Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:04 pm by ace
Well I just don't like the way it looks lol (the case). I know, I know that looks shouldn't have anything to do with it, but I just think it's ugly. For instance, just look at the case I got. That case is just a big black brick, with that ugly 3.5" addon card as an excuse for front usb ports. It has some shiny silver trim and that's it. It also has like no mounting holes for a motherboard. That should matter though, as long as it follows ATX & micro ATX guidelines, but still. I would feel more safe with something a little more versatile. And that measly excuse of a rear case fan. But that's just me. From a technical stand point, it's a great case. From my standpoint, well if I'm spending a dollar or more on something, I want it to look good too. That one just looks generic, I would want something that stands out and is special.
As for the motherboard, well the only reason I would use a micro-atx mobo is if I had to fit the computer in a small space. It just limits the motherboard, sure it has great things like AM2+ support, supports 8GB of ram, onboard video, & PCI-E 2.0, but that's it. I do like the 4x usb headers on it, but it's ugly, and just doesn't have the bells and whistles that I prefer. It only has 2 ram slots, it's cramped, 2 PCI slots, I wouldn't even use the on board video, and did I mention it's ugly? lol, of course all my reasons are from a personal perspective. None of them are really from a technical perspective.
So yea, that's a great motherboard & case, but from a personal perspective I would just want something less uniform, with more bells and whistles. Some e-sata ports, 8 port onboard audio, sexy paintjob, space, tons of expansion slots and what not would be cool.
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