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    • MattSpellerM
      MattSpeller @thwr
      last edited by MattSpeller

      @thwr Not familiar with Fractal Design

      If you have unlimited money:
      http://www.lian-li.com/en/products/#all/1/grid
      specifically:
      http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-k6/
      http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-b12/

      For more budget friendly options:
      http://www.corsair.com/en-ca/carbide-series-clear-400c-compact-mid-tower-case
      200c and 750d also quite nice for the money

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      • thwrT
        thwr @MattSpeller
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        @MattSpeller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

        @thwr Not familiar with Fractal Design

        If you have unlimited money:
        http://www.lian-li.com/en/products/#all/1/grid
        specifically:
        http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-k6/
        http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-b12/

        For more budget friendly options:
        http://www.corsair.com/en-ca/carbide-series-clear-400c-compact-mid-tower-case
        200c and 750d also quite nice for the money

        The Corsair looks interesting, but I don't want to spend more than EUR 70-80 maybe.

        There won't be much inside: PSU, GPU (Radion Rx 480, ~25cm long), be quiet Pure Rock CPU cooler (Height: 155mm). Storage will be a M2 SSD, maybe 2 or 3 additional spindles, ATX mainboard.

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        • coliverC
          coliver @thwr
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          @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

          I was dead sure that I still have a Chieftec DA-01 somewhere, but I can't find it.

          So I'm looking for a new case now. Saw a post from @moka here at ML mentioning Fractal Design, they look pretty great. I don't need anything that looks like a Predator or Transformer. But I also really hate cases where you may loose two or three fingers just from looking at them.

          Any thoughts about the Fractal Design Define S?
          http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-s

          I've built two builds with Fractal Design cases. They always come out clean. Lots of options for cable management too.

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          • thwrT
            thwr @coliver
            last edited by

            @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

            I was dead sure that I still have a Chieftec DA-01 somewhere, but I can't find it.

            So I'm looking for a new case now. Saw a post from @moka here at ML mentioning Fractal Design, they look pretty great. I don't need anything that looks like a Predator or Transformer. But I also really hate cases where you may loose two or three fingers just from looking at them.

            Any thoughts about the Fractal Design Define S?
            http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-s

            I've built two builds with Fractal Design cases. They always come out clean. Lots of options for cable management too.

            Here's a review video (in German). I'm afraid that case would be mostly empty, would look a bit odd 😛

            Youtube Video

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            • coliverC
              coliver @thwr
              last edited by

              @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

              I was dead sure that I still have a Chieftec DA-01 somewhere, but I can't find it.

              So I'm looking for a new case now. Saw a post from @moka here at ML mentioning Fractal Design, they look pretty great. I don't need anything that looks like a Predator or Transformer. But I also really hate cases where you may loose two or three fingers just from looking at them.

              Any thoughts about the Fractal Design Define S?
              http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-s

              I've built two builds with Fractal Design cases. They always come out clean. Lots of options for cable management too.

              Here's a review video (in German). I'm afraid that case would be mostly empty, would look a bit odd 😛

              http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-nano-s

              I like their ITX case. I used that for a friend in the past.

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              • thwrT
                thwr @coliver
                last edited by

                @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @coliver said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                I was dead sure that I still have a Chieftec DA-01 somewhere, but I can't find it.

                So I'm looking for a new case now. Saw a post from @moka here at ML mentioning Fractal Design, they look pretty great. I don't need anything that looks like a Predator or Transformer. But I also really hate cases where you may loose two or three fingers just from looking at them.

                Any thoughts about the Fractal Design Define S?
                http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-s

                I've built two builds with Fractal Design cases. They always come out clean. Lots of options for cable management too.

                Here's a review video (in German). I'm afraid that case would be mostly empty, would look a bit odd 😛

                http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/define-series/define-nano-s

                I like their ITX case. I used that for a friend in the past.

                hehe, yes, but I've already ordered the board, standard ATX.

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                • travisdh1T
                  travisdh1 @coliver
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                  @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

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                  • thwrT
                    thwr @travisdh1
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                    @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                    @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

                    What about the quality? Thin metal? Sharp corners?

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                    • travisdh1T
                      travisdh1 @thwr
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                      @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                      @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                      @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

                      What about the quality? Thin metal? Sharp corners?

                      Rolled edges or edges deburred all the way around, no splinters or cut fingers. Metal is a little thin for the size of the cases I've worked with, but they also almost always have thick plexiglass windows on one side of the case, and the opposite side of the case is sturdy. The interiors have always been painted (their mid-range generally), and even with the side panels off are solidly built. No bending from exerting a little to much force. I really like the additional internal fan mount to provide better airflow across the graphics card(s) and top of the power supply as well.

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                      • gjacobseG
                        gjacobse
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                        Right now,... Picking my jaw up off the floor.... I am ....wow.

                        Running WSPR again this evening and the 20m band conditions are unreal.

