PHAT LOOKING FULL TOWER FOR $47..update..w/300watt PSU!!!!

[Maverick2002]

Ok, this may not be all THAT new, but I just saw this over at Webuildpcs: check out THIS case

UPDATE: comes with a 300watt PSU (?)

 

[Techie333]

Would this power supply be good for the new 1ghz athlon tbird system im building w/ radeon 32mb ddr.....20gb maxtor ata/100 harddrive...dvd..asus a7v133 mobo....overclocked fsb to somewhere around 125mhz....????

 

[Frglss]

Not bad.
Subtotal: $47.00
Sales Tax: $0.00
Shipping: $16.61
TOTAL: $63.61

The PSU is 2.01 compliant so it should work for an AMD system.
BTW nice find

 

[Ponyboy25]

I think that it would be alright. I'm running mine off a 250watt power supply. It may or may not be a "certified" AMD power supply, but at 300watts, it should do the job.

 

[circlek]

Good price...shippings not bad either!!!

 

[Techie333]

but I heard somewhere that some really light weight power supplies such as 300W are really crappier than a 250W power supply and some manufacturers may put 300W tag on 250W power supply cause government doesn't really check it or something like that.

 

[mrVW]

Techie is right. In my 15 years of PC experience...

PC Power supplies... crap ones have CRAP FANS, and they rarely last more than 18 months (24x7)... real crap ones last 6 months. When the fan goes, you may as well throw it away... I've never found it worth the time to replace a fan in a PS.

So just because it pumps out the 300W, don't assume that there aren't other factors. A good quality 12v fan costs $8 or more alone.

 

[convex]

mod 'em and sell 'em

 

[Techie333]

Yes, but I'm interested in buying this and can anyone confirm it is a good one????????????

 

[Frglss]

Techie, call or email them about the PSU specifics.
Central Computers a division of Cen Com, Inc.
3357 Willowcreek Road
Portage, IN 46368
Phone: 219.764.1766
Toll Free: 877.503.5890
Fax: 219.764.0173
info@webuildpcs.com

 

[SoyBoy004]

i have this case and must say its pretty good. i had problems wiht the power supply on my p3700e and asus p3v4x overclocking adventure as my computer would turn off somtimes during boot up or restart...so...i just bought a new ps.

 

[Techie333]

So it's not all that great, but I will call them.
Don't pentium processor require more power than amd processors?

 

[RGN]

Guys, beware of this store. I was interested in the case but wanted to find out what shipping would cost. I clicked "new account" and it said, "welcome Chris Davis" and proceeded to give me all information for Mr. Davis. Not Good.

 

[Frglss]

Thanks for the headsup RGN.
Techie333 AMD requires more wattage than Intel.

 

[Techie333]

That takes a bite out of my plans!
Oh well!

 

[thegreatjeff]

I'm going to get this one--cool-looking and screwless, too! The case I have right now is about as tall as anything and it's ugly too. Maybe I'll eBay it off or something.
BTW I never knew that "eBay" was a forbidden word here. But I got around it hehe.

 

[macssuck]

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I wonder if any of us caused this

 

[JJordan]

$20 shipping for me to Kansas. I was in CompUSA yesterday and they have MidTower cases w/ 300 W poer supplies for $69. About the same and no wait. Wish I could find a good 300w case for arond $50 delivered.

 

[lotust]

I just got this case to review. Check out http://www.virtualhideout.net/ this comming week for my review.

to sum it up the case rocks. the PSU does not rock ;(

as far as the site being real and safe, Im pretty sure it is. The guy who ownes it seems like a nice guy.

 

[DongTran]

If it were up to me, i wouldn't care what power supply the case came with, I'd replace it with an enermax anyway.

 

[Cyberian]

mrVW
(Sir?)

I'm assuming that you are speaking of the fan built into the PS.
On real old PC's the Power Supply/Fan seemed to be one of the most reliable parts of the whole machine.

I started working on IBM PC's in mid 1981, as an employee for IBM.

I guess that's more than a lifetime ago!

 

[Bigdude]

I've got a Inwin full tower that is about 6 years old, it has a 235watt ps that is original, it has run 24x7 for 6 years with various mb's, right now it has a 1gig thunderbird, with 256megs, 32meg video card Asus A7v, 6 fans, 2 7200rpm hd's, 12x dvd, 12x cdrw, ide zip, lan card, modem, sound board, tv tuner card, it just works. Power supply rating means nothing, they stamp whatever they want on them, I've had 300watt supplies that didn't last 24hrs.

 

[darren]

i was at the computer show in buena park, ca last week and my friend bought a medium towercase w/ 300w ps for $27 after tax..
i dunno if you guys have comp shows in your area but they always seem to have the cheap cases.

 

[BadMuleS]

thats a tight ol tower for that price nice find !

 

[DRDEATH]

All I know is I have bought 300W power supply's that were peices of ISH. So be careful.:Q