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Treasures or Trash? 5 PC Cases for Gamers

12:05 - Monday 29 May 2006 by Siggy Moersch

1. The Devil Is In The Details
2. Aerocool ExtremEngine 3T: Huge 250mm Fans
3. Exterior Views, Continued
4. Exterior Views, Continued
5. Exterior Views, Continued
6. Interior Views
7. Aerocool AeroEngine II - SSA: Massive Swing-out Doors
8. Interior And Exterior Views, Continued
9. Interior And Exterior Views, Continued
10. Interior And Exterior Views, Continued
11. Aspire X-Cruiser-BK/420: Bull's Eye Gauges On Display
12. Interior And Exterior Views
13. Interior And Exterior Views, Continued
14. Interior And Exterior Views, Continued

15. Dynapower Blackwidow CS-BW41602.1266: Spiderman Design
16. Interior And Exterior Views
17. Interior And Exterior Views, Continued
18. Pre-installed 450 Watt Power Supply
19. MGE XG Dragon: Overpriced But Pretty
20. Exterior Views
21. Exterior Views, Continued
22. Interior Views
23. Interior Views, Continued
24. 500-Watt Power Supply With Cable Management
25. Pros And Cons
26. Conclusion
27. Technical Data
28. Afterword: Illuminated Input Devices
29. Illuminated Input Devices, Continued

A playful and conspicuous design is a matter of personal taste.

Case vendors always seek to attract younger buyers with extravagant form factors and outrageous looks. There are, for example, cases geared for gamers that evoke Spiderman or Batman, ready to make themselves at home in a kid's room or a teenager's lair. We look in detail at what five gaming cases, mostly from Asia, offerin in the way of modding fantasy and good 'ole fashioned quality.

However, gaming cases of this kind often lose something from the moment of their conception until when they reach retail channels. Another downside is that, because of cost considerations, many vendors choose to build with plastic, which is a lot more fragile than metal.