It's a good thing our PCs don't run on gas. This hobby is expensive enough as it is, and that's especially true for gamers. If you're more interested in fragging than Facebook, then that means you'll spend twice, maybe three times as much on the videocard alone. Factor in more RAM, a speedy SSD for ultra fast load times and overall system performance, and high-dollar gaming peripherals, and you can blow through a budget faster than 
You've seen Corsair's Graphite Series 600T mid-tower computer case before, but never like this. The newly available 'Special Edition White Graphite Series 600T' is exactly what it sounds like -- a mostly white version of the original with "other accents rendered in the black of the original 600T for a dramatic look" -- plus a couple of enhancements not revealed in the product's long-winded name.
If Lian Li's new PC-U6 Cowry case is the funkiest thing you've ever seen, then you didn't catch our 
Need a new compact case that can accommodate high end GPUs, like the AMD Radeon HD 6990 and Nvidia GTX 590, but is small enough to tote around to LAN parties? If so, Cooler Master hopes you'll give its new Storm Enforcer gaming case a once over. Cooler Master describes the case as "a bold new LAN deployable addition to the Storm lineup." And according to CM, it's the first mid-tower to include native support for the above mentioned dual-GPU videocards.
We've awarded high marks to Cooler Masters HAF (High Air Flow) line of computer cases, including an 8 verdict for the 
One of the downsides to Apple's Smart Cover for the iPad 2 is that it does nothing to protect the back of the tablet. That'll never do if you're clumsy or otherwise prone to scuffing up the back of your digital gadgets. This is where the third-party peripheral market comes into play, and a company called HandStand just released a rotating iPad 2 case that will have you singing Flo Rida's catchy "Right Round" as you spin your tablet, well, right round.
NZXT has a long history of cranking out funky looking enclosures, though that isn't always the case. The case maker's latest creation is designed to give gamers a silent computing experience so they can concentrate on the in-game action rather than the sounds coming from their PC. Truth be told, the new H2 silent midtower chassis looks lke a modern take on Antec's P182 from a few years back.
Forget about space saving designs and cramming your computer parts into a diminutive chassis that can be tucked out of sight. Enermax is taking the exact opposite approach with its new SpineRex gaming tower for enthusiasts. This is a full tower (or "big tower," as Enermax likes to call it) enclosure measuring 544mm (D) x 213mm (W) x 521mm (H) with glowing LED fans, so it's meant to be seen not stored.
So maybe we're exaggerating a little when we say Asus stole our idea for a cardboard case, but for the record, former Maximum PC Associate Editor and current Contributing Writer, David Murphy, beat Asus to the punch by three and a half years. Printed in our October 2007 issue and viewable online 
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