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| Thread ID: 52368 | 2004-12-17 07:04:00 | New Case? | Edward (31) | Press F1 |
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| 304563 | 2004-12-17 07:04:00 | Hi everyone. My Dad's strongly considering getting an iPod (Seriously, this thread is about cases). As we all know, it uses USB 2.0/Firewire. Now, we've got an el cheepo computer. It's not quite advanced enough for USB2.0, nor is the case big enough for a PCI card. I say case, because it's definetly the problem. It's a crappy generic desktop case, therefore the CD-RW drive and floppy are mounted sideways. The PCI slots, however are not. Therefore, if I want to put in a USB card or even PCI graphics one I'll need to replace the case. It's the loudest, most annoying little bugger you could ever find so good riddance. It's as (I'm assuming) Standard Intel D185EGEW, so I'm hoping it'll fit OK. I've had to take the top off to install the CD burner, and when I took the side off the old computer (with full size case), i saw the motherboards were around the same size. So I'm hoping it'll fit. I'm looking for a decant case quiet wise. The one that's next to me is so noisy it's not funny anymore. So I'm looking for a nice quiet one. It should have 2 Cd-ROM drive bays, and 2 Hard Drive bays. Since all I have is a cruddy 140w which I wouldn't risk all my components on, and the only other one is a 10 year old one (wouldn't trust it either), and I'm losing money, I'd much rather get one with a PSU. What I don't need. 1. Lightweight: It's staying firmly on the ground 2. Card reader: The only device that uses memory cards also uses USB 3. Window. "Wow! What powers that beast!?" "My 1.2ghz Celeron." "Oh..." 4. Front USB: Front Headphone would be nice, but we don't need USE. The Camera cable it staying put. Remember, I'm a Cantabrian. Any help would be appreciated. And yes, I'll avoid a Hyena- no matter how cheap ;) Thanks, Edward :) |
Edward (31) | ||
| 304564 | 2004-12-17 07:12:00 | forgot to mention, my budget is $200. but that's all my x-mas money gone, and that's only if there's truly no alternative | Edward (31) | ||
| 304565 | 2004-12-17 07:19:00 | Look at an AOpen or Auriga case... if you want to spend a little more money go for the iCutes - they're around $100 with a PSU and they're nice sturdy cases with a fair amount of room in them. | wintertide (1306) | ||
| 304566 | 2004-12-17 07:41:00 | Keep it to less than $100. For your kinda specs, it's really just not worth spending more than $100 on! I would second wintertide's opinion regarding iCutes. They are pretty big ~plenty of room for upgrades if need be. I was going to get the 0301SL. Very cool -windows and all the rest. If that's not required, they have got cheaper options but I think they would start over $70. I'd say they're probably one of the best value-for-money brands. Hyenas and other like them all fall to bits after a while. Although cheap -not worth the hassle. | ~sy~ (95) | ||
| 304567 | 2004-12-17 07:51:00 | i'm not a fan of the icute cases. they okish but are flimisy, light and the psu is elcheapo. however the basic design is not to bad. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 304568 | 2004-12-17 07:56:00 | OK. From my quick scan of Pricespy, I'm having a look at these. pcu.co.nz and pcu.co.nz Why would the bland one be cheaper than teh cool one? For $10 more, I'm inclined to go with the Raidmax one, as it has 2 fans, and a bigger PSU. any reason why I shouldn't go for it? |
Edward (31) | ||
| 304569 | 2004-12-17 08:53:00 | well i have used a cheiftec before.....they are noisy, flimsy and have cheapo PSU. the other i have no idea with inspecting it. | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 304570 | 2004-12-17 08:58:00 | Any case under $200 is a waste of time. You will end up :badpc:. I say go for a good PSU and an Antec or Lian-Li case. | eat soap (124) | ||
| 304571 | 2004-12-17 09:23:00 | I Have a task case and it serves me well although i did replace the case with a power supply that costed 2X the amount of the case | noone (22) | ||
| 304572 | 2004-12-17 11:37:00 | i'm not a fan of the icute cases. they okish but are flimisy, light and the psu is elcheapo. however the basic design is not to bad. Flimsy ? In what way ? The i cutes dont flex like many elcheapo brands, drive cages dont compress when you tighten up the screws on drives, they have decent gauge mild steel constuction, reasonable bracing, how are they flimsy ? |
the highlander (245) | ||
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