enermax steel cases, any good?

[spazzkid]

ive seen these enermax cases on our local store... are they any good? they also came with 300 watt psu's... and theyre pretty cheap. wut do u guys think?

edit: do the psu's that come with these cases overclock well... i will be using an epox 8kha+ on one of these cases

[Sonny]

Well they come with Enermax PSU's I guess since they are Enermax cases. There has been a problem with Enermax+Epox, people reporting bad 5V rails, so it's best to avoid them. There is also an issue regarding the material of the power connector on the MoBo being paired with the gold contacts of Enermax but it there has been only one reported problem of this so it isnt anything to get worried about yet.:beer:

[spazzkid]

yeah so i haerd..enermax+epox=trouble. but i have friends with epox mobos and enermax psu's reporting absolutely no problem. though not oc'd to extreme yet. wut do u think? wud the psu that comes with this case oc me if not extreme, even lightly?


Originally posted by sonny
Well they come with Enermax PSU's I guess since they are Enermax cases. There has been a problem with Enermax+Epox, people reporting bad 5V rails, so it's best to avoid them. There is also an issue regarding the material of the power connector on the MoBo being paired with the gold contacts of Enermax but it there has been only one reported problem of this so it isnt anything to get worried about yet.:beer:

[Sonny]

How many Watts are the PSUs that come preinstalled? Hope you get at least 350W. Why not a cheaper case with a really nice PSU?

How popular is O/Cing there? How do you guys keep your systems cool? I hear it's a little warm in your neck of the woods.

[spazzkid]

the enermax cases come with 300w psu... not much but still ok. im choosing between the enermax case or the enlight case which comes with a 340w psu. wut do u suggest?

oc-ing here isnt really that popular... though alot of computer enthusiasts here have heard of it.. few only had the guts to do it... we have some individuals who wud do the service of modding cases and whatnot. as i have noticed, nobody havent had the problem of temperatures here... usually a big ass fan wud solve the problem.

anyway, wut do u guys think of this? do enlight psu's oc well? do enlight psu's have probs with epox mobos?

[Silverstain]

Hey, i was just looking at that case, a long wiht some others. I posted a thread a little bit ago about them. Look at this site:

http://www.buyaib.com/atxp4case.html

Awesome deals on the cases + a psu (350-600)watts. This specific enermax your looking at is only 49.00 plus the psu, which is really cheap. $69.00 for a 600 watt!

[spazzkid]

sounds good, problem is... theyre not available here locally. but i sure want to buy one!

[Sonny]

Originally posted by spazzkid
the enermax cases come with 300w psu... not much but still ok. im choosing between the enermax case or the enlight case which comes with a 340w psu. wut do u suggest?I believe you have local Lian Li resellers right? Best case for me.

[spazzkid]

Originally posted by sonny
I believe you have local Lian Li resellers right? Best case for me.

right. but im on a really TIGHT budget rite now.,.. and enrmax and enlights are the only options i got, besides geting an el cheapo case and a quality psu.

[Rezman5]

Go with the enlight. I had it and loved it, the PSU is pretty good too, got very stable voltages! Enjoy your new case!

[spazzkid]

Originally posted by Rezman5
Go with the enlight. I had it and loved it, the PSU is pretty good too, got very stable voltages! Enjoy your new case!

hmm.. just made up my mind... ill just go with my old el cheapo generic case... buy a HEC350w, and do a case mod. thanks for all the nice info people! really appreciated it!

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spazz

[Sonny]

Originally posted by spazzkid
hmm.. just made up my mind... ill just go with my old el cheapo generic case... buy a HEC350w, and do a case mod. thanks for all the nice info people! really appreciated it!

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spazz That's the best choice:beer: Just make sure you get the biggest one in your budget:D

[Tismedt]

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