Thursday, May 13, 2010

What ATX computer case should i get...?

I've been looking for a while, but can't find any that i really like (the one i wanted has gone off special offer and wasn't quite what i wanted, so...)





Does anyone have any recommendations of a make, or product range, or even a specific case...?





It needs to be full ATX size... And also i'd prefer that it also had a large fan (20cm min) at the side, aswell as the front/back ones...


apart from that, shouldn't be anything much else... i've never seen a full size one without enough drive bays... (2x 5.25';, 2x 3.5'; and 4 3.5'; hidden...)








as i said though, even a good brand would be a good start for me...





also, unfortunately, i have a limited budget... around 30-50 GBP... :S i'd prefer that that included a PSU (with case or just spare cash...)








thanks again...What ATX computer case should i get...?
If you don't mind having an ugly case you might get a good deal on buying an old case - like 10 or even 15 years old. You can pick up obsolete PC's for a fiver and strip all the junk out and use the case; most modern cases are biscuit-tins (lightweight but a bit crappy) but some of those old cases were built out of tank armor because they housed very expensive components.





Buy a separate PSU - maybe a Silver Power 400w - that is halfway decent because it's false economy to trust your computer to a poor quality PSU that may throw a tantrum and fritz your motherboard.What ATX computer case should i get...?
20CM fan? That's like 8 inches across. No case has that! Maybe you mean 120mm. That's more realistic and 120mm is still considered a very large fan for a case.





My personal favorite brand for computer cases is Cooler Master. Their cases are superbly designed and are a dream to work on. Most offer large fans on the case as well.
This looks ok.


http://www.google.co.uk/products?hl=en%26amp;c鈥?/a>
My recommendation is the really cool, super case by ANTEC called the 1200.





http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>

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