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[The Duke]

I think it's cool and wouldn't mind having one. How are the temps, by the way?

[wingnuts]

=( I just bought one and after opening the box i saw HUGE scratches on the front panel. Now before anyone says live with it. Let me say again its HUGE, some are 1 1/2 inches in length, deep and ugly right on my front panel and for something that is supposed to be clear I think this is a tad bit of a problem. Anyone else run into this? I went through their polices and it looks like im SOL (will not be responsible for any damage to the product itself) what kind of crap is this? I expected more from a 200 dollar case

[bob_dole_nz]

check your shipping contract carefully, or just complain to them that it was inadequately packaged and get them to sned you a replacement front panel. (Although how the scratches got there is beyond me. ???

[wingnuts]

well I  just got off the phone with a guy from designcomp and he said I just had to send in the front panel and they would send me a new one. Seems I was the only unlucky person to get a scratched case as he informed me this was a first time for this to have happend.  In all reguards this seems to be a great company and I was very pleased on the way they handled this. Thanks guys

[AzNPrideBoy]

Isn't $200 kind of expensive for a case that you have to build yourself?  Aren't the ones already built around the same price?

[warriorx1]

i'd rather buy a dyi case even if it was a little more expensive than a already put together one.

that's just a case modder thing.

[davebren]

Hi,

I know that this is an older thread, but maybe someone still reads it ....

I built this case last week (bought at SVC.com, case was no-name, but it's the same case as I can see from the pictures and DesignComp site; the documentation is identical as well....

Anyway, I have everything fitted nicely except the expansion cards - the screw holes & the bracket holders are about 1-2mm off, what is enough to make the cards not fit right, or better, not to be able to tighten the screws easily. I was just curious whether anyone else ran into similar problem?

I disassembled the case and rearranged everything for the second time (again, with all case screws loose as before, still the same problem.

Anyone?

thx
dave

[saint-oni]

for 200 bucks, id rather just build do a dyi with my own deisgn, and get the materials from lowes or something. i was thinking 30= cheap case + 150 = a whole lot of plexi. you could make whatever you wanted clear, or nearly any clear design you wanted. no way im paying 200 bucks for a case. id rather spend 30, and get some really kick-ass hardware fo the inside. or mabe a watercooling unit

[davebren]

saint-oni, thx for reply

this case was much cheaper, only some $95 what I found fairly reasonable; everything fits precisely, with the exception of those mentioned expansion slots ...

I would love to do my own case of course, but have no tools (and workshop) for project of thta magnitude; ie cutting plexiglass, beveling the edges, polishing etc.

cheers
dave

Here is the pic: