advice needed re case

newbiemodder

hi there

new to all this modding but was thinking of buying a case i saw an ad in buy and sell for a case and got this email back with a picture

is 110 euro a good price for this case or what's it worth?

Creamy Goodness

it's a rip off...

not only is it ugly but

does it come with a psu.... if it does it's more likely a cheapy one.

if you want a case go to www.elara.ie and have a look there some quality cases there like antec

elexes

those cases are worth i think 70 new the etch on the side is a fiver i think

davidclayton

that pc is from FASHION PCs [sometimes called COLOR PCs]
it costs €49.90 brand new [+shipping]
no power supply, and looks really ****ty.


dave

davidclayton

see it here...

http://www.fashionpcs.com/main_cases.html

newbiemodder

had a look at that site some of the cases look nice but shipping to irl is about 50 euro

has anyone any experience of these cases ie have you seen them, i actually thought they looked ok

but then i am a first timer

any and all help is appreciated.

is there any other site other than elara or peats that are cheap for cases

oh that fashion pc case - what would be a good price for it, if i bargained them down how much would one of you guys pay for it max?

davidclayton

MAX i'd pay is €40

2 x 80mm fan slots on back.... not bad,
but 2 x 80mm fan slots on front [blocked by front casing - so fu*k all air is getting in]
.... cr*p

i got a funky case from xcase.co.uk,
delivery at the time was only €10, but a mate checked it recently and delivery had gone up hugely.

also check komplett.ie



dave

davidclayton

might be too much money, but, if it was me i'd get a:

Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case [no psu]
or
Antec Sonata Piano Black Quiet Case - 380W TruePower Silent PSU

both on overclockers.co.uk
the super lanboy looks cool!

dave

newbiemodder

thanks for that, yeah it is nice actually

i just thought some of the fashion pc's were cool do you know anything about their quality?

davidclayton

never ordered from fashionpcs, but they look kinda like the case i used to have from maplin: the "iCute" they're still selling it me thinks.

sold it here on boards...
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?threadid=128870

newbiemodder

now that was a hellevu case i have to say is there any good site i could go to to find out more, i never even thought of fans at the front!

thanks for all the great advice

newbiemodder

i suppose that all those fashion pc cases are cr^p then, you need to have fan grills only at the back or side?

davidclayton

its probably the best to get one intake fan at the bottom of the front, and one outake at the top of the back [heat rises]. but the side intake works fine too, sometimes bringing cold air directly to the chip.

hexus do some good reviews, check it out...
http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/reviews_list.php

dave

[by the way if you want a case, mines on sale... but you'd have to buy the whole PC ]

newbiemodder

thanks for that, am learning a good bit, lol still need to know about memory such as crossair is it?
hard drive coolers
and all the other things such as how to install a coffee maker!!!

davidclayton

wouldn't bother with hard drive cooler