Best Of The Best, Part 2: Who Makes The Most Elite PC Case?

[Crashman]

Our search continues for the one performance-oriented case with the highest-quality fit, finish, features, and materials. A spate of recent arrivals extend our series out into three parts, so today we see if the second round can top the first.

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[blackmagnum]

Answer (YMMV): Thermaltake Level 10 GT.

 

[Crashman]

Answer (YMMV): Thermaltake Level 10 GT.

You know the original Level 10 was probably "more elite"

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/level-10-fortress-2,2594-5.html

 

[vertexx]

Hope the Phanteks Enthoo Primo is part of the final - will we have to wait another 2 months for that?

 

[ykki]

I wish that they would use the new powercolor devil 13 290x (their version of the 295X2) for their tests

 

[amk-aka-Phantom]

Who makes the most elite cases? Corsair and NZXT, no need for investigation Still, a nice roundup.

 

[Drejeck]

There are some cases CNC made, you should talk about this indipendent manufacturers. On SweClockers I saw the best mini ITX computer ever made, with 2 ssds, 2 fans, a picopsu and a discrete graphic card with riser card.

 

[Drejeck]

Anyway my guess was Lian-Li and Silverstone

 

[eklipz330]

isn't this a purely subjective article? how can this be quantified?

 

[Neve12ende12]

I don't know much about cases, but I have an Azza Hurrican 2000 and I think it is pretty badass

 

[firefoxx04]

Phanteks Primo plz

 

[firefoxx04]

ID like to see these cases fitted with large radiators.. that is what the case labs is geared for after all.

 

[xenol]

CaseLabs is just one of those companies I don't get. Sure they give you a ton of customization options but I don't know, for $300 on a case like that?

At least the $210 I spent on a Silverstone FT02 was worth it.

 

[beoza]

For the price of that CaseLabs case I'd rather get the CM Cosmos II, and save about $60. Sure it's an older design but it just looks so much better to me. The only downside with the Cosmos II is it's big and bulky weighing at just over 47lbs empty.

 

[whiteodian]

There are some cases CNC made, you should talk about this indipendent manufacturers. On SweClockers I saw the best mini ITX computer ever made, with 2 ssds, 2 fans, a picopsu and a discrete graphic card with riser card.

Links please : D

Here is a link to something similar I won at a LAN party. Comes in a badass briefcase. http://nfc-systems.com/mini/

 

[Electromikey]

Without having used any of the other cases, I can say that I had the pleasure of building a system in the 760T recently (a friend had me build him a monster rig), and it was one of my favorite builds I've ever done. The case looks freakin' gorgeous under his desk, too.

 

[TheMentalist]

Every time i see articles like this one, it kinda bugs me that the Vengeance C70 is so underrated, damn love that case, even though it's old. Not saying that these cases aren't good.

 

[redgarl]

Fractal Design R2 XL... best Full Tower case for 100$. Nothing came close.

 

[redgarl]

Phantek Enthoo Luxe, Pro and Primo should be part of your next article.

 

[Karsten75]

the TL;DR - we have an unrealistic benchmark, got some sub-par cases and non should be worthy of an award? Next time do't specify a price as cut-off.

 

[Phillip Wager]

out of these the thermaltake would take my money but i think phanteks has the best "elite" case on the market right now.

 

[beoza]

Funny I got down voted for liking a different case that looks better to me. To each their own, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, I just like the Cosmos II more for a case that costs $300+.

 

[Crashman]

We liked our Cosmos II, except that the company submitted it for an "ultimate liquid cooling" case article when it was new, and the huge radiator being used then didn't fit. Other radiators do. And now the case is old...which unfortunately means no new review.

 

[Firedrops]

I don't get why they even bother testing with air-cooled components. Cases that can be even considered for this article are pretty much guaranteed to be able to handle that well. It's the radiator compatibility that should be the competition here.

 

[junkeymonkey]

each time I do a new build for myself I go look at cases and in the end it goes in to this old antec sx 635