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Dec 8th, 2004 at 8:52pm

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I was at CompUSA yesterday doing X-mas shopping and saw this and liked it alot and brought it.  I got it for $70 just for the case and everything in the pic minus the hard drive, power box, cd/dvd drives and the motherboard and video card.
Aeroengine SR.:
http://www.aerocool.com.tw/aerocool-files-v3/Images/case/aeroengine/Case-AeroEng...

It looks like a high bypass jet engine in front of it!  It actually powered for max cooling airflow Cheesy
There's a black screen in front of it right now, I'll be removing that and ya all can worry about F.O.D. with it  Grin

Now all I need is to decide on a motherboard and video card for it.
 
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Reply #1 - Dec 9th, 2004 at 1:27am

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Nice, I got a big 120mm fan at front of mine too.  Mine doesn't look as pretty as that though and I have a home made filter stretched across it to stop dust getting in.
 
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Reply #2 - Dec 9th, 2004 at 8:29pm

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That is cool!   Grin

That looks like a turbine on the front, goes with the FS theme well!

What are you going to be putting in for a video card and motherboard?

Nice Buy and Happy Flying   8)
 
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Reply #3 - Dec 9th, 2004 at 10:14pm

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Cool caSE now for the uhh FS theme of things and to make it a real jt hehhe, put a Vantec Tornado on there http://www.vantecusa.com/product-cooling.html#, I have the 80mm version in my case and she pumps some air, also sounds lke my comps about to start its takeff Grin Pumps 120 CFM and spins at 4800(90mm vers) get bready for sum noise with that thing!
 
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Reply #4 - Dec 10th, 2004 at 5:47pm

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That is cool!   Grin

That looks like a turbine on the front, goes with the FS theme well!

What are you going to be putting in for a video card and motherboard?

Nice Buy and Happy Flying   8)


Well i'd have to do research on what motherboard to get.  I think the case recommends a ATX or a micro ATX motherboard.

As for a video card, I'm gonna buy the best one I can get, high video RAM and a resonable price for it.

And the HD will be prob around 80 gigs with a cooler around it.

I plan to put a invidiual cooler on these things:
HD, CPU and the video card.  The rest will be done by the jet engine Cheesy

I think I'm gonna use that as a stand for the simavonics throttle quadarnt, more power on the levers, the louder the 'jet engine' on the comp case goes  Grin LOL

Before I start building the comp inside, I'm going to hit the local county computer show (they sell parts there too for a relativity cheap price) and see what they have to offer.  And talk to some computers experts there regarding video cards.
 
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Reply #5 - Dec 11th, 2004 at 8:52pm

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Thats an awesome looking case.

It takes my Lian Li case and beats it to death.
 
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Reply #6 - Dec 12th, 2004 at 11:41pm

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I took some pics of it today.  Nothing is hooked up or lights up yet.  The fan lights up a cool blue LED color when it's all connected and it spins too but looks like it will be a while til it's ready for takeoff  8)

Here comes the pics:

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That screen is coming off.

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Reply #7 - Dec 13th, 2004 at 2:44am

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That is pretty cool looking.  If you want a totally silent case try the Antec Sonata.  I love it.  I never knew how loud computers were until I bought this and then worked on my other computer and realized how loud it was.  It has a great side panel that pulls off without any screws so you can easily access everything inside.
 
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Reply #8 - Dec 13th, 2004 at 11:18am

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That is pretty cool looking.  If you want a totally silent case try the Antec Sonata.  I love it.  I never knew how loud computers were until I bought this and then worked on my other computer and realized how loud it was.  It has a great side panel that pulls off without any screws so you can easily access everything inside.


I'll keep that in mind if my gf want's a desktop comp for home use, hell she even says i breathe too loud when she sleeps with me.
She has a Dell Inspiron 8600 and I have the Inspiron 5150 and we both have Wi-Fi  Tongue
 
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Reply #9 - Dec 13th, 2004 at 11:28am

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Does this look like a good motherboard for the comp and the flight sim?
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/atx.htm
 
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Reply #10 - Dec 14th, 2004 at 3:04am

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ATX really just refers to the size of the mobo.

You need the correct chipset.

For intels the 925 and 915 are decent and for AMD's the nvidia nforce3's and 4's are pretty good.
 
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Reply #11 - Dec 14th, 2004 at 7:02am

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How loud is it??  I recently bought a SWEET case.  It's large, spacious and the overall set-up is great! I love it.  Everything is nice and organized and it runs cool (as in temps).  Only problem is the sucker is friggen loud!!!!  It's really starting to bother me.  It would be 100% PERFECT if it ran a bit quieter.   Undecided
 
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Reply #12 - Dec 14th, 2004 at 1:24pm

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ATX really just refers to the size of the mobo.

You need the correct chipset.

For intels the 925 and 915 are decent and for AMD's the nvidia nforce3's and 4's are pretty good.


Any good or performance intel motherboard or chipset?
 
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Reply #13 - Dec 14th, 2004 at 1:27pm

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How loud is it??  I recently bought a SWEET case.  It's large, spacious and the overall set-up is great! I love it.  Everything is nice and organized and it runs cool (as in temps).  Only problem is the sucker is friggen loud!!!!  It's really starting to bother me.  It would be 100% PERFECT if it ran a bit quieter.   Undecided


? Haven't run the fan yet.

You want quiet? check out what ibldblu said:
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That is pretty cool looking.  If you want a totally silent case try the Antec Sonata.  I love it.  I never knew how loud computers were until I bought this and then worked on my other computer and realized how loud it was.  It has a great side panel that pulls off without any screws so you can easily access everything inside. 

 
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Reply #14 - Dec 14th, 2004 at 11:20pm

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Any good or performance intel motherboard or chipset?


Any intel 915 chipset is decent. The more expensive 925 is also great if you can afford it. The chipset is part of the mobo, so just look for the chipset in a mobo. Be sure to make sure the CPU socket matches that of the mobo you bought. For the current intel prescott's, the socket is 775

Your case takes ATX form factor mobo's so make sure any mobo you buy is ATX compatible.
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