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SilverStone RAVEN RV02-E Case Review
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 When it comes down to looking for a high end case with ample
cooling and expansion options, the SilverStone RAVEN RV02-E is one
route to definitely consider. The case looks seemingly simple from the
outside but it’s a work of art inside and out. The 90° rotated
motherboard with three 180mm Air Penetrator brings cooling performance
I’ve never seen in a case before.
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Cooler Master Centurion 5 II Black and Red Edition: First Look
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So what is so special about this new Centurion case? To start with, the inside is not only black but red as well. Yep, this new Centurion sports a very bad-ass matte combo of black paint and red accented interior theme, which has been the basis of many a build and mods. Why isn't Cooler Master going to offer this case in the U.S.? We actually have no idea, but will have a ball reviewing it! (Which one never knows... if you show enough interest, we can forward CM the page-view count and maybe we'll see it released here after all!)
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Antec LanBoy Air Case Review
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"The Antec LanBoy Air is unlike any mid-tower case ever seen before. Nearly all the parts of the Antec LanBoy Air can be re-arranged to fit the user’s needs. The Antec LanBoy Air mid-tower case has perforated panels for maximum airflow, utilizing positive air pressure to push all the hot air out while keeping dust away from your system components. The LanBoy Air Case uses the new revolutionary Antec AirMounts™ HDD mounting system to reduce drive vibration and noise. Users can install up to 15 fans inside the Antec LanBoy Air and even has room on top for mounting a water cooling radiator. The Antec LanBoy Air is simply the most flexible and customizable mid-tower case ever built."
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ThermalTake Level 10 GT
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"With the Level 10 GT, form meets function for a very nice combination. Many great features have been jam packed into this case. Things like a headset hanger, USB 3.0, excellent wire management features, tool-less solutions and even a hinged side panel door. Just, to name a few of the many things Thermaltake did well with on the Level 10 GT. Heck I even managed to leave out the best feature of all which are the five external hotswap capable HDD bays which is convenient especially when you have a lot of hard drives."
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BitFenix Outlaw Mid Tower Chassis Review
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To date, from BitFenix I have seen some really unusual designs such as the Survivor and Colossus, but in more recent times they have moved to more widely acceptable aesthetics and design layouts. Of the last pair of chassis designs, both are more of the usual suspect when it comes to mid tower cases, yet still have things that make them stand out when scrolling through what seems like an endless list of chassis purchase options. To stand out against the competition, one option is to paint it white to sell massive amounts of cases, because truly, black on black cases are everywhere. Even though BitFenix lowered the bar for stand out aesthetics and general wow factor, they have, in my opinion, delivered a mid tower gaming chassis that in my mind has a trio of reasons why this new chassis will stand out against the rest."
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Win Track Computer Case Review
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"With good cooling performance from the four included fans and an innovative front panel design, In Win's Track chassis is an interesting mid-tower chassis that also includes several tool-free features and a blacked-out interior and rear panel. The big 220mm side panel intake fan keeps the graphics and CPU nice and cool and also boasts blue LEDs that can be switched on or off from the panel mounted switch."
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Enermax Hoplite Case Review
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"The Hoplite is the latest mid-tower case from Enermax, coming with a fancy "VEGAS" fan, an external SSD/hard drive dock, and two external 3.5"/2.5" hot-swap bays."
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Zalman Z9 Plus ATX Tower Case
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The Zalman Z9 Plus is a budget ATX tower case targeting the enthusiast/gamer market. The Z9 Plus has the usual trappings of such cases plus a temperature sensor with LCD display and a fan controller, all at a very reasonable price.
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Lancool PC-K63
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The Lancool PC-K62 already left a good impression at the HT4U.net lab. Now the Lian-Li subsidiary presented the successor in the “First-Knight-Series”, the PC-K63. HT4U.net evaluates, if it also leaves a good impression.
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Thermaltake V9 BlacX
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“Today we're looking at a new mid-tower chassis from Thermaltake that looks eerily familiar, seeming to channel the essence of something we've seen before from Thermaltake. In fact, the new V9 BlacX is an evolution of the vanilla V9 mid-tower case. Whereas the V9 showed some promise but offered nothing terribly original, the BlacX version does exactly that by incorporating a hard drive and solid state drive docking bay right into the chassis itself.”
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Thermaltake V9 BlacX
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"The wire management accommodations in the V9 BlacX are seriously lacking and can use some improvement. There is very little room behind the motherboard tray to run wires, and nothing to really route them around. I really did my best on the wire management here, and I'm not terribly happy with the results. I did also find that the power supply mounting bracket does not allow for the power supply to be flipped over, allowing for a slight advantage with wire management since the cables can start closer to the motherboard tray."
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Antec P193 case
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"Antec recently announced a refresh to their performance one line of cases and they were kind enough to send a few for us to take a look at. Today we're reviewed the P193, the top of the performance pile. Let's see how it's features stack up."
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Antec LanBoy Air ATX Case Review
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Antec has earned a reputation for extraordinary case designs such as the Skeleton, Dark Fleet, Hundred and ISK series, but late last year they unveiled what's arguably their most unique and striking case yet, the LanBoy Air.
At first glance you can tell this is an enthusiast and gamer-oriented product. Antec touts the LanBoy Air for its highly customizable and modular design. Weighing 20.3 lbs (9.2 kg), the case can be outfitted with an insane fifteen 120mm fans -- so you know the "Air" moniker belongs in its name. Perhaps more intriguing, nearly every part of the case is modular, even the motherboard and PSU mounts.
It also comes as good news that the LanBoy Air starts at $150, which is not a bad price point for a unique case offering these days. Let's check out in better detail what Antec has got in store for us...
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