I'm about to attempt my first build and trying to keep costs down. I'm currently looking at the lower-end Cooler Masters such as the Cavalier 3 CAV-T03-UK ($64.99 on NE). Looks are less important to me than price, air flow, and efficiency.
Will I be OK with one of these budget cases (<$100) or will I regret it? I see quite a few "favorite cases" mentioned here in the $200+ range but I have a hard time justifying that just yet. My build budget is topped out already.
Build components:
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVidia nForce 590
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
MSI GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI-E
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Thermaltake TR2 RX W0134RU 550W PSU
Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA
Two as-yet chosen DVD-RW drives
Will I be OK with one of these budget cases (<$100) or will I regret it? I see quite a few "favorite cases" mentioned here in the $200+ range but I have a hard time justifying that just yet. My build budget is topped out already.
Build components:
Asus M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition AM2 NVidia nForce 590
AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+
MSI GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI-E
Corsair XMS2 TWIN2X2048-6400C4
Thermaltake TR2 RX W0134RU 550W PSU
Seagate Barracuda 320GB SATA
Two as-yet chosen DVD-RW drives