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Old 23-May-03, 10:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Post XPCases.com XPDreamer Case

DarkSamurai has finished a review on a new XDreamer case offered EXCLUSIVELY through XPCases.com. Pretty sharp case...

Check out the review!
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Old 23-May-03, 03:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
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They aren't exclusive to xpcases.com and you can get them at xoxide.com - another fine PR sponsor.
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Old 23-May-03, 05:38 PM   #3 (permalink)
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They aren't exclusive to xpcases.com and you can get them at xoxide.com - another fine PR sponsor.

This particular color scheme is exclusive though.
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Old 23-May-03, 05:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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well, at any rate, i'm sold. Show me where to sign...

I liked the look, bu the attention to detail is great. Can you get it sans window?
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Old 23-May-03, 05:49 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Every place I looked that has them stocked has a window already installed.
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Old 23-May-03, 05:51 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Imn a pre-modder to heart( no- time to really m0d yet) was wondering, I want my next case to be full tower but looks koo , I have only seen Lian=li's make premod full towers but ive already bot 3 of their cases , any ideas?
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Old 23-May-03, 06:10 PM   #7 (permalink)
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GK, thanks for the final touches

In return, I won't make your life a living hell next time by tryin' to be stingy with the pics
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Old 23-May-03, 07:48 PM   #8 (permalink)
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NoSlak, I may have something for you. Let's talk via PM.
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Old 24-May-03, 12:27 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Darksamurai, you didnt even have to accept that wussy 350w PSU, I'll explain from my own inquiry to XPCases.Com

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e-mail to support@xpcases.com:

Is the Aluminum-Silver Xsonic ATX PC Case (ID#: SX4KW350) available without a power supply? I have no need for the junky power supply that comes with this case.
Thanks!


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Thank you for your email.

We do sell all cases without power supplies at our customer’s request. The Silver X-Sonic is on sale now and without power supply is $59.98. Simply state “NO POWER SUPPLY” on the Special Instructions page prior to checkout and the adjustment will be made upon processing.

If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact us. We usually reply to all Emails within 2 business hours.

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I'll be buying a Silver X-Sonic ASAP
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Old 24-May-03, 01:00 AM   #10 (permalink)
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Dude... I mentioned you can get it without... read closely under "DOH"

QUOTE FROM ME: "Wussy 350 Watt Turbolink PSU (it found itÂ’s way to my testbed though, so I still am gettinÂ’ use out of it). Still, you can order this case without it!"
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Old 24-May-03, 01:21 AM   #11 (permalink)
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Good review Dark. I need a new case. But 1st I want to tear into this cheap piece of crap. Have to get the nerve up to do it.
Have a few ideas, but I keep discarding them. I was thinkng about rounding out the sides to look like jet intakes, and put fans in them, so they would be functional. Oh well.
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Old 27-May-03, 12:10 PM   #12 (permalink)
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dude those turbolink psus are really not that crappy (although i dont know which one this particular case uses)

I'm running a 420 watter turbolink in my gaming rig now and ive seen very little variance in power fluctuation. it seems comparable to my enermax 430 but not quite as stable as my antec psu.

it carries 28A on the +3.3, 40A on the +5 and 18A on the +12, for comparison, an Antec true power 430 carries 28A on the 3.3v rail, 36A on the 5v rail and 20A on the 12v rail.
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Old 27-May-03, 12:17 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Abyss... for today's power needs, I'd have said "Wussy 350 Watt Enermax/Antec/etc..." Still, the main different between most PSUs is the heat-sinks. Lift up a Turbolink, then pick up an Enermax... you'll feel the different 'cause good PSUs tend to be heavier...
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Old 27-May-03, 12:42 PM   #14 (permalink)
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yeah i fully realize that, and i also fully realize that i have boxes full of old p2 and p3 and k6-2 heatsinks that i fasten to all kinds of things in my pcs, from hard drives to video card bga to psus.

I just find it personally silly to rule out a power supply that you get free or really cheap with a case because of a hunk of metal you could buy for 2 dollars at a local pc shop

I pay ridiculous amounts of money for high performing pc accessories, but sometimes it just seems smarter to mod what you have.

Now that being said, there are a lot of psus out there with inferior electronics inside, but so far i havent found that to be the case with my turbolink. Of course I've only had it for 9 or 10 months so only time will tell
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Old 27-May-03, 12:50 PM   #15 (permalink)
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by the way, you know that psu is made by channelwell (CWT) and is on the AMD approved list right?

Channelwell used to make a lot of Antecs psus (they may still, actually not sure if they still do or not)

*edit* just wanted to add bro, I'm not slammin your reiview, its definitely something worthy to point out to our readers, just want people to know that they dont suck quite as bad as they have been led to believe.

overall a great review dark =D
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Old 01-June-03, 04:34 AM   #16 (permalink)
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i bought that case the day before you posted the review... but when i pluged in the temp gauge it read either I orL then the F degrees. how did you install it? all i saw was the plug to power it and the actual temp sensor.....
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