PutPut
March 6th, 2011, 18:18
My FSX machine is about as up to date as it is going to get unless something bites the dust. I had it stuffed in a case I bought about 6 years ago from Comp USA when they were still alive. I put 3 major rebuilds in it over the years. It really needed another fan in the summer and the front panel wiring never matched that on my mother boards.
Last week I was in the very unusual position of being a senior citizen with a little money burning a hole in my pocket. I blew it on a gamer's style case. It is built like a tank, all heavy steel. It has lots of lights which I could do without, but my wife thinks they are neat. Most important, it came with 4 large fans already installed. It was a pleasure installing everything because it is well laid out, room in the right places and easy HD installation. The front panel connectors matched those on my MB. When I got done with 3 HD's, CD/DVD writer and a substantial power supply it was pretty heavy.
It was worth it; the payoff being that both cores on the processor are running 5 -7 degrees Celcius cooler. Looks like it will last a while.
Best, Paul
Last week I was in the very unusual position of being a senior citizen with a little money burning a hole in my pocket. I blew it on a gamer's style case. It is built like a tank, all heavy steel. It has lots of lights which I could do without, but my wife thinks they are neat. Most important, it came with 4 large fans already installed. It was a pleasure installing everything because it is well laid out, room in the right places and easy HD installation. The front panel connectors matched those on my MB. When I got done with 3 HD's, CD/DVD writer and a substantial power supply it was pretty heavy.
It was worth it; the payoff being that both cores on the processor are running 5 -7 degrees Celcius cooler. Looks like it will last a while.
Best, Paul