Cases Bargain Case.

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  1. MarkW7

    MarkW7 Total Noob

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    Hi,

    I am going to be building a new machine, i don't know much about cases but i'm looking for a cheap one, not like £100 on a case because it's mostly going to be old parts and bits.

    Main colour; black.
    Nothing to fancy
    Has to have lots of fan spaces, side, top. if poss.

    PSU with it would also be good.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.
     
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  2. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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  3. bigsharn

    bigsharn Officially demotivated

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    I'd go on Ebay and get a cheap Thermaltake case

    I know I'm not meant to swear like that... but they're going for under £20 for a decent sized one
     
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  4. notatoad

    notatoad pretty fing wonderful

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    antec 300?
     
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  5. Denis_iii

    Denis_iii What's a Dremel?

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    antec three hundred (no PSU)
    antec sonata (450W Antec Earthwatts PSU)
    antec sonata 550 plus (550W Antec Earthwatts PSU)
     
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  6. Guest-23315

    Guest-23315 Guest

    Bingo.
     
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  7. MarkW7

    MarkW7 Total Noob

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    For about £20 :D
     
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  8. oasked

    oasked Stuck in (better) mud

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    What about the Coolermaster Elite 330? £30.

    Recommended by Bit-Tech, and I bought one too (for my folks). Pretty good for the money. :)
     
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  9. MarkW7

    MarkW7 Total Noob

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    No PSU tho .
     
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  10. KillerLettuce

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    I agree on the antec 300. It is a great case for a budget build. Its fancy enough while not being to expensive, but it isn't built 'cheap' either.
     
    KillerLettuce, 16 Jan 2009
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  11. azrael-

    azrael- I'm special...

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    Antec NSK4000 or NSK4480(B)?
     
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  12. steveo_mcg

    steveo_mcg What's a Dremel?

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    Where has that been all my life...
     
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  13. DougEdey

    DougEdey I pwn all your storage

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    Probably still there, I used them when I was in secondary school, no idea how long they were there before that
     
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  14. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    If you think you're going to get a case including a decent PSU for under £50 I think you'll be disappointed. But if you want a crap PSU, Scan Today Only often feature a Coolermaster RC-330 Black Midi Tower Case/EZcool PSU package for under £30.
     
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  15. Ending Credits

    Ending Credits Bunned

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    Vastly overpriced. (It only been around for a year or so anyway)
     
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  16. MarkW7

    MarkW7 Total Noob

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    Ill check out these: Antec NSK4000 or NSK4480(B)?

    and scan.
     
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  17. azrael-

    azrael- I'm special...

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    The NSK4000 is the NSK4480 without a PSU. The NSK4480 comes with a 380W PSU (Antec EarthWatts series). The 'B' denotes the black version. There's only a silver/black version of the NSK4400.

    I recently built a new pc for a colleague around the NSK4480B and even though it's a pretty cheap case it's actually quite nice. And surprisingly quiet.
     
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  18. mclintox

    mclintox Eat cheese!

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    xcase has a lot of products but,on the whole i find them more expensive than a quite a few places.Not by a lot mind,but if you cant pick it up,you dont have the option.How about some free delivery negotiations with SCAN again BT
    :thumb:
     
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  19. MarkW7

    MarkW7 Total Noob

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    What tools would i need to cut a case.
     
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  20. tank_rider

    tank_rider What's a Dremel?

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    generally the neatest way to cut a case is using a dremel with the angle grinder disc. I found doing a rough shape then neatening it up with a sanding attachment worked pretty well on an old steel case i had.

    Gives me some ideas actually, I've been wanting to try out a couple of theories for case flow, to get cool air to the cpu, might have to pick up a cheap steel case with a bottom mounted psu and give it a go.
     
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