...and its got a JVC motor - ARRRGH!!! Now I've read all the talk about how noisy these motors can be so I was about to send it back to ebuyer (dont laugh) when I thought 'what the hell - lets try it anyway' to see just how bad these drives really are. So I unpackaged it, placed it on a block of foa...

Shathal that was one awesome (mini) review! Big thanks for that - now I really really want one

Just gotta check to see if it fits my MSI mobo...

Will be interesting to see how the new samsungs stack up against the new Seagate 7200.8 drives coming out soon. The timing couldn't be better as I'm looking to upgrade my hard drive in the very near future - 120Gb just aint enough anymore

Yep I think your'e absolutely right *sighs*. Just to highlight this fact, I can't think of any system builder here in the UK that uses any form of noise-reducing components in their machines, let alone actively market those features. Why would they need to? The average Joe Public is more interested ...

Interesting...I was looking at the Nexus 3500 for my next PSU upgrade but a number of people here have mentioned that the 4090 is even quieter. KustomPCs in the UK sell both PSUs (only £8 difference between the two) so I may opt for the 4090 instead. Davidstone28 let us know your opinions also, once...

Is it me or does anyone else find the cases displayed in the article are just plain ugly? It seems from the article that manufacturers are using aesthetic gimmicks like fancy front bezels that look like something out of the Transformers to differentiate their products rather than the important featu...

What about something like the Sunbeam Rheobus fan controller? I believe that operates in the 0-12V range and its less than £20 here in the UK. You could then drop the voltage to under 5V easily whilst still having the power to increase/decrease the voltage on the fly.

Hi Nutball - many thanks for that info - that was very informative

I'm tempted to try the Silenx 120mm fan available from Kustom PCs in the UK - a bit pricey though at £17! But I guess you get what you pay for

The 120mm Silenx fan is stated as having an airflow of 58CFM at 1800rpm and only 14dBA. Is this correct? Seems a little optimistic to me

LOL! Yeah I guess so. I'll keep my eyes peeled anyway in case it turns up under a different guise elsewhere.

I noticed that a number of Jeantech cases are also available under other brands (Super Flower, TTGI etc). I'm guessing they are made by some OEM manufacturer and then rebranded by the likes of Jeantech etc. So I wouldn't be surprised if this case showed up under a different brand in other parts of t...

Weyhey! Thanks very much for the photos timc3 . Looks good :) I went ahead and bought my case over the w/e :D The good news is that the price is £29 nationwide (some sort of introductory offer I was told). Usual price is £39 so worth snapping up sooner rather than later if anyone is in two minds. My...

Thanks timc3 for the updates. I'm glad to hear that there is minimal or no hard drive vibration in the case as the fixed cage structure means that suspension is not an option :( Looking at the temps you mentioned I think the case has very good airlfow so my doubts about the effectiveness of the fron...

I think with the first one, it was a case of you either love it or hate it, with this new one I cant see any loving!

Strangely enough, Evesham Micros (a well-known PC manufacturer in the UK) have standardised on the first Gaming Bomb case - must be for its decent airflow

tay wrote:http://www.extremereviews.net/data.php? ... ype=review

Heres them making the xpider case uglier which is quite an achievement considering how ugly the first one was. What a shame.

Cant believe that someone actually designed such an abomination, let alone approve it!

timc3 , thats awesome! Many thanks for your review :D My first surprise is that its only £29 instore - cheaper than the website - makes it even more of a bargain methinks! A few questions for you before I take the plunge: 1. Do the fan controllers give any indication of what voltage they can drop t...

Didn't get time last weekend to go back to PCW and do a thorough examination

Will try this weekend but do let us know your impressions if you do pick it up

Custom PC magazine have a review of this case in the latest issue of their magazine. They concluded it was a very good case for the money with plenty of low-flow cooling potential. The review hasn't made it to their website yet though. Also noticed that its actually cheaper on PC World's website at ...

Ooooh very shtylee! So much prettier than the original gaming bomb. Shame its aluminium

I notice that the feet on the bottom raise the case off the floor by about an inch...potential for some diy bottom intake vents maybe?

I was potentially very interested in the Ahanix case, especially after all the positive comments on the board. But when I found out it wasn't available here I lost interest :cry: I've since been looking at alternatives, most recently the one I posted about here: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/view...

The other problem with transparent acrylic cases of course is the need to constantly clear the dust as even the smallest amount will show and make the whole thing look butt-ugly! I had a friend who had a Beantech acrylic case and spent every other weekend hoovering out the insides of the case - in t...

Unfortunately I didn't have a huge amount of time to properly examine the case but I did note that the rear fan grills were definitely very 'open' and unrestrictive. There was alot more 'hole' than metal in the grill (if you see what I mean :wink: ). In terms of the front intake, I was just looking ...

I came across this case at my local PC World today - called the 'Phong'. It looked fairly average from the exterior but when I opened it up I was pleasantly surprised to find the following: - 120mm fan mounted in both the front and rear of the case (supplied) - CPU duct attached to a blowhole in the...

The 450W Super Flower 14cm fanned PSU potentially looks very interesting - didn't even realise that there were 14cm fans available!

Anyone had any experience of these?

Yeah the improvement in motherboard temps is certainly a nice by-product of the duct. Maybe its due to the fact that the duct itself is open mesh so a small part of the incoming air is escaping through the duct 'walls' and cooling the innards of the case?

Dude that looks suhweet!

Whats the noise like though now that you have the hole in the side case panel?

Also (stoopid question) is your CPU fan sucking or blowing (I presume its blowing from your description and pulling cold air from the outside).

/resurrects old thread

So k2s, have you built your machine? Whats your temps like? Any pics?

I would love to see the new(ish) Evercase 4292B reviewed to see how it stacks up against the 4252

Thanks for the confirmation guys (guess I should have read the review first )