£100 budget for a case and PSU

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Intel Core i5 760
Samsung HD103SJ SpinPoint F3 1TB
OCZ Gold 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-10666C9 1333MHz Dual Channel Kit
Asus P7H55-M Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 PCI-Express Micro-ATX Motherboard

And i've got a 1GB GTX 460 to order.

I've asked here before but never set a budget. Now i have one i'm hoping for some more advice. Thanks in advance.
 
powlesY said:
What's the general consensus with that PSU though? Arn't PSUs free with cases dire?

I want a decent, silent PSU.
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well i wouldnt see a problem with the psu as it is branded, and ive also seen a lot of people on the forums buy these for rigs. The bundles been recommended to a lot of people on the forums recently :)
 
Fair enough. Cheers mate. Can anyone verify what's he's said and if it's really worth getting something that price instead of spending a bit more on something thats not a bundle?
 
If you dont mind going a bit over, then you could look at these, alternatively for staying in budget you wont better the above recomendation

Antec TruePower New Modular 650W Power Supply £69.99
Silverstone SST-PS03B Precision Midi Tower Case - Black £42.99
Sub Total : £96.16
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.75
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £18.53
Total : £124.44
 
What about noise and that stuff about it being unefficient at 60% load or something? I've heard as much bad things as i have good.
 
powlesY said:
What about noise and that stuff about it being unefficient at 60% load or something? I've heard as much bad things as i have good.
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The sturdiness of the case will help dull any potential noise, to be honest I have never seen a review of the coolermaster elite psu range.

If your really worried,

Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Antec High Current Gamer 520W Power Supply £59.98
(£51.05) £59.98
(£51.05)
Coolermaster Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
(£32.33) £37.99
(£32.33)
Sub Total : £83.38
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £9.25
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £16.21
Total : £108.84
 
I get so confused, one person tells me one thing, then i hear another. So say i've decided on the Coolermaster 430 case, do i get the bundle or not basically?

OR if i stretch my budget to £120 does that allow for me to get a better case and psu combination?
 
If you like a side window & a black interior of a PC case it will be the cheapest option.
Just bear in mind that this case only has 1 fan installed (you'll probably need to buy at least one more) You won't be able to fit case fans in the roof if you install a large 3rd party CPU cooler & it will be pointless installing a case fan in the floor with that PSU.

I bought one of these cases last week for a build & this was my 2p's worth.
 
I've got an Akasa 120mm Amber case fan i can take from my current build so i can use that. Aside from that i won't need any more will i?

Now, the Hyper 212, the Tranquillo or that Rev 2 CPU cooler?
 
Argh, this is annoying. The 600w version of that PSU is only a fiver more. Now i don't know which version to get...may aswell go 600w for an extra fiver even if i'll never use that much right?
 
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