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New case. (aka "Read Me")
14 years ago
So after 3 days of thinking about it, I threw my patience out the window and bought a new case for my computer since I was getting quite annoyed with my older one. YES I said screw it! :D
First, I will describe what was up with my previous case. The back mounting rail for add-in cards as well as the motherboard IO riser were flush against the back of the case and not recessed into the case. This brings forth the issue of said back mounting rail for the add-in cards sticking out the back. On top of that, the screw used to secure the faceplate over the rail is facing outward instead of inward, which I have gotten cut on a few times while moving my computer around (I take it to friend's places and such). It was getting ugly, heck one of the screws for the front panel was stripped too, made it all loose and stuff.
Also, I did have a larger case before my old one, but it was too big, akward, and a bit..flimsy, kinda like an overinflated water balloon, but that can be expected when it's made mostly out of aluminum and only cost you $60. The side panels for the older case didn't fit properly and were a constant pain to get on and off. I also didn't like some of the sharp edges that resided within the case despite how it touted that all the edges were folded and that you couldn't get cut on anything. Liars. They just want to get your scent...so they can nibble when you sleep. They will find you!! D: Unless you have garlic. >_>;
Anyway, so my previous case, the one I got to replace the one I just described, also had another major issue. And that was cable management. Because I don't have a modular power supply, I have excess (lol) cables that have to go somewhere. Well after I got a new hard drive to replace 4 of my others (which means I now only have one inside my computer, not including the one in the hot swap bay), I could tuck the cables under the hard drive. However, I got cut a few times on the part of the frame that keeps the hard drive lined up with the slot, plus the ends of the power connectors kept getting into the 120mm fan located in the front of my case and kept it from turning.
This lack of space for cables has also lead to the destruction of one of the SATA ports on my motherboard. Which I then had to spend $30 on a SATA/USB 3.0 PCIe card so that I had enough SATA connectors for all my drives. So after having this case for about a year, I decided I wanted something better, sturdier, and more spacious, yet not as monstrously huge @.@ as the case I had before. So I went to Fry's and looked around for one that fit my needs. After a bit I found her down below, felt her up. and being quite satisfied, took her home.
Yep, I spent $90 on a CoolerMaster HAF 922M case. She's beautiful, with all the trimmings just about. Dang near everything I could ever want: Large 200mm fans on the front and top, space around the power supply (yes, it's mounted on the bottom of the case too), room for extra fans, CPU bracket access in the back 5 5.25" drive bays, 5 3.5" hard drive bays, a front peripheral header that includes eSATA, a button for turning the LEDs off and on, on the front fan (oh my, YES!), recessed motherboard IO and headers in the back, plus a vertical bracket that sets above it, and an ingenious, yet simple cable management system. I wish it came with wheels though, like it's bigger brother, the HAF 932. But it's $130 and a little bit nicer too - 200mm fan on the side with a partial glass panel and 6 5.25" bays. But I digress.
Basically, the case has cutouts in it that allow you to run zip ties through them and fasten your cables to the case where they are hidden and out of the way. It also has an access port near the power supply so that all the power cables can go behind the motherboard tray (plus the side panel is abscessed to further accommodate this) and you don't have to worry about power cables being cluttered everywhere. Heck even the 12V motherboard connector has a port at the top of the case where it can come out so you don't have to run it across the board. So it gets hidden too. Underground cable bondage? Apparently so. o.O;;
A few things I will note about this case however, is that the front panel was a tad "bowed" out, which can sometimes make it difficult to get on the case, and the hard drive mounts aren't the easiest to get onto your hard drive, but overall the case is very well built and thought out and its sturdiness gives thanks to thicker gauge steel than your average mid-tower case. It keeps everything nice and cool. My Phenom II quad core is idling at 85*F with a 10% voltage increase and a bit of an older cooler that was first used on my Socket 754 AMD Athlon (single core) back in the day. Copper base and heatpipes, though I know that the CoolerMaster V8 CPU cooler puts this thing to shame. You can't even compare. I'm talking an idle temperature of like 65*F with that thing.
And I'm nerding out and ranting, hehe. I guess that's what happens when kittyboy suddenly realizes that he is dead tired and needs the few hours of rest he can get before work. The drowsiness! It's like beer to me, it makes me goofy and silly!! ...but has no flavor. Hey, I want my money back!! T_T!!!
