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Gotenks · 04-11-2004, 06:34 PM

You think it'd be easy to reccomend a case to someone, but I guess not.

I've had several cases (all mid-tower's), some generic cases, and some good brand name cases. Personally I enjoy having a case that won't cut me when i'm working on it, airflow has to be good, and the price should be reasonable. With those 3 key elements in mind, Antec and Lian-Li have never cut me, never overheated on me, but lian-li hit's you in the wallet hard.

Lian-Li's lowest priced mid-tower case is the PC-60, which has 2 front 80mm fan slots, a slot for another 80mm in the back, and one more at the top. Full alluminum (conducts heat well, stays cool), and all the goodies of it being made by lian-li (easiest to take apart, tooless entry, detachable hdd trays, mobo tray slides out for extreemly easy building).
This case will run you around 90$(u.s) and does not come with a psu.

Antec's performance series of cases run from $65-115 (most if not all come with antec psu's). For comparison i'll be using the Performance Series II Mid tower case (I have this case for my rendering comp). The one thing I enjoyed about this case was the room for 5 fan's (all of which on mine are occupied by TT 80mm's), and it's metal edges are smooth (no more cut hands). This case also came with a 350wt psu that's doing it's job quite nicely, as well as having a detachable hdd tray and plenty of room to work around in (but still small enough for your ide/sata cables to reach). This case was around 80 bucks when I bought it.

I'm sure you'll get more replies with more options, if your not willing to spend too much cash on it, there ARE some good cheap cases that have a good overall structure, I just can't comment on anything I don't own.

04-11-2004, 06:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gotenks Crazy Location: In a house	You think it'd be easy to reccomend a case to someone, but I guess not. I've had several cases (all mid-tower's), some generic cases, and some good brand name cases. Personally I enjoy having a case that won't cut me when i'm working on it, airflow has to be good, and the price should be reasonable. With those 3 key elements in mind, Antec and Lian-Li have never cut me, never overheated on me, but lian-li hit's you in the wallet hard. Lian-Li's lowest priced mid-tower case is the PC-60, which has 2 front 80mm fan slots, a slot for another 80mm in the back, and one more at the top. Full alluminum (conducts heat well, stays cool), and all the goodies of it being made by lian-li (easiest to take apart, tooless entry, detachable hdd trays, mobo tray slides out for extreemly easy building). This case will run you around 90$(u.s) and does not come with a psu. Antec's performance series of cases run from $65-115 (most if not all come with antec psu's). For comparison i'll be using the Performance Series II Mid tower case (I have this case for my rendering comp). The one thing I enjoyed about this case was the room for 5 fan's (all of which on mine are occupied by TT 80mm's), and it's metal edges are smooth (no more cut hands). This case also came with a 350wt psu that's doing it's job quite nicely, as well as having a detachable hdd tray and plenty of room to work around in (but still small enough for your ide/sata cables to reach). This case was around 80 bucks when I bought it. I'm sure you'll get more replies with more options, if your not willing to spend too much cash on it, there ARE some good cheap cases that have a good overall structure, I just can't comment on anything I don't own. __________________ Mors ultima linea rerum est. Last edited by Gotenks; 04-11-2004 at 06:38 PM..