Best FULL-TOWER case under $150 ?.. << Help!

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VBboy

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I am going to a computer show tomorrow to buy a case.
Can you guys recommend the best Full-Tower case under $150?

Need at least (5) 5.25 bays and (5) 3.5 int. or ext. bays

Preferably, a power supply will be included in the price

Thanks!....

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I will not mod it, I will keep it as-is; maybe add a couple of cooling fans if it supports them. I just want to be able to fit in a bunch of 5.25-size drives into it (DVD, CDRW, etc) as well as 3-5 hard drives with room between them for better cooling.

I will use a 1.33 GHz Athlon, hopefully overclocked
 
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Shooters

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I have the InWin Q500 as well and am very pleased with it. 1 ext 3.5 bay, 5 ext 5.25 bays, and 5 int 5.25 bays.

The Antex 1040 and 1240 are worth checking out also.
 
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VBboy

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I forgot to mention, I am looking for a case whose power supply can suport Athlon 1.33 GHz.

Please make more comments and suggestions, I'm right here reading your responses. Thanks.
 
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Noriaki

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I love my InWin Q500N.

5 5.25&quot; external
5 3.5&quot; internal
1 3.5&quot; external

Basically the bottom half the case is just hard drive cage and mobo tray.

So lots of room to fit a mobo in there.
My motherboard is nice 10.5 inches wide (1.5-2.5 inches wider than the average board), and it fits with room to spare :)

I love the Q500N.
 
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Salvador

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Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be a better idea to post this on the cases and cooling forum?

There seems to be a discussion just like this over there just about every other day.

Sal

My vote is for the Antec SX1030 or SX1040 depending if you want a 300 or 400 watt PSU.
 
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FlippyBoy

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I had (it was stolen :() a SuperMicro 750A, and loved it. More room for fans than in any other stock case i have ever seen.
 
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damocles

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For that Price i would consider

Enermax F710-BB (*) Awesome blue colour, usually comes with a nice Enermax PSu
Antec 1030B (*) 300W Antec PSu and its black baby
Antec 1040 (*) 400W Antec PSu
Antec 1240 Big ass case + 400W Psu
Addronic 7896 Nice case, a modders fave
(*) same chassis, different PSU or colour

Although all the cases mentioned are very good these would be my pick.

Have a look at the Antec and Enermax websites or directron

You can buy a seriously kick ass case for that much money. Can you tell us more about what you want to do with it, ie mod it?, overclock in it? have a sexy case that girls drool over?
 
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Mamapajama

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The Antec sx1030 or 1040 is technically not a full tower.. but big enough. I'm sorry I don't have a link at the moment.. I'll post one later, but I know that you can find the 1240's for about 140$.. I was going to grab one myself but didn't want to carry that monster everywhere I went.
 
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Dulanic

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Im another happy owner of a Inwin Q500N.... not only is it a great case, but its priced really nice too, I found mine from a local PC store for $89... you can find it cheaper online but I didnt want to pay shipping.
 
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VBboy

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What I am going to do with this case:

I will not mod it, I will keep it as-is; maybe add a couple of cooling fans if it supports them. I just want to be able to fit in a bunch of 5.25-size drives into it (DVD, CDRW, etc) as well as 3-5 hard drives with room between them for better cooling.

I will use a 1.33 GHz Athlon, hopefully overclocked :)

That's about it, I guess.. Power Supply should support the CPU, so 300 Watt or more.
 
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damocles

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I suggest the 1040 then. It has enough bays for your needs, has a huge power supply, good cooling with potential for great cooling and comes in comfortably under your $150
 
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VBboy

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This Hydraulic case is used by AlienWare (.com) computers, and that company knows how to build nice PC's :)

I don't care that much about the looks though, I'm more interested in good construction and cooling.

 
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damocles

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They mainly Use the Chenming chassis (used by the Antec 10X) for their Athlon systems though and the Hydraulic for their P4s
 
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<< I had (it was stolen :() a SuperMicro 750A, and loved it. More room for fans than in any other stock case i have ever seen. >>



i would have to agree here. Been using 750A for 2.5 years now and it's amazing. It's gone through a lot of mobos and chips and cooled each and every one of em. it has

3 / 3.5 (internal)
6 / 5.25 (external)
1 / 3.5 (external)

It has 8 places to put fans right off the bat, including 4 that cools your 5.25 bays.

 
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evergreen96

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I vote for the Inwin Q500 ,

I got my for $81 and it came with powerman 300w PS

You can also add fans (slim) to the front panel to cool down hds
 
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I agree with you Slacker that the Antec SX 1240 is one nice case. This thing has a ton of room in it. I picked mine up for $135.00 about 2 months ago from Onvia when they had free shipping.
 
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