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By TheFirstJimBo Fri Dec 01, 2006 8:06 pm
Lone Soulja wrote:^ Damn that computer looks like a complete rip off of Apples PowerMac. Lol...


I knew it! I knew someone was going to say that. To tell you the truth, this was the best case I could find and for the best value with a 500w power supply included, only $37. I looked through so many cases and they were cool lookin but had too much sh!t that would eventually break off or stop working. I didnt buy the case trying to make my pc look like a mac. I recommend this case to anyone looking to build there own pc.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6811164060

By wheelsx45 Fri Dec 01, 2006 10:32 pm
watch out, it probably has a very cheap psu..
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By TheFirstJimBo Sat Dec 02, 2006 2:36 am
thats why its a part of the deal :lol: But I bought it for the case.
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By electric dragon Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:22 pm
i'd keep my eye on it, a cheap power supply can cause a lot of problems which are difficult to trace back to the PSU because they'll be pretty random in nature....
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By TheFirstJimBo Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:05 am
no doubt. I have a spare aspire 420w PSU. You think I should replace it with that one? Aspire has a good rep.
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By konc3pt Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:44 pm
TheFirstJimBo wrote:
Lone Soulja wrote:^ Damn that computer looks like a complete rip off of Apples PowerMac. Lol...


I knew it! I knew someone was going to say that. To tell you the truth, this was the best case I could find and for the best value with a 500w power supply included, only $37. I looked through so many cases and they were cool lookin but had too much sh!t that would eventually break off or stop working. I didnt buy the case trying to make my pc look like a mac. I recommend this case to anyone looking to build there own pc.

http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6811164060





nice setup, case looks decent too for the price...but your going to regret using a psu that comes with the case. the power supplies that are free in the case usually have unstable volts(causes random restarts and bluescreens) or they burn out fast or they can burn out your system. if you invest that much in a good computer i would suggest you getting a different psu. enermax is another really good line of psu...If I was you I'd would not settle for anything less than 500Watts
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By TheFirstJimBo Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:49 pm
yeah, a friend that works on PCs told me to exchange it with the aspire one, he said I will be fine with the 420w aspire and it will be alot more reliable.
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By Mr modnaR Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:53 pm
no, offence jimbo, but that case looks flimsy as hell. i'd recommend a Lian-Li case, they are really good quality. as for the power supply, never ever use the one that came with the case. PC power and cooling are a good make, also tagan and antec.
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By TheFirstJimBo Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:07 pm
I checked out the lian li cases and thats exactly what im talking about
. $130 for a ugly @ss case. My case was only $37 and looks dope to me and does the job. I was planning on changing the PSU anyway because I was considering going SLI so that I could have 3 19' widescreens. I'm going with thermaltake for the SLI certified PSU.
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By Mr modnaR Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:11 pm
each to their own, i guess. you need to see a lian li in the flesh to see how well they're made. i'd say almost on a level with apple. pretty much all aluminium construction, and just really well thought out. like i said though, each to their own!!

ps you don't need SLI for three screens, but well all know you want it for the gming, correct? :lol: :P
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By TheFirstJimBo Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:15 pm
yeah I do a little gaming but I'm not a hardcore gamer. I want 3 screen because the they only cost $190 for Acer 19' widescreen with vga and DVI inputs. I might just get 2 though. 2 is enough and you can view the sequencer on 1 screen and the console on the other, I havent thought of why I would need a 3rd screen.
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By Mr modnaR Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:20 pm
well, in that case, you should be set with just the one graphics card, providing it has two outs (dvi preferably). 3's nice, but overkill, unless you have a small penis.

By cooocooo1 Sun Dec 03, 2006 10:50 pm
lmao....

3 screens would be nice though, the way I have my daw setup I have the editor on one screen, mixer on the other and when I have plugins and soft synths open they cover up one or the other and I have to keep opening and closing them so it would be nice to have another screen just for all the plugs....