Which Gaming PC Case would you recommend?

[AMW1011]

I agree, it is not like you got to carry it to an LAN Party where people do gaming and you got to show off your PC Case to them for every week since these are heavy full-tower cases and they are not portable.

Most of the time, we look at the monitor than looking at the pc case and some people would leave their pc case underneath their desktop and putting the monitor on top of the desk so this is why I think that there is no point to show off its beauty that much because nobody is going to see it unless if they oftenly come into your room/computer room and see it themselve.

At the beginning, I was more like an old-school noob because I care much about beauty of the PC like having cathode ray lights or beautiful lights from CPU cooler or something like Crucial Ballistix Ram with lights on top and a beautiful PC Case regardless to its cooling performance but now, I think that performance is more important as well as spending on something that is good for bang for the buck.

I agree with you except, a full tower case can't be hidden easily and it should be beautiful. A full tower case is very eye-opening to many people. I have a 24" monitor and people look at my monitor and are impressed, then they look for where that deep powerful hum is coming from and it is my case that makes their eyes go wide. This means nothing to me, if I cared what other people thought I would have lights everywhere and skulls and dragons on the case, but even I admit to some pleasure from that reaction. I want a good looking case that cools well and is enjoyable to use. By good looking, I mean stylish and classy, not fighter plane-ish or military inspired. I admit that I like LED fans, but nothing else LED. In do not like windows, plastic, doors, or anything over the top, I think they are ugly.

Refined, stylish, classy, and understated but aggressive are qualities that I look for in a case.

 

[Techno-boy]

I agree with you except, a full tower case can't be hidden easily and it should be beautiful. A full tower case is very eye-opening to many people. I have a 24" monitor and people look at my monitor and are impressed, then they look for where that deep powerful hum is coming from and it is my case that makes their eyes go wide. This means nothing to me, if I cared what other people thought I would have lights everywhere and skulls and dragons on the case, but even I admit to some pleasure from that reaction. I want a good looking case that cools well and is enjoyable to use. By good looking, I mean stylish and classy, not fighter plane-ish or military inspired. I admit that I like LED fans, but nothing else LED. In do not like windows, plastic, doors, or anything over the top, I think they are ugly.

Refined, stylish, classy, and understated but aggressive are qualities that I look for in a case.

Of course, everything is important but the problem is that sometimes beauty does not correspond to quality and performance. If they look beautiful and performs well and the quality is also good then that would be excellent.

Anyway, the reason that I said that is because in my case, I am the only one who use the computer and nobody would see it anyway regardless to whether it looks beautiful or not and I don't invite friends to my house for every day and I don't have to share my PC with them since they already got one. It would also be inside my bedroom and I am not a kind of person who likes to always bring other people into my bedroom.

I also normally spend time looking into my monitor while gaming or looking at the DirectX's beautiful game's image quality or typing with my keyboard than looking at the PC Case or its blinking lights.

It depends on your situation, if you have many people coming into your computer room like your friends and they wanted to see and use your computer then having a beautiful PC Case would be better or more necessary and if you wanted to use it as part of house decoration like Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii (part of living room or home theater) then that would also be great and that is when the importance of beauty-look kicks in. 😗

Looks like I have to also buy a new PC desk since it might be too small for the full-towers because I always use it for the older mid-tower PC Case like Sony Vaio Desktop PC.

Anyway, putting it underneath the desktop is a bad idea because it would trap the heat underneath the desk and there is not enough space for the airflow to cool the system. I might put it on top of a giant desk and hoping that there is enough space for the monitor too.

 

[AMW1011]

Of course, everything is important but the problem is that sometimes beauty does not correspond to quality and performance. If they look beautiful and performs well and the quality is also good then that would be excellent.

Then the PC-a77f is a no brainer since it wins in all those categories.

Of course, everything is important but the problem is that sometimes beauty does not correspond to quality and performance. If they look beautiful and performs well and the quality is also good then that would be excellent.

Anyway, the reason that I said that is because in my case, I am the only one who use the computer and nobody would see it anyway regardless to whether it looks beautiful or not and I don't invite friends to my house for every day and I don't have to share my PC with them since they already got one. It would also be inside my bedroom and I am not a kind of person who likes to always bring other people into my bedroom.

