Case recommendation?

[amoretto]

I'm trying to customize my first PC, but have no idea on what case to get. I'm searching newegg and there are so many different manufacturers. I heard Lian-Li and Thermaltake are the best, but I'm not sure. I'm also looking for one that offers the best cooling. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[folken]

If you have the bucks Lian-Li makes the best cases by a long shot. Next up is probably thermaltake but the price tag is still sort of high.

If you are on a budget focus on the guts and not the case. Save case expenses for last. A $20 case will hold ur mobo and hds just as well as a $200 case.

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[Crashman]

The classic Chieftec Dragon is highly modifyable and relatively innexpensive.

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[danizaken]

lian li make very good cases from good material. i have a lian li pc60 myself and i really enjoy it.

 

[amoretto]

Thanks for the help. Can you guys also recommend a good PSU and memory? I'm on a budget of about $2000 so i'm trying to customize the best putter I can. Currently i'm thinking about an Athlon 64 FX-55, ASUS A8N Nforce4, and probably the Lian-Li Case you suggested. I'm probably keep my current video and sound card because I don't feel i'm not need of an upgrade at this moment.

 

[mozzartusm]

The best PSU that I have ever owned is the Thermaltake 680W but your going to pay around $160.00 for it. Its worth it especially building the system that your building. I have a power humgry Intel 3.4 scoket 775 Overclocked to 4.2 and had it as high as 4.8Ghz. If the PSU wasnt as stable as it is there is no way that this system could run at these speeds.

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ATI Radeon X800XL <font color=red>459/609</font color=red>
TT 680W PSU

 

[Guest]

If that seems to expensive you could go for the FSP blue storm 500w, it's around $90 to $100, and Crashman highly recommends them

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[amoretto]

do you recommend the blue storm with an athlon 64 fx-55 or should i go with a 600w?

 

[mozzartusm]

The blue storm is a good PSU. You wouldnt have any problems with that one. The only reason that I can think of that you would consider going with one as big as I had mentioned would be if you were using SLI and a butt load of other components.

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ATI Radeon X800XL <font color=red>459/609</font color=red>
TT 680W PSU

 

[danizaken]

680w is a waste of money. It's more than any need. Settle with 550w max and you'll be happy. Just make sure it's a good brand.

 

[Guest]

Well I'd agree with mozz, depends what else you have in there. Unless you're using SLI, 500w should probably be ok.

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[mozzartusm]

680w is a waste of money. It's more than any need.

If you insist on taking such a strong stance on an issue then you need to get your facts straight. Your wrong in more ways than one. If you have never seen one of these PSU's in action how would you know if its a waste of money or not? PSU's are not thought of as being the most crucial compnent in a system. The PSU is probably the MOST important component in a system. Watt for Watt the TT 680 is cheaper than most quality PSU's. It is extremely stable which allows for really super performance. I broke the 5Ghz barrier with my P4 550(3.4) recently and it wouldnt have been possible without a super stable power supply. The other thing about this PSU is that it doesnt get worked as hard or pushed as far as other PSU's. In case you didnt know this, heat is the enemy of your system as well as your electricity bill. This PSU doesnt put off near the heat as the 480W I was using before.

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Ballistix PC2 5300@<font color=red>DDR2 780</font color=red>
ATI Radeon X800XL <font color=red>459/609</font color=red>
TT 680W PSU

 

[Clob]

I agree.. You never know when or if you may go SLI and add 6 HDD's! Always have mroe than you need, Or your going to waste money buying another PSU!

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