HELP!!!!!!!! What case to buy?

[throchris]

Please help. i have almost everything for my new comp. i'm going with the PIII 700e and hope to overclock it to 933+ so what's the best case to use for this. i want fulltower and i don't want it to pricey. anyting under $150 perferrably.
thankx

 

[BurntKooshie]

its not a full tower, but the Fong Kai 603 is a VERY cool case (tempererature wise too). Read Anand's review of it at http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1138

If you go with a 300watt power supply, its still < 100 bucks from http://www.directron.com. That's where I got mine from. Works like a charm

 

[DataFly]

A LOT of people in the Cases &amp; Cooling forum have said great things about the Antec SX830, which can be had for $87 at Onvia with FREE shipping.

 

[Descend492]

The SuperMicro SC750-A is Anandtech's pick for value systems. IT's a full tower, and has lots of mounts for fans (like six or something) for the CPU of yours that's gonna be really hot. The reason it's so nice is that it's made as a server chassis, which needs a lot of cooling. It runs about $130, and is well worth it (I just got one the other day).

 

[Viper GTS]

Second the call on the SC750. I love mine, even though it's the redundant cooling version, the SC760. Kick ass case, with a crapload of room inside. Completely dwarfs my BF6.

Viper GTS

 

[Tates]

You might give the Tornado 1000 or 2000 cases from 3DCool.com a look. The T1000 will run you about $150 shipped, and is an outstanding unit. There are several reviews you can reference @3DCool.com . After several frustrating attempts at building my own &quot;custom&quot; case, I ended buying the T1000. My CPU (C2566@850, 1.5v) runs 2 degrees above the system temp. Can't build one yourself cheaper, and it's guaranteed for life.

 

[Strych9]

A second vote for the Antec SX830. No quite a full tower but it's a sweet case. I have two of them and they are really nice.

http://www.antec-inc.com/product/cases/perfo.html

 

[Cheep]

Another vote for the Fong Kai 603. I use it for all the systems I build now. Cheap, easy to work with, quiet, cool-looking.

 

[Gustavus]

I only build in full tower cases, and settled a couple of years ago on the AOPEN HX08 case. It has all of the features I like, rolled edges, slide out MB tray, Sparkle 300 watt FSP300 - 60GT power supply, five 5 1/4&quot; exposed spaces on front and a single 3 1/2 at the top -- and lots of fan space. I always order from Axion in Texas, and they only charge the actual UPS shipping.
http://www.axiontech.com/cgi-local/prdtinfo.asp?prdt=csacht08
I recommend these cases, and this reseller.

 

[fareal]

I am having trouble finding the Antec SX830 on Onvia, is it not there anymore? I think I am interested in the SX1030 though.

 

[DataFly]

For some reason they don't have it in the Antec product listing, though you can find it if you do a search for &quot;SX830&quot; in the Computer Hardware section.

 

[LBM1A]

I have built computers for 3 years now and seen all types of cases, but this one beats them all, to me... Give it a look!

http://www.macase.com/KA-280.HTM

 

[EvilCoconut]

addtronics 7890A

 

[fareal]

How many fans does the Antec SX1030 come with (stock)? I am wondering which additional fans I need to buy to fill all the fan locations.

Their website says the front 80mm and the fan in the hdd bay are optional but does that mean that they don't ship with the case?

 

[SteelyKen]

2 fans come with the case and are installed in the back. There is an additional 2 spots to mount fans in the front.