what are some pc cases with nice aesthetics?
pic unrelated I assume?
Probably in the minority here, but I really love the manta. Some people think it looks bloated, but I love the rounded look with the solid front panel.
Planning on putting the new system in there once Pascal/Polaris and Zen come out.
>>54151018
Looks like a paper shredder desu
I think Dell has some of the best looking workstations out today.
>>54151018
I just bought one of these last week. It should be here today. Pretty stoked even though its an xbox hueg mITX case.
>>54151018
i hate things that are round excpet when it's part of the cirlce or something and this looks liek shit desu
>>54151093
Now I miss my P490. What a glorious beast it was.
>>54151093
>black and silver
the absolute worst color scheme in computer history
>>54151194
for you
>>54151194
add some dark green LEDs and youve got it even worse
>>54151210
can you get banned for baneposting on this board?
>>54150869
I wish I could get this case.
Apple trashcan
Could be a bit more plain, but it works.
https://www.google.com/search?q=lian+li+cases&rlz=1C1CHKZ_enUS440US440&biw=2541&bih=1453&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwi6lMm4l6DMAhWKnYMKHVzQBjUQ_AUIBygC
>>54150869
The case Gotham needs.
ayy lmao
>>54150869
Calling that thing a "case" is like calling an 18-wheeler a "car", you're not technically wrong, but come on, it's like two meters tall.
>>54151018
I think the issue people have is more about the fact that it's an ITX case that could very well have fit mATX inside. If the M1 and Dan A4 represent the smallest of ITX design, the manta is possibly the largest.
>>54151076
They also look very neat and tidy inside, as do the new P-series ThinkStations, I also like how the HP Z8XX units look.
Honestly most workstations look very rugged and classy except the Fujitsu ones, which are still 2005 office box design. Shame you can't get the cases separately, but many of the components are proprietary so it would be modder territory or you'd have to dig up the OEM they use. The PCI-E lane configurations are also pretty funky with the Dell and Lenovo ones having slots above and below the CPU for better heat distribution.
>>54151570
Pretty boring for a UNIX workstation.
>>54151018
I'm getting that one
>>54150869
I too, prefer to keep my server cabinets invisible to radar.
[obligatory 2012 Mac Pro mention]
>>54151724
>dehumidifiers and fridges
>>54152322
>compared to an air conditioner
>>54151274
For you
>His computer is not powered by a steam engine
>>54150869
It's an IBM Mainframe cabinet, got one at the datacenter I work.
>>54151080
I don't want to have my components in a fucking bubble
>>54153771
Theres something nice about that angular look to it, cant find any cases like it
>>54150869
what's that city?
>>54153483
For (you)
>>54153858
Article the image is from says it's New York
http://www.computerworlduk.com/blogs/infrastructure-operations/ibm-amps-up-mainframe-3594569/
>>54153613
Lian Li are sort of a weird manufacturer. They come up with some pretty interesting designs and have GOAT workmanship, but their cases are always kinda awkward in some regard. Like not supporting removable mainboard trays for instance.
>>54154163
>supporting removable mainboard trays
How many cases do that these days though? I can think of exactly none.
>>54151018
looks like overstuffed luggage
>not a single person posted the power 185
what the fuck?
>>54151018
>>54151080
Shit looks like it was photographed with a bubble lens.
It's XBox-huge as fuck.
>>54154338
>2016
>not keeping your workstation on a balcony
>>54154338
>0 ventilation
>shitty glossy plastic
0/10 would not compute with
>>54154729
I do find that strange since power architecture was always a heat monster, the reason power macs were huge perforated metal behemoths was that half the enclosure was dedicated to cooling the housefires CPUs housed inside.
>>54154338
edgy shit
>>54151570
>>54154729
I want one of these
>>54153613
That's actually neat
>>54151724
hideous
>>54150869
>>54153878
For you
>>54150869
I like the Bitfenix Ronin
At $50 you can't go wrong
>>54150869
These triangular designs remind me of Deus Ex in a way.
