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New Case for i3 / HD 6850 build

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I ordered all my parts for my new i3 2100 / Radeon HD 6850 (which will be OC'd) and they'll be here Thursday. The problem is that I was just going to use my 7 year old Raidmax Mid Tower case but I don't think it will have enough airflow. It has 1 80mm front intake, 1 80mm side window intake, 1 80mm rear exhaust and 1 80mm top exhaust (custom cut and drilled, with grill).

My budget is $50, I want bottom mounted PSU (Antec VP-450) and preferably 3-4 120mm fans (led or not, don't care). My budget needs to incorporate the cost of case and fans. With that being said, here is what I've found:

Rosewill Redbone

CoolerMaster Elite 311

Rosewill Challenger-U3

Rosewill Future This is the one I'm leaning towards. (the link just goes straight to newegg)

What do you guys think? $50 budget including case and any extra fans I have to purchase.

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A lot of it is personal preference and aesthetics, since the tower is really the only thing you see in a computer setup.

That said, I like the Future also based on looks (personally) and the support for up to 6 fans. I know your budget is $50, but don't skimp on fans, since they are the life blood/air, whatever for your case. Also might want to do some input/output airflow calculations and decide if you want negative or positive airflow.

Thank you sir, Jared Allen is a beast and I've been a Vikings since I was a wee little lad. Anyway, if I had the tech specs on the fans it came with I could at least get an idea on the kind of airflow.

I like the Future because it comes stock with 4 fans with options for 2 more. Bang for buck. But if they have crappy flow then they're not worth it and I'll have to swap them out and waste money on good fans.
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What I meant was if I spend the extra money because a case comes with fans to save money by not buying fans and they suck, I have to invest money in good fans to replace the crappy ones when I could have just bought a different case, cheaper and spent money on good fans in the first place.
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