Budget Case

Just as a side note, Custom PC have had, for the past 10 issues, the SilverStone PS02B Precision, as their budget case recommendation.

From the most recent issue - which featured a case group test - every catagory (Budget, Mid-Price, Performance and Crazy) has a SilverStone as the case of choice (PS02B, RV02, FT02R-W and TJ07B-W respectively).
 
stulid said:
having to spend money to improving the air flow of a case is silly, just buy a good one in the first place, that case plus one or two fans is over £50
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stulid,

that is a very "silly" statement :D

A chassis is a separate entity from the fans that go inside it . . . only a novice would think of them as a single piece of kit . . . do you actually build computers or just spec them for other people?

What somebody who knows what they are doing should do is pick a chassis that offers good cooling potential, nice looks, cable management etc and then populate the chassis with as much "hand-picked" hardware as possible, sadly my friend this included fans . . .

Most hardware enthusiasts worth their salt would prefere to hand-pick their fans according to their specific needs . . . is this not obvious to you?
 
what's silly is you still going on about a case that use to be £35, now is £47, talking some rubbish about moving a fan to the front, spending more on tri cool fans.

its not worth the money anymore.
 
w1llyg said:
IMO the 300 is a good budget case
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It's one of the best budget cases in the world right now, fair enough some people may not like the way it looks but it's cooling potential is very hard to beat . . . I bought about twelve of them for builds and never had a complaint yet, admittedly I've never paid more than £40 for one but cmon . . .

A decent Thermally-Advantaged chassis is not a piece of hardware you swap very often right? :)
 
stulid said:
what's silly is you still going on about a case that use to be £35, now is £47
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It's a bargain case still mate, deal with it! :D

stulid said:
Talking some rubbish about moving a fan to the front
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Talking rubbish? . . . whats so rubbish about those on a strict budget moving the pre-installed rear 120mm fan and re-installing it as a front intake exactly?

Did you try this or? . . . leave the 140mm Tri-Cool roof fan to exhaust the system heat, works work?

stulid said:
spending more on tri cool fans.
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I didn't suggest that? :confused:

stulid said:
its not worth the money anymore.
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Why? . . because you say so?

How many computers do you build a year stulid? . . . your lack of experience and knowledge is become more and more apparent with every word that pops out your mouth . . your gonna be seeing a lot more of me in GH! :D
 
build plenty of pc's thanks, build a pc for your mum doesn't count.

and you did suggest buying tri cool fans for £5 if you look around you said.

its definately not a bargain anymore.

cheaper to get a Xigamtek Asgard case and spend the difference beefing up the cooling.

and will enjoy see more of you, weird stalker.
 
Hey stulid, I do think you may be losing the plot a little here?

stulid said:
build plenty of pc's thanks
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No, I don't mean "spec" PC's stulid I mean actually touching the real hardware and physically "Build" them

stulid said:
build a pc for your mum doesn't count
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sorry? :confused:

stulid said:
and you did suggest buying tri cool fans for £5 if you look around you said
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Do you read posts or just invent stuff? . . . Jony27 asked how much a Tri-Cool fan was and I answered his question? . . . I suggested a pair or quiet 120mm LED fans would be more than ample?

stulid said:
its definately not a bargain anymore
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Thanks for your opinion, feel free not to recommend it to people, I will of course completely disgregard anything you say and continue recommending it for the right reasons! :)

stulid said:
cheaper to get a Xigamtek Asgard case and spend the difference beefing up the cooling.
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That's a very old and non Thermally-Advantaged chassis stulid? . . . it's even got the PSU mounted at the top! :p

I never use or recoomend that to anyone? . . . I mean cmon fella don;t you realise a good chassis is worth a few quid extra as its the least upgraded piece of kit? . . . I guess not!

stulid said:
and will enjoy see more of you, weird stalker.
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Well it seems you have lost your arguement now stulid, instead of having a nice conversation you seem to think you are "justified" is making a personal insult that is in no way related to this topic?

Your such a new OcUK forum member too, pity! :(
 
every thread you touch, goes **** up, usually its amd vs intel ones, shame you have now moved onto cases.

and I "touch" (although that's a creepy sounding word) loads of hardware,

maybe check some of the member market threads I have bought from, or ones I have started, showing off.
 
