We have a new case from XION on the test bench today. See how well it holds up in the OCC review of the XION XON-980 Case - http://www.overclock.../xion_980_case/
XION XON-980 Case Review
Started by bp9801, Jul 25 2012 09:45 PM
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Posted 25 July 2012 - 09:45 PM
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 07:01 AM
Brutal but fair 
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 08:19 AM
I tried to be as fair as possible...but this one really let me down.Brutal but fair
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 12:08 PM
Having used a Xion case in a build, long ago, I can honestly say that I didn't expect any better.
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 01:19 PM
What I really want to know is... what case did you have fall apart when you looked at it?
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 01:44 PM
Not sure if xion is going to want anymore products reviewed by OCC
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Posted 26 July 2012 - 01:54 PM
Man I am glad I haven't bought any of their cases on any build I have done though I have looked at a lot of them for various builds in the past, maybe I won't look their direction anymore unless we get a case worth reviewing comes in from them.
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 05:58 AM
If you need a cheap case just buy a Rosewill
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Posted 27 July 2012 - 06:16 AM
My old (circa 2004) acrylic case sometimes felt like it would. It was pretty, but it was a POS.What I really want to know is... what case did you have fall apart when you looked at it?
EDIT: Looking at that makes me miss the old LCD I had on the front of the case. Waaay better than gadgets! Some company needs to build a case that includes something like this.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 12:43 PM
About the case: overpriced. I've seen chassis having almost same design as this from Aerocool or some company like that.
@Waco: That comparison list in the review is teh comparison list everyone will look for. Direct comparison of temperature with so many alternate chassis helps every reader.
@Waco: That comparison list in the review is teh comparison list everyone will look for. Direct comparison of temperature with so many alternate chassis helps every reader.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 12:44 PM
My old (circa 2004) acrylic case sometimes felt like it would. It was pretty, but it was a POS.
You still preserved that FDD! Cool! That is a kind of record I think.
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Posted 30 July 2012 - 01:09 PM
Thanks for the comments!About the case: overpriced. I've seen chassis having almost same design as this from Aerocool or some company like that.
@Waco: That comparison list in the review is teh comparison list everyone will look for. Direct comparison of temperature with so many alternate chassis helps every reader.
You still preserved that FDD! Cool! That is a kind of record I think.
That picture is from 2004...back when you actually needed a floppy drive to install RAID drivers and such.EDIT: Didn't realize Blue logged me out of the HTPC. This is Waco.
