Need a case! Suggest me! :)

[PowerYoga]

i need an AMD case, so please suggest away! nothing over $70 would be nice. Also, shouldn't have sharp edges, and the ease of removing the cover isn't a factor.

the 1 i'm looking at is this one. looks nice, has some good ventilation it seems. However, the "heavy duty steel" seems to indicate a heavy case. It doesn't matter that the cover is hard to slide off because the case won't be opened a lot.

Oh, and while i'm at it, i need a power supply.... I see these power supplies for P4 and AMD K7. are those compatable with AMD XP mobos? (Sorry if it sounds stupid, but i know nothing about power supplies)

 

[BtSnake]

Just in case you decide to get this case they have it Here at ColorCases.com for $29.99.

 

[optimistic]

SKY HAWK AL-4350 ALUMINUM MID TOWER $55
SKY HAWK AL-4350-BL (BLUE) @ MWAVE
CODEGEN 6044L-C10 $ 40 @ MWAVE
CODEGEN 6053L-1 $40
CAT - 6049L @ MWAVE $40

Top Seller at New Egg. Worth looking at. $59 NO psu
It's Blue! No PSU $59 @ New Egg
Best Case According to people in these forums. ~$100

Have you checked out Color Cases?

I'm not familiar with power supplies.

 

[optimistic]

Originally posted by: BtSnake
Just in case you decide to get this case they have it Here at ColorCases.com for $29.99.

Btsnake, if you want you can direct link this case by going through your history > Colorcases > and looking for the page with the case you wanted to link. And then link that page instead of the main index page.

 

[farmercal]

Check out the post by Insane3D this forum. Those look like nice cases with good cooling and only $59.00

 

[BigEdMuustaffa]

For reliable power supplies, try Enermax, Antec, or PC Power and Cooling.

 

[PowerYoga]

hmmm the cases look nice, i like the aluminum ones because they're a bit lighter and easier to carry around. However, does anyone know anything about the power supplies? Is AMD K7 compatable with AMD XP mobos? (like soyo dragon plus and abit kr7a-raid, etc)

 

[OracleMan]

Palo Alto ATCX you can convert to Desktop or Mid-Tower. I think it costs about $74. This case is weighted about 16lbs with no power supply, with power supply it is about 20lbs. good review at anandtech.
The exhaust is neat. You can use traditional mounting or Duct mounting. Duct mount sucks hot cpu air instandly. But no intake fan. But cool efficiently if you don't overclock. Dell Dimension XPS R400 and MicronPC Millannia mme uses the same case. Dell/Micron runs very cool, quiet. But if you buy it I suggest replacing the power supply.

Right now I am in the verge of moving my rigs from the Antec SX1030 to this mid-tower. I want a quiet pc and light. My antec sx1030 is weighted about 60lbs with the peripherals.

ohh other things...opening the case is screwless. side panels, front panel, bottom panel, and top panel no screwed. even put the exhaust fan (92mm) is screwless. 5.25 drive cage can be taken out screwless too.

 

[Gene396]

A good source of information can be found on Tom's Hardware. The article was very informative. Based on what I read in Tom's I was going with a Antec 1080 cosing over $100. However after reading what fatbaby said on another thread; I now recomend Chieftec dx-01 @ $70 + shipping from Newegg.