Bitfenix releases a computer case meant for the living room
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[QUOTE=MedicWine;46013974][img_thumb]https://i.imgur.com/VQBHLoT.jpg[/img_thumb]
This is the only setup worthy of letting people see me use it. ~[/QUOTE]
I've kinda wanted to build a PC into a desk for the cool factor. That right there has too many lights
I like BitFenix cases. I have a model shinobi for my PC and I like the design. It's just a black monolith with nothing sticking out, it doesn't look like a fucking spaceship or a cheap pile of random sci-fi crap.
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[URL="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811208055&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10487648&PID=1800524&SID="][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/yw45D94.png[/IMG][/URL]
is what I'm getting
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;46012359]Well, some people have their PC in their living room, as they like the couch + controller aspect that a console gives, while still wanting the freedoms and possibilities that a PC provides
[B]Some may also appreciate the idea of a sort of centralized entertainment system which does everything[/B][/QUOTE]
Is that not what gaming consoles evolved into?
What would a PC do in a living room environment that a console cannot? Though this:
[QUOTE=lapsus_;46012412]VPN + netflix where it is not available elsehow.[/QUOTE]
Seems like a good point, but not a big enough one, imo.
[QUOTE=MedicWine;46013974][img_thumb]https://i.imgur.com/VQBHLoT.jpg[/img_thumb]
This is the only setup worthy of letting people see me use it. ~[/QUOTE]
I like that he's using pictures of it as a wallpaper.
[QUOTE=Viva;46012243]I think it's sort of an age thing at a point. When i was younger i wanted these badass cases, with shit everything and bright neon lights everywhere, on the fan on the side view window. My case needed to look cool. Then as i grew older i got away from wanting some flashy thing to instead wanting something that looked more mature but still had a cool edge to it.
That's why i quite like my Antec 1200, minus all the lighting everywhere. This thing looks more like a server enclosure at times.[/QUOTE]
I've got the same case, but I bought it used. The PO modified the side panel removing the side fan and replaced it with plexiglass. It's still got all the lighting, but I think it looks better without the stock side panel.
[QUOTE=HybridTheroy;46012233]People would've taken it a lot more serious if they'd have just labeled it a 'premium cosmetic computer case' (or something along those lines) like it actually just is.[/QUOTE]
To be honest, it's a small frame mAtx case which supports up to twow full sized GPUs. Which is different to a lot of other mAtx casses in this size, since they'll at most support a single smaller gpu.
That said, I may be biased, since I did get a bitfenix prodigy m
[QUOTE=Paramud;46019501]I like that he's using pictures of it as a wallpaper.[/QUOTE]
I like the complete lack of floor supports.
I could never lean on that ever.
Call me frivolous or shallow, but I think this case looks wicked cool. I'm just not crazy about the price or the size. Corsair and BitFenix are my favorite case manufacturers.
Call me crazy, but the symbol kinda looks like something outta Halo. Also I don't get what makes it worthy of just your living room, it just looks like a regular ol' computer case, would stuff it on my computer desk in my bedroom and it would still look the same.
I couldn't give a shit what the case on the computer in my living room looks like as I can't see the computer behind my giant fucking TV
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;46019415]Is that not what gaming consoles evolved into?
What would a PC do in a living room environment that a console cannot?
