XG Viper 2

Rob Williams · 05-19-2006, 09:58 PM

Like most product selections, there is hardly a shortage of computer towers to choose from. The XG Viper is made out of aluminum alloy and includes many of flashy LEDs. They even threw a 400W power supply in there to get things started. Are all these features worth the semi-steep price?

After reading Greg's 25th review here, discuss it here!

werty316 · 05-20-2006, 03:07 PM

Nice that its aluminum but gah this is one reason why I hate pre-modded cases as this is one fugly case; actually most of them are fugly.

Greg King · 05-21-2006, 06:07 PM

I couldn't agree with you more. There are plenty of people who love cases like this one but I am more contemporary. I like a visually quiet case myself.

madmat · 05-21-2006, 07:26 PM

I spoke at some length with the MGE rep about the plastic fantastic cases that are being put out. I told him that something that wasn't as far-out looking would most likely reach a broader audience.

Rob Williams · 05-21-2006, 07:31 PM

I don't know about that. I have friends who would -love- a case like that. They could throw a 1.8GHz Socket A with a 9600XT in there and it would be the best PC in the world.

So, to each their own really. IMO, it's one of the ugliest cases I have ever seen, but it has a couple great features.

Greg King · 05-21-2006, 07:46 PM

By a couple, do you mean one? It's lighter then hell. It was lucky to get a 7 but I gave it a 7 because, like you said, there are people who would love to have this case and it would stand out an a LAN event. Did I mention that it's light?

Rob Williams · 05-21-2006, 07:49 PM

I liked the fact that it was light, and the LED in the front wasn't too bad. I like the light behind the front grille also.. it's cool.

Thats about it though. It's a case for someone who's young, really. It would look cool in a kids room.

Greg King · 05-21-2006, 07:58 PM

Not in my kids room...

I was really dissapointed in the 80mm front fan. That was silly IMO but it was better than nothing.

Rob Williams · 05-21-2006, 08:00 PM

Hey, I noticed you had a BFG PPU. Has it reached 256ºC yet?

Greg King · 05-21-2006, 08:45 PM

Twice. The second time, the fan completly fell off. It was amazing...in a sad sort of way.

Really, the damn fan fell off the card....I have never seen anything like that. Ever. I dont hold it against BFG at all, shit happens, I am just gald that I caught it in time.

But yes, 256ºC is a scorcher.

Tech-Daddy · 05-23-2006, 01:17 AM

My son (7 years old) L-O-V-E-S this case. Wants daddy to buy him one and get him out of his current Viper case...

Rob Williams · 05-23-2006, 11:32 AM

I really know what I am talking about.

05-19-2006, 09:58 PM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	XG Viper 2 Like most product selections, there is hardly a shortage of computer towers to choose from. The XG Viper is made out of aluminum alloy and includes many of flashy LEDs. They even threw a 400W power supply in there to get things started. Are all these features worth the semi-steep price? After reading Greg's 25th review here, discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far. Last edited by madmat; 05-20-2006 at 07:37 AM.

05-20-2006, 03:07 PM	#2
werty316 Partition Master Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 431	Nice that its aluminum but gah this is one reason why I hate pre-modded cases as this is one fugly case; actually most of them are fugly. __________________ Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting.... CHUCK NORRIS GOES KILLING Last edited by werty316; 05-20-2006 at 03:10 PM.

05-21-2006, 06:07 PM	#3
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	I couldn't agree with you more. There are plenty of people who love cases like this one but I am more contemporary. I like a visually quiet case myself. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

05-21-2006, 07:26 PM	#4
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,636	I spoke at some length with the MGE rep about the plastic fantastic cases that are being put out. I told him that something that wasn't as far-out looking would most likely reach a broader audience. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

05-21-2006, 07:31 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I don't know about that. I have friends who would -love- a case like that. They could throw a 1.8GHz Socket A with a 9600XT in there and it would be the best PC in the world. So, to each their own really. IMO, it's one of the ugliest cases I have ever seen, but it has a couple great features. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-21-2006, 07:46 PM	#6
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	By a couple, do you mean one? It's lighter then hell. It was lucky to get a 7 but I gave it a 7 because, like you said, there are people who would love to have this case and it would stand out an a LAN event. Did I mention that it's light? __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

05-21-2006, 07:49 PM	#7
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I liked the fact that it was light, and the LED in the front wasn't too bad. I like the light behind the front grille also.. it's cool. Thats about it though. It's a case for someone who's young, really. It would look cool in a kids room. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-21-2006, 07:58 PM	#8
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Not in my kids room... I was really dissapointed in the 80mm front fan. That was silly IMO but it was better than nothing. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

05-21-2006, 08:00 PM	#9
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	Hey, I noticed you had a BFG PPU. Has it reached 256ºC yet? __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

05-21-2006, 08:45 PM	#10
Greg King I just kinda show up... Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,081	Twice. The second time, the fan completly fell off. It was amazing...in a sad sort of way. Really, the damn fan fell off the card....I have never seen anything like that. Ever. I dont hold it against BFG at all, shit happens, I am just gald that I caught it in time. But yes, 256ºC is a scorcher. __________________ "It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring." - Carl Sagan System: Intel i5 2500K \| Gigabyte GA-Z68XP-UD4 \| 16GB G.Skill DDR3 \| Crucial M4 128GB SSD WD 1TB Black x1 \| WD 2TB Green x 1 \| XFX Radeonn HD 6850 \| Corsair H80 Water Cooler Fractal Design R3 \| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 \| Dell 2410 x 3 @ 1920x1200 ESXi Host: Intel i7 920 @ 3.0 GHz \| Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD4P \| 24GB Patriot DDR3 \| WD 1TB Black x 2

05-23-2006, 01:17 AM	#11
Tech-Daddy Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plano, Texas USA Posts: 663	My son (7 years old) L-O-V-E-S this case. Wants daddy to buy him one and get him out of his current Viper case... __________________ blingGreen \| Lupine \| BOSS:FX-57 \| DSF (Dallas Stars Foundation) \| Deuce \| DST (Dallas Stars Tribute) Currently working on : Sleeper

05-23-2006, 11:32 AM	#12
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,231	I really know what I am talking about. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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