>>54151724
>showcasing those garbage SGIs
>stupid shitty new logo
>fucking intel machine
>>54152322
>>54154902
>>54155555
>being this buttfrustrated at a workstation that doesn't look like a cheap Power Mac clone or featureless black box
>>54153900
>typical users put a mainframe in their 1-bedroom apartment
think of the monthly electric bills
>>54155437
Ah you think the (you) is your ally? You merely adopted the (you). I was born in it, molded by it. FOR YOU.
![2015-09-14-image[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/j1PRumw.jpg "2015-09-14-image[1].jpg")
Pretty case, but was a bitch to build.
>>54155694
Yours look like cheap plastic boxes
>>54155891
noice
If you disagree then you have bad taste.
>>54154338
Is it possible to just buy this chassis? Are they in any way proprietary?
>>54155922
Actually those Ultras you're jerking it to would be way shittier in build quality. Sun was like the Honda of workststions.
>>54156354
Looks like a voltage regulator
>>54157813
That's a UPS you bellend
>>54150869
>>54155891
honestly if wasn't red with branding all over I wouldn't mind it, especially with that tint making it look less like a giant empty box with some boring consumer parts inside
What is you guys opinion on the evga hadron air?
>>54160074
it's shit and your opinion on it is shit and you're shit and you should kill your shit self
>>54151080
That's mITX? It's bigger than my ATX.
>>54160074
It's shit
>>54159929
You can get a black version. That's the one I'd have.
>>54150869
>So should we just wrap some beige plastic around it and call it a day?
>NO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE DARTH VADER'S REFRIGERATOR
>>54150869
Beautiful.
>>54150869
I really like Lian Li cases, some of them are a bit overly plain and some of them are silly like >>54153613 but they're mostly solid and good looking. Considering getting this for my build but the price is a bit harsh.
>>54151720
I thought it was about full tower height and just twice as wide as normal, what the fuck.
I've got this one, best case I've had.
I always liked sun blades, ymmv
>>54163993
now that's a case i like never liked the new minimalistic rounded case may-may we are seeing these days. I just love these old ibm cases or any other old pc case for that matter they just look gorgeous and fit so nicely to places.
>>54163947
>Apprentice Sysadmin
Holy shit, now that's a name I haven't seen in a while. How are you doing?
>Sun gear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvI95wsKUD4
This guy owns a whole garage full of old big iron, mainly Sun stuff but he also owns about 5 SGI Onyx 2 racks.
>>54151093
>tfw I have one of these running under my desk right now
Just installed 2x quad core xeons, gonna do some dank machine learning
>>54163993
>>54164081
For reference that's an IBM PS/2 (model 95), bringer of such innovations as the PS/2 mouse/KB ports, 1.44MB floppies, and VGA graphics.
It's surprising how little the basic system layout has changed due to IBM's influence.
![Image_01S[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/ASWMJih.jpg "Image_01S[1].jpg")
I'm probably gonna use one of these for my next server build. Love the look and odd dimensioning of it.
>>54164228
kek at the backup drivers taped inside the case
kids these days don't know the pain of bringing back an OS from just the command prompt and mobo
NZXT Phantom in any color.
Design is mostly unnecessary, just make a black monolith.
>>54164228
man i would give my leg to have one of those but sadly cant cause i have no money to buy one since postal fees to get one of those delivered to where i live is abysmal and finding anything else here besides overpriced c64 and amigas or atari-st is a small miracle
>>54151080
>I just bought one of these last week.
You're gonna regret ever getting a mITX. Fucking cable management is a bitch, then horrible airflow due to how small it is. Shit gets hot fast.
>>54164337
That specific ITX case is the size of a small moon though, so I don't think it'll be an issue.
>>54155891
That case is a heat trap, have a look at the fan options/layout. It looks nice enough but its horrid in practice.
>>54157724
wondering the same but i think they use btx mobos
metis
>>54164233
i have both the mATX and mITX versions. Very solid build quality. Bought them both also for the look.
>>54150919
LOL get a load of this funny fuy
>>54164337
Nah, the build went fine. There's a ton of room behind the motherboard because of the bubble sides. I just wish the window wasn't so reflective.
Also, my SOHO server is in a node 304, so been there done that.
>>54164233
Do these things still hold up today? I want to get one
>>54151720
looks like a fridge haha
