, I need to free up my current case for the centralized server. I've called many retailers, all cannot get the Lian-Li until the 31'st of July. Meanwhile, they have my hard scrapped together money in their sweaty little hands, whilst I have nothing to show for it.... There is always the upcoming Lian-Li PC-X500 but thats not getting released until the end of July, and then would probably be a further 6 months till we get it in this moldy little backwater of a country...Tell me fellows - to liquidate, or not to liquidate. That is the question...
Have you heard any horror stories (or been the lead actor in your own little B-Grade horror?) about leaky cooling systems? If so were they Thermaltake?