Choosing a New Case

nshresth · Nov 7, 2002

Hello,
I need some suggestions on choosing a case. I am looking for a mid size..
My processor is AMD xp 1600+
Abit kx7 motherboard
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I am looking for quiet one.
Any suggestion on specific???

KH85 · Nov 7, 2002

i have this one it looks nice it is well built it is ok on the noise side and it can have 5 fans in

nshresth · Nov 7, 2002

the link is not working...

farmercal · Nov 7, 2002

The link works, just slow to load.

CaptnKirk · Nov 7, 2002

The Enermax is quite nice, but the Lian-Li cases are pretty nice too.

Hard drives mount vertical in a removable tray.

nshresth · Nov 8, 2002

Thanks,
but the case looks expensive.
My budget is around 40- 50 dollars.
Any good ones in that range?
Thanks.

amdskip · Nov 8, 2002

Check out an Evercase at newegg. Cheap and they work quite well.

deerslayer · Nov 8, 2002

Originally posted by: amdskip
Check out an Evercase at newegg. Cheap and they work quite well.

ElFenix · Nov 8, 2002

theres some new antecs as well... looked pretty good in fry's.

CaptnKirk · Nov 8, 2002

Whole bunch of pretty nice cases from CODEGEN pretty close to you price range - lots of choices.

bockchow · Nov 10, 2002

is your budget includeing a powersupply?

nshresth · Nov 10, 2002

Hello,
What do you think of this case?
Codegen----CG 6055L-C10 ATX Mid Tower CAse w/300W P4 Ready Power,Front USB &Audio

Is there a big difference between 300w and 350 or 400w...
Here it says P4 ready..What about AMD?
I saw this on Pricewatch---

CaptnKirk · Nov 10, 2002

Nice case. I've built 2 of the CODEGEN 6044 case series, and it's the same box structure, the only change is the
face bezel is different. They work nicely. If you get the 6055 you won't regret it - it'll be fine.

nshresth · Nov 11, 2002

But what about the watts? 300 watt or 350 or higher---Does that make any difference?
Which one will be better?
I see that there is about $50 difference between 300 and 350 watt...
What about the power supply? Do I need that also? If so can u recommend?

Acts837 · Nov 12, 2002

BestByte has the Enermax CS-3051L-S3A for $59

nshresth · Nov 12, 2002

I am still waiting for the answer about choosing 300w or higher...

nshresth · Nov 12, 2002

Well I guess the power supply comes with it...
But is it worth to buy higher that 300W?
Also most of these cases says P4 ready, but what about AMD? Does it work with it?
I have AMD xp 1600+ and abit kx7 motherboard

KH85 · Nov 13, 2002

all the Power supplys work with AMD and P4.....i would go for a GOOD 300w or an ok 350w depends on how much you are running in it. i.e how many HDD's CD-Roms/CDRW's/DVD-roms Case fans (allthough these do not really matter) and so on

nshresth · Nov 13, 2002

Actually I have 40gigs hard drive, and ABIT kx 7 motherboard.
Its AMD xp 1600+.
I will be recording some guitar works using cakewalk.
NO DVD or gaming..I will also use for internet and photoshop for web designing...

Thank you.

CaptnKirk · Nov 13, 2002

You should be able to find a decent case for around $ 50 with a 350 Watt ppwer supply, look for an ATX mid-tower, and try to find one on a 'Special' that will ship freight free or at least under $20 for freight. Somtimes there are specials on cases that do not include the power supply.

Power wise, 250W will not be enough for todays requirements, 300W is just enough, & 350 will give you a cushion if there is any high power peaks you run in to.

Any P-4 ready case will support the AMD CPU, as the P-4's need an extra connector.

Check out the specials at S V C

nshresth · Nov 13, 2002

Thanks guys,
By the way I am looking for a black case, and even went to local stores but didn't find the one that I like.
There were many charcoal grey ones but I wasn't sure ho wit would look with my black CDRW and black floppy drive.
Any suggestions or anyone on the same boat..

CaptnKirk · Nov 13, 2002

This CODEGEN is a nice case, good room inside, Black case.
NewEgg has it for $ 47 plus $ 10 freight, thats $ 57 total and it has a 350W power supply in it.

Except for the color, it is identical to 2 cases I used to build systems for some friends. ( And they are still friends )

MainFramed · Nov 13, 2002

Originally posted by: CaptnKirk
This CODEGEN is a nice case, good room inside, Black case.
NewEgg has it for $ 47 plus $ 10 freight, thats $ 57 total and it has a 350W power supply in it.

Except for the color, it is identical to 2 cases I used to build systems for some friends. ( And they are still friends )

that CODEGEN is pretty sweet

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