Which case for this system?

Traducer

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Hi all, just wondering if these cases would be ok for the following system.

Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775)

Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit

Connect3D ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI

Western Digital Caviar RE 160GB 1600YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM

NEC AD7170A 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM

I am on a budget so its been tough to try and decide on a case, as buying a case and seperate psu seems expensive, so basically I am just looking for a decent case and psu to last a few months and that will do the job.
The cases I have been thinking about so far are.


Antec NSK6500 Super Midi Tower Case - 430W PSU

Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU

Akasa AK-ZEN-01-BK Zen Black Case - No PSU
Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.2 PSU - Black Nickel

I really like the look of the NSK6500, plus seems an decent enough PSU.
Same goes for the Sonata II and I heard good things about this case also.
The Zen has great reviews and does seem great for the price, but I don't like how it looks. But its not about how it looks its about how good it is at cooling and ofcourse the noise factor.
All of the above are in my price range, but I'd like some opinions and maybe better suggestions if possible?
Thanks for any help. :)
 
Easy M8, have a look at the Black Silverstone TJ09, with side window, absolutely awesome..... :cool: it will meet all your needs and more :D
 
BFG_9000 said:
Easy M8, have a look at the Black Silverstone TJ09, with side window, absolutely awesome..... :cool: it will meet all your needs and more :D
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He is looking at around £70 for the case and PSU... then you suggest a £160 case :confused: Makes sense.

I would go for the Akasa Zen + Akasa 400w or FSP 400W psu.
 
Raikiri said:
He is looking at around £70 for the case and PSU... then you suggest a £160 case :confused: Makes sense.

I would go for the Akasa Zen + Akasa 400w or FSP 400W psu.
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And that PSU would be ok for that system? I do plan and trying to take my CPU to 3Ghz also.
Thanks for the help mate.
 
Fine, I have run a system that uses quite a bit more power on my 430w seasonic and the Akasa/FSP are very good PSUs .
 
Traducer said:
Easy as in those cases will be fine or easy as in you found a better suggestion? :confused:
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Easy as in a simple choice for your requirements, if I had a better suggestion I would have suggested another case :rolleyes: Refering to my "Suggested" case I should have noted that you were on a budget, but didn't see how much your budget was on your thread.
 
Raikiri said:
He is looking at around £70 for the case and PSU... then you suggest a £160 case :confused: Makes sense.

I would go for the Akasa Zen + Akasa 400w or FSP 400W psu.
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Were did it say £70 as a budget on his thread...... :confused: :confused: Didn't think £160 was much to spend on a good case, especially of this quality.... ;)
 
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BFG_9000 said:
Were did it say £70 as a budget on his thread...... :confused: :confused: Didn't think £160 was much to spend on a good case, especially of this quality.... ;)
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Based on the fact the 3 he suggested were... oooh lets see around £70?

It would make sense that he wants to spend about £70 on a case and PSU, simple logic really.
 
I'm hearing a lot of good things about the Zen, However, I'm sure I seen someone complaining there dvd drive not fit in top bay in one of those, so had to use the second one.
Anyone else heard anything like that? I cannot be bothered with problems, I want my dvd drive in the top bay!
 
Raikiri said:
Based on the fact the 3 he suggested were... oooh lets see around £70?

It would make sense that he wants to spend about £70 on a case and PSU, simple logic really.
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Ah!! Right :D cheers for letting me know the three cases suggested were around the £70 mark. Firstly I didn't know the prices of those particular cases mentioned, could have stated the budget in the £ format (Simple Logic Really :D ) Like "oooh lets see"... all the other "Which Case Threads" of this nature. I think thats "Spot On" ;)
 
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