Case for Under £40

cactwma · 25 Jun 2011 at 21:19

Any recommendations?

I would need quite a bit of room for cable management and would like to have pretty good circulation in there.

Any good cases for that price range?

beefybarn · 25 Jun 2011 at 21:26

This http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-214-CM&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=29 best case for that sort of money.

cactwma · 25 Jun 2011 at 21:35

Cheers, this case has been recommended before, will it keep everything cool?

Nightglow · 25 Jun 2011 at 21:45

Cooler Master Elite 430

+1

beefybarn · 25 Jun 2011 at 22:12

You might have to add a couple of fans to it but depends what you are putting in it.

cactwma · 25 Jun 2011 at 22:24

My specs

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 560Ti OC 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card

Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor

MSI P67A-GD65 Intel P67 (socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard - (Sandybridge) ** B3 REVISION ** with FREE Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus CPU Cooler

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX)

Corsair 850w PSU

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)

OcUK 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM

Antec Tri-Cool 3-Speed 120mm Fan - Black

Samsung Spinpoint 1TB

DWorrall · 25 Jun 2011 at 23:03

If you order it like now or soon then get this: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-008-BX&groupid=701&catid=7&subcat=1850

Only £5 extra but its this week only! Its a really nice case - watch this video if you get it.

Reaper 392 · 25 Jun 2011 at 23:33

its ever so slightly over price, but the antec 100 is probably the best case for you. the coolermaster elite 430 has pretty much zero cable management

Antec 100: £43.99

or, if you want a window and a fan controller, go for the zalman Z9

Zalman Z9: £44.99

beefybarn · 25 Jun 2011 at 23:36

Well ive used the 430 in about 20 builds and always managed a neat install, so saying its got zero cable management is a bit misleading.

Reaper 392 · 25 Jun 2011 at 23:43

beefybarn said:
Well ive used the 430 in about 20 builds and always managed a neat install, so saying its got zero cable management is a bit misleading.

its what stulid told me though

beefybarn · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:41

Well im not saying its the best but for the price you cant buy better in my opinion

CrixxzeH · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:03

I would personally go with the Zalman Z9 Plus.
cool flowing, nice cable management... what more could you ask for?

beefybarn · 26 Jun 2011 at 23:52

Problem with the Z9 is its out of his budget, nice case though

CrixxzeH · 27 Jun 2011 at 07:35

beefybarn said:
Problem with the Z9 is its out of his budget, nice case though

£4.99 XD!

Guardsmon · 27 Jun 2011 at 12:22

work college just got a 430 for his new PC and I think he's done a brilliant job of keeping it tidy inside. Personally I'm not a fan of blue fans any more, but for the price I don't think you can argue.

I got a 2nd hand Lian Li instead - much nicer

(We had a £45 budget)

cactwma · 27 Jun 2011 at 14:06

Where did you find a 2nd hand Lian Li from for under £45?

I will probably buy the Zalman Z9.

CrixxzeH · 27 Jun 2011 at 14:10

cactwma said:
Where did you find a 2nd hand Lian Li from for under £45?

I will probably buy the Zalman Z9.

Wise choice..
probably found the second hand case on Members Market.

cactwma · 27 Jun 2011 at 17:05

Will these help with cooling?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-004-AN&tool=3

Just wondering - they have been recommended and I just have enough money to buy them along with 2 other items, that way I won't get killed on delivery.

cactwma · 27 Jun 2011 at 17:53

Also, torn between BitFenix Shinobi, Antec 100 & Zalman Z9 now... hmmm.

Thoughts?

CrixxzeH · 27 Jun 2011 at 22:13

cactwma said:
Also, torn between BitFenix Shinobi, Antec 100 & Zalman Z9 now... hmmm.

Thoughts?

Zalman Z9, buy some 2x apache fans or w/e something with goods reveiws, have fun with a beast case with decent cooling xD..Peace.