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I’m about 3-4 years out on knowing what’s good when it comes to PC cases, for the past few years I’ve just made do with large but cheap ones. However, the case for my latest build has inherent grounding issues which are incredibly annoying, so I’ve decided to invest in getting something actually some way decent.
I’m looking for an ATX-supportive case that’s relatively roomy (needs to be big enough to fit a GTX without it encroaching on the HDD bays). I don’t mind about sound proofing. Should ideally have good airflow by design, but failing that, as long as it’s a sturdy case, I don’t mind so much. Preferably has fans included (but not essential), and I don’t need a PSU coming with it. I care more about sturdiness than style.
Please don’t recommend something you haven’t had experience with yourself.
Thanks! :)
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Really good case imo, all the specs should be listed so it saves me the time typing it up but I will add something, the 3 front fans come with pre-installed speed controllers so that’s an extra bonus(and yes I own this case)
Last edited by Greg,
I thought I mentioned, but I didn’t — sorry, I’m ideally looking for a sturdy budget case (below £50 ideally).
i got the antec 300, works good for me.
i have no idea if your gfx card fits though
Quoted from baerbel
i got the antec 300, works good for me.
i have no idea if your gfx card fits though
I have a 300 with an AMD 5850. Doesn’t physically come anywhere near the HDD slots, makes wiring a little more tricky though.
This is the one I have: http://www.overclockers.com/cooler-master-elite-430-black-review/
It’s a decent size I’d say, PSU is at the bottom, fits my ATI Radeon HD 5850 Twin FrozR II 1024MB in fine, but it can conflict with some HDD bays.
It’s also around £38 :P
Might be a bit smaller than what you’re looking for, has a fan at the front and that’s it, but you can add 4 more.
Ive got an Antec 900 with a 260GTX (no idea how big it is compared to newer cards, its about the same size as my old 8800GTX). Normally you could get like 9 hdd’s in, but with this gpu I guess you can only get 7 in. Very good airflow (2x120mm intake, 1x120mm 1x200mm outtake), so I bit more noisy than the most silent cases. But at low speed the standard fans are pretty quiet. Dust magnet though, so might want to get some filters for the intakes :P.
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Quoted from octochris
I thought I mentioned, but I didn’t — sorry, I’m ideally looking for a sturdy budget case (below £50 ideally).
whats the difference in paying for mega case and having ur part in a shoe box? (it is not a troll)
Quoted from dauk
whats the difference in paying for mega case and having ur part in a shoe box? (it is not a troll)
The amount of stuff that breaks when you move it.
Antec solo.
I have the case for four years and it absolutely rocks. It is around 65 pounds. I have bought it because it is quiet. I have 5V fans and a passive VGA card and everything is cool and quiet. So i would say that airflow shouldnt be a problem. There are ways to clean up your wires so it wont interfere with your flow. It has anti noise material on the sides. And a sneaky way to reduce the vibration of your hard drives. My pc is really quiet for a game pc. Although its becoming a bit more noisy because i havent cleaned it in two years i think.
Quoted from Spike Himself
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Beer cooler > this
speaking of cases, I’ve cracked the side of my case to something unrecognisable and really can’t be doing wth buying a new one – what do?
Quoted from Swarlz
speaking of cases, I’ve cracked the side of my case to something unrecognisable and really can’t be doing wth buying a new one – what do?
Duck tape.
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