Apevia X-Cruiser

Darksaber · 11-27-2006, 11:10 PM

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EviLZeD · 12-11-2006, 08:54 PM

hmm strange aspire made a case that looks exactly the same but it does look really nice

bornfree · 12-11-2006, 09:07 PM

Even Ray Charles could see these babies from a mile away...

:>)

i_am_mustang_man · 12-11-2006, 10:05 PM

nice review, i love the budget case reviews

i've been wanting to get a new case, but with the specific upgrade path of 8800gtx in mind. my current case needs some of the harddrives to be moved inorder for the g80 to fit, is there any chance you could include this in future reviews? (ie full hdd capacity w/ 8800gtx)

killer gauges, btw

Darksaber · 12-12-2006, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by i_am_mustang_man

nice review, i love the budget case reviews

i've been wanting to get a new case, but with the specific upgrade path of 8800gtx in mind. my current case needs some of the harddrives to be moved inorder for the g80 to fit, is there any chance you could include this in future reviews? (ie full hdd capacity w/ 8800gtx)

killer gauges, btw

hi!
Well I usually do with cases that are not based on pure OEM design. The inside of this case is no different than many, many different such cases, thus I can tell you that a 8800GTX will not fit without getting in the way of a hard drive...
they will fit, but the HDD connector will get in the way of the card, but the 8800GTX has the PCIe connectors on the side, so it may be a really tight fit...

cheers
DS

Darksaber · 12-12-2006, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EviLZeD

hmm strange aspire made a case that looks exactly the same but it does look really nice

Aspire is Apevia (thus the quote at the beginning of this review)

cheers
DS

Frogger · 12-12-2006, 03:02 AM

looked at this case today for my grandsons new build, in a Tiger D store, but went with a Armor Jr instead because o0f the oem layout

Mediocre · 12-13-2006, 03:39 PM

The wife has this case and here are the things I noticed:

Thermal probe for temp gauge is ~3" short for crossfire mobo where primary gfx goes on the bottom

Volume gauge smoked after about 6 months

Case lets in a TON of dust - No filters

Great budget case, and the wife loves the way it looks, even if her volume gauge no longer moves (it is still lit up though)

EviLZeD · 12-13-2006, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darksaber

Aspire is Apevia (thus the quote at the beginning of this review)

cheers
DS

ohh yeah sry i cant believe i missed that lol

TheShape · 12-13-2006, 07:32 PM

Seen the black one in person....perty.....

11-27-2006, 11:10 PM	#1
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EviLZeD Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 628 (0.54/day) Thanks: 29 Thanked 44 Times in 40 Posts System Specs	hmm strange aspire made a case that looks exactly the same but it does look really nice

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bornfree Banned Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 101 (0.09/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Even Ray Charles could see these babies from a mile away... :>)

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i_am_mustang_man Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 1,349 (0.98/day) Thanks: 7 Thanked 17 Times in 14 Posts System Specs	nice review, i love the budget case reviews i've been wanting to get a new case, but with the specific upgrade path of 8800gtx in mind. my current case needs some of the harddrives to be moved inorder for the g80 to fit, is there any chance you could include this in future reviews? (ie full hdd capacity w/ 8800gtx) killer gauges, btw

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12-13-2006, 03:39 PM	#8
Mediocre Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,023 (0.81/day) Thanks: 111 Thanked 81 Times in 74 Posts System Specs	The wife has this case and here are the things I noticed: Thermal probe for temp gauge is ~3" short for crossfire mobo where primary gfx goes on the bottom Volume gauge smoked after about 6 months Case lets in a TON of dust - No filters Great budget case, and the wife loves the way it looks, even if her volume gauge no longer moves (it is still lit up though)

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