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Value
4.7
Features
4.5
Quality
4.9
Performance
4.8
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My first ever HTPC
Reviewer:
JOSE on
Oct 08, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.5
Value
4.0
Features
4.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I built a Home Theatre PC with this case and a full ATX motherboard. I had enough room for my graphics card, hard drive, burner and a huge cooling fan for my P4 3.2GHz CPU. If you add any more it will be tight. Comes with everything you need. It runs quiet and it looks good. I just wish for the price you would get the LCD screen. I placed the long cables that people talk about under the motherboard as well. Overall a good buy. I would definitely buy another.
Best Home Theater case for the price.
Reviewer:
RichardSkary on
Sep 14, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.3
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
I wanted to make and HTPC that was also a capable gaming machine.It was tough to find something with adequate cooling and room for a large video card.
PROS:
Great price, room for full size video card (if you leave out the hard drive bay), great look that blends with any home theater setup.
CONS:
Had to remove one hard drive bay to fit my video card, Depending on your motherboard ram may hit the power/data cables coming from your hard drives mounted in the center bay,way too much wiring, The proprietary window for the media lab should have been a standard 3.5" bay so you could use your own.
Overall I am very happy.I ended up mounting the temperature LCD from my old display behind the media lab window.The case remains relatively cool with the following installed about 40C.
AMD QUADCORE 2.5ghz
8gb Corsair RAM
500gb Seagate Cheetah
EVGA GTX 260
installed one extra fan on top.
The cables are too long!
Reviewer:
Steve on
Aug 29, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I love the case. It has a lot of room and the size is just right for a Home Theatre setup. My only complaint is that the cables are too long on it is a hassle to get them tied up and out of the way.
Better than expected
Reviewer:
Irish on
Aug 06, 2009 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
4.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
The pictures don't do it justice. There is *tons* of room in this case. For my application I went with a uATX mobo so I'd have plenty of room for drives and cables but still have good airflow since I'm planning to stack other stereo equipment on top of it. Even with all the fans that come with it's *still* super quiet and went together like a charm. I don't have a lot of run time on it just yet, so I'm most interested to see if I can get the LCD to play nice with Mythbuntu... may post again if I get it to work.
Reviewer:
Satin Slic on
Nov 18, 2008 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Wonderful box have had it for a year now without any problems. Id suggest upgrading the case fans, which are noisy, and mine only lasted a year. Overall a great case at a great price. Wish there was an IR receiver available for it.
Reviewer:
Anonymous on
Feb 13, 2008 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
This is a great case! It doesn't include the flashier features like the VFD panel and remote but for the price it's a good deal.
There's a mile and a half of cable inside and everything's as standard as you can imagine; ATX power, LED/switch connectors, etc. They've even gone as far as stamped the metal near the screw holes to identify where the posts should go for which type of motherboard.
My biggest question when looking at this case online was, what's the deal with the CD drive cover thing? One reviewer here noted there's no way to push the CD drive's eject button. This is true, but the entire right hand panel swings down and clicks in and out at the top. Behind it are 3 - 5 1/4'' drive bays and your CD drive pokes out the spring loaded door in the top section when it's closed. You can just push-open the entire cover, revealing the drive and push its button. I just needed a desktop case and it's fantastic for that.
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Feb 12, 2008 Customer Rating:
4.8
Value
5.0
Features
4.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I like this case, stacked everything on it (rack system and all), didn't even need to bust a finger to put it together. As someone said up there though, wish it had a floppy (not like we use them anymore). Surprisingly quiet for three installed fans!!
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Jan 17, 2008 Customer Rating:
4.0
Value
4.0
Features
4.0
Quality
4.0
Performance
4.0
I got this case to replace a defunked crap case that was given to me. Im using this as a small media server device in my stereo cabent. Im using an older Abit IC7 mother board with a EVGA 6800 gs Agp video card. 2 500 g Hds and a dvd burner. The install was easy.I took my time because ther external usb/firewire and audio cables are freaking 3 ft long.I couldnt believe it, Since i dont have the media lab option so I just stuffed the excess cable back into the front panel then routed the wire under the MB and to the connections on the MB.. worked very very well and Im pleased with it for now.. But i have to wonder why in the hell do they give you 3 feet of cable for a goofy 14 in internal area? I routed at cables and pluged everything in with no problems. I removed the 3.5 cage from the system because i didnt need it, and to tell you the truth im pretty sure that if you did use it for drives it would be a very tight fit. But the HD cage hold 2 drives easly and altho they hang over the
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Jan 16, 2008 Customer Rating:
4.3
Value
5.0
Features
3.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
4.0
There are no scratches on the back of my hands, as there is pleanty of room for installing hardware. The case feels solid and looks nice with the LED displays. Too bad there is no IR receiver, so the glass window area that should show the IR receiver instead displays the front of mounted hard drives.
Reviewer:
chemgeek on
Dec 29, 2007 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Large and heavy case that will accommodate ATX, mATX, and BTX mobos. The CD door works well and doesn't require double-sided tape. Cooling fans are surprisingly quiet. Plenty of room to work inside, although you have to temporarily remove the SATA cage every time you want to install a PCI card. If you forget to put the 3.5'' cage back in before you install the motherboard, you are not going to get it back in later. (I don't need it, so I left it out to make room to tie up cables inside. Heavy, sturdy build. The only downside is it is a bit large (deep and tall) but then you get more room to work inside and add expansion devices. Good value.
Thermaltake VB8000BNS Bach HTPC Home Entertainment PC Case with Front USB, FireWire and Audio Ports
$114.99
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Mfg Part No:
VB8000BNS UPC No:
841163012710 Box Size:
( Length:
21, Width:
20, Depth:
9 )
Shipping Weight:
19.2000 pound(s)
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