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Who make the best cheap cases? (notice how well I use cheap in every post I make )

I either want a flashy gizmo-y one, or a smart black quiet one, probably the latter so i can leave it on at night without it sounding like i left the hoover on too.

i havent the time or money for modding one myself except some led case fans, so i was thinking a black case with blue fans what ya think?

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novatech always do cheap bundles that come with fans etc, some evn psu's though low powered ones check them out, i believe womble has a novatech one, and i dont think you have had a problem with it 

 



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id reccomend an antec or chieftec case... theyre luuuuurvly and i want one!

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mmmm my case shall look sexy and be silent soon, with all the rubber mounted low rpm fans and shiny lights
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hmmm im thinking black antec silent case with blue fans and cold cathodes with fan controller so i can make it super quiet at night.

now just to find some money...

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look at novatech as per wot the Moof said , mines black wiv a window and comes with a blue glowing light thang. and is dirt cheap.Sept they dont do mine anymore , but still a good cheap casey site.

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http://www.sunbeamtech.com/PRODUCTS/IMAGE/transformer.jpg

is teh sexy case

 

http://www.quietpc.com/uk/tnn500af.php

 

is teh quiet case

The fun part for you is finding the compromise

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yeah in this room I have a very nosiy cheftec (but very cool in side), and a quiet Lian Li case.

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i guess it all depends on what you want, and how much your willing to fork over for it,

if you want cheap then it doesnt matter who you buy as long as you get a case, but yeah antec are good, lian li do some fantastic looking cases, but tend to be a bit more expensive, i forked out a bit more for an aluminium case and its very nice, and cool a bit noisy with the fans revving away, going to buy a decent fan controller at some point and turn them down a bit,

but like i said if you want cheap you cant be too fussy, though do look out for bundles etc that come with fans installed etc



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I tend to find that you get what you pay for in cases, the more money you spend the easer the case will be to work with.

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Good advice gouldy. and i notice from the set up pics that me and gouldy both have Antec Soho file server cases, which are VERY well featured - quick release drive bays, drive racks, fan brackets, side panel etc etc
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yeah the dragon case is great to work with, so is the lian li.

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antec = chieftec

same cases... i fancy a "matrix" case as it has better air throughput than the dragons do...



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tbh mate, you say your after a quite one more than anything? very little to do with the case as it is with the cooling components. I wouldnt bother with acoustic materials either in your case - they can put the temperature sky high - resulting in more fans. Just uprate your cpu cooler, psu unit and possibly silence up your HDD. That should leave it quiet enough.
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