                         2016-11-01 23:08 	 mycall 	 14.097006 	 -29 	 -3 	 EM77ur 	 5 	 DP0GVN 	 IB59uh 	 13448km 	 158
                        

                        0_1478043172084_2016-11-01 19_32_32-Map _ WSPRnet.png

                        That is 13,448km on just 5watts. And better still is that I smashed the coax Sunday by accident.

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                        • scottalanmillerS
                          scottalanmiller
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                          Drinking at Touche.

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                          • DashrenderD
                            Dashrender @scottalanmiller
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                            @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                            Drinking at Touche.

                            someone buy JB a shot of Fireball for me 🙂

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                            • JaredBuschJ
                              JaredBusch @Dashrender
                              last edited by

                              @Dashrender said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              @scottalanmiller said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                              Drinking at Touche.

                              someone buy JB a shot of Fireball for me 🙂

                              Hahah. No fireballs for me. Heading back to the hotel for the night.

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                              • thwrT
                                thwr @travisdh1
                                last edited by thwr

                                @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

                                What about the quality? Thin metal? Sharp corners?

                                Rolled edges or edges deburred all the way around, no splinters or cut fingers. Metal is a little thin for the size of the cases I've worked with, but they also almost always have thick plexiglass windows on one side of the case, and the opposite side of the case is sturdy. The interiors have always been painted (their mid-range generally), and even with the side panels off are solidly built. No bending from exerting a little to much force. I really like the additional internal fan mount to provide better airflow across the graphics card(s) and top of the power supply as well.

                                Thanks, but I've got really enough "Windows" running on the machine, don't need any in my case 😉 Would prefer sound dampening foam instead.

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                                • nadnerBN
                                  nadnerB @thwr
                                  last edited by nadnerB

                                  @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                  @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

                                  What about the quality? Thin metal? Sharp corners?

                                  Rolled edges or edges deburred all the way around, no splinters or cut fingers. Metal is a little thin for the size of the cases I've worked with, but they also almost always have thick plexiglass windows on one side of the case, and the opposite side of the case is sturdy. The interiors have always been painted (their mid-range generally), and even with the side panels off are solidly built. No bending from exerting a little to much force. I really like the additional internal fan mount to provide better airflow across the graphics card(s) and top of the power supply as well.

                                  Thanks, but I've got really enough "Windows" running on the machine, don't need any in my case 😉 Would prefer sound dampening foam instead.

                                  lol. I see what you did there 😉
                                  I guess it gets a bit cold there to use liquid cooling.
                                  The foam would just cook it 😞 Silent fans?

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                                  • thwrT
                                    thwr @nadnerB
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                                    @nadnerB said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @thwr said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                    @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

                                    What about the quality? Thin metal? Sharp corners?

                                    Rolled edges or edges deburred all the way around, no splinters or cut fingers. Metal is a little thin for the size of the cases I've worked with, but they also almost always have thick plexiglass windows on one side of the case, and the opposite side of the case is sturdy. The interiors have always been painted (their mid-range generally), and even with the side panels off are solidly built. No bending from exerting a little to much force. I really like the additional internal fan mount to provide better airflow across the graphics card(s) and top of the power supply as well.

                                    Thanks, but I've got really enough "Windows" running on the machine, don't need any in my case 😉 Would prefer sound dampening foam instead.

                                    lol. I see what you did there 😉
                                    I guess it gets a bit cold there to use liquid cooling.
                                    The foam would just cook it 😞 Silent fans?

                                    Erm, I live in Germany, not in Siberia 😛

                                    My current PC uses a self-build watercooled system (with a quality ceramic pump from my former aquarium and a Tupperware bottle as a coolant expansion reservoir). I guess I got a little experience here. But I don't see any benefit for the new system in going watercooled.

                                    So yes, would use ultra silent Papst fans (industrial quality).

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                                    • scottalanmillerS
                                      scottalanmiller
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                                      Just got back to the hotel. Closed down Touche with @rob.

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                                      • coliverC
                                        coliver @travisdh1
                                        last edited by

                                        @travisdh1 said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                        @coliver I've built a couple systems with NZXT cases now, and really really like them. They're large, but the internal space is amazing to have compared to the cases I've used in the past.

                                        I'll have to try them again. Last time I built with them the quality was very poor. Metal was too thin and many of the threaded holes were in the wrong spot by a cm or more. Makes it hard to line up components. For cheap cases I've been doing a lot of Rosewill. Cheap but the quality is good enough for what they are.

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                                          Texkonc
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                                          Sigh.....10 x 2TB
                                          0_1478097010279_upload-d9e57fe1-321c-4296-950a-dd07de0b32e7

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                                          • dafyreD
                                            dafyre @Texkonc
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                                            @Texkonc said in What Are You Doing Right Now:

                                            Sigh.....10 x 2TB
                                            0_1478097010279_upload-d9e57fe1-321c-4296-950a-dd07de0b32e7

                                            Problems? Or do you now have to wait on a rebuild?

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