ATX mid-tower case suggestions?

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I'm looking around for cases that will be used to build Athlon X2
workstations for software development and testing. Here's what I'm
looking for, in no particular order:

- Good PSU out of the box, preferably supporting SATA and the new
24-pin ATX12V standard

- No windows, blinkenlights, or other ostentations decorations

- No poorly mounted front ports that tend to fall inside the case when
you plug things into them *cough*Antec*cough*

- Good ventilation, including fan mounts that actually let air through.
A 120mm rear fan would be nice too.

Any suggestions?

 

[jad]

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Antec case and with it, an antec PSU, would the most economical and pretty
safe PSU choice.


<stanmuffin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127160392.997436.107030@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> I'm looking around for cases that will be used to build Athlon X2
> workstations for software development and testing. Here's what I'm
> looking for, in no particular order:
>
> - Good PSU out of the box, preferably supporting SATA and the new
> 24-pin ATX12V standard
>
> - No windows, blinkenlights, or other ostentations decorations
>
> - No poorly mounted front ports that tend to fall inside the case when
> you plug things into them *cough*Antec*cough*
>
> - Good ventilation, including fan mounts that actually let air through.
> A 120mm rear fan would be nice too.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

 

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stanmuffin@hotmail.com wrote:
> I'm looking around for cases that will be used to build Athlon X2
> workstations for software development and testing. Here's what I'm
> looking for, in no particular order:
>
> - Good PSU out of the box, preferably supporting SATA and the new
> 24-pin ATX12V standard
>
> - No windows, blinkenlights, or other ostentations decorations
>
> - No poorly mounted front ports that tend to fall inside the case when
> you plug things into them *cough*Antec*cough*
>
> - Good ventilation, including fan mounts that actually let air through.
> A 120mm rear fan would be nice too.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
Antec Sonata II

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I'm wrong I'm right
Where I belong I'm right
Where I belong.

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[Roger]

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stanmuffin@hotmail.com wrote:
> I'm looking around for cases that will be used to build Athlon X2
> workstations for software development and testing. Here's what I'm
> looking for, in no particular order:
>
> - Good PSU out of the box, preferably supporting SATA and the new
> 24-pin ATX12V standard
>
> - No windows, blinkenlights, or other ostentations decorations
>
> - No poorly mounted front ports that tend to fall inside the case when
> you plug things into them *cough*Antec*cough*
>
> - Good ventilation, including fan mounts that actually let air through.
> A 120mm rear fan would be nice too.
>
> Any suggestions?
>

Antec SLK1650. On sale at Fry's Electronics for $70 with a $30 rebate if
you can get there today - Tuesday 9/20. I have several and haven't had
a front port problem -- was it USB ports?

Roger

 

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<stanmuffin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127160392.997436.107030@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> I'm looking around for cases that will be used to build Athlon X2
> workstations for software development and testing. Here's what I'm
> looking for, in no particular order:
>
> - Good PSU out of the box, preferably supporting SATA and the new
> 24-pin ATX12V standard
>
> - No windows, blinkenlights, or other ostentations decorations
>
> - No poorly mounted front ports that tend to fall inside the case when
> you plug things into them *cough*Antec*cough*
>
> - Good ventilation, including fan mounts that actually let air through.
> A 120mm rear fan would be nice too.
>
> Any suggestions?

If you're willing to take a hot glue gun to the mushy front ports,
BestBuy.com has Antec SLK2650BQE on sale for $40 after mail in rebate
(through Saturday) and if you pick up at the store there's no shipping
charge. It comes with the 350W ATX12V PS and 120mm rear fan. I know more
about shopping than I do about computers so I hope this is helpful.