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What "adult" case for low cost PC build?
I am a cost conscious college student needing a good
QUALITY PC to hook up to my HDTV and use as a entertainment center I don't want to spend more than abt $300 on the PC build. I know I could buy a cheapie off the shelf system for this amount but the case on such units seem so FLIMSY! Id rather spend some dollars up front open a GOOD QUALITY case and cheapen the components a bit as this would allow me a good upgrade path on parts in the future. Also, I want a full size mid tower case.... not a shoe box or mini case... so I can easily get my fat hands inside the thing when needed lol! Bottom line.... I've never built a PC in my life..... but what would you guys recommend as a GOOD case and power supply to use as a "base" for above requirements? I've looked at Lian Li and Antec.... but there are so many choices it is almost dizzying! |
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me privacy.net wrote:
I am a cost conscious college student needing a good QUALITY PC to hook up to my HDTV and use as a entertainment center I don't want to spend more than abt $300 on the PC build. I know I could buy a cheapie off the shelf system for this amount but the case on such units seem so FLIMSY! Id rather spend some dollars up front open a GOOD QUALITY case and cheapen the components a bit as this would allow me a good upgrade path on parts in the future. You want a good quality case with an upgradable motherboard, and all other components, for $300? BWAAAAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!! Also, I want a full size mid tower case.... not a shoe box or mini case... so I can easily get my fat hands inside the thing when needed lol! Bottom line.... I've never built a PC in my life..... Now is not the time to start. You might be able to find a prebuilt used PC with a good quality case, maybe upgradable, for $300. Good luck and have fun. -- but what would you guys recommend as a GOOD case and power supply to use as a "base" for above requirements? I've looked at Lian Li and Antec.... but there are so many choices it is almost dizzying! Path: news.astraweb.com!border6.newsrouter.astraweb.com! news.glorb.com!news2.glorb.com!feeder.erje.net!new s-1.dfn.de! news.dfn.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: me privacy.net Newsgroups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt Subject: What "adult" case for low cost PC build? Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 12:20:35 -0600 Lines: 25 Message-ID: cfm8k6dtmto9le271p1b5iu9cbml0ln8v0 4ax.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net PKvs0DMs4MAj/y16/itEEwyZLKjoeO42I2dPR3oDpuegoMmpDi Cancel-Lock: sha1:2/t+fU18qhHt5+PqYHtEIEjPbjc= X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 |
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On Sat, 29 Jan 2011 14:25:30 -0500, ToolPackinMama wrote:
You are going at this backwards. You should choose the motherboard, CPU, RAM, power supply, hard drive, and optical drive first, and see what you have left over for a case. +1 If I were looking to put together a budget build the case is somewhere I would be looking to save money, not spend it. Unless you are overclocking and need real good air flow, or planning on having water cooling, which I am assuming your not then most budget cases should do a good enough job for your needs. |
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Grinder wrote:
On 1/29/2011 3:48 PM, John wrote: wrote: I am a cost conscious college student needing a good QUALITY PC to hook up to my HDTV and use as a entertainment center I don't want to spend more than abt $300 on the PC build. I know I could buy a cheapie off the shelf system for this amount but the case on such units seem so FLIMSY! Id rather spend some dollars up front open a GOOD QUALITY case and cheapen the components a bit as this would allow me a good upgrade path on parts in the future. Also, I want a full size mid tower case.... not a shoe box or mini case... so I can easily get my fat hands inside the thing when needed lol! Bottom line.... I've never built a PC in my life..... but what would you guys recommend as a GOOD case and power supply to use as a "base" for above requirements? I've looked at Lian Li and Antec.... but there are so many choices it is almost dizzying! I just bought an Antic III case. I can vouch for it being a very clean case that includes a quality 500W power supply. The external drive bays are hidden behind a front door and it has a gloss black finish. Its a mid-tower with plenty of room inside. Installing the guts of the computer was a breeze and I, like you, have large hands. But its not cheap, I paid $134 with shipping from Newegg right after Christmas, but remember that includes a good power supply, something that you would need anyway. I'll be honest with you, $300 is just not going to cover what you want to do unless you can salvage a good many parts from another comp. Just a small clarification here for the OP: John is referring to the Antec Sonata III 500. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 I have one of those cases as well, and can vouch for it's convenience and construction. The only changes I would make to the case: 1) Power button on the front of the case, instead of hidden behind the external bay door. 2) A more durable mechanism for holding in the air filter--they're easy to break when removing them. Oops, thanks for the correction. John |
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On Jan 29, 6:07*pm, John wrote:
Grinder wrote: On 1/29/2011 3:48 PM, John wrote: wrote: I am a cost conscious college student needing a good QUALITY PC to hook up to my HDTV and use as a entertainment center I don't want to spend more than abt $300 on the PC build. I know I could buy a cheapie off the shelf system for this amount but the case on such units seem so FLIMSY! Id rather spend some dollars up front open a GOOD QUALITY case and cheapen the components a bit as this would allow me a good upgrade path on parts in the future. Also, I want a full size mid tower case.... not a shoe box or mini case... so I can easily get my fat hands inside the thing when needed lol! Bottom line.... I've never built a PC in my life..... but what would you guys recommend as a GOOD case and power supply to use as a "base" for above requirements? I've looked at Lian Li and Antec.... but there are so many choices it is almost dizzying! I just bought an Antic III case. I can vouch for it being a very clean case that includes a quality 500W power supply. The external drive bays are hidden behind a front door and it has a gloss black finish. Its a mid-tower with plenty of room inside. Installing the guts of the computer was a breeze and I, like you, have large hands. But its not cheap, I paid $134 with shipping from Newegg right after Christmas, but remember that includes a good power supply, something that you would need anyway. I'll be honest with you, $300 is just not going to cover what you want to do unless you can salvage a good many parts from another comp. Just a small clarification here for the OP: John is referring to the Antec Sonata III 500. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129024 I have one of those cases as well, and can vouch for it's convenience and construction. The only changes I would make to the case: 1) Power button on the front of the case, instead of hidden behind the external bay door. 2) A more durable mechanism for holding in the air filter--they're easy to break when removing them. Oops, thanks for the correction. John- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Why not check out Tigerdirect or Newegg for a barebones, there are quite a few to choose from in various price ranges. ..-J |
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