Can you help me decide

wallrunnerm15

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can you help me decide which of these cases are any good and/or you have any better suggesstions. i am looking for a case not much more than $60 if it is at all possible. I am building a mid-level pc soon- AMD 64, ATI 9800 AIW, Audigy2 Gamer or Pro, 1GB DDr400, 1 200GB IDE, and 1 120-160 SATA II hdd.
Raidmax 847 or Aspire X-Dreamer 2 or Enermax 10MCS orXclio orThermaltake VA4000. And if you could also help me out on power supply hopefully under $60 also. I have found already Aspire Concord Series 500W or Thermaltake W0014 480W or Antec ATX12V 450W. Can you help me choose or suggestion something else in my spending range.
 

stevennoland

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You can dig a case out of the trash for all I care, but please splurge on the PSU. If $120.00 is all your willing to spend for a case/psu, then find a case that suites your needs for $20.00 and spend the rest on a GOOD QUALITY psu. Raidmax, Enermax, Antec, and Vantec are good psu builders/suppliers. Make sure you get one with @ least 24 amps on the +12 volt rail. The wattage really doesn't matter, it's the amps that count!
 

JMoore

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Get an Antec case with an Enermax PS and you should be fine. Antec power supplys are also very nice but some say their 12v rail is a little underpowered.
 

slash196

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I've read some disheartening things about Antec PSUs...mainly that the quality has deteriorated, and that the TrueBlues like to explode. So, be wary. For 75 bucks you can nab an Enermax Whisper II at Newegg, so that's worth checking out.
 

Gravity

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If you are looking for silent, you should consider a Zalman 400 psu. I have two of them and they never speak above a whisper.