Quality cases...

[Corduroy00]

I am new to custom building PCs, and I've been researching it extensively in the past week. I am building one PC for myself, and another for a friend. I have managed to piece together enough information from various websites to know which motherboards are compatible are compatible with which processors, but now I'm stuck. What do I need to know about cases, power supplies, fans, and mouting the cpu and motherboard? I've searched extensively for information on these topics, but I've found very little. One PC is a Pentium 4 with ASUS PT4, the other is a P3 with an ASUS CUSL2. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

 

[benjamit]

search anand for case/psu reviews and that should give you ideas
i get cases separately from psus since cases with large 350+ watts are usually expensive

 

[Lugnut11]

Hey,

This past weekend I built a p3933eb on a cusl2-c motherboard using an Inwin S500. I strongly suggest this case as it has lots of room to work in, detachable hard drive cage, 300w power supply, drive rails and a detachable face plate that requires no tools.

Just my opinion.

 

[BT7990]

Build a few systems using various cases and after the first experience with an Addtronics, you will want one for yourself. Currently using a 7896A and am still impressed with the workmanship. Plenty of room and awesome cooling.

 

[TuffGuy]

check out the antecs - sx840 and sx1040. you can't go wrong with either one.

 

[Lou3]

<< Hey,

This past weekend I built a p3933eb on a cusl2-c motherboard using an Inwin S500. I strongly suggest this case as it has lots of room to work in, detachable hard drive cage, 300w power supply, drive rails and a detachable face plate that requires no tools.

Just my opinion. >>



I just bought an In Win S508 and am impressed with its quality. I noticed that the ATX mounting holes on the mainboard tray are raised. Am I correct in assuming that I don't need to use the copper grounding screws? This is my first time installing a board in a case.

 

[Corduroy00]

OK, thanks for the info. Do cases come with fans? If I'm not planning on overclocking the CPU, will i need any additional fans? Also, what tools do I need to mount the motherboard onto the case, and the CPU onto the motherboard? Thanks!

 

[opie]

just got an inwin S500 with Enermax 350W power supply for less than 100 bucks..great case, its currently letting some glue set after a slight mishap in my casemod adventure today. most cases don't come with fans, and if you're not overclocking,you dont need &quot;additional&quot; fans, but i'd at least get 2 (i'd consider any more than that additional), one intake and one exhaust. to mount cpu onto motherboard, you shouldnt need any tools. mounting m/b to case requires a screwdriver. and in my inwin case, the directions say that one of the copper spacers should be used (i guess this is to ground it?). hope this helps

 

[TheHorta]

A little earlier I did a full personal review of the Chenbro &quot;Net Series&quot; with dual 400-Watt, hot swapable, redundant, N+1 power supplies. If you don't mind dropping $600 on the case, power supplies and fans, it crushes anything anyone else has recommended thusfan, whether Addtronics, Supermicro, Inwin, Enlight, etc - IMHO.

 

[damocles]

head over to directronwhere there are lots of cases to chose from. Most have user reviews attached.

Inwin, Antec and Aopen are all very good cases imho

 

[damocles]

it crushes anything anyone else has recommended thusfan, whether Addtronics, Supermicro, Inwin, Enlight, etc - IMHO.

LOL if you want a damned heavy server case, umm maybe. But we aren't talking server cases

 

[zogg]

chec ck out my custom cases