Originally posted by: cremefilled
This case _is_ a good deal for a mom & pop & lil' sister system, but it is definitely not for a system that gets heavy use and is left on all the time. These cheapie PSU's will definitely fail over time -- ask any tech service place. This case is more in line for your old Celeron chip and mobo in the closet.
Nearly perfect for that, in fact. I'm weighing the fact that I swore to myself I would never buy another cheap ATX case with "finger-cutter" edges. Do most of these JNC cases have sharp edges, or not? All in all though, I would rather pay $20 than $40 at some computer-show, for the same sort of cheapo case. (CodeGen mid-tower w/generic CodeGen 300W PSU, in my case. Had to do a lot of metal re-work and file down the edges to get it how I wanted it, but it did include a built-in blowhole.)
That blue mid-tower case with side-panel fan, for $22, intrigues me. Would make a good match to that other $17 FCPGA Celly 633Mhz deal for $17 shipped from Directron.com thread. Maybe a cheap sub-$30 Socket370 FCPGA mobo with integrated sound/video, some cheap PC133, and you could have a nearly-complete 1Ghz entry-level system for around $100 or less. Could make a good Christmas gift for your computer-less relatives (if you still have any that are computer-less, these days.)
Edit: after looking at the case structure pics that were posted, these JNC cases actually look *better* than the CodeGen one I have. In the CodeGen, the internal HD mounting sides, are pushed all the way up to the front inner face of the case, so if you wanted to mount a front intake fan blowing directly onto the HDs, you had to drill an entire new set of back HD mounting holes for each internal HD bay slot. (Which I did.) The JNC ones look like there is already enough room for a front-panel fan, as well as two rear-panel fan mounts, not just one.