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Machine build update

Published April 16, 2008
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Well not really an update per se, as I haven't done anything on it since last time. But since the universe apparently tilted towards me yesterday, I got an email from a PR-guy who was wondering if I'd be interested in reviewing a computer case, specifically this huge thing.

So I'm gonna review it. It actually looks like a reasonably good case, and at a not-bad price (circa $99). A couple of years ago I reviewed a testosterone-laden red computer case with a big dragon on the front, and I had a hard time giving it a serious review. This case, however, looks quite a bit more practical than the dragon case, despite still being festooned with blue LED's.

So that thing's gonna show up and I'll take lots of pictures of the unboxing and the build along with commentary about the case itself. Should be interesting to see how it works out.


Although this does pretty-much kill any kind of apples-apples price comparison. I can't much post a "How to build a quad-core 8-gig machine for $500" with the case conspicuously absent from the price-list.




On a completely different note, I got one of the funniest-ever Nigerian scam emails yesterday. It's from the "fedex delivery company", and the gist of the email is that there are several big boxes full of money waiting for me over at a Fed Ex office, and I can release the boxes into my waiting arms after paying a modest release fee.

But, being the skeptic, I'm not quite sure this actually came from Fed Ex. I'll let you be the judge. This is exactly how I received it, lack of paragraph breaks and all. . .


Plot 5,Okoi Way, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria. Direct Line: +234-8029148658 EMAIL: korea_fedex_shipment1@post.ro DATE: 15/04/2008. Customers Service Hours--Monday To Saturday: Office Hours Monday To Saturday: Attention, Attention, Attention. The fedex delivery company are hereby passing an essential massage to all our valuable customers to be very careful while presenting their receivers residential address to avoid wrong delivery. This is the fedex delivery company mailing you as per your parcel that was brought to this company to be delivered to you by one Mr.Jesselucky along the delivery process there came a misunderstanding between you and the Nikon Insurance Company in regard of their request as per their insurance certificate which happens to be course of your parcel pending for the past one year. Meanwhile we are hereby happy to inform you that the fedex delivery company has finalized everything with the Nikon Insurance Company of Nigeria as the company organization has also listed 24 valuable parcel's to be intact in their office after the released of the parcel's from the Nikon Insurance Company. We are happy to inform you once again that your parcel that contain the sum of 500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterlling) is among the 24 parcel's listed which is now in our office and also with your name as the receiver despite that we lost your private residential address, which is an indication that you can now re-send your residential address back to the fedex delivery company where your parcel can be delivered to you without hesitation with this e-mail (korea_fedex_shipment1@post.ro) Meanwhile remember that the sender of this parcel Mrs. Pandera Williams & Jennifer Smith still owes this company the sum of $110 before the incident occurred, know you that this company has spent out of their incomes in the process of recovering back your parcel's So dear customer we once again appreciate your patronage in our favor. Without hesitations you are to pay the required sum of $110 via Western Union Money Transfer or Money Gram so that your parcel can be delivered to your residential address before it accumulate a demurrage after one week only, as you know your parcel is not just an ordinary parcel but with a huge amount and I think you understand what I mean by accumulating demurrages? Which you will not allow to happen to your recovery parcel that was almost gone if not for the love that the good God. We assure you that your parcel will arrive at your country in two days time and it will get to your door step the second OR third day as soon as this company receive the balance left by your sender and the tracking number of your parcel will be sent to you via e-mail immediately so that you can track it yourself to see your parcel coming on the way and you will also know when it will arrive at your country because we operate in trust and loyalty in your favor. And also the fedex delivery Company is hereby to inform all their customers by eradicating all their communication with the scam mails that are going all-over the world be careful with their e-mails so that your parcel will not be in danger with their evil plans.The fedex delivery company, provides access to a growing global marketplace through a network of supply chain, transportation, and business related information services. PAYMENT INFORMATION OFFICE . Receiver's name..................John Williams Receiver's Country................Nigeria Receiver State........................Lagos Text Question..........................To who Text Answer.............................. John Reference Number......................Ten Digit Numbers Sender's name............................??????????????? The fedex delivery company is one of the world's great success stories, the start-up that revolutionized the delivery of packages and information. In the past 30 years, we've grown up and grown into a diverse family of company's -a FedEx that's bigger, stronger, better than ever. WAITING TO READ YOUR E-MAIL. YOURS AFFECTIONATLY. Mr. GRISSIN.FEDEX DELIVERY MANAGING DIRECTOR. For the Ikeja Branch Manager fedex delivery company Lagos -Nigeria.
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MauMan
Actually that looks like an interesting case. I'm curious to know how noisy it is.

Don't forget to tether it before starting it up for the first time. With all of those fans it's sure to levitate. Probably not too big of a deal but I'd keep it tethered until you balance the ballist so it stays in one place....
April 16, 2008 09:37 AM
MrEvil
This looks very similar to the Antec Nine Hundred, which I have. It's not bad, except it doesn't really have room for my heatsink.
April 17, 2008 10:45 AM
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