23.06.2008, 00:25
One vote for not liquidate unless you can easily afford to shrug off losing many or all of the major components of your PC. Case choice isn't easy to advise -- everyone has different ideas of what makes a good case. If you desire the most functionality, Thermaltake is a very good choice, though they're so mainstream in the enthusiast world (and in the novice world because like Alienware the name means more to many of their customers than the actual product) that you'll show up at a lan party and see tons of people with the exact same case as you. Personally I try to stay unique. My last two personal PC/gaming rig cases:
Bought in 2002: http://www.starmarkelectronics.com/images/20064.jpg
Switched to this in 2007: http://oo5vidiu.xhost.ro/vento3600m.gif
Sick case, but not so roomy inside. You have to do your own cm and the airflow is so-so until you mod it up. I use a custom rack with a front intake and I designed my own airflow system to keep my Q6600 OC powerhouse nice and cold. I've got a Vantec Tornado in there as well but it's not needed in the current environment.
Bought in 2002: http://www.starmarkelectronics.com/images/20064.jpg
Switched to this in 2007: http://oo5vidiu.xhost.ro/vento3600m.gif
Sick case, but not so roomy inside. You have to do your own cm and the airflow is so-so until you mod it up. I use a custom rack with a front intake and I designed my own airflow system to keep my Q6600 OC powerhouse nice and cold. I've got a Vantec Tornado in there as well but it's not needed in the current environment.