I also normally spend time looking into my monitor while gaming or looking at the DirectX's beautiful game's image quality or typing with my keyboard than looking at the PC Case.

It depends on your situation, if you have many people coming into your computer room like your friends and they wanted to see and use your computer then having a beautiful PC Case would be better or more necessary and if you wanted to use it as part of house decoration like Playstation 3 or Xbox 360 or Nintendo Wii (part of living room or home theater) then that would also be great and that is when the importance of beauty-look kicks in. 😗

Looks like I have to also buy a new PC desk since it might be too small for the full-towers because I always use it for the older mid-tower PC Case like Sony Vaio Desktop PC.

Anyway, putting it underneath the desktop is a bad idea because it would trap the heat underneath the desk and there is not enough space for the airflow to cool the system. I might put it on top of a giant desk and hoping that there is enough space for the monitor too.

You misunderstand, it doesn't matter who sees it or how often, it only matters since YOU have to see it.

To be honest, I have my tower on a totally different desk than the rest of my computer, works pretty well. And yes, a PC case under a desk will greatly hinder cooling performance.

 

[Techno-boy]

Then the PC-a77f is a no brainer since it wins in all those categories.

Why is PC-A77F a no brainer choice since it is becoming a winner of my buying list on this thread and you recommended it to me?

Just because it does not look too beautiful and having more classic look but that does not mean that it is bad in terms of quality or performance.

I think that PC-A77F looks a bit too classic but like I said earlier, performance is the most important thing for me so it is a full brainer to get it and be happy with its mighty performance.

Its shape geometry is too perfect with no curves and without much decoration to it unlike HAF 932/Thermaltake Armor+/Antec 1200 but the quality is better because it was made of alluminium like you said and the airflow is better and more balanced because of having more intake front fans.

I think that it is more beautiful in terms of classic style perhaps but not in typical hip-hop style or punk rock aggressive style or warrior style...

Anyway, we have to wait until it is release so we can see more reviews about it. Thanks for recommending me this classic nice-looking, powerful PC case (not the best looking case but I bet it is very powerful).

Of course, I did not say that PC-A77F looks ugly. Did I?

You misunderstand, it doesn't matter who sees it or how often, it only matters since YOU have to see it.

To be honest, I have my tower on a totally different desk than the rest of my computer, works pretty well. And yes, a PC case under a desk will greatly hinder cooling performance.

No, you missed my first comment, I don't have to see it oftenly but what I must see oftenly is the monitor and the beautiful DX 11 3D graphics. This is why I don't count beauty much for the PC Case, unlike in the past.

Actually, I care more about the beauty of the monitor because I have to constantly stare at it most of the time while I do gaming and computing...

 

[Techno-boy]

Anyway, thanks for the advice, people.

Special Thanks to JohnnyLucky and AMW1011 who contributed the most to this thread and were being very patient as well as giving most important information about the PC Case.

Looks like the best candidate or the WINNER is........... the NEW Lian Li PC-A77F!!! Thanks for this recommendation!

I just have to wait until it is release and I hope that its reviews won't dissapoint me...

 

[AMW1011]

Believe me, it will look far better in person than in any pictures, they don't capture the minute details.

I'm glad I could help and good luck.

 

[JackNaylorPE]

JBTW - You're getting a little excited. DDR 1500?.

My typing is slipping ....was waiting for FDA approval of collganese

http://www.answers.com/topic/dupuytren-s-contracture#Collagenase

According to the link you posted that Antec CP-850 was not awarded a 10.0 at jonnyguru.com. That's okay. The hit was for functionality (proprietary vs standard atx) and aesthetics rather than performance and value

Read my post again

"After all, how many PSU's are on the silentpcreview Editor's Choice List , get a 10.0 performance rating at jonnyguru.com

I was referring only to the performance rating

Performance 10
Functionality 8
Value 10
Aesthetics 9
Total Score 9.5

I don't much care about aesthetics on a PSU since I'll only get to enjoy that for the hour until it is installed. The functionality aspect I thot was bogus as a PSU designed for a specific form factor shouldn't get a knock cause its not a popular form factor.....they don't knock Porsches cause most people buy Corollas

I always quote only the performance rating at jonnyguru.