Recommend me a PC case please? 120mm in and out

Shrapnel · 19 Jan 2006 at 18:53

Hi, I'm posting here for a mate. It's his g/f's birthday and she wants a new PC case. CAn you recommend one please?

His budget is £100 or less.

He wants Aluminium,
120mm inlet at the front
120mm exhaust at the rear.

Room for a couple of HDs and DVD drives please.

Can anyone recommend a good case please?

Thanks.

Yewen · 19 Jan 2006 at 19:03

PC7a / se / + with 120mm rear.

Thats it, thread done

Reiver · 19 Jan 2006 at 19:22

P180. Not wholly aluminium but the best sub £100 case i've seen.

flip · 19 Jan 2006 at 19:27

chenbro game bomb 2

120mm front & back, 92mm topblow hole

all aluminium

can be had for £70 at the moment

Yewen · 19 Jan 2006 at 19:28

Reiver said:
P180. Not wholly aluminium but the best sub £100 case i've seen.

#That case has questional build quality, there are two many people reporting issues with it for my liking.

lozza · 19 Jan 2006 at 19:34

Yewen said:
PC7a / se / + with 120mm rear.

Thats it, thread done

What Yewen said no question, just make sure when it's ordered you make sure your getting the 120mm rear exhaust as there are a few floating about with 80mm rear

mosfet · 19 Jan 2006 at 19:49

Yewen said:
PC7a / se / + with 120mm rear.

Thats it, thread done

Agreed. =)

Have that case and love it.

Reiver · 20 Jan 2006 at 00:10

Yewen said:
#That case has questional build quality, there are two many people reporting issues with it for my liking.

I may have been one of those people as i've criticised it quite a few times on here. Despite the flaws (bendy door, length of psu cables, patchy sound dampening) it's still the best case i've either owned or seen, for the price. A bit of diy and all those problems can be remedied. Fantastic performance and the fans that come with it are superb.

voodooflux · 20 Jan 2006 at 01:00

Yewen said:
PC7a / se / + with 120mm rear.

Another vote here.

cheers
v.f.

Yewen · 20 Jan 2006 at 09:23

Reiver said:
I may have been one of those people as i've criticised it quite a few times on here. Despite the flaws (bendy door, length of psu cables, patchy sound dampening) it's still the best case i've either owned or seen, for the price. A bit of diy and all those problems can be remedied. Fantastic performance and the fans that come with it are superb.

What other cases have you owned? As I like my cases to be perfect out of the box with no niggles, as if anything was not spot on I would go mental

a1ex2001 · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:06

Yewen said:
What other cases have you owned? As I like my cases to be perfect out of the box with no niggles, as if anything was not spot on I would go mental

When spending big bucks on a case I'm with you DIY should not be needed, imagine buying a washing machine and then having to cut bits off and fiddle around to make it work? you just wouldn't!

Workshed · 20 Jan 2006 at 11:12

Gigabyte 3D AURORA? 120mm in at the front and 2 x 120mm out at the back?

DanMc07 · 20 Jan 2006 at 13:14

if you can strech to £105 I would recomend a
CoolerMaster Stacker STC-810 - Silver Trim (No PSU) (CA-054-CM)
which can be found here

Great build quality, and lots of room

I love this case

- Supports up to 11 5.25" drives
- Moveable front control panel with 6 USB 2.0 connections
- Maximum upgradeability; supports E-ATX and the upcoming BTX
- Dual power positioning design
- Supports 2 PSU's
- Comes complete with leads for use of 2 PSU's
- CM Stacker supports up to 8 fans
- Front – Full mesh screen provides superior air flow; support up to three 12 cm fans
- Top - Ultra silent 8cm Fan * 1 (exhaust)
- Side – Mesh screen on side panels provides the maximum air ventilation
- Rear – Ultra Silent 12cm Fan * 1 + 8 cm Fan * 2 (intake)
- Motherboard – 300mm cross flow fan; provides superior air flow for key PC components (CPU, VGA etc.)
- Tool-free installation; Supports the use of screws for permanent installation
- Maximum flexibility in space utilization for self-assembly
- Aluminum alloy motherboard tray frame
- Strengthened with 1.00mm steel plates
- Superior mechanical design for greater stability

Raikiri · 20 Jan 2006 at 14:10

Workshed said:
Gigabyte 3D AURORA? 120mm in at the front and 2 x 120mm out at the back?

i vote for this or the lian li

Shrapnel · 20 Jan 2006 at 14:31

Thanks VERY much for the input everyone!

PS. Why is the word t e h started out? Are the OCUK mods getting annoyed with how common the typo is getting?

DrEvil · 20 Jan 2006 at 15:08

I've just ordered the TT Shark from OCuk, will report back on how I get on with it if you like, it is to replace a Lian Li V1000 I'm not happy with cooling wise.

Wanted the GB Aurora, but OCuk dont stock em, and too tight to pay postage twice

My other system is in a CM Stacker - awesome case for cooling, but looks a little dated now.

DrEvil · 23 Jan 2006 at 12:51

Well, for those that are interested, I got the TT Shark on Saturday, and put it altogether.

First impressions, very well put together case, nice to work with as far as building is concerned and will be easy to upgrade/replace anything in the case.

Some really cool design touches, such as HD trays with rubber'ized mounts for each drive, rails for the 5.25 devices, removable mobo tray. What is best about it is that it's quieter than the V1000 and cooling is better, temps have dropped in the new case.

Cons - if I was being picky, I would say minor things such as a little bit of overspray on the inside of the side panel round the mess and 'thin' metal used for the HD trays - but I guess thats for weight saving - it is a bloody light case!

All in all, I reckon for the money its good value, good internal layout and personally like the looks of it.

Che · 23 Jan 2006 at 15:44

If I buy a PC-7 Plus from OcUK am I guaranteed to get a 120mm exhaust?

Yewen · 23 Jan 2006 at 15:50

Phone them up and check, all I can suggest, although people do seem to be getting that version from them now.

Che · 23 Jan 2006 at 16:25

Ah the flaw in the plan...phone + OcUK