Aluminum Case and P/S Decision

[gibear2000]

I'm getting ready to put together a new system. not much into cases, but I'd like a little color this time. I came across this case and would like your opinion on it.. I'd like to keep my cost under $200 including PS. If anyone knows of something better please post.

Thanks

 

[Tullphan]

If that case is anything like its steel counterpart, i'd go with it. You can put 4 fans in it...load it up with some L1A's.
I just got done plunking down almost $180 on a Lian-Li PC61 w/350 Enermax Whisper power supply. If I had to do it all over again, though, i'd go with a Fong Kai FK-320B. I previously had a Fong Kai FK-603, but decided to go with the Lian-Li after reading all the rave reviews about the advantages of aluminum...about how much lighter it was (true) & how it acted as a "heatsink" to draw the heat away from inside (don't know about that). My temperatures are the same. Don't get me wrong, the Lian-Li is a quality case...I just want something to keep my internal investment cool & quiet.

 

[OulOat]

Al cases are overrated. Act like a heatsink? If CPU heatsinks were designed like comp cases, we'll be still before the 386 days. It is true that it is lighter, but so would your wallet.

 

[techbryson]

It's a nice enough case, but I would shop around a little more, maybe get a bare bone case, and mod it the way you want it to look instead of it coming with the same window alot of people are already getting into. IMO which doesn't mean squat in 49.7 states.
and that all I will say for now

 

[gibear2000]

Thanks for the info.. I found this info on the power supply.

I plan on building:

Intel P4 2.53 MHZ
Gigabyte GA-8IHXP M/B
2 x 256MB 1066 RDRAM
ATI Radeon 9700/pro
2 ea Western Digital 80 GB S/Edition Drives

Will that power supply handled it?