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best case under 50 bucks?

SonicIce

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want a nice case but dont want to spend a bunch of money. it would help if it came with a halfway descent power supply if its possible.
 

furballi

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You're not going to find a decent case with a decent PSU for $50 unless it's on clearance. A quality PSU will cost at least $35.
 

Slugbait

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I've got this Aspire case. No idea how good the PSU is cuz I pulled it and dumped in my Enermax. Two LEDs were DOA, another died after about six months. But $54 shipped is pretty good.
 

Cid

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For an additional 6 clams In Win S523T ">http://www.techonweb.com/products/productdetail.aspx?id=B23811</a> from techonweb

Even includes a 92mm exhaust fan, 300w PSU /w 120mm fan(rebadged fortron?).
 

YOyoYOhowsDAjello

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A $50 case with a decent PSU is going to be hard to find. What kind of system are you hoping to power with it? If it's just a basic internet surfing computer, than that should be no problem, but if you're hoping to get a whole modern system going, you're going to want a powersupply that costs close to that much on its own (or a case/PSU combo that's $75 to $100)
 

GuileVsGuile

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Why does everyone overlook the old chieftec cases these days...ithey really still hold their own against the latest cases....they are extremely cheap for their quality.
 

Zepper

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Compucase 6A19 series from Directron. Only a 300W PSU, but if your other components are old style (run mainly off +5V except for your drives) then it should work for you as it's a very sturdy 300Watts.

.bh.
 

CraigRT

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Originally posted by: Zepper
Compucase 6A19 series from Directron. Only a 300W PSU, but if your other components are old style (run mainly off +5V except for your drives) then it should work for you as it's a very sturdy 300Watts.

.bh.

6A19 is one of the best cases ever.
I use them for work, and they seriously rule.
 

Zepper

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It would have been better if Enermax hadn't bothered to put a PSU in there rather than using an L&C bottom-feeder. Tsk, tsk - what a shame... For a company that largely built their rep on decent PSUs, that's a pretty dumb move.

.bh.