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Which case should I get?

Try googling for reviews on these cases. Many hardware sites review cases according to quality of construction, room for expansion, cooling abilities, noise, and ease of installing parts. Then think about what kind of computer you wish to build. A large full tower case will offer you lots of expansion room; however, it will be heavy and bulky, hard to lug to LAN parties if you're a gamer. A steel case will be tougher than aluminum, but is heavier, retains heat a little more, and is harder to do cutting work with if you're moding. Do you want a lot of fan mounts for cooling? You can get it, but your case will be noisier, unless you compromise by choosing less fan mounts that can take larger fans for more airflow at low noise. Decide what YOU want to do, and what you want a case to look like, and what hardware you want to put into the machine you're building. Then choose for yourself. You're going to have to be happy with your purchase, not anyone else.

A rule of thumb is that you get what you pay for with cases. Better cases have folded edges so you're unlikely to give yourself razor cuts when building your computer. Better cases are usually built stronger, and often make installation easier with removable motherboard trays or drive racks for your hard disks. You pay a price for this, but it is worth it.
 
LoneWolf said:
Try googling for reviews on these cases. Many hardware sites review cases according to quality of construction, room for expansion, cooling abilities, noise, and ease of installing parts. Then think about what kind of computer you wish to build. A large full tower case will offer you lots of expansion room; however, it will be heavy and bulky, hard to lug to LAN parties if you're a gamer. A steel case will be tougher than aluminum, but is heavier, retains heat a little more, and is harder to do cutting work with if you're moding. Do you want a lot of fan mounts for cooling? You can get it, but your case will be noisier, unless you compromise by choosing less fan mounts that can take larger fans for more airflow at low noise. Decide what YOU want to do, and what you want a case to look like, and what hardware you want to put into the machine you're building. Then choose for yourself. You're going to have to be happy with your purchase, not anyone else.


A rule of thumb is that you get what you pay for with cases. Better cases have folded edges so you're unlikely to give yourself razor cuts when building your computer. Better cases are usually built stronger, and often make installation easier with removable motherboard trays or drive racks for your hard disks. You pay a price for this, but it is worth it.
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so would the Silverstone Nimiz TJ-03 be bad for ultimate gaming? i don't plan on carring it around...
 
Is it a good case for me? No. Is it for you? Maybe. I'm picky about some things others aren't, and some people like the looks of one case better than another.

I'm not a fan of cases with front doors. I need access to my DVD-ROM and DVD burner too much, and I'd be forever opening and shutting that door. Plus, our cat would probably think the door was a cool toy, and it wouldn't last long.

I prefer a removable motherboard tray if I can get one, though that's not a 100% deal breaker, it depends on the case design. I also prefer a removable cage to mount hard disks in This case has neither. It's a lot easier to mount your gear outside the case if you can do so.

I prefer using 120mm fans if I can, to lower noise. Not a deal-breaker either (my soon-to-be-replaced AOpen HX-08 full tower has lots of 80mm fan mounts) but there are other cases that allow me to do a lot of the above, like the Thermaltake Tsunami Dream, which also has 120mm fans and slide-out drive cages with rubber grommeted drive mounts to reduce noise from vibration, while preserving that similar brushed aluminum look.

On the plus side, the Silverstone has a lot of modding potential as it's fairly plain looking. You could make a pretty good project out of making the top blowhole look better, and making a blowhole in the case front to allow for better air intake for the front-mounted fan. I prefer cases that are tasteful, and the Silverstone refrains from having aliens, mudflap girls, biohazard symbols, or tons of flashing lights. It has folded edges so you probably won't cut yourself, and it has external USB/Firewire ports, another big plus. It looks well made. Up to you to decide whether the features and looks suit you or not. After a lot of research, I recently went with the Antec P160 Performance One, and I haven't regretted it.
 
LoneWolf said:
I prefer a removable motherboard tray if I can get one, though that's not a 100% deal breaker, it depends on the case design. I also prefer a removable cage to mount hard disks in This case has neither. It's a lot easier to mount your gear outside the case if you can do so.
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Just a small point, the TJ03 does have a removable motherboard tray. The cage for the internal discs might be slightly fiddly, though (admittedly I haven't tried mounting anything in it myself).

The case also seems fairly cat proof, ours tried to jump on it, immediately slid off the other side and seems too embarrassed at the memory to try it again!
 
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