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Old 06-18-2009, 12:34 PM
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Good Case - $150 or less

Well, my graduation gift this year is some money to build a computer. I will start to order parts by the end of July. I only have one issue, and that's finding a nice case that isn't exorbitant in cost.

I'm looking for a mid tower which can fit a full sized ATX board (Asus Rampage Extreme II) and that circulates air well. It doesn't have to glow in the dark like a nuclear reactor, although I would like a glass side panel or something like that.

Suggestions?

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Old 06-18-2009, 02:22 PM
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this is the tower i have cost me about £50 if i remember rightly. Mines the silver 1

http://www.testfreaks.com/computer-c...ier-3-cav-t03/

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Old 06-18-2009, 03:03 PM
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Sorry for the late reply to your thread.

I'm about to build me a new rig. This is the case that I've ordered for it:-

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=Njkz

It's a full tower case. I wanted to go for this one:-

http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=NzIy

It's the mid tower version to the one I listed above. The motivation behind the full tower was the built-in space for a cooling block.

Hope that helps.

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Old 06-19-2009, 07:42 PM
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Thank you very much Undead Surfer, but I've found something else.

I'm settling for the Antec P182 because of the silent factor and because it cools very well. I'll also be able to fit my Coolermaster V8 Cooler

Lenovo D20 8 Core Thinkstation:
[Intel 5520 Motherboard | Two Intel Xeon E5504 @ 2GHz | 4GB DDR3 RAM | Mac OS X Snow Leopard 10.6.3 (running in full LP64!) | nVidia Quadro FX 580 Dual HDMI + DVI 512 MB| DVD +RW DL]

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Old 06-20-2009, 02:04 PM
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Good stuff. Looks sleek and nice. Great choice.



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