The most awesome looking PC cases...EVER.

[SnakeCharmer]

Completely over the top, too extravagant, but so frakin' awesome.

[FatuousTwat]

Best one I've ever seen was built into a baby-sized coffin. No pics unfortunately, it was year and years ago.

[schild]

Snake, next time your brain says "Man, this is so awesome, I gotta make a thread about it" and it's a picture of anything, put it in the awesome pictures thread, or like Useless Conversation. Because 1. You're probably wrong and, 2., well, there is no 2. You're just wrong. Moving this to useless news as it's just paint/a skin on a boring generic goddamn computer case.

[SnakeCharmer]

wah wah wah.  Change your tampon.

[Lakov_Sanite]

Is this a joke thread?

[schild]

wah wah wah.  Change your tampon.

I can, but it's not going to help you develop good taste.

[Goreschach]

So they're just a typical boxy looking case with airbrushing?

You need to internet more.

[Brogarn]

Ya... sorry man, but definitely not awesome.

[IainC]

Commodore (yes, that Commodore) do some nice ones if you really want that sort of thing. They did the WAR cases that GOA gave away last year at Leipzig. They also aren't decals, the design is silkscreened onto the panels and then baked in.

[Sky]

I so want to rag on schild for being a dick....but he's right this time.

For reference, this is an awesome pc case:

[NiX]

No, poorly done.

These are awesome cases:

[fuser]

Those are some shitty cases.


Look a the freaking jagged edges on a user accessible flap.

All the PCI slots are screw based, no thumbscrews, basic cooling (1x120mm fan rear looks like 1x120mm in front), no removable motherboard tray, very basic cable management, and full length video cards might be a questionable fit. Honestly its a bare bones $40 case with some decals.

[Nebu]

Honestly its a bare bones $40 case with some decals.

They learned from the modelling industry that you can airbrush anything and make it look good. 

[Goreschach]

These two sites have the best cases. There is no debate.

http://slipperyskip.com/page23.html
http://www.datamancer.net/

[Grimwell]

For computers that still look like computers, I've liked the work these guys do:

http://www.kickbuttcomputers.com/gallery/select.asp

[01101010]

I so want to rag on schild for being a dick....but he's right this time.

For reference, this is an awesome pc case:

Exactly why I should have taken shop class or metal working class in high school instead of that dumb ass Psychology class.

[WayAbvPar]

An awesome PC case is small enough to fit on the desk, but large enough to contain any and all components and housing enough fans to bring the case to approximately absolute zero. Everything else is just window dressing wankery.

[Morfiend]

For computers that still look like computers, I've liked the work these guys do:

http://www.kickbuttcomputers.com/gallery/select.asp

Oh god. 

I would never, ever, have something like that in my house. Thats horrible. Those are like the computer version of "Spinners".

[schild]

For computers that still look like computers, I've liked the work these guys do:

http://www.kickbuttcomputers.com/gallery/select.asp

NO

An awesome PC case is small enough to fit on the desk, but large enough to contain any and all components and housing enough fans to bring the case to approximately absolute zero. Everything else is just window dressing wankery.

I disagree. There's a difference between a well  designed case made of high quality parts and a box that holds computer parts.

Well Designed: http://zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=349
See Grimwell's horrifying link for the alternative "box."

[Lantyssa]

Liquid helium gets expensive, too.

[Righ]

I though that this one would appeal to schild since it looks like his T-shirts.

[Brogarn]

Well Designed: http://zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=349

That case both inspires and scares the shit out of me. I could lose myself in building a PC based around that case. I already just about lost it with looking at the water cooling option. I've never set that up before, so don't know what any of those parts do. But I want them. Oh yes...

Ok, closing that tab. I can't afford that right now.

[Prospero]

I just wish that Zalman case came in a mini-tower version. I don't need anything quite that large, but is is gorgeous.

[fuser]

I disagree. There's a difference between a well  designed case made of high quality parts and a box that holds computer parts.

