Antec Sonata III v Sonata Plus

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I'm looking for a new case to last for several years, including an upgrade next year to a Quad core, GeForce 280 (not SLI), etc, and I can't decide between these two cases.

The Sonata III is more than £20 cheaper and weighs 4kgs less, which is important for me as I move about a fair bit (and why I'm looking at these cases: they're relatively compact). But the Sonata Plus is a newer case and has a better PSU.

Will I need the Plus's improved PSU for upgrades in the near future? I'm not going to go nuts - I plan to have two HD, two disc drives and a single graphics card.

Also, if anyone can think of a good PSU and case combination that suits my needs (light, small to mid-sized, reasonably future-proof) and is within the £75-100 budget range, please let me know.
 
I'm just sorting a computer out for my Mum and Dad and i'm going with these.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-101-AN

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-034-EN

£96 inc postage

Not to sure on the power usage of the gtx 280, but the PSu does have 6 and 6+2 pin pci-e.




(does anyone else know if this would be enough power for a GTX280) :confused:

Alternativley this is a good psu but would push the price to £111
inc. postage

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...name=Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU
 
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