15 Case Power Tower Round-Up
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Page 1:Cucumber Salad Or Band-Aid?
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Page 2:Ouch! The Pain Of Razor-Sharp Edges
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Page 3:The Cases: Up Close And Personal
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Page 4:Simple Motherboard Installation
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Page 5:Hard-Drive Trays
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Page 6:Fresh Air With 120 mm Fans
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Page 7:Rails For 5.25" Drives
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Page 8:Perfect Construction
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Page 9:Casetek C1020: Enter The Dragon
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Page 10:Easy Installation Of Motherboards, Graphic Boards And Hard Drives
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Page 11:The Hazards Of Installing 5.25" Drives
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Page 12:Pros
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Page 13:Chieftec BX-01: Plenty Of Room For Hard Drives
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Page 14:A Glimpse Inside The Case
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Page 15:90-Degree Carriage Rotation Simplifies Hard-Drive Installation
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Page 16:Safe Installation Of 5.25" Drives
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Page 17:Pros
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Page 18:Coolermaster Wavemaster: All Metal With Sharp Edges
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Page 19:Coolermaster Wavemaster, Continued
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Page 20:Installing The Motherboard Outside
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Page 21:Hard Drives Screwed Directly On The Case
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Page 22:Pros
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Page 23:Inter-Tech Sportcar Design: Typical Engine Sound With 6 Fans
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Page 24:Roomy Interior
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Page 25:Up To 11 Drives Fit In The Case
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Page 26:Razor-Sharp Edges And Corners
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Page 27:Pros
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Page 28:InWin IW-J568G: With Fan Speed Controller And Card Reader
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Page 29:Motherboard Installation A Hassle
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Page 30:Old-Fashioned Card Holders
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Page 31:Waste Of Space
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Page 32:Pros
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Page 33:Lian Li PC-V1000: Innovative Interior
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Page 34:Ingenious Innards
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Page 35:The PSU Down Under
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Page 36:Room Enough For Six Hard Drives
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Page 37:Screws Into Threads Not Into The Case
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Page 38:Front Bevel Included
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Page 39:Gotcha: Two Minor Weaknesses
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Page 40:Pros
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Page 41:NZXT Guardian: Zylon From Battlestar Galactica
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Page 42:No Sharp Edges Inside
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Page 43:Complicated Rail System For Drives
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Page 44:No Dust Filters Inside The Case
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Page 45:Revoltec Midi Tower: Chieftec With A New Design
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Page 46:Traditional Hardware Installation
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Page 47:Rails For 5.25" Drives
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Page 48:Special Carriages For Hard Drives
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Page 49:Pros
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Page 50:Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ02: Struggle With Drive Rails
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Page 51:Rails Secure Drives Firmly
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Page 52:Pros
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Page 53:Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ03S: Pricy XXL Format
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Page 54:Spacious Interior
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Page 55:Screws And Expansion Cards
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Page 56:Complicated Front-Port Cabling
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Page 57:Superflower X-Mask SF-462: Spider Design
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Page 58:Roomy Interior For Many Hard Drives
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Page 59:Card Installation With Brute Force
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Page 60:Are These Designers Crazy?
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Page 61:Thermaltake XaserV V5000A: Full Metal Jacket
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Page 62:Problems With Graphics-Card Installation
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Page 63:Pros
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Page 64:Yeong Yang YY-5603: No Major Flaws
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Page 65:Tidy Accessories
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Page 66:Anti-Vibration Rails For Drives
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Page 67:Break-Away Face Plates
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Page 68:Jet-Computer Last Samurai: Shades Of Darth Vader
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Page 69:Testing Procedure
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Page 70:Ratings
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Page 71:Features Chart
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Page 72:Features, Continued
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Page 73:Features, Continued
Pros
Multifeatured display Ships with installed power supply Edges filed downCons
Difficult hardware installation No dust filter Minimal room for hard drives PCI long cards can be installed with limitations onlyThe display shows the time and temperature. It also acts as an alarm clock and fan-speed controller
The built-in card reader can manage seven different formats
In sum, the clock display can be used not only to control fan speed and monitor the internal temperature, but also to wake you up in the mornings. The open 3.5" bay contains a card reader with front ports for USB, FireWire and audio.
Summary
- Cucumber Salad Or Band-Aid?
- Ouch! The Pain Of Razor-Sharp Edges
- The Cases: Up Close And Personal
- Simple Motherboard Installation
- Hard-Drive Trays
- Fresh Air With 120 mm Fans
- Rails For 5.25" Drives
- Perfect Construction
- Casetek C1020: Enter The Dragon
- Easy Installation Of Motherboards, Graphic Boards And Hard Drives
- The Hazards Of Installing 5.25" Drives
- Pros
- Chieftec BX-01: Plenty Of Room For Hard Drives
- A Glimpse Inside The Case
- 90-Degree Carriage Rotation Simplifies Hard-Drive Installation
- Safe Installation Of 5.25" Drives
- Pros
- Coolermaster Wavemaster: All Metal With Sharp Edges
- Coolermaster Wavemaster, Continued
- Installing The Motherboard Outside
- Hard Drives Screwed Directly On The Case
- Pros
- Inter-Tech Sportcar Design: Typical Engine Sound With 6 Fans
- Roomy Interior
- Up To 11 Drives Fit In The Case
- Razor-Sharp Edges And Corners
- Pros
- InWin IW-J568G: With Fan Speed Controller And Card Reader
- Motherboard Installation A Hassle
- Old-Fashioned Card Holders
- Waste Of Space
- Pros
- Lian Li PC-V1000: Innovative Interior
- Ingenious Innards
- The PSU Down Under
- Room Enough For Six Hard Drives
- Screws Into Threads Not Into The Case
- Front Bevel Included
- Gotcha: Two Minor Weaknesses
- Pros
- NZXT Guardian: Zylon From Battlestar Galactica
- No Sharp Edges Inside
- Complicated Rail System For Drives
- No Dust Filters Inside The Case
- Revoltec Midi Tower: Chieftec With A New Design
- Traditional Hardware Installation
- Rails For 5.25" Drives
- Special Carriages For Hard Drives
- Pros
- Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ02: Struggle With Drive Rails
- Rails Secure Drives Firmly
- Pros
- Silverstone Temjin SST-TJ03S: Pricy XXL Format
- Spacious Interior
- Screws And Expansion Cards
- Complicated Front-Port Cabling
- Superflower X-Mask SF-462: Spider Design
- Roomy Interior For Many Hard Drives
- Card Installation With Brute Force
- Are These Designers Crazy?
- Thermaltake XaserV V5000A: Full Metal Jacket
- Problems With Graphics-Card Installation
- Pros
- Yeong Yang YY-5603: No Major Flaws
- Tidy Accessories
- Anti-Vibration Rails For Drives
- Break-Away Face Plates
- Jet-Computer Last Samurai: Shades Of Darth Vader
- Testing Procedure
- Ratings
- Features Chart
- Features, Continued
- Features, Continued
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