Well Designed: http://zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=349
See Grimwell's horrifying link for the alternative "box."

I love that Zalman case but even coming back down to a normal pricerange there are other cases that simply kick ass layout and features compared to iit (the art decal ones). I think the nicest case I had was lian-li one but it was noisy as hell with no vibration dampening but my god it was beautiful.

I'd love a "box" that was a box something like this http://www.yeongyang.com/yy-0221.htm
Considering that case is ~7years old, change out a lot of the mountings and shrink it 25-50% so its 3.5-4" on both sides what an amazing NAS cube it would be.

Nevermind, I'm in love http://www.lian-li.com/v2/tw/flashpage/v351/

[K9]

Aesthetically I liked Sky's contribution best; although the Sentry Turret and Companion Cube boxes are sweet.

[schild]

I disagree. There's a difference between a well  designed case made of high quality parts and a box that holds computer parts.

Well Designed: http://zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=349
See Grimwell's horrifying link for the alternative "box."

I love that Zalman case but even coming back down to a normal pricerange there are other cases that simply kick ass layout and features compared to iit (the art decal ones). I think the nicest case I had was lian-li one but it was noisy as hell with no vibration dampening but my god it was beautiful.

I'd love a "box" that was a box something like this http://www.yeongyang.com/yy-0221.htm
Considering that case is ~7years old, change out a lot of the mountings and shrink it 25-50% so its 3.5-4" on both sides what an amazing NAS cube it would be.

Nevermind, I'm in love http://www.lian-li.com/v2/tw/flashpage/v351/

Lian Li cases are like tin cans compared to Zalman.

The only comparable case to any Zalman stuff I've seen is this giant f'ing Coolermaster that's way too big to be taken seriously, but it's really nice.

That Zalman case I linked has more harddrive space than the Lian Li does for the whole PC by the way. As someone with 6 internal hard drives I'd like to use (2 of which I can't even use now since my case holds 4 and not 8), I can't see the appeal of that Lian Li. I do like the exterior looks though.

[schild]

I just wish that Zalman case came in a mini-tower version. I don't need anything quite that large, but is is gorgeous.

So, basically, you want this: http://www.zalman.com/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=188 with less lights.

The nice thing about that giant Zalman, also cheap as hell. Like $159 at Frys. I don't need anything that big either, but I'm going to upgrade to it in November when I can get the new ATI 5870.

[Oban]

Wow, or you guys could just buy a Mac.

[Viin]

The nice thing about that giant Zalman, also cheap as hell. Like $159 at Frys. I don't need anything that big either, but I'm going to upgrade to it in November when I can get the new ATI 5870.

What? $159? Guess I know what I'm buying myself for my birthday ...

Edit: Does anyone sell the Plus version of that?

[IainC]

This is the best Zalman case it isn't pretty but it is awesome. And it can be yours for about a grand and a half.

[Cadaverine]

I dunno, I like the one pictured here. 

[schild]

Wow, or you guys could just buy a Mac.

Mac cases are the closest thing, yes, but you'd have to rip out $2,000 in electronics. Suppose I could troll craigslist or Ebay for a broken mac.

The nice thing about that giant Zalman, also cheap as hell. Like $159 at Frys. I don't need anything that big either, but I'm going to upgrade to it in November when I can get the new ATI 5870.

What? $159? Guess I know what I'm buying myself for my birthday ...

Edit: Does anyone sell the Plus version of that?

I am not seeing a big difference. What am I missing?

[Venkman]

Wow, or you guys could just buy a Mac.

Buy what? This is the case geek version of the T&A thread. With about the same probability of real touching

Said another way, who the hell buys this crap except the people who make them?

[01101010]

I dunno, I like the one pictured here. 

  holy shit

[Oban]

...T&A thread. With about the same probability of real touching

Tell me what you want to touch in the T&A thread and I will get you a price.