Find me a case

PoliticallyCorrect · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:28

i'm looking for a new case, i want it to be cheap, specifically for MicroATX, and with no PSU.

spec is in sig

+ i hav a Hiper 580W Modular PSU

Yewen · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:29

Silverstone TJ08?

How much money do you have to spend?

PoliticallyCorrect · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:33

around £30

Sam666 · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:49

£30 is not going to get you a decent case; £80-100 with out PSU is going to get you a nice and well made case. And I depends what you want do you want a plain and boring case but well made and lots of room (LL/CM), or a nice case(gaming case) that is nice to look at and is a bit of a show off I would say TT and only TT.

Yewen · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:51

mATX you could get away with £30, the Lian Li PC50 used to be available for £35, but is now £55 due to only one supplier being available, not a great case but would do.

Do you want a tower or desktop case, or don't you mind?

Raikiri · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:52

Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU (CA-027-AN)

£35, excellent case for the money.

PoliticallyCorrect · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:53

Yewen said:
mATX you could get away with £30, the Lian Li PC50 used to be available for £35, but is now £55 due to only one supplier being available, not a great case but would do.

Do you want a tower or desktop case, or don't you mind?

i dont mind

and a mixture of simple/well-made and good 2 look at

Yewen · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:56

A little bigger than you may be after but how about a Jeantech Phong.

Good low cost cases, and then there is Raikiri's suggestion which is what I would go for myself, great cases.

Also for £40 you could pick up a Cheiffy case, a little heavy and maybe a bit to big.

Depends if you really want a super small PC or just a small one that can hold ATX.

Sam666 · 19 Apr 2006 at 16:59

Raikiri said:
Antec SLK3000B Midi Tower Case - No PSU (CA-027-AN)

£35, excellent case for the money.

I would agree with that or Thermaltake VC2000BNS Mambo SuperMidi Tower - Black.

If you would up your budget by 10 quid I would recommend this - Thermaltake VB1000BNS Soprano SuperMidi Tower - Black.

Yewen · 19 Apr 2006 at 17:10

Mambo is not really worth the money, it is a little on the flimsy side.

The soprano is a good case, bit big like the Cheiftec though so be sure to work out its size first.

The Soprano is actually built better than the Tsunami in my eyes.

Sam666 · 19 Apr 2006 at 17:26

Yewen said:
Mambo is not really worth the money, it is a little on the flimsy side.

The soprano is a good case, bit big like the Cheiftec though so be sure to work out its size first.

The Soprano is actually built better than the Tsunami in my eyes.

The Tsunami looks better but the Soprano has a nice shine to it.

Yewen · 19 Apr 2006 at 17:27

The soprano is built better, the reason I would always take one over the Tsunami.

ashmanq · 20 Apr 2006 at 21:27

Dont the thermaltakes have questionable build quality?

Yewen · 20 Apr 2006 at 21:29

Depends which thermaltake now

Tsunami I think is built to fall apart, soprano is not too bad, neither is the armour.

Kandalf's I don't know as I have only seen cherry picked ones.

Coolermaster are the ones you need to watch out for with the quality control, or lack of in the february months, cases from then have been dire to say the least from what I have seen.