Treasures or Trash, 5 PC Cases for Gamers

An anonymous reader writes "Tom's Hardware has a look at 5 different customized PC cases and a few peripheral devices that may be of some interest to gamers. From the article: 'Those who believe it is impossible to make any missteps when buying a gaming case are sadly mistaken. In most cases, you get too much plastic for your hard-earned money. Case components, covers and door panels break off far too easily, and are hard to use besides. That's why we advise savvy buyers to spend a few more dollars on their cases, and make sure they're getting quality components - especially where plastic covers or door panels are present.'"

Comments

Treasure or Trash? I vote for the second option.

[FSWKU]

I'm inclined to think the article itself is trash. Twenty-nine damned pages pages that are all exceedingly short on content, no printer-friendly single page, and oh yeah, ads EVERYWHERE, even when using AdBlock.

Twenty-nine ad-infested non-pages on top of a site run by one of the most arrogant blowhards on the entire net. Give me a fracking break. I clicked next to go to page two, thinking that MAYBE there would be more content on each following page. Boy was I wrong. After seeing that the second page was similarly lacking, I gave up on TFA. No way in hell will I give that web design abortion any more page views (and thus ad impressions).

As for cases, who the hell needs flashy cases with funky designs and lights all over the place? Certainly not me. I like to keep things simple, understated, and little an eyesore as possible. Having an outrageous case design with flashing lights and all sorts of useless readouts is a surefire way to tell an prospective mate that you care more about your computer than human companionship.

No, what I really want to see in a case are some simple improvements. A completely tool-free design (I don't want to have to pick up a single screwdriver to use the case), a design that's as much at home on the desk as it is tucked somewhere out of the way, and maybe even a power supply with a small battery source connected to some ultrabright white LED's that I can switch on only when I open the case so that I can see what I'm doing. Or better yet, something that can be placed basically anywhere, such as the Shuttle X100. Unfortunately, the price for that system has become far too high ($899) for something that has been gimped from a dual-core to a single-core system.

Bottom Line: Tom can take this article (all 29 pages of it), along with the rest of the site, and shove them up his ass.