cumminbk Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 Alright I am interested in a Thermaltake Armor pc tower. There is about $40 differene between the silver and black towers also it seems the silver tower is half the weight of the black tower?!?! Black CASENet Weight 16.2KgChassis: 1.0mm SECCSilver CASENet Weight 7.5KgChassis: 1.0mm I noticed that the black case has SECC chassis what does this mean? Anyone have these cases that could provide some type of comparison? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoffeeFiend Posted October 9, 2006 Share Posted October 9, 2006 (edited) My last PC used a Thermaltake Armor. Honestly, I don't think I'd buy one again. Just check out the thread where I was talking about a new rig. I didn't think much of the Coolermaster Stacker (looked like a very generic tower), but after looking into it a bit better I'm sold - thanks to puntoMX! It's better in every aspect IMO (except perhaps looks which really was the last criteria on my list)[edit]: I only own the silver one, so I can't compare between the 2 (not that I'd buy one again). SECC is a [good] type of steel (better than SGCC, and cheaper than [overrated] Aluminum). BTW, The CM Stacker is made from SECC too. Edited October 9, 2006 by crahak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Indeed,The 7.5kg one is Aluminum and the 16.2Kg is made out of Steel with Zink, so it’s not Galvanized like most of the cheap *ss cases build out of 0.6mm. Zink is used so it doesn’t corrode that fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cumminbk Posted October 11, 2006 Author Share Posted October 11, 2006 @puntoMX So is the Aluminum better then the steal case? I am just guessing that since the price is 40 more for the lighter case. would you say the steal case is weaker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 I would take the steel case:pros:- Stronger- Less expensivecons:- Less cooling then the aluminum case, but that’s almost nothing with those 12cm fans in it.Did you take a look at the Coolermaster case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 (edited) The mass ratio of 2.16 compares well to the mass ratio for aluminium and steel, 2.9. (Probably the aluminium one has slightly higher volume of aluminium for better strength)Aluminium is more expensive because it's lighter and resists corrosion. However it is weaker.Both are not likely to be factors in deciding between metals for a PC case. Steel is stronger and cheaper. Edited October 13, 2006 by LLXX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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