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Well, that is true. My only argument would be that it, in my opinion, would be a lot more comfortable to browse the web from your sofa with one of these:
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Rather than with one of these:
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:v:
But yes, if you don't really care about the PC platform, then of course a console would be a better choice
This would be better
[url]http://www.gtek-computerdesign.com/tenuis2.html[/url]
[img]http://www.gtek-computerdesign.com/IMG/7.jpg[/img]
[QUOTE=viperfan7;46023273]This would be better
[url]http://www.gtek-computerdesign.com/tenuis2.html[/url]
[img]http://www.gtek-computerdesign.com/IMG/7.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
That's pretty
[QUOTE=Rixxz2;46022984]Well, that is true. My only argument would be that it, in my opinion, would be a lot more comfortable to browse the web from your sofa with one of these:
[t]http://i00.i.aliimg.com/wsphoto/v0/1578551630_1/Original-font-b-Logitech-b-font-font-b-Keyboard-b-font-Controller-High-quality-Genuine-font.jpg[/t]
Rather than with one of these:
[t]http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p9-ggDTs27I/UaOOI8PkDqI/AAAAAAAAA64/euFPOKXK83A/s1600/Holding+Xbox+One+Controller.jpg[/t]
:v:
But yes, if you don't really care about the PC platform, then of course a console would be a better choice[/QUOTE]
I really didn't consider browsing the internet from a couch an option. Didn't know that was a thing, but alrighty, then!
[QUOTE=Chickens!;46021738]I like the complete lack of floor supports.
I could never lean on that ever.[/QUOTE]
eh it's probably has counterweight inside of the wall. The construction will be pretty much the same as any hanging toilet.
I got a NZXT Guardian 921 and it has really nice airflow to the top, front, side, and rear. I can usually put it in any sort of configuration and stay below 40 C. I also usually have a little Home Depot fan pointed at it on high just in case 'cause I'm an old geezer like that I guess. Plus, I usually get comments on it when somebody is over due to the LED lighting but I bet if it didn't have that nobody would give a damn.
[img]http://cdn.overclock.net/d/d9/300x300px-LS-d943e19b_532267960_ntgd921b03.jpeg[/img]
[QUOTE=Da Big Man;46025548]
[img]http://cdn.overclock.net/d/d9/300x300px-LS-d943e19b_532267960_ntgd921b03.jpeg[/img][/QUOTE]
Looks way too ricey for me
It looks alright to be honest, but not for that price, I want my computer to actually be cool and quiet, beyond that i don't really give a toss if it looks cool or not.
[QUOTE=Da Big Man;46025548]I got a NZXT Guardian 921 and it has really nice airflow to the top, front, side, and rear. I can usually put it in any sort of configuration and stay below 40 C. I also usually have a little Home Depot fan pointed at it on high just in case 'cause I'm an old geezer like that I guess. Plus, I usually get comments on it when somebody is over due to the LED lighting but I bet if it didn't have that nobody would give a damn.
[IMG]http://cdn.overclock.net/d/d9/300x300px-LS-d943e19b_532267960_ntgd921b03.jpeg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
I don't get what the point of having a window on your computer is. I can understand bottom leds for ambient light, as long as they're subtle. But windows?
Who needs Pandora when you could have this:
[thumb]http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/1/18/Compy_Catalog.png[/thumb]
It doesn't go in the living room; it [I]has[/I] a living room.
[QUOTE=wraithcat;46027221]I can understand bottom leds for ambient light, as long as they're subtle. But windows?[/QUOTE]
Showing off the hardware?
[QUOTE=MedicWine;46013974][img_thumb]https://i.imgur.com/VQBHLoT.jpg[/img_thumb]
This is the only setup worthy of letting people see me use it. ~[/QUOTE]
It looks like a fucking sideways pinball machine.
[QUOTE=LegndNikko;46012284]Aside from a gaming library from Steam, why would someone have a computer set up just for their living room? Why not get a game console at that point?[/QUOTE]
Certain types of media files are a total bitch to stream/don't work on consoles.
I've always been meaning to build one of these, I didn't really do much research but [url=http://www.silverstonetek.com/raven/products/index.php?model=RVZ01]this[/url] is the case I found that I really liked.
[QUOTE=MedicWine;46013974][img_thumb]https://i.imgur.com/VQBHLoT.jpg[/img_thumb]
This is the only setup worthy of letting people see me use it. ~[/QUOTE]Those lights in the table would annoy the hell out of me to be honest.
You can probably turn them off.
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