Case and Cooling Spring 2004: Upcoming Products
by Kristopher Kubicki on April 3, 2004 10:00 AM EST- Posted in
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CaseArts
Sometimes when we evaluate a case in a review, we find it hard to give a certain case an excellent rating because, unfortunately, it looks terrible. The computer industry constantly stresses function over form; which is not much of an issue except when you are talking about your monitor or computer case. Over the last couple years, a startup company has been working very close with TTGI/SuperFlower and Cheiftec/Chenming to take cases with excellent design features, and then give them a custom paint job. The thought seems almost bizarre at first, but the results more or less speak for themselves.
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Obviously CaseArts does not appeal to everyone; there is a $20+ premium per case for the paint job.
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You can find out more about CaseArts here at their website.
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Zepper - Tuesday, April 6, 2004 - link
It would be nice if you scouted out who actually makes some of these PSUs. Just like Antec cases, lots of these PSUs are OEMed, e.g. the Zalman are actually made by Fortron... You can find out by looking up the UL file number (Exxxxxx)found under the RU symbol on the label, at ul.com . Always nice to be able to cut one more mouth out of the money trough..bh.
KristopherKubicki - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
Oh wait, Antec doesnt make cases....:)
Kristopher
Icewind - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
I wish Antec would get their asses in gear and make some aluminum cases....mkruer - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
I want to see a review on just passive cooling Heatsinks, no water, phase change, or fan.tfranzese - Monday, April 5, 2004 - link
An even more minor typo:"We have always relied on Enermax for ARE high performance, well manufactured (and usually expensive) power supplies."
think that should be OUR ;)
mcveigh - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
[q]Wow that is one big case[/q]YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN!
amdfanboy - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
Wow that is one big caseLocutus4657 - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
All I have to say is wow! That SuperFlow PS is just cool! It'd may never find a home in any computer I build (specs are much more important than looks for me whe it comes to power supplies), but that is just danged cool.KristopherKubicki - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
hehe yeah its joules - misprint on Zalman's site.Kristopher
rsa4046 - Sunday, April 4, 2004 - link
Sorry -- didn't see Chuckles' post ...