Draco
Oct 13 2003, 06:39 PM
Anyone know anything about this case? I am considering purchasing it, but just want to find some people who have used it or know more about it than me, (which is not hard)
Xaser III V2000A series
FanATIc205
Oct 13 2003, 07:44 PM
i personnally dont like them . i had the misfortune of building a comp with this case. trying ot hide all the wires was a headache and the thing is heavy and looks ugly imho. but on the flip side its one of the best cooling cases out there and has alot of neat features im just not big on its looks and the ratsnest of wires in it . your going to spend that kind of money get a nice lan-li instead there the cadillac of cases
Draco
Oct 13 2003, 08:17 PM
Hmm well I have been looking looking at the lain-li cases since you sent me that message. I am pretty new at this, but one of the things that made me look to the Xaser case, was the massive amount of cooling. However, the more I look around, there are lots of ways to cools stuff besides lots of case fans. I do like the way the case looks online, and I think I am going to try it out. I am keeping in mind what you said about the cables, and will post some pictures once I get it and get some stuff going, I am going to also probably purchase a lian-li tower for my other system with I am upgrading. I currently have ...
A7N8X
xp 2100 cannot remember fbs
512 DDR memory
60 and 40 gig 8mg cache 7200 rpm
128 mg 8x DDR graphics.
Building (or should I say buying part by part)
xp 2800, 333fbs
A7N8X deluxe
the case this forum is about (probably)
4-120gig 8mg cache 7200 rpm serial
2 gig DDR memory
Radeon 9800 xt 256mgDDR graphics
ne1n
Oct 14 2003, 02:41 PM
i have that exact case. im not going to lie to you. hiding the wires is a bigggg pain in the .. it took me 2 hours but in the end it worked out. also. if you use a intel processor the thermal probe wont fit underneath your processor. i found this out the hard way. and the fan controller was a little tricky for me. i didnt have enough molex connectors to plug it all in. so i still have to go to the store and buy some y splitters. but al in all i love the case.
Draco
Oct 14 2003, 03:26 PM
Good to know about the intel, I was thinking about going that way, then I slapped myself and my 2800xp+ is currently being shipped. I will just have to figure out the fan controller. I am new to all of this and I do not know what a molex connector is. I think I will be finding out soon enough. As for other cables I will be using these
cables from thinkgeek.com or something similar. The case will be here at the end of the week and I will get some pics. Then it is just a matter of getting it done. Thanks for the input.
FanATIc205
Oct 14 2003, 07:24 PM
ohh my friend use google and read up alot . the xaser 3 doesnt have good instructions good luck pm me if you have any ? thou id sugges a cheiftech chenming cloe it will be alot less intimadating than the xaser
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?...tion=11-144-017 something like this will work for getting your feet wet and you will have alot less trouble hiding wires
ne1n
Oct 15 2003, 05:40 PM
a molex connector is the 4 pronged cable connector from your psu. oh well you will see. maybe youll find a creative way to get it all connected. let me know how it turns out!
Draco
Oct 17 2003, 03:33 AM
So there are issues with getting everything connected to the power supply? Such as the fact the case has 7 fans? Well I will do what I can, but you will probably hear from me once I get started. Thanks for the help everyone.