Logisys CS888UV: Glowing Acrylic!
by Purav Sanghani on November 5, 2004 12:05 AM EST- Posted in
- Cases/Cooling/PSUs
Installation
Like any other case without tool-less features, the installation of each component using screws took about 15 minutes total.As we mentioned in the Motherboard Tray section, the motherboard sits directly on the right side panel. And since the drive bays use screws to secure each drive, we had to hold off on installing the motherboard until after we had installed our drives, using screws on both sides of the bays. We had to remove the right side panel to insert the screws on that side of the bays.
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If Logisys had put in an extra panel for the motherboard to sit in, it would have been much easier to install all of the components in any order.
We also noticed that the heads of the supplied screws were not large enough given the size of the holes of the case. To clarify, when installing the power supply or drive bays, the screws' heads would dig into the acrylic, leaving an indentation into the soft material, causing damage to the case. Logisys does provide red washers but how much of an improvement does that really provide, and who really wants to use washers with every screw?
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diehlr - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
UGLY.Shinei - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Now, if only Macs were half as good as PCs... ;)I do agree that the G5 cases are dead sexy, though, and I'm curious why someone hasn't gotten the bright idea of putting out that A(B)TX case style (like the Temjins) with a G5-style case... Amazing cooling + hot looks + huge case == winner.
Orchid001 - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
#1 I agree there are a lot of very bad pc cases out there (A lot do look like they are designed for/by 16 yr old metal fans), there are some exceptions, I have a shuttle case myself which I think looks great. PC case designers could take a leaf out of Apples book.SMT - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
#1 - Um, Shuttle?Avalon - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Acrylic cases are so funny looking that I almost wish I had one...almost :PLocut0s - Friday, November 5, 2004 - link
Others have said it before but I'll say it again.What ever happened to the concepts of sleekness, style, and form? It seems like most of the case makers have hired 16 year old tone deaf heavy metal freaks. "Oh you know what would be cool man?! Make it transparent and glowy and shit!" or "Make it look like a transformer!". Whatever you may think of Apple (and I myself am NOT an apple guy) you have to admit they are one of the few remaining bastions of style and taste left. Where are the PC cases for the rest of us?
breakfastninja - Monday, May 3, 2010 - link
I just wanna say that I own a CS888CL and it only has three 80mm fans, not five. I actually cut a hole in the top of mine for a 120mm and dropped my system temps by 6 degrees.