I have to ask... Why are so many people posting up asking about things (cases, power supplies, etc) that want to pay pennies for them? It's akin to someone wanting to purchase a Ferrari but only wanting to pay the what you can get a Neon for... Cases with ~400W power supplies that are under $80 should be trusted only as far as you can [personally] toss a rhino. You want a really good case, DON'T expect to get one with a PSU for under $100. If you want a really good case, don't be shocked that it's going to cost you between $150 and $300. You really DO get what you pay for here.
You could get lucky and come across sales on items that are normally higher (newegg does this often). At which time, you should jump on them just like you would a drunk super model.
People that have purchased the cheap cases often have the real scars that show why you don't want to get them. I've lost track of how many cuts I've received from cheap cases because that's what the customer wanted. I try to direct them towards the better cases that are more solid, have rolled edges and/or made from better materials. But, as it sometimes happens, the really cheap people want to save that extra $20-$50 that the better case would have cost.
Even better are the calls from people that purchase systems built by other people (that cut costs and use cheap cases and power supplies) because the system won't even turn on. Often, the cheap PSU is totally dead, and out of warranty, sometimes just a month or so out too. They tend to get upset when they find out what the problem is and how they were not even given the option to get the better hardware. These are people with money that don't mind spending it for a quality item. They get pissed off more when they get sold something that they are told is good, only to have it crap out on them just outside of the warranty period.
Bottom line, you DO get what you pay for. Buy something that's cheap, and you're getting something cheap... If you don't want to have downtime later and/or spend more in the long run (replacing itmes that you wouldn't have had to if you'd spent a few dollars more ends up costing you more) get the good stuff...
You could get lucky and come across sales on items that are normally higher (newegg does this often). At which time, you should jump on them just like you would a drunk super model.
People that have purchased the cheap cases often have the real scars that show why you don't want to get them. I've lost track of how many cuts I've received from cheap cases because that's what the customer wanted. I try to direct them towards the better cases that are more solid, have rolled edges and/or made from better materials. But, as it sometimes happens, the really cheap people want to save that extra $20-$50 that the better case would have cost.
Even better are the calls from people that purchase systems built by other people (that cut costs and use cheap cases and power supplies) because the system won't even turn on. Often, the cheap PSU is totally dead, and out of warranty, sometimes just a month or so out too. They tend to get upset when they find out what the problem is and how they were not even given the option to get the better hardware. These are people with money that don't mind spending it for a quality item. They get pissed off more when they get sold something that they are told is good, only to have it crap out on them just outside of the warranty period.
Bottom line, you DO get what you pay for. Buy something that's cheap, and you're getting something cheap... If you don't want to have downtime later and/or spend more in the long run (replacing itmes that you wouldn't have had to if you'd spent a few dollars more ends up costing you more) get the good stuff...
