For many people the case they choose when building their computer is based more on price than anything else. Computer cases can cost hundreds of dollars for high-end parts made from aluminum with a fancy design. NZXT makes a line of cases that tend to be among the cheapest and offer good looks and performance.

The company has announced a new case called the Tempest Evo that is a mid-tower case designed to E-ATX standards allowing it to accept larger server motherboards. The machine has lots of fans with two in the top, two in front and one on the side and in the rear included.

NZXT has been making some nice cases for computer enthusiasts for a while now. The big thing about the company is that its cases are typically reasonably priced and offer good looks and performance. NZXT has unveiled a new gaming chassis called the GAMMA that will sell for under $50.

For that much money, you get some nice features including support for six fans. Only one fan is included with the case however. The case also has a mesh front panel for airflow and lots of wire routing options on the motherboard tray and other places.

It’s been a while since we’ve seen an awesome geek cake as retro-liscous as this one. A genuine Commodore 64 Cake. It was made in honor of some guy’s 30th birthday.

It has some super nice detail work on the frosting, like all of that keyboard lettering. Even a power cord. Though I don’t remember Pong being available for the C64. It sure looks tasty. This guys wife, who made the cake, is a real special woman and if things don’t work out for them she can make me a cake anyday.

You just have to love a case that radically changes the form factor. The Level 10 by BMW DesignworksUSA is a masterpiece of a PC case with loads of style. And it manages great design while giving you easy access to all components. We showed you the case a few weeks ago and now it’s been spotted in the wild.

We’re happy to say it looks even better in the flesh. Thermaltake and BMW teamed up to create the “Level 10” PC case, which was on display at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany. Everything has it’s own enclosure, even the motherboard. And yet it maintains a graceful and thin composure. A beautiful monster if you will.

This awesome looking PC case appears to be from a distant future. Thermaltake and BMW have teamed up to create the “Level 10” PC case, which is on display at the CeBIT conference in Hanover, Germany. All of the components are outside the case yet inside their own compartments.

Visually, it’s great. Would the cables be running everywhere or would those be hidden as well? There isn’t very much info on this thing so we aren’t sure if it will actually be for sale, for how much or when. All we know is that they would be crazy to not sell something so beautiful.

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Antec unveiled yesterday its latest high-performance gaming case for PC gamers. It is called the Nine Hundred Two and it prices around $165.

The Antec Nine Hundred Two is designed to better offer cooling for overclocked computer parts. These cooling options include a perforated front bezel for better air intake, a top-mounted 200mm Big Boy 200 exhaust fan with blue LED illumination, three 120mm fans and a fan mount on the window side panel for graphics card cooling.

When it comes to the perfect case for a new gaming rig you are building, most enthusiasts don’t go with whatever the cheapest enclosure available is. The enthusiast wants something that has good looks and great thermal performance. A good case may cost more, but in the long run the tradeoff is well worth it to most of us.

One of the best computer cases around is the Cooler Master Cosmos, I actually use one for my gaming rig and I love it. Cooler Master has teased a new and very limited edition version of the Cosmos called the Cosmos Black. Details on the case and the bundle of goodies it includes are scant, but Cooler Master says that it will reveal all on December 11.

We’ve all experienced it. You’re working away on your laptop and suddenly you realize you could use a nice long nap. If only you had a comfortable way of falling forward and letting your drool fall where it may. Icelandic designer Hafsteinn Juliusson wants you to be able to crash whenever and wherever fatigue strikes, with the Napbook.

It’s so simple that’s it’s the work of genius. Just a normal laptop bag, but extra fluffy for sweet dreams. It should feel nice and soft whether your laptop is in or out of the bag. Extra sleep + extra padding for your laptop= awesome. We’re not sure if it’s available for purchase yet, but I’m getting sleepy just thinking about it.

There are PCs, and then there are PCs that look like Pac-Man has arrived from the future to kick ass and chew bubble gum…And he’s all out of bubble gum. Plus he’s got legs. According to the modder, this PC came about because he wanted to “construct some kind of Pacman or motorcycle-helmet that can open a visor driven by a motor.”

The visor is comprised of two quarter-spheres, one slightly smaller than the other. They are glued together with about 5mm of space for the water cooling system. I’d say job well done. This thing looks like it could lurch forward at any minute and start gobbling things up.

CoolIT Systems, a developer of cooling systems for overclocked PCs, is set to showcase at CES, among other products, a new barebones system integrated with one of its coolers. It’s called the CoolIT Boreas MTEC Chassis and prices starting at around $950.

The CoolIT Boreas MTEC Chassis makes use of CoolIT’s Boreas liquid cooling device. This device uses 12 “thermoelectric coolers” to chill out multiple CPU/GPU mixes. The Boreas is built into a Silverstone TJ-07 full size aluminum tower case and comes pre-plumbed and factory sealed.

Skooba Design (formerly RoadWired) announced today some new tech travel cases for the masses. One example of this new line up is the Skooba Shuttle, priced at around $140.

The Skooba Shuttle is a laptop backpack available in three color combinations. It has a laptop storage section in the main compartment while also allowing space for books, etc. There’s also a bunch of other pockets and places to stuff gear in this backpack, including an audio pocket with headphone wire port and a multi-compartment accessory organizer.

For many the iMac is not just a computer - it is also a piece of art. To that end a company by the name of Chromac recently unveiled a line of tasteful enclosures to up that artsy look. These iColor enclosures are priced at around $500 starting.

The Chromac iColors come in 11 colors and let iMac owners customize their computers with “high end finishes and materials commonly found in a Gulfstream jet or Rolls Royce.” These designer upgrade choices include chrome, 24K gold, platinum and lime green. Chromac is also known for designing customized aluminum cases for iMacs as well.

Brenthaven, a developer of computer cases, introduced yesterday a new line of slim, stylish cases for MacBooks and MacBook Pros. The Eclipse Sleeves come in three sizes, ranging in price from around $40 to $45, are available starting this month.

The Brenthaven Eclipse Sleeves I, II and III are custom fit for the MacBook 13.3″ and MacBook Pro 15.4″ or 17″ and are available in multiple colors including black, pink and green. They are made of a lightweight material which features a 4-side, high-density foam protection system and a faux-suede interior. A retractable handle and back slip pocket are also built in.

Traveling with your desktop Apple computer is sometimes just what you have to do. We think sticking it in a cardboard box and writing fragile in a black marker is a bad idea though - one of these new Mac Pro Pelican Cases might be a better solution. It will cost you at around $600 but it will probably be worth every penny.

CPD Industries, the maker of this case, says it will hold an Apple Mac Pro or Power Mac G5, 30-inch Cinema Display and accessories such as keyboard, mouse, and cables within custom foam interior compartments. The cases are described as having a “virtually indestructible outer shell, custom inner foam combination [that] provides complete protection from travel-related shock, vibration, temperature fluctuation, spills, water, dust and humidity.” It meets a drop test of 48-inches and can even reportedly be submerged 30 feet below water due to multiple latches and a neoprene “O Ring.”