cheap but effective cases

captain_boycott

Hi
am on the look out for a low cost case, but one fit for purpose (not planning any major overclocks, or upgrade scalability, just something that looks decent and does the job!

This looks interesting - anyone any experience with this?
http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/1384980/art/advance/neo-digital-8705b-pc-case.html

I have also used this one before and found it satisfactory, given the cost is major factor to me (although power button does tend to stick)
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/144483

Anyone any experience with these 2, or any other low cost case/psu they would recommend?

massy086

great case http://www.ebuyer.com/product/239757

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For around that 40-50 euro mark, you could pick up an Antec 300. It's not tiny, and the look of it is nice a simple, includes some basic cable management. It's also quite popular for people looking for an affordable mid-tower case

captain_boycott

thanks for the suggestions, but both options require PSU separately, pushing up the price even further. Looks like the compucase is as good a price I am going to get...

no-one has any experience with the Advance NEO Digital then?

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captain_boycott wrote: »

thanks for the suggestions, but both options require PSU separately, pushing up the price even further. Looks like the compucase is as good a price I am going to get...

no-one has any experience with the Advance NEO Digital then?

It's not usually recommend that you use PSUs supplied with cases. They are not known for their long-term stability. (Or short term in some cases!)
What are you planning on putting into this case? Wouldn't want a dodgy PSU failing on you and damaging the rest of your parts!

lmimmfn

Exactly, never buy a case with the PSU included unless youre 100% sure the PSU is actually good. Most PSU's that come with cases are absolute junk. No point in spending a fortune on PC hardware if it can be destroyed by a crappy PSU

seraphimvc

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/178287

nzxt gamma tower. very user friendly.(and very cheap lol)

or try thermaltake v3 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/234920
even cheaper but same effective.

Solitaire

The NZXT is more upgradeable and has proper cable routing built-in, a steal in its price range. Thermaltake V3/V4 are still good too. If you're really stuck a slightly cheaper Xigmatek Asgard or Coolermaster Elite 330 is perfectly acceptable (and rather nice-looking) for a basic build.

BrockSamson

nzxt gamma tower

the_syco

captain_boycott wrote: »

Hi
am on the look out for a low cost case, but one fit for purpose (not planning any major overclocks, or upgrade scalability, just something that looks decent and does the job!

A decent 400W PSU will cost you €40-€50 (Corsair of Cooler Master). Anything less than a decent PSU, and you risk f**king up everything else in the case. Once had a cheap 500W PSU once, and it nearly killed my graphics card - the card needed more juice than the PSU could give it.

If you ever want to use any sort of graphics card, for any gaming, buy a decent brand PSU.

massy086

fully agree a friend built a pc used a sh#t psu and it blew killed motherboard hard drive gpu

Solitaire

the_syco wrote: »

A decent 400W PSU will cost you €40-€50 (Corsair of Cooler Master). Anything less than a decent PSU, and you risk f**king up everything else in the case.

Ironically most of Corsair's and CM's cheaper offerrings are now also toital rubbish. To be fair, the real bugbear with Corsair is the CX430 but you cannot risk ever using that PSU in a gaming rig due to some insane design issues :eek: