With the arrival of the year-end money and the year-end award, and the big upgrade of the platform, the number of small partners who have recently installed the machine has gradually increased. When preparing the configuration list, many small partners will not pay too much attention to the option of the chassis, leaving a budget of 150 to 200 yuan on the line. But when choosing, you will find that in fact, the higher price of the model is more, better looking, really a little heartwarming, these are more expensive, or the price of several times the chassis in the end what is good? Is it worth choosing?
In fact, if you only consider "worth it", we can say that most of the more expensive chassis are worth it, after all, the manufacturer's pricing is not chaotic. But if it is not suitable for yourself, you have to consider your needs. The chassis with higher positioning is of course the material, the workmanship should be more reliable, the thicker steel plate or thick aluminum plate and the strengthened structure, precision manufacturing technology, should be able to do more solid and safe, such as shaking should not be twisted, the corners are not scratched, the screw hole position is reasonable and regular, easy to install and even no tools, etc., which all small partners are useful.
Then the scalability is definitely better, such as a convenient front-end interface, the more expensive chassis must be more than the entry-level two USB + 1 audio, there should also be high-speed USB, 500 yuan + chassis is often equipped with Type-C form of USB or lightning interface, more high-end may also integrate card readers, wireless charging pads, screens and other equipment. With a lot of peripherals on hand, especially removable storage devices that are frequently plugged in and out, this design is definitely more suitable.
Internal expansion, more expensive chassis with the same specifications will generally give larger graphics cards, cold drain, more fans, hard disks to leave a position, such as the same ITX / MATX small chassis, the entry level may only support 140mm cold row, more high-end 280mm cold row no problem, then stronger may support 360mm cold row, hard disk installation bits are at least from two to 3, 4. This is obviously better for high-end configurations that require strong heat dissipation and more storage space.
As for the personality appearance that makes many small partners associate when it comes to high-priced chassis, the importance is lower, and more importantly, the requirements of the particularly conspicuous personality design on the wallet are much higher than the previous advantages. For example, if you want a chassis that is not traditionally square, the price may be thousands of dollars, and because it is too personal, it is likely to sacrifice the aforementioned capabilities such as more solid, more excuses, and more convenient expansion. So, when you're ready to get started with a more expensive chassis, do you choose the outside or the inside?