Need help picking a case

[zamacman]

I really need help picking a case. I am probably going to have an asus p4pe motherboard. I want usb in front and some in back.

Does anybody know any good cases that do not cost to much?

 

[HiTek21]

Whats your budget and are you looking for a Case with or without a power supply?

Chenming/Chieftec Server Tower No PSU $65

 

[zamacman]

Originally posted by: HiTek21
Whats your budget and are you looking for a Case with or without a power supply?

Chenming/Chieftec Server Tower No PSU $65

looking for one with a power supply and fan(s)

i was not wanting to spend more than 50

 

[paperfist]

How bout the Antec SLK 2600 http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=11-129-117&DEPA=1

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: paperfist
How bout the Antec SLK 2600 http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=11-129-117&DEPA=1

thats $70 with shipping

 

[tallman45]

check some of the websites for staples.com coupons. You can easily get something like an Antec SLK2600 or SLK3700 for $50. Both have front USB connectors. Rear ones, they would be on the MB or on a card/adapter through one of your expansion slots in the case (supplied w/mb)

 

[Cerb]

Not more than $50? Well, you're screwed (online, anyway). There's stuff out there, but not good stuff.
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?DEPA=&submit=Go&description=EVERCASE+E4252%2DABV
$57

 

[Vonkhan]

try the raidmax cases @ newegg

 

[Gage8]

SVC has a nice selection of steel cases for a reasonable price.

 

[Gage8]

the spider cases are nice and reasonably priced

 

[zamacman]

Originally posted by: Gage8
the spider cases are nice and reasonably priced

that spider case looks pretty nice, have you heard anything about them good or bad?

How man fans do I need in it?

 

[hmsrolst]

I just looked at the Compusa ad for next week--the SLK2600 will be $50 after mail-in rebate starting Sunday.

Edit: $60 after IR, $50 after MIR

 

[TXMatt]

Originally posted by: zamacman
I really need help picking a case. I am probably going to have an asus p4pe motherboard. I want usb in front and some in back.

Does anybody know any good cases that do not cost to much?

I REALLY enjoy my new case. I had a LANBOY/Antec 2600 before and it ran waay too hot and loud; I highly recommend against it. I don't care for Raidmax cases as someone suggested earlier, as most of them only have 60mm exhausts, which isn't a big enough fan. You need a 120mm or 2 80mm to properly exhaust a case. I started a thread about my new case here. I had 49/37 case temps (idle) in my old case; I am now at 39/30 in my new case after removing the stamped grills last night!! I am running all of my fans at their slowest speeds on my rheobus (5 volts). The case is $45 + 15 shipping @ Newegg w/o PSU. I ordered a 420 ChannelWell psu here for $25.75 shipped to go along with it. Totalling under $90 shipped is a great deal.

Another great case is this case. It is $39 without PSU. It is the same as the Antec SLK 3700 without the power supply. This case has "Intel air guide technology", a fancy way of saying the case is a farkin' wind tunnel and stays nice and cool. The dual 120mm fan openings ensure that the case can stay cool and the fans can stay quiet. The only reason I didn't buy this case is because I see it becoming as popular as the Chieftecs are now, and want something different.

Now if both of those options are too much, I would reccommend the shittiest dirt cheap case you can find; as you will eventually take it out in a field and beat the sh|t out of it like I did my Lanboy.

Matt