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It's a very lightweight and versatile case. If you're needing something light to take to Lan Parties or on the road it certainly is one to consider.

well, I am going from my Antec to a Shuttle for LAN parties

I really need your help deciding between this case and the Antec Plusview 1000 case. I'm completely torn between which one I should go for, and as you've had hands-on experience with both I'd like to know which one you'd choose considering;

Weight - I don't exactly take my PC to a LAN party every weekend but neither is it completly stationary throughout the year. Every few weeks I pack it up and move it via car to a different part of the country. I'm a big bloke and carrying a large case around isn't too much of a problem but I'm interested in knowing how much difference there is between weights, and given the above is it worth worrying about?

Size - I'm more keen on the Plusview as it is, in comparison to the Lanboy, pretty monolithic. I don't however have an extremely large amount of stuff to actually put in it... A CD drive, DVD drive, single hard-disk and floppy is about it as far as drive space is concerned (although I will probably get an internal zip drive some time in future). Although a lot of space is always nice to have, it's not exactly necessary so far. However, I'm considering getting some form of cooling system, such as THIS and need to know whether it would fit ok inside the Lanboy.

I currently have a Mini ATX and while I'd like the luxury of the full tower, there's not much in it unless the above cooler won't fit into a Mini ATX.

PSU - This is a major consideration for me, as I've been the victim of two crappy PSU's and have learned my lesson. If I buy the Plusview, I'll be buying the Antec TrueBlue 480 alongside it as the Plusview doesn't come with a PSU as standard. The Lanboy, however comes with the Smartblue 350... I'd prefer NOT to waste money buying the 480 if I get the Lanboy... Is the 350 still a good PSU? Or would I be better off buying the TrueBlue (that being so, I'd rather get the Plusview case).

Thanks in advance!

I've never had water cooling but judging by that pic, if all that is meant to go inside the case then the lanboy doesn't have the room for it. Look over the pics again and you'll see what I mean.

The smartblue power supply is a good one though. It held the voltages very good even under load and overclocked. It was a little less than the TrueBlue of course. I've seen some say the fans are too loud on the smartblue. I don't think they are loud but naturally that depends on your noise tolerance.

On the other points though the lan boy is of course much lighter and you have a carrying strap included. The PlusView1000 is much heavier and bulkier, around 40 pounds heavier. Then consider all the additions. If you believe you can handle that then that sounds like your best bet. I just can't see that vapochill kit fitting inside the lanboy. It's already a bit cramped as it is.


Hope that helps with your decision.

Would it be possible to fit a Thermaltake Aquarius II in this pup?

THANKS
Dan

Going by the pics here, I have my doubts.

If you placed the pump on the bottom/rear you'll lose the use of 3-4 pci slots. But it might fit nearer the front, or where the top/rear fan goes. It would be a close call. Sorry I cannot answer better, but I haven't had that Tt kit to know for sure.



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I just got an email from Dean at http://www.overclockercafe.com and he seems to think it will fit.

Dan

the Aquarius II should fit in that case... even though if your using it for a lan and moving it around. I would not recommend this kit unless everything is screwed down securely. cause as it is now everything uses rather strong magnets to keep the pump rad and resivoir all in place.

how about the Asetek WaterChill?

Hi all,

Have anyone experienced installing the Audigy 2 Platinum card in this case? Is the break out box fit when the door closed? Please help me out since I'm thinking about ordering both LANBOY and Audigy 2 Platinum. Thank you.

It does on the other doored antec cases.

Greg

Hi Greg,

So it does on other antec cases but not on the LANBOY? Just got confused, anyway, thanks for the response.

i was assuming it would fit because it does fit behind the antec door on other cases of theres.

Greg

I have an Antec Lanboy I just bought it a couple of days ago but it is cloming together slowely but surely. I will get it up soon I have to do a couple of other things while i am putting it together. I have one question for all of you........ should i use arctic silver thermal compound?

Originally posted by The uprising
I have an Antec Lanboy I just bought it a couple of days ago but it is cloming together slowely but surely. I will get it up soon I have to do a couple of other things while i am putting it together. I have one question for all of you........ should i use arctic silver thermal compound?

Just make sure ya follow the directions.

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