Anyone recommend a good $40-60 case??

Sulaco

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Topic says it all...can anyone recommend a good ATX Mid-tower case (w300-350W PS) for about $40 to $60??
 

BG4533

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The enermax looks pretty decent except for a few things. First, I question the quality of the PSU. Second, the fan grills on back look extremely restrictive, I would think it would be best to remove them.

Brian
 

HiTek21

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I bought one of those enermax cases and it doesn't have the power supply shown by newegg it comes with an Enermax PSU. The back fan grill is restrictive so I just took a drill and boared out the holes and it works great now.
 

DKNYSprt95

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Originally posted by: HiTek21
how about this Enermax Case for $58

also available in Black


I would seriously recommend *against* buying the Enermax case you mentioned. I have this case and it sucks. I have 2 systems with exactly the same configuration, and even with 4 case fans installed the CPU temperature was 10 degrees hotter than my old case with 1 case fan installed.
 

Cerb

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Evercase e4252
A heavy case, pretty quiet, great to work with, and has great airflow (though you may want to use a different fan--as always it comes with a mediocre one). The PSUs they come with are perfectly fine (numerous K7S5A machines running just fine, and all go though prime95 and 3dmark loops for a day or so), but if you're picky, get a separate one (the best buy would be the Enhance 300w PSU w/ 22A on the 3.3v).
 

sianof

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Anyone have any experience with the:
Aspire Turbo X-Dreamer. 52.00. that syzygy posted about?
Or the First case listed in this post (Enermax Case) I heard mixed reviews about this one due to its bad cooling and vents.
I am looking for a Nice looking case
Let me know if any of you guys own it?
PS-I want a clear side and I want to overclock a bit so I need ventilation
Thanks
Frank S