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[Vtech]

Ok, I already bought my comp parts and they've just been sitting around for over a month due to my lack of case. I tried to order the Thermaltake Armor for 240 bux (with a 450W thermaltake PSU which was a plus) but the place I ordered "mysteriously" ran out of stock and has no eta from their supplier. A load of bs later and some waiting, I might try for another case instead.


My current are choices are the:

Antec 900 (with no PSU, i've heard good and bad things about this case) - $199

Thermaltake Kandalf (with no PSU either, basically it's the same as the Armor but with a door that some how muffles the sound.) - $290

Now what should I get?

Before you ask me, the parts I have now are

P5B Deluxe mobo
Leadtek 8800 GTS (320 or 640 I don't remember and cbf'ed looking atm)
EB6400 (cos I was being skint)

I'm already using my Samsung 20" (I want a 22" to dual screen with now), I'm scabbing my hdds and drives out of my old computer and putting a different hdd in it so my mom can watch her korean movies without lag. (She complains that my K6-2 is slow....I wonder why)

I had chosen the Armor cos it seemed large and easy enough to work with, while I don't really like the bling and flash LEDs that came with, I don't really mind it too much. I probably won't even plug them in anyway. Plus it was cheap and had the amount of cooling I wanted. I also liked having that HDD cage that my current case doesn't have. Having HDDs swing around like a monkey on a vine isn't cool.

[warhead0]

i havea thermaltake soprano that hasnt been used at all, and has been sitting around for about a year, basicle i got it cuz i thought i was gonan buy a new compy, havnt doen it yet, so if you want ti ill have to think bout it

[SimonKills]

go the 900 i got it. its great for cooling and looks good the only thing wrong with it is no dust protection

[Goob_Scooper]

Yeah the 900 is good - spend the extra $ on something else. just make sure by yourself a good quality PSU.

[Peng Di]

The 900 is fine, but try and find it cheaper than $200 because it is ony worth 150.

I have the Leadtek 8800GTS 640mb and it runs great.

[Vtech]

Hmmm, you guys got any other recommendations if I can't find the 900 for cheaper?


(I guess I can always pantyhose the front for dust protection)

[Stiffhardy]

I have the Armor- such a sweet case. Be aware that the black one weighs in at over 20kg, the silver one crappy lookin is aluminum and ways way less 8kg or something. No idea how much the Kandalf weighs but its definitely something you want to take into consideration when buying a case if you want to go to lans...

[Vtech]

It's alright, I'm strong enough to lift. Not that much of a geek :P

The Kandalf weighs about the same and for some inexplicable reason, the silver Armor is like 290 bucks while the black one is 240...

[Stiffhardy]

yeah its cos aluminum is way more expensive than steel.

[evangelise]

LOL i have a thermaltake tank...

Weight 20kg+ LOLOL its a bitch to carry around to LANS, (if they even exist anymore).......

Hurry up choose something soon ben, we're waiting for you!
2142 ~ $85 i think...

[Rover]

2142 ~ $85 i think...

2K is nearly dead, unless those fuckwits at EA release a half fkn decent expanison...icon8

Allwell thats my 2c icon7

[evangelise]

As long as teh GA ladder remains, my competitive side will always remain.

[Log1k]

As long as teh GA ladder remains, my competitive side will always remain.
QFT. The pub side is sort of annoying these days, but its still bareable. The competitive action is where its at imo ;D

[minesweeper]

If you don't mind the weight, the Antect P180 is still a very good case for it's price. Very good ventilation + quiet to boot. Just don't expect to lugging it around without giving yourself a hernia. And if you had a budget of ~$290, what about the LianLi PC-V1000? That's quite a good case as well.

[Vtech]

Thanks, the reasons I didn't choose the P180 was that it would cost me over 300 and then some for a PSU. Plus it looked cramped and weird inside.

I'll check out if I can get the Lian Li case at a decent price.

[minesweeper]

I believe the P180s are going for < $250 atm.. it's alright to work with on the insides.. I helped Phamtom build his PC and it was ok.. the only annoying bit was trying to fit a modular PSU into their PSU compartment coz it wouldn't go in unless we removed the fan that was included in that section. But yeah, check out the Lian-Li.. if I bought a new case I'd prolly go for that one :)

[Vtech]

I checked out the P180s, they sell for like 300 here. God knows why.

[evangelise]

Lian LI aluminium ftw..

[Vtech]

yay got my Armour case today after raging at the sales team yesterday.


Now I need a PSU lol

Bourne suggested a Corsair 500W I think. Are there any suggestions for what I can get?