Cain needs a new PC January 2008 Edition

[pigworthy]

I almost ordered the Cosmos, but it's HUGE and weight 40lbs by itself. And it's a bit tight for where I want to put it. So I went with the P182.

[BlackArrow]

I almost ordered the Cosmos, but it's HUGE and weight 40lbs by itself. And it's a bit tight for where I want to put it. So I went with the P182.

It is a great case Pig, I love the slide out/in hard drive enclosures.

[Gremlin_flg]

Do you how heavy the P180 is?? :P

[pigworthy]

Do you how heavy the P180 is?? :P

Yes, yes I do.

[WalkinTarget]

P180 is 32 lbs. It feels heavier, but my Chieftec Dragon full tower is 52 lbs with all the hardware in it.

[GoatX12]

For Cases I personally use the Gigabyte's I saw someone else suggest them also; take a look at these.

Gigabyte Aurora

Tons of room, highly upgradeable and Watercooling ready (the black gromemts on the back for 3/4 tubing).

[WalkinTarget]

So far I have seen three cases that are highly regarded, the Aurora, P180/2 and the Cosmos.
Each has their areas of appeal, but I'm proud of you guys offering up what I consider the best cases for the money that you can find. I had almost forgotten about some, seeing as how I don't own them, but I know full well each of the above three, and I'm sure will be quite happy with any of the three.

Tough choice .... glad I don't have to make it !

[darth_nevus]

So far I have seen three cases that are highly regarded, the Aurora, P180/2 and the Cosmos.
Each has their areas of appeal, but I'm proud of you guys offering up what I consider the best cases for the money that you can find. I had almost forgotten about some, seeing as how I don't own them, but I know full well each of the above three, and I'm sure will be quite happy with any of the three.

Tough choice .... glad I don't have to make it !

Agreed. Alot of time went into finding mine. but i finally settled on it after i heard how well WT's worked. the sound deading material, ease and convience of assembly, REASSEMBLY, MOVEABLE fan brackets, builting fan "filters" for the front, 3 speed fans, and bottom mount psu is what did it for me. replacing the HD in an already assembled pc has always irked me. the removeable drive trays are a HUGE plus. my only 2 qualms about the P180/b/2 cases are no seperate motherboard tray, and the fact that the p180's sidepanels have PLASTIC hooks for holding them on. the plastic is soft, so if your not careful, i can see why so many people complain about breaking them.

pc assembly is a precision, careful process, so i was fine, but, its the only 2 things i can really complain about

[Duke{CLR}]

I just noticed this coupon $123.99 for a P182 at ZZF.

http://www.couponmountain.com/ZipZoo...ons-deals.html

[Dead_And_Gone]

My Coolermaster is everything I wanted in a case,
plust the black finish looks Sharp.

Glad your happy with your case Pig.

As long as they do what you want, it's all good.

[juneau]

Nobody is recommending Lian Li? Probably the best cases on the planet.

[WalkinTarget]

Cain, here's a pre-order link to the 8400 for $210. TankGuys are a respectable vendor as well, and they always specify the core of chips so you can get a better overclocker if you so desire.

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info...oducts_id=1788

And the 8500 for $305 as well:
http://www.tankguys.com/product_info...oducts_id=1789

They are still saying January 20 for their release date.

Whats quite surprising is to compare that price to the now dated e6600 at the Egg, which is about $20 more: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003


Whaaa ... ???? Anyhoo, the price was actually dropped from $216 to $210, so thats good news.

Here's a direct quote from a TankGuys employee when asked when the chips would be available:

Not quite sure yet - as mentioned, official release date is the 20th, but that doesn't mean they will filter down into the retail channel yet. We've got a bunch of these on order directly with Intel, and are first in line at one of their top distributors, so we're shooting to have them as quickly as possible. No definite idea when, exactly, that will be though. - TankGuys

[darth_nevus]

if your going to go dual core instead of quad, go with the 8500. i like it!

[WalkinTarget]

CPUs are now AVAILABLE and in stock !!!

8400:
http://www.buy.com/prod/e8400-lga775...206459005.html

http://www.onsale.com/shop/detail.as...rce=bwbfroogle

Editing as they drop out of stock ... psewww that was fast.

[Duke{CLR}]

Nobody is recommending Lian Li? Probably the best cases on the planet.

+1 I love Lian Li. They make a well crafted case.