So..yeah. My geek rant for the early morning. *curls up somewhere high* Shleepies...nighties... |3
First, I will describe what was up with my previous case. The back mounting rail for add-in cards as well as the motherboard IO riser were flush against the back of the case and not recessed into the case. This brings forth the issue of said back mounting rail for the add-in cards sticking out the back. On top of that, the screw used to secure the faceplate over the rail is facing outward instead of inward, which I have gotten cut on a few times while moving my computer around (I take it to friend's places and such). It was getting ugly, heck one of the screws for the front panel was stripped too, made it all loose and stuff.
Also, I did have a larger case before my old one, but it was too big, akward, and a bit..flimsy, kinda like an overinflated water balloon, but that can be expected when it's made mostly out of aluminum and only cost you $60. The side panels for the older case didn't fit properly and were a constant pain to get on and off. I also didn't like some of the sharp edges that resided within the case despite how it touted that all the edges were folded and that you couldn't get cut on anything. Liars. They just want to get your scent...so they can nibble when you sleep. They will find you!! D: Unless you have garlic. >_>;
Anyway, so my previous case, the one I got to replace the one I just described, also had another major issue. And that was cable management. Because I don't have a modular power supply, I have excess (lol) cables that have to go somewhere. Well after I got a new hard drive to replace 4 of my others (which means I now only have one inside my computer, not including the one in the hot swap bay), I could tuck the cables under the hard drive. However, I got cut a few times on the part of the frame that keeps the hard drive lined up with the slot, plus the ends of the power connectors kept getting into the 120mm fan located in the front of my case and kept it from turning.
This lack of space for cables has also lead to the destruction of one of the SATA ports on my motherboard. Which I then had to spend $30 on a SATA/USB 3.0 PCIe card so that I had enough SATA connectors for all my drives. So after having this case for about a year, I decided I wanted something better, sturdier, and more spacious, yet not as monstrously huge @.@ as the case I had before. So I went to Fry's and looked around for one that fit my needs. After a bit I found her down below, felt her up. and being quite satisfied, took her home.
Yep, I spent $90 on a CoolerMaster HAF 922M case. She's beautiful, with all the trimmings just about. Dang near everything I could ever want: Large 200mm fans on the front and top, space around the power supply (yes, it's mounted on the bottom of the case too), room for extra fans, CPU bracket access in the back 5 5.25" drive bays, 5 3.5" hard drive bays, a front peripheral header that includes eSATA, a button for turning the LEDs off and on, on the front fan (oh my, YES!), recessed motherboard IO and headers in the back, plus a vertical bracket that sets above it, and an ingenious, yet simple cable management system. I wish it came with wheels though, like it's bigger brother, the HAF 932. But it's $130 and a little bit nicer too - 200mm fan on the side with a partial glass panel and 6 5.25" bays. But I digress.
Basically, the case has cutouts in it that allow you to run zip ties through them and fasten your cables to the case where they are hidden and out of the way. It also has an access port near the power supply so that all the power cables can go behind the motherboard tray (plus the side panel is abscessed to further accommodate this) and you don't have to worry about power cables being cluttered everywhere. Heck even the 12V motherboard connector has a port at the top of the case where it can come out so you don't have to run it across the board. So it gets hidden too. Underground cable bondage? Apparently so. o.O;;
A few things I will note about this case however, is that the front panel was a tad "bowed" out, which can sometimes make it difficult to get on the case, and the hard drive mounts aren't the easiest to get onto your hard drive, but overall the case is very well built and thought out and its sturdiness gives thanks to thicker gauge steel than your average mid-tower case. It keeps everything nice and cool. My Phenom II quad core is idling at 85*F with a 10% voltage increase and a bit of an older cooler that was first used on my Socket 754 AMD Athlon (single core) back in the day. Copper base and heatpipes, though I know that the CoolerMaster V8 CPU cooler puts this thing to shame. You can't even compare. I'm talking an idle temperature of like 65*F with that thing.
And I'm nerding out and ranting, hehe. I guess that's what happens when kittyboy suddenly realizes that he is dead tired and needs the few hours of rest he can get before work. The drowsiness! It's like beer to me, it makes me goofy and silly!! ...but has no flavor. Hey, I want my money back!! T_T!!!
So..yeah. My geek rant for the early morning. *curls up somewhere high* Shleepies...nighties... |3
flavor flave is retarded, let's never do that again xD
here we go