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Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/21/2012 12:07 AM   
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Status: offline 		Im looking to build my own computer top to bottom and plan on building a hackintosh, but im having a hard time finding nice towers, it seems everything i find i huge and bulky and really not what im looking for.

Whats out there?! i dont know name brands and basically all i have to look at is tiger direct?! A little help my friends?

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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/21/2012 1:37 AM   
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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/21/2012 2:43 PM   
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Status: offline 		All depends on what you plan to put in it, use it for, and really what you like. When i built my desktop i wanted something that would fit most custom water cooling systems and had a rugged look so i went with the old HAF 932 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 Mind you was on sale at the time i got it, also it comes in blue now... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213 . Though many people argue over it about its airflow, size, weight, mobility etx, for me its not gonna be moved and i like the roughness to it.

If i could justify the price tag, then i would defiantly look at these two cases, there the same but you get white or black. I like these cases for a few reasons, 1. there very clean and sleek looking, 2. The performance of how everything is laid out, wire management, 3. the upward mounting of the gfx cards/misc. With the cards being mount vertical it allows to suck in the cool air from the bottom and exhaust out the top, and the fact that the cards are vertical the head from said gfx cards won't effect the cpu as much as if they where horizontal.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163183
Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163161

In the end its what you like, budget and what your going to be doing with it. If you looking for just office work, then really you can build a pc that uses as much power as a light bulb for cheap, if you plan on gaming, home entertainment then you want something with a little more beef.

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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/22/2012 2:00 AM   
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All depends on what you plan to put in it, use it for, and really what you like. When i built my desktop i wanted something that would fit most custom water cooling systems and had a rugged look so i went with the old HAF 932 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 Mind you was on sale at the time i got it, also it comes in blue now... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119213 . Though many people argue over it about its airflow, size, weight, mobility etx, for me its not gonna be moved and i like the roughness to it.

If i could justify the price tag, then i would defiantly look at these two cases, there the same but you get white or black. I like these cases for a few reasons, 1. there very clean and sleek looking, 2. The performance of how everything is laid out, wire management, 3. the upward mounting of the gfx cards/misc. With the cards being mount vertical it allows to suck in the cool air from the bottom and exhaust out the top, and the fact that the cards are vertical the head from said gfx cards won't effect the cpu as much as if they where horizontal.
White
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163183
Black
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811163161

In the end its what you like, budget and what your going to be doing with it. If you looking for just office work, then really you can build a pc that uses as much power as a light bulb for cheap, if you plan on gaming, home entertainment then you want something with a little more beef.


Thanks for the links my friend, Yes im looking for something slick looking, Price really isn't a issue with me. What im looking for is the following and hopefully you can help me out further. I want a nice tower something suddle SS and not to big. I really like the APPLE G5 case and there cheap on ebay but they don't look very user friendly when it comes to installing non apple stuff in it plus its too big for my liking.

Here is what i would like to do, and you tell me what you think i should do. I want to build a hackintosh and here is why. For the past 4 years ive owned the iphone and have upgraded once my contract has expired and to be completely honest i love the phone its very easy to use (jailbroken of-course if there was no jailbreak i would not own this phone) I also purchased a ipad after a long debate with my self about 8 months ago and i can tell you ive never turned my laptop again after the purchase. So here i em with 2 apple products which are the main focus of electronics i use. Now with the icloud situation its made everything some much easier as far as managing my contacts, calanders ETC and the mac software computer software is starting to integrate it self into IOS more and more and windows is lacking a few features compatible with my phone and ipad. So im thinking of leaving windows behind, BUT im not a fan of the mac computers, im not a fan of there price tag and fact they are not really upgradable. Id like to build my own mac from the ground up that will not only run faster but be much cheaper and be upgradable with out the need of ever getting another computer. I currently have 2 HDD 500GB with Vista installed which one i will convert to the latest MAC software and the other i will leave as is and install on the tower just in case i need it.

What i will need from the computer, isnt much. Im not a gamer i could care less for video game i dont need the latest and greatest graphic card but i would like to have a good one to run on a 32 Inch LED TV which i was i plan on using as a monitor for this project. Id like a tower with atleast 2 DVD drives (which i already own) and atleast 3 HDD drives as id like to run one main MAC one a back up for the MAC and the vista 500GB drive i already own.

All i plan on doing with this machine is web surfing, watching movies, and a few other minor things but id like a NICE set up. What do you recommend???

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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/22/2012 4:31 AM   
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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/22/2012 6:04 PM   
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Hackintoshes can be tricky because they require specific hardware to allow the software to run properly. I personally have never done one but if you want to I would do some serious research first.

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I think one of my motherboards will run snow leopard(or one of the versions I dunno them in all honesty) with no mods, but that motherboards production was halted a long time ago, and the gap fixed in newer iterations of the OS.
I think for newer ones you might need a dongle to imitate the apple bios, and hope your hardware is supported that you want to buy.

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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/22/2012 10:47 PM   
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Hackintoshes can be tricky because they require specific hardware to allow the software to run properly. I personally have never done one but if you want to I would do some serious research first.

yup
I think one of my motherboards will run snow leopard(or one of the versions I dunno them in all honesty) with no mods, but that motherboards production was halted a long time ago, and the gap fixed in newer iterations of the OS.
I think for newer ones you might need a dongle to imitate the apple bios, and hope your hardware is supported that you want to buy.


http://www.hackintosh.com/

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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 3/23/2012 12:50 AM   
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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 4/1/2012 9:59 PM   
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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 4/6/2012 1:12 AM   
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Status: offline 		Why not this...  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129180

It has the plain look, but if thats what your looking for instead of the gamer look of the Haf series, go for it.


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RE: Looking For Nice Computer Towers - 4/6/2012 4:12 AM   
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