Case for £50/£60 ish

edY · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:27

Hi,

Just sorted out from the other forum the components I'm going to buy for a new upgrade, but am confused as to what case to buy - there are so many I'm not sure what the advantages really are. Ideally I don't want to spend over £70, and wouldn't mind a sleek black one!

Thanks,

Ed

LeJosh · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:31

sleek black? Try the antec 300 that's a very nice case.

Pilky01 · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:32

Antec 300

edY · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:34

Thanks for the quick reply, but I notice that case says:
"the Three Hundred has enough room for an NVIDIA 8800 series graphics card"

Does this mean it wouldn't fit a 9800 gtx+?, which is what I plan on buying

Pilky01 · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:35

That will fit fine.

Get the Ati 4850, faster and cheaper.

edY · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:42

Hmm I've been told by quite a few people to go for the nvidia, but thanks

Pilky01 · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:46

edY said:
Hmm I've been told by quite a few people to go for the nvidia, but thanks

Told buy who?

edY · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:54

Just various gamers combined with my thoughts hehe - I've taken all suggestions into consideration though

I'm reading the Antec 300 only has 2 x USB 2.0 - I was sure all modern cases would have much more than that - usb's for headset, mouse, keyboard, flash memory stick. Is this correct?

PCDave · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:55

most cases come with two usb the rest are provided by your motherboard and interface cards etc

Pilky01 · 6 Nov 2008 at 22:56

2 is pretty standard, and the 4850 is a better buy than the 9800gtx

beefybarn · 7 Nov 2008 at 07:52

Go for the Nzxt hush, great case and very quiet.

p4radox · 7 Nov 2008 at 08:19

Sleek and black?

Lian Li PC-7B PLUSII
Lian Li PC-A07

No contest really.

B@Th*nG · 7 Nov 2008 at 13:04

Lian Li PC-A70 for £50-60? :S have i missed something?

B@

ro55o · 7 Nov 2008 at 13:26

+1 for the antec 300, 2 USB ports are standard, the rest will be provided by your motherboard.

also

+1 for the 4850, much better card for the money, just sticking to either ATI or Nvidia is silly, they both have great cards at different price ranges, the 4850 is just cheaper than the 9800gtx and offers roughly the same performance.

p4radox · 7 Nov 2008 at 13:41

B@Th*nG said:
Lian Li PC-A70 for £50-60? :S have i missed something?

B@

Sorry, brain fart. I meant the A07. It's slightly over but definitely worth consideration.

rjk · 7 Nov 2008 at 13:47

edY said:
Does this mean it wouldn't fit a 9800 gtx+?, which is what I plan on buying

woah now - read the guide in my sig

dont buy a 9800gtx
much better value cards out there

oh and you should get a 300

edY · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:11

Thanks, think I'll get the antec 300.

As for the graphics card, well it seems a lot of people have different opinions, and I have based mine from articles like:

http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-5631-view-9800GTX+-vs-HD-4850.html
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1362782

B@Th*nG · 7 Nov 2008 at 15:41

nnnnnrrroooooo:

Lian Li PC-7B PLUSII

defo!

rjk · 7 Nov 2008 at 15:53

edY said:
Thanks, think I'll get the antec 300.

As for the graphics card, well it seems a lot of people have different opinions, and I have based mine from articles like:

http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-5631-view-9800GTX+-vs-HD-4850.html
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1362782

yes but i am speaking as a 9800gtx owner - telling you not to get the card

the only reason it is doing so well in the benchmarks on here is because i have put a good cooler on it and overclocked its nuts off