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    Unhappy Bought everything but the case...

    I recently decided to "upgrade" my PC because the thing I use now just makes me angry every time I have to wait 10 minutes for xp to load.
    Now I've decided i may as well just start over, seen as I've now pretty much bought all the new parts necessary for a new PC save the case.
    Basically, having read a whole crap load of hexus reviews and stared at scans case selection for hours, I have absolutely no idea which case to buy. I want to spend somewhere between £50 and £100, but would spend more if it was really worth it. Heres what I want to stick in it:
    AMD AM2 3GHZ DUAL-CORE 6000
    ASUS AM2 M2N32 SLI DELUXE
    2GB Corsair DDR2 PC6400
    6 320GB seagate barracuda drives in raid 01
    galaxy 850w PSU
    a couple of decent graphics cards in sli when I get round to it (got an interim 7600gs)
    a sata dvdrw
    some fans...

    So the main things are excellent build quality, spacious, the 6 internal 3.5 drive bays and decent cooling, I guess. I'd really like a side window too

    Please someone help!
    Last edited by hajamie; 04-08-2007 at 03:00 AM.

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    How much do you have to spend?

    the Antec 900 @ £68.02 there's a hexus review of it.

    If you've got loads of cash Silverstone TJ09B-W @ £160.85

    Something in between Antec P182 @ £82.12 but no side window

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    I was going to suggest the Antec 900

    You might want to decide on your gfx card/s first though. AIUI some of the new cards are huge which can be a problem with some cases (eg fouling on a drive cage).

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      • 6 * 320GB seagate barracuda in raid 10
      • Graphics card(s):
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      • Case:
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      • Monitor(s):
      • tiny 18" crt - it sucks
      • Internet:
      • 2mb ntl
    Thanks for the responses, even at 4am!
    The 900 does seem rather good, not too expensive, decent review, the parts i have will probably fit in it, quite pretty...
    I don't really like the p182, it's too dull for me!
    The sliverstone is £100 more expensive... Is it going to make any difference? It does look awesome...
    I hadn't even looked at the 900 till now, because scan have listed it as having no internal 3.5 bays (so it didn't come up in the search results).
    The only thing I'm not too sure about is is the antec one going to feel solid?
    J.

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    I have a 900 case, I wouldn't go standing on it, it is a £60 case afterall, but it is pretty well aligned and fairly well built for the cash.
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    could get a stacker 832 @ £150

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      • Motherboard:
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      • CPU:
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      • Memory:
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      • Storage:
      • 6 * 320GB seagate barracuda in raid 10
      • Graphics card(s):
      • XFX GeForce 8800 GTX 768MiB
      • PSU:
      • galaxy 850w
      • Case:
      • Silverstone TJ09B-W (Black)
      • Monitor(s):
      • tiny 18" crt - it sucks
      • Internet:
      • 2mb ntl
    Now I'm thinking the Silverstone TJ09B-W (Black) @ £160. I don't really like the look of the stacker, and it doesn't seem much better.
    Would this be a terrible mistake?
    mmm:

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    Thats pretty much the best case on the planet lol my mate has one and its lovely

    only thing that comes close imo is the antec p182 just because its perfectly throught out.

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    As much as I hate to admit it, I so love the look of the stacker 832

    As for the silverstone being so much more expensive, it's Aluminium not Steel and 5mm thick at that.
    It's also gronkingly humungus

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      • Graphics card(s):
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      • galaxy 850w
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      • Monitor(s):
      • tiny 18" crt - it sucks
      • Internet:
      • 2mb ntl
    Just bought the silverstone , a few fans, a black dvdrw and floppy, oh, and an 8800 GTX... This is gonna be awsome. I can't believe how much I've spent...
    J.

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    Silverstone make extreeeemely high quality cases They're up there with Lian-Li.
    You wont be disappointed
    e! Oh and pics when it gets here

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    Silverstone make extreeeemely high quality cases They're up there with Lian-Li.
    I'd put them above LianLi tbh... LianLi's QC dept has gone downhill over the past year or two - we keep getting cases thru with tarnished anodising... Silverstone's are MUCH more solid with a more dependable finish quality

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