Comments on: Building a Computer 101: Final Scoping

By: Richard

Richard — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 22:33:17 +0000

Thanks for the comment!

I did take a look at the P182 when I was first looking for a case. Sadly, it was a mid size tower. I used a mid size tower for my first build and I was a little pressed for room. Since I only ever have to move my case when I change living arrangements, I don’t think going big will be a problem. Considering that and my desire to have a completely internal water cooling system (if I go water cooling in the future), the P182 is found lacking. That and it lacks an external SATA port.

Aside from those few downsides, it is a beautiful case. I would recommend it to anyone that desires a well thought out mid ATX case.

My search hierarchy:

Full ATX -> No Power Supply -> Sort By Price or Sort By Best Rated

Price isn’t a concern if I get a great case.

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:20:27 +0000

I just built out my old system in a new case, the Antec P182 ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129025 ) — oh my goodness is this a nice case. Water-cooling ready, with rubberized input and outputs in the back for water hoses; tons of noise-dampening features, washable air filters, etc. Love love love it. Read more on it at Silent PC Review, but get the black and not the mirror finish: ( http://www.silentpcreview.com/article741-page1.html ) Also, I like your choice on the hard drives — I just bought a pair of WD’s and love ‘em (very quiet).

Now, the loudest part of my system is the annoying high pitch hum my monitor makes. Seriously.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:10:26 +0000

Good call on the RAID type, I clearly have never chosen to set up a RAID.

The beauty of the lian-li is the 100% aluminum (weight), castors (wheels), sleek and simplistic design, easy to add “case mods” if I feel inclined to use the dremel, compartmentalized heat zones, slide out MoBo tray and it’s a freaking Lian-Li (Also it would match my current Lian-Li case).

The beauty of the Cosmos S is the handles make it easier to carry if I need to, pre built designed to have radiator in the top if I water cool, tool-less drive bays, cheaper, slightly more aggressive look, fancy power button, neater I/O ports and did I say cheaper?

I am leaning towards the lian-li, I love my current case and only want something bigger.

Also to note, the Cosmos S is a 100% kick ass case as well.

Decisions, decisions.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:49:30 +0000

I really don’t want to vote. I know nothing about them and reading the descriptions just plain doesn’t help much. It more confuses me. I don’t particularly think that either are that sweet looking. They are just plain black. But the weird handles on the cooler master is a con. Why do you need to carry it around places anyway? I looked at both of the prices and what is $140.00? seems pretty minimal to me. if you are just looking for validation in getting the more expensive one I’ll give you the $140 if that is the one that you really like but can’t justify the price. Overall with my expertise (which is only how they look) I don’t really like any of them. They are plain black and pretty boring. So the other readers will have to decide.

By: Justin@jrcorps.com

Justin@jrcorps.com — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:10:18 +0000

Your going to want to run those drives Raid 1 for mirroring . Raid 0 is striping.

My vote would be for the Lian-Li V2110 because it’s 100% kick ass as they say… But, ultimately, the cost probably isn’t justified…

But more importantly, which one does Eliz want you to get?