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**Sudum Gumudu** · 05-19-2010, 01:34 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

How about this http://www.compucase.de/en/produkte/...t//6a21-1.html .
I have four of them, and they have, IMO excellent quality/price ratio. 2 120mm case fan positions and air intake dust filter.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 01:53 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

uh... i do not see them in the us. eu only it seems. shipping is a factor. otherwise, that would have worked...

how bout this one:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...K6551G&cat=CAS

doesnt look bad at all.

**Topcat** · 05-19-2010, 02:04 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Antec Solo. Very sturdy, yet not too terribly expensive. Could score a used one even cheaper.

Always remember, cheap and quality don't go together.....you get what you pay for. I can tell by looking that 17-dollar case will be hideously flimsy with lots of sharp edges...

**370forlife** · 05-19-2010, 02:19 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...25%20-%20%2450

CM cases are pretty good.

If you want a case with front optical audio and more than 1 firewire (for what anyways?) you are going to have to spend some moola, or get a 3.5" or 5.25" bay adapter.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 02:22 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

oh, ok, it didn't look too flimsy to me, id didn't have the shiny metal of doom look.

ok, ill see what i could find. only thing is the solo looks like pidgeon crap with white drives. best i found on ebay was $99 plus shipping...

however, i found these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-Antec-ATX-C...ht_2588wt_1139

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATX-Mid-Tower-Co...#ht_750wt_1139

the front looks kinda like what i have now, only not beat up (i currently have a chieftec)

**Topcat** · 05-19-2010, 02:25 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

^

I have the black version of one of those cases, its not an antec though, no clue who makes it....looks like the case older alienware systems came in. Sturdy case, I'll give it that.

Solo is cheaper than that on newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=antec%20solo

its a good looking case, has AWESOME HDD cooling. Yea, it will look dopey with white drives in it, but on that note, any black case will look dopey with white drives. opticals are cheap, can always get black ones later on. The case has everything on your shopping list, except 2x front firewire ports, there's only 1 up front. There's 2x 90mm fans right in front of the 4x internal HDD racks. 10,000 RPM drives stay frigid. I have one of these cases in my office. Surprised there isn't more of them used on fleabay, was a common case, lots of them around.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 02:28 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

there are lots of them, people just love money.

but the black clashes with my white. i cannot afford both new drives and a new case

and by cheap, i mean less then $50, i am kinda strapped for cash here.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 02:50 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

or this:

http://www.frys.com/product/5520150?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG

i could grab one on the way to louisville...

edit- forgot- my drives are white...

**seanc** · 05-19-2010, 03:54 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

I swear by Antec NSK4482 (NSK4000 w/o PSU) & NSK3480 - only black & silver though.

Try a P180 in white? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-044-_-Product

**Topcat** · 05-19-2010, 03:58 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

^
Thats a microATX, he said he needed a full ATX. nice case though.

**Scenic** · 05-19-2010, 04:08 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Originally posted by ratdude747

however, i found these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Used-Antec-ATX-C...ht_2588wt_1139

http://cgi.ebay.com/ATX-Mid-Tower-Co...#ht_750wt_1139

the front looks kinda like what i have now, only not beat up (i currently have a chieftec)]

Originally posted by Topcat

^

I have the black version of one of those cases, its not an antec though, no clue who makes it....looks like the case older alienware systems came in. Sturdy case, I'll give it that.

those are Chieftec Towers rebadged as Antec. some smaller variation of the Chieftec CS-601 and CS-901 i guess

anyways.. i'm happy with my NZXT Beta

only drawback is that it doesn't have 3.5" external bays. (the bay is internally there, but nothing on the plastic front)
fixed it with 5.25" to 3.5" adapter thingys
(those you would use to mount floppy drives into 5.25" bays)

good airflow, well laid out, front USB/Audio/eSATA on the top of the case (never wanna miss that.. PITA to crawl under your desk trying to find the front USB that's right on the floor)
oh yeah... and 120mm fans everywhere..

http://www.google.com/products?q=nzx...l=en&scoring=p
(sry.. don't know any US price comparison sites..)

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 04:12 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

what i have now:

only with one fan in the back (92mm) and a metal side (not clear). the rest is the same. it's nice bu without the door it looks bad...

maybe i could sve up for this:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...3LED-N&cat=CAS

maybe not...

**seanc** · 05-19-2010, 04:14 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Originally posted by Topcat

^
Thats a microATX, he said he needed a full ATX. nice case though.

Oops, it looked ATX sized.

Other option, spray your drive bezels black.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 04:26 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

and watch as your card reader's labeing is gone, and you get the wrong hole for your card and break something. not good.

**seanc** · 05-19-2010, 04:31 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Didn't know drives = card reader

I thought you meant optical drives.

Anyway, no geek needs labels to tell them what card goes where.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 04:50 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

but not all my friends are geeks, plus, the sd slot and the ms slot look so close that if you are not thinking you can screw stuff up.

**Scenic** · 05-19-2010, 05:07 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Originally posted by ratdude747

what i have now:

only with one fan in the back (92mm) and a metal side (not clear). the rest is the same. it's nice bu without the door it looks bad..

http://cgi.ebay.com/170373862170

**Topcat** · 05-19-2010, 05:09 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Originally posted by ratdude747

what i have now:

only with one fan in the back (92mm) and a metal side (not clear). the rest is the same. it's nice bu without the door it looks bad...

maybe i could sve up for this:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...3LED-N&cat=CAS

maybe not...

Thats what mine is, except its black. I used it as a server for a while, but its just sat empty since I built new servers and sent them to the datacenter.

**ratdude747** · 05-19-2010, 05:33 PM

Re: suggestions for a cheap but sturdy case

Originally posted by ratdude747

uh... i do not see them in the us. eu only it seems. shipping is a factor. otherwise, that would have worked...

how bout this one:

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...K6551G&cat=CAS

doesnt look bad at all.

not flimsy!

see this (same model, only w/ card reader) : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...iew,588-9.html

i might get one of those... damn it looks sexy!

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