I'm working on building my first system, an Athlon 64 3000+ on a new nforce4 w/ a 6600 GT. I've got that much figured out I think.
My big problem is deciding what case to put it in. For the longest time I wanted a black Coolermaster Wavemaster, but I can't afford to pay $150 for a case that doesn't even come with a PSU.
Basically, I'm looking for a Black case that comes with a good PSU for less than $150. I need it to handle the cpu and video card I listed above without much worry.
Here's some I've thought about and my concerns on them.
Antec SLK3700-BQE - Like this case, simple, supposedly quiet, not huge, and only$75 w/ PSU. Only problem is that I've heard the psu isn't good enough for an athlon 64.
Antec SLK2650-BQUE - Earlier thread said this case has a better PSU, maybe it's a good option
Coolermaster Cavalier 1 or 3 - Don't really know much about these, but they look nice and I would assume that coolermaster throws decent psu's in with them (350W)
Antec SOHO SX1040BII - from the reviews I have read, it's supposedly fairly quiet, good 400W PSU, and fairly cool...only problem is it is utterly massive
Antec SOHO SX635BII - little brother to above, somes witha 350W Smartpower ATX12v psu. cheap, possibly a good buy for my needs?
Antec Sonata w/ 380W PSU - like the idea of this "quiet" case a lot, my only concern is that I won't like the "piano" shiny black at all (haven't seen it in person).
Thermaltake Tsunami w/ 400w PSU - supposedly good psu, and cool w/ fans...but some reviews have mentioned it's fairly noisy. I like this case a lot...looks just like the wavemaster, but cheaper and comes with a good PSU to boot! I'm not building a super-quiet system, but it *is* in the bedroom, and noise is a concern.
That's the main ones I've looked at on newegg. Right now I think I'm leaning most towards the Tsunami, Cavalier 1, the smaller Antec SOHO file server, or possibly the 2650BQE depending on what folks think here about it.
My big problem is deciding what case to put it in. For the longest time I wanted a black Coolermaster Wavemaster, but I can't afford to pay $150 for a case that doesn't even come with a PSU.
Basically, I'm looking for a Black case that comes with a good PSU for less than $150. I need it to handle the cpu and video card I listed above without much worry.
Here's some I've thought about and my concerns on them.
Antec SLK3700-BQE - Like this case, simple, supposedly quiet, not huge, and only$75 w/ PSU. Only problem is that I've heard the psu isn't good enough for an athlon 64.
Antec SLK2650-BQUE - Earlier thread said this case has a better PSU, maybe it's a good option
Coolermaster Cavalier 1 or 3 - Don't really know much about these, but they look nice and I would assume that coolermaster throws decent psu's in with them (350W)
Antec SOHO SX1040BII - from the reviews I have read, it's supposedly fairly quiet, good 400W PSU, and fairly cool...only problem is it is utterly massive
Antec SOHO SX635BII - little brother to above, somes witha 350W Smartpower ATX12v psu. cheap, possibly a good buy for my needs?
Antec Sonata w/ 380W PSU - like the idea of this "quiet" case a lot, my only concern is that I won't like the "piano" shiny black at all (haven't seen it in person).
Thermaltake Tsunami w/ 400w PSU - supposedly good psu, and cool w/ fans...but some reviews have mentioned it's fairly noisy. I like this case a lot...looks just like the wavemaster, but cheaper and comes with a good PSU to boot! I'm not building a super-quiet system, but it *is* in the bedroom, and noise is a concern.
That's the main ones I've looked at on newegg. Right now I think I'm leaning most towards the Tsunami, Cavalier 1, the smaller Antec SOHO file server, or possibly the 2650BQE depending on what folks think here about it.
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