Recommend me an ATX case and PSU for ~£50

sharingan_sasuk · 15 Apr 2006 at 16:09

Hi, I'm planning to buy an AMD 64 3000+ Socket 939 Venice and an Asrock DualSata939 motherboard and I have a budget of about £50 for a case and PSU. Dunno if it's allowed here but I would like general recommendations and estimated prices as well (without mentioning any names of course) as well as OcUK's offerings, so I can Google them up and find the cheapest prices online. I'm quite a cheapskate when ordering online you see

Oh, it has to be black or silver btw, no ugly beigeness, and if possible, has space for 120mm fans.

Pickers · 15 Apr 2006 at 16:56

You may need a fire extinguisher in that budget too

deadeyedic30 · 15 Apr 2006 at 18:58

Antec SLK1650B Black Quiet Mini Tower Case - 350W SmartPower PSU (CA-023-AN)

Thermally Advantaged Chassis for use with "Prescott" P4
- 350W SmartPower ATX12V Quiet power supply
- 2 Front USB ports with shielded cables
- Removable Side Panels
- Removable Drive Cages
- 8 Drive Bays: External: 3x 5.25", 2x 3.5" Internal: 3x 3.5"
- 1 x 120mm rear fan (fan included)
- 1 x 80mm front fan position (optional extra)
- AQ3 - Antec Quality three-year Warranty

Price: £39.95 (£46.94 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Raikiri · 15 Apr 2006 at 19:05

Any case you can get your hands on

and the 430w Seasonic (£41 I think I have seen it for).

The same place has some basic cases for ~£20 or an antec for ~£30. IMO it would be wortht he extra £20 to get a seasonic psu and antec case

sharingan_sasuk · 15 Apr 2006 at 23:23

No trolling please. I know there's a chance my budget would have been a bit on the small side, but you could have just said. Thanks for your constructive comments anyways guys. Would it help if I stretched my budget to say, £60? And btw, I'm not planning to overclock the Venice yet until I get better RAM, which may be never since I'm currently applying to study abroad for a year from Fall, and I wouldn't use it myself anymore

ken1307 · 15 Apr 2006 at 23:53

I think you should head to OcUK' MM if you dont mind 2nd-handed stuffs

theres a guy selling an Tagan 420-U01 for 35 quid and im sure you can pick up a case for 25 quid

sharingan_sasuk · 16 Apr 2006 at 00:58

Lol, thanks for the suggestion but I'll pass MM this time, especially with something as delicate as a PSU. Last item I bought from MM, apparantly 'failed in courier' :rolleyes:

How about this:

Thermaltake VC2350BNSB Mambo SuperMidi Tower - Black (CA-027-TT)
- Detachable front panel design
- Fits standard ATX motherboard
- Dual 120mm front and rear fan (front is optional)
- Tool-free for easy installation
- Dual USB2.0, Audio & speaker ports
- 430.3 x 200.2 x 502.2 mm
- Front (intake) 120x120x25 mm, 1300rpm, 17dBA (optional)
- Rear (exhaust) 120 x 120 x25 mm, 1300rpm, 17dBA
- 350W PSU Included

Price:**£39.95 **(£46.94*Including VAT at 17.5%)

Looks better than the Antec

Pickers · 16 Apr 2006 at 08:11

sharingan_sasuk said:
No trolling please. I know there's a chance my budget would have been a bit on the small side, but you could have just said.

Sincere appologies sharingan, I didnt mean to be unhelpful. I've made the mistake of buying a budget combined case and PSU in th past. the PSU fried my hard drive, and the case bends with each open of it (now collecting dust and not used). I ended up replacing both well within a year.
I didnt realise there was an antec solution within your budget, but I personally would try and stretch it. A great set of specs can be ruined by scrimping on the PSU.
Best regards.

sharingan_sasuk · 16 Apr 2006 at 16:30

Apologies acceptted. I should really lighten up though. It's Easter!

I was thinking something along the lines of the Antec though because I've done a search of it on the forums and it seems to come up in a lot of 'spec me' threads, with other more power-hungry components should I say.

Stupido · 16 Apr 2006 at 16:45

i would recomed that you go for a power supply with some sort of protection built in .Often the cheapo cases with included psu`s dont have this feature and if your psu blows , it could take your mobo/ram or other stuff with it.Well worth spending a little more than your budget.Unless you are happy to take the risk.bear in mind that psu will fail sometime !

check out this psu in ocuk other psu section

X-PRO 400W Silent Power Supply

- Over Voltage Protection
- Short Circuit Protection
- 100% Full Load Burn-In