Best Case for most reasonable price???

[SupAcHinK]

I'm looking to get a new case and want something really quiet but that has great cooling options.
Any ideas? Price- try under $100

 

[helloedchen]

the Antec KS188!

 

[cdrakejr]

Or move on up the line to KS288 with 300W power supply, well under $100.
Then look at the SX830/1030 full towers which can be had for just under $100 if you search some.

http://www.antec-inc.com

 

[Mikewarrior2]

SX830 and sx1030 line..


Mike

 

[elsevier]

Depends on what you want to use the case for, but Enlight 7237 case is great on price/performance and provides a good amount of cooling in a small, cheap case.

Elsevier

 

[Jhhnn]

At ~$100, the Antec sx830&1030 are tough to beat, with good deals sometimes avail from onvia.com. They are NOT fulltowers, more like big midtowers, workstation-class cases. the fongkai fk320 is also excellent, and about the same size, with a more traditional look. At ~$70, the Enlight 7237 and the Superpower cases are among the best. Fan selection is the key to quiet computers, the same is true for cdroms and harddrives, to a lesser extent, because only the fans run all the time. The Antecs have a big advantage, noise vs cooling, as 4 80mm 20dba fans move more air and seem to make less total noise than 1 80mm 40dba fan.

 

[Strych9]

Antec SX830/1030 from Onvia.

 

[thermite88]

It is hard to beat the Addtronics 7890A case in term of cooling potentials. You can get it for $99 from Computer Gate.

http://www.computergate.com/cgi-bin/prodinfo?sn=84365284245&cd=HTV7890A

The power supply and shipping cost will boost it above your $100 budget, but the other cases will not touch it in terms of space and cooling.

 

[Namuna]

check http://www.kdcomputers.com/atx.htm

The 'Enlight 7237 Athlon Special' $86.50+ship.

I wish I would've seen this before I bought my generic 7237. It's got extra fans and the Antec POP3X 300w PS.

Goodluck and monkey speed!



Linc.

 

[AznBruin03]

another vote for the sx1030. Waiting for onvia to send a replacement for the one I just got. Looked like the UPS guys dragged it across the freaking US to ship it to me.

 

[tonyou]

Here is another case for under $100 that I think people should know about, please take a look at it:

http://www.phamcomputer.com/AvanceInfo/final.html

Feedbacks positively welcome. I need ideas on what I need to show and explain... So please help!

Tony

 

[Mikewarrior2]

It looks pretty nice, but

FYI, you shouldn't be advertising your own products or website on the BBS.. The moderator's tend not to like it.


Mike

 

[tonyou]

Mikewarrior2, I konw that dealers are not suppose to advertise at "Hot Deals" and "For sales and trade" forums. I didn't want to advertise directly anywhere else at Anandtech either, but I just wanted some opinion from people here about the case guide I made for my store.

Tony

 

[Toro 45]

Be sure to take a look at the Fong Kai603,very nice case. It is always about 2c cooler than my other case,also very quiet due to the double wall construction.Price is under $100.00

Toro

 

[FuzzyBee]

anybody have a link for the sx1030 @ onvia? I can't seem to find it on their site...

 

[dszd0g]

http://www.onvia.com/usa/products/index.cfm?Task=ViewProduct&SearchText=Antec%2520SX1030&IdCatalog=2447872

First thing that comes up when you search for "Antec SX1030."

 

[FuzzyBee]

odd - I must have been looking in the wrong section, 'cause there was only 1 300w case on the antec list. Now I know.