Need help with identifying

[Mkbvb]

So I picked up this case and I’m trying to determine which specific case this is AND what the front cover looked like. I’d also be interested in buying a cover or another complete case if anyone is looking to sell.

 

[Eakers]

MY old gradeschool art teacher has this same case with front I believe, I will reach out to her. I think it is 1996 -2004 era.

 

[Mkbvb]

MY old gradeschool art teacher has this same case with front I believe, I will reach out to her. I think it is 1996 -2004 era.

Man, that would be fantastic and greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Eakers]

She sold this about 10 years ago lol, and had no pictures. Are there any numbers,. or markings on the inside of the case, on the bare metal? I would almost like to say this was a generic brand, which used alien logos just as a marketing technique. The case Does look like a Chieftec Alienware case though, so that could be a place to start. I just do not recall that any of the official Alienware PC's had those dials in the front.

I do recall this thing had been upgraded to Windows XP, and was maxed with 2GB of DDR2, if that helps you put a date on it.

My best bet is a modded version of this.

CHIEFTEC Dragon AX-01BLD U2F SF 0W Blue Aluminum Server Computer Case


https://www.newegg.com/blue-chieftec-dragon-server/p/N82E16811125220

 

[Mkbvb]

She sold this about 10 years ago lol, and had no pictures. Are there any numbers,. or markings on the inside of the case, on the bare metal? I would almost like to say this was a generic brand, which used alien logos just as a marketing technique. The case Does look like a Chieftec Alienware case though, so that could be a place to start. I just do not recall that any of the official Alienware PC's had those dials in the front.

I do recall this thing had been upgraded to Windows XP, and was maxed with 2GB of DDR2, if that helps you put a date on it.

My best bet is a modded version of this.

CHIEFTEC Dragon AX-01BLD U2F SF 0W Blue Aluminum Server Computer Case


https://www.newegg.com/blue-chieftec-dragon-server/p/N82E16811125220

So I haven’t received the case yet but when I do I’ll let you know. I looked around a bit on the forum and found the case below. Was this an official Alienware release ? If so, I think it’s the case in question. Thanks again for reaching out to your former teacher!!!

 

[Eakers]

I'd lean towards it not being an official case. I was going through this old forum post, where they show all of the cases, in order of release. I did not catch this one. There were some companies that marketed off of the Alienware hype and brand, by having similar designs.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/vintage-alienware-computers.681228/

 

[MattyB]

I think Eakers is right. I remember seeing this case in a post years ago and I think it was an Alienware copy. The original Alienware cases had ALIENWARE molded into the front cover.

 

[Mkbvb]

So after A LOT of research I’ve found the exact case

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.ne...-apevia-x-superalien-server/p/N82E16811144004

 

[Mkbvb]