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Aluminus Silver High Gloss Cas | List Price: $79.99
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Brand: Ultra
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Ultra Products
- Aluminus Silver High Gloss cas
Shake Rattle and Roll, a cheap case that looks good. [Posted on 2006-09-29]
The product images are incredible. You feel like you are buying a high end server case that is solid metal.
Unfortunately, the case is made of thin guage aluminum and with the side cover of, you can actually flex the case by giving it a slight push. Additionally several metal pieces are touching each other with no bolt, this means as fan components spin up they can cause vibration and uneeded noise.
No door latches, a great feature for modders who need to quickly open the case without unscrewing bolts.
Without purchasing right angle SATA cables, you cannot mount SATA drives facing the clear door on the case. I had to mount my drives in reverse to give the cables enough room.
The entire front door panel is plastic. I do not like plastic front doors because they tend to vibrate over time. Additionally the entire frame of the front door can open, adding yet more places for the plastic to vibrate while the case is in operation.
When purchasing this case, remember to purchase two 120mm fans. You will need them to get the air moving.
The only redeeming quality of the case is the 3.5" drive bays. You can mount a total of 7 3.5" drives into this case. A Sata Raid junkie's dream.
Unless you really need a case that can hold seven hard drives, purchase something else. The noise this case makes under operation will run any serious gamer away.
MY NEW CASE [Posted on 2007-03-15]
I just did the transplant. this is a nice case, not perfect,but nice.
The frame is very stable. The sides do flex alittle but who cares. They don't bend or dent, so unless you plan on hitting it with a hammer, its fine. the finish is really nice( I wish my car look this good).
There is pleny of room in the case, except for the hard drive. I had to move the hd up against the plexy door to hook up my x-connect power cable.
I was trying to hide my wires and it came out pretty good. Now I'm getting good air flow through the system. I had to change a few ide cables,but it came out nice.
Now the NEGS: 1. NO SLOTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EXPANSION SLOTS TO ANCHOR YOUR PCI CARDS, SO THEY FLEX WHEN YOU PLUG IN YOUR MONITOR,ECT.
2. PLASTIC , TO MUCH, DOOR,LATCHES,BAY SIDERS, ECT. THIS STUFF IS GOING TO BREAK SOONER OR LATER.
3. THE FRONT DOOR DOES NOT LEAVE ROOM FOR ANYTHING THAT PROTRUDES PAST THE BEZEL, LIKE KNOBS ON A FAN CONTROL OR MY AUDIGY PLAT.
CONTOL AND HOOKUP PLATE. THE DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT, SO I HAD TO RECESS IT BACK ONE SCREW HOLE, NOT FLUSH.
4. THE MANUAL SUCK.
CONCLUSION: THE CASE IS STRONG AND STURDY( NO RATTLES), THE TECH LEVEL IS HIGH, AND NOW THAT I'M DONE, I AM VERY HAPPY ( LOOKS GREAT LESS FILLING).
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