best case??

[jihoonoi]

hmm..

i'm thinking about getting mobo- A8N32-deluxe(not out yet)...
and what is ATX means??? will this mobo fit in any ATX case??
what is the best case around $150??
and i have antec neopower 480W.. do u thing this will fit any ATX case?? please
help me :brokenheart:

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

ATX indicates the dimensions of the motherboard.

Yes your PSU(power supply unit) is ATX dimention. It will fit.

Best case? That's for you to decide. The most popular around here is the Antec P-180.

Go to Newegg.com and look at ATX cases. The case selector in their search engine will
ask what you want, aluminum,steel,number of drive bays, all those things of interest to you.

Then do a price search for the best deal. Before you buy, check at resellers.com to see
if the vender has a decent rating.

I remember how it was to be lost in the woods buying hardware three years ago. Take your
time in deciding, as this will be your dance partner for awhile. Good luck


Galvanized

 

[JBDan]

I think GY covered everything and as he said, just be a little patient...also ask yourself what you want exactly out of the case....you will find "your" perfect case.

 

[Shadowknight]

If you want a "quiet" one, head over to silentpcreview.com, look at their case reviews (click on cases on the left side of the screen), recommended lists, and check out their forums.

 

[Zepper]

Probably the best inexpensive cases are the Antec 3000 family which also includes the Compucase 6A19. Quite a lot of functional case mojo for the money.

One of the better cases for under $100 is the Kingwin 424/Beantech Igloo/Victor (all pretty much the same except for varied feature sets). Best place to look for kingwin is ZZF, the other two are at Computergate.com

Nest there is the Antec 180 if its foibles aren't too bothersome for you. There are tons of reviews out there - leaves little to the imagination.

You might also want to check out the Nexus I or the Breeze at jab-tech.com for somethings different.

And Silverstone is supposed to be coming out with a new model but I have heard none of the details. The picture that they have over at their web site looks pretty good, but it will likely also be pricey.

.bh.

And Lian Li is made very well, but they used to be overpriced. I think they have a few reasonably priced models now without giving up too much in featuree,

 

[Bona Fide]

Sub-$150?

Antec P180
Cooler Master Praetorian 730
Lian Li [all cases under $150 are good]

 

[Jaymes]

If you have the cash, get the CoolerMaster CM Staker......oh my god!!


It's a beast! Click here to view the specs

 

[INM8]

Gigabyte 3D Aurora is a nice (this depends ENTIRLY on YOUR taste), quiet case. Its quite cheap in Australia too, dunno about the USA or anywhere else, but it should be less than the Antec p180. Comes with 3 nice evercool 120mm blue LED fans. I have one and the only one im going to replace is the front one, which i cannot undervolt because it is on a molex connector.

The neo-power should fit in just fine. This one doesnt come with any PSU bundled, so thats good since you have one. Seems lots of people like the p180 too, i was looking at that when i bought mine about a month ago, but too many people have it! its too boring if every man and his dog have the same computer case :roll:

There are plenty of nice computer cases out there, but i found when looking for mine that only 3-5 had all that i wanted, and then once you factor in quality control you normally have to discount 3 or 4 of them anyway.

Dont just look at reviews because you need to see if the case will "last", and since reviews normally review a product when its new, you only know what the manufacturing quality is out of the box, not how it will hold up in 5 months or so Forums like AT are good for things like that, as long as the product isnt brand new.

Goodluck, im sure you will be happy with whatever you choose

 

[Zepper]

And I keep forgetting that AOpen just came out with a very nice case and I think the Egg stocks it.

.bh.

 

[jihoonoi]

um... i kind of into a silverstone and lian li...