What do you think?
What do you think?
I very much like my Silverstone Precision PS04B. I've never been keen on mesh because of the dust that collects in it but this case looks really nice. Everything is flush and fits well and it just looks nice.
Also, it's better than the PS05 because the PS05 doesn't have "built in" power and HDD LEDs - they are instead hanging on a trailing cable which you have to dangle behind the mesh grill to be able to see. And who needs the extra external 3.5" bay anyway?!
I quite like the Asgard myself.
If you were able to get a price match, I'd say the Antec 300, but I like discreet cases myself![]()
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Yeah I like the PS04B too - very nice looking. I see it's out of stock, like the trident vanquish which was it's case. I was considering the PS05B also, you think I should give it a miss then?
This isn't bad http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=38515
this looks quite nice for the price http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=40129
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41176
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=40129
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41061
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=39915
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=38515
not so much the best looking, as thats down to opinion but these are the best cases in that price range.
my personal pick would be the nzxt beta evo, the only downside to that case is that you need to buy extra fans for it which could knock the price up but tbh thats not essential for a basic build.
Well the power and HDD LEDs of the PS05B are only my little niggle. On closer inspection I see it's actually a bit different to the PS04B inside. It has cable management holes and side-facing HDD bays. Really it's up to you which case you prefer because, as has already been said, whether it looks good is all down to opinions.
Personally I think the PS04B looks better than the PS05B, but the PS05B seems to have better features inside for fitting your hardware.
The Xigmatek Asguard is also nice.
In my personal experience, I have typically found online stock images of computer cases to be deceiving. The PS04B looks a lot nicer in real life than it does in the photo. Likewise, the Thermaltake Tsunami Dream (outside of your price range) doesn't look as nice as it does in pictures.
https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=41176
That's a decent case for the price, only problem is it only comes with 1 fan. so you'd need to buy 2+ more. (1-2 for top 1 for rear)
http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6654
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Another vote for the Xigmatek Asguard here, great case for the money
I'd say this without a doubt
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41176
ps. be handy if people above IMG displayed their pics instead of all the link clickage required![]()
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I'd choose the CM Elite aswell (if I was budget limited, personally I haven't spent less than triple figures on a case for years).
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they're none of the aforementioned particularly pretty tbh, so i'm going on how the insides look, and the inside of the PS05B looks nicest to me![]()