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stulid, stick to the topic please and don't make this personal! :eek:

All the reasons you have given for not liking the Antec 300 are not very "reasonable" and all I have done is try to help Jony27 choose a chassis according to his needs? :confused:
 
Jeez you 2 give it a rest.

The Silverstone offers better value out of the box, and no need for extra fans and is abit cheaper. But then you are stuck with just that cooling.

The Antec offers better cooling, but not out of the box, and needs extra fans added, which in turn boosts the cost, but is the better out of the 2 for cooling.

There easy and simple, now its upto the OP, does he want ease of use, and out of the box performance, with no extra cost, or does he want average cooling to start with, then superb cooling, when he adds more fans, its upto him really.
 
bifday2k,

There is nothing wrong here except that stulid is professing "knowledge" he simply doesn't have . . somehow he knows it all and it's a pity because he will not learn very much if he doesn't have an open mind and be prepared to answer questions pertaining to statements he has made?

If he had just recommended the Silverstone case or stated it had better "out-the-box" cooling none of this needless argeuing would have happened . . . however he made a blanket statement that wasn't "considered" and therefore I pulled him up, nothing more nothing less! :D

Hopefully in the future he will be more cautious about his statements and perhaps be happy to explain himself in a calm, non defensive manner! . . . I'm here to learn too! :cool:
 
yeah thanks bifday,i thought this thread was gonna turn into a different one.
well if the antec is worth another £5 then i guess i can add some fans later on and tbh i really dislike the squariness of the silverstone but thats just me. and has anyone seen a multicolored led on an antec 300,i just cant imagine what it would look like :D
 
Actully reading the spec for the silverstone, only comes with 2 fans aswell, the 3rd is optional (so extra cost) so that would end up being closer to £50 if u added the 3rd fan.

I do agree that it is hard to suggest the antec 300 these days now there abit more pricier, but they are still good, if you are willing to add the extra fans, if not there are better value ones for far less money.

It really all depends on how the OP wants the end system, if he is planning on extra case fans down the line, then hands down id say the Antec, if he is'nt then the silverstone or something else.

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If u can strech to it this would beat the antec hands down for cooling capability, but its abit more cost, especially when u add the extra fans in

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-212-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29
 
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Jony27, put the Antec 300 in your pick list and check out the other options . . .

It's got

  • 2x 120mm Front [filtered] Intake spots
  • 1x 120mm Side Panel spot
  • 1x 120mm rear exhaust (included)
  • 1x 140mm roof exhaust (included)
If you find another case at approx £40-£45 that offers as good cooling potential please let us know! :)
 
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+1 for the antec 300, whack a couple of yate loon fans in the front, (£4.00 each ono) and youve got a very nice cool case.
 
bifday2k said:
I do agree that it is hard to suggest the antec 300 these days now there abit more pricier, but they are still good, if you are willing to add the extra fans, if not there are better value ones for far less money
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Tell me another Thermally-Advantaged (bottom mounted PSU + Loads of 120mm cooling spots) with filtered-front fans at this approx price point we can choose from please? :confused:

I'm sure there must be some but I simply do not know what they are? :D
 
Jony sent u a trust e-mail to somewhere u can get the antec for £48 delivered, as you currently won't be eligible for free shipping at OCUK, so from here its £57 delivered.

Big.Wayne said:
Tell me another Thermally-Advantaged (bottom mounted PSU + Loads of 120mm cooling spots) with filtered-front fans at this approx price point we can choose from please? :confused:

I'm sure there must be some but I simply do not know what they are? :D
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There is'nt one, and i used to own and antec 300 myself, still would but changed case to fit my water cooling in lol. Its by far the cheapest of its kind, just sad its not as cheap as it used to is all.
 
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tbh my second option would be the zalman z7 but im not sure if it matches up with the antec 300 out of the box. just a few questions
will there be any difference/disadvantage of using non-tri-cool fans,
what the difference between the 3pin and 4pin connectors,
and can i only fit 120mm fans at the front or side?
thanks again guys

p.s thanks bifday,how do you open/read trust emails?thanks
 
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