Sub $120 Case

[coolego1]

Hello All,
I am probably going to be building a system in the next 2 weeks, and I am looking for a mid to full size case to accommodate the new GeCube X1950 I purchased last week... I am trying to use a little nicer quality stuff than I did last time, and I was looking at cases... They get expensive real fast...

My real question is: Can I get a case where my video card will not run into the hard drives for less than $120 (preferably around $100 or $75)? Also, I'm looking to put in a pretty large, quiet heatsink (Tuniq Tower maybe?), so it would be great if anyone has any recommendations that will fit in a normal sized case...

Thanks

 

[CurseTheSky]

A bit on the higher end of the price spectrum you listed, but this case is worth every penny.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811133132

It really is a great looking case with plenty of cooling and excellent construction. The ONLY thing I didn't like about the case was the plastic front panel (which is hidden by a smooth, thick aluminum hinged cover).

 

[imported_rod]

Antec Nine Hundred - it should be ~$120.

Otherwise, if you don't mind modding, the Coolermaster Centurion could be the start of a good modding project!

 

[Zepper]

The Tt Tsunami is basically the same chassis as the Antec SLK3000-B - long card will be tight.
The Rosewill R5601 or 5604 have 11" of measured (by me) card space. Punch Rosewill into the search field at the top of this section to find my Rosewill thread. I added some new info and bumped the thread so it will be on the first page of the section for a while.

.bh.

 

[imported_sushicide]

CM690, Coolermaster's version of 900, sort of.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

TT makes crappy cases. in general. i've owned 3 of them and all were crap. heavy steel that were used to make case's in the 90's, sharp edges on the inside that'll cut your fingers/wires when ur working in it and poor quality where you'd want it.

for $135 shipped u can get the antec p182 gunmetal from newegg. it is a much better case than tt's crap.

u can also get a Lian Li PC-7B Plus II for $135ish from newegg for much better quality and contruction than the tt and still better than antecs'

 

[zero2dash]

Lian-Li PC-A05B - $89 shipped

Man I love this case...

 

[alaricljs]

If you're willing to wait for a deal the Antec P180b can be had for $50-$100 (depending on deal). I bought one for $58 to the door a few weeks back. This has the same new features as the P182 since they consolidated the manufacturing line.

 

[kyzen]

I love my Coolermaster Centurion 5 - mostly tool-less, $50.

 

[ding5550123]

These look nice here

 

[Zepper]

No on X-Plorer! Look at the restriction of that rear fan grill. L&C PSU = real bottom-feeding junk-box. Exemplifies the case.

.bh.

 

[coolego1]

I kind of like that Tsunami... Newegg didn't have the CoolerMaster, but I will look for it. I'm building the rest of the system with an MSI P6N SLI-FI mobo and a C2D E6750. Combine this with my X1950XT and I think it will be a great system