New Gaming Case
With our ever increasing sales of custom gaming and performance machines, we need a constant supply of quality cases that we can rely on. The CoolerMaster Elite case, which we previously used for our machines, has been difficult to get hold of recently and so we needed to find a replacement.
The new gaming case
Searching around for a new case that we’d be happy to supply we found the perfect replacement for our gaming systems. With stylish looks and a premium build quality, our new case looks very similar to the CoolerMaster Centurion 5 case. So, with this fantastic new case, we can offer our systems without a price increase but with a case that is equivalent to the Centurion 5 case, which would cost around £30 more.
The Premium Case itself is black and boasts a stylish black mesh front with brushed aluminium edges and a matching top panel in a sturdy raised block; this houses the power button, reset button, power and activity indicator LEDs and all of the connections you could ask for that are normally found on the front of a case – microphone & (high definition) headphone jacks plus USB-2 and Firewire. All of these factors make this case perfect for any position on or under your desk.
A view of the inside of the case
Building inside this case is made easy for us by screw-less assembly bays for all the optical drives and hard drives and also includes screw-less clips for your PCI and PCI-Express cards and thumb screws to remove the side panel. The inside of the case is spacious and allows for all of the latest ATX motherboard and graphics card (we all know how big they can be now). The hard drives are held in with screw-less clips and are facing toward the outside of the case for easy access, rather than the standard backward facing bays which can be fiddly to get to, especially with expansion cards installed.
Cooling options for this case are also good allowing for an extra 120mm fan to be fitted at the front as well as the standard 120mm fan at the rear. There is a duct on the side panel above the CPU to ensure that the CPU draws in cool air from the outside of the case, providing good airflow throughout ensuring a cool and quite environment. All in all it is a joy to work with.
For full specifications and more images of the case follow the link below: http://www.powerc.com/uk/ps/search/1//code/CME330PSU/act/gpage
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Hi Steve,
I spoke to you on the telephone on Friday to discuss a graphics card that needed replacing. You will note from the comments below that I am very pleased with the customer service and build quality that you provide.
Although the comments below are merely a repetition of the letter that I returned with the faulty part, I decided to post them here because I thought that you might like a testimonial.
“Dear Sir,
On Friday I telephoned you to report a faulty graphics card on my 5 week old computer. You offered to arrange a courier service to enable me to return the machine to base but, as I was capable of installing the card myself, I pointed out that it was in both of our interests if you simply sent me a replacement. You said that you would put a new one in the post for me and you asked me to return my original. I received the replacement on Saturday morning, less than 24 hours after my phone call. Thank you for being so prompt.
The replacement that you sent me was about 3 months older than the original. In that period, the manufacturer completely redesigned the card - the two cards bear no resemblance whatsoever. Apart from anything else, the earlier version has a cooling fan and the later version large fins.
I would have liked to have put the original in the post on Saturday, so that you received it on Monday, however I had a great deal of difficulty getting the drivers to load. Eventually I succeeded and one unexpected side benefit is that the replacement, the earlier design, runs faster than the version that you originally supplied. The graphics index has increased from 4.8 to 5.0. Another benefit, which may be a coincidence, is that the Windows Card Space application used to crash out when the old card was installed, showing a rundll32.dll fault. That fault has also disappeared.
I hope that you are still in business when I decide to replace this computer, I plan to return. Running a business of this type must be a thankless job but I am very pleased with the service and quality that you have provided. The competition in this field is clearly cut-throat but, in spite of that, you have not cut corners, I note for example the high quality case and the more powerful than usual PSU.
Regards
Keith.”