Help picking a case!!!

[Bboy_Jon]

I cant decide which to get, i only want to spendlike no more than $80.00 on the case

its either
the Aspire X-infinity

either silver ($5.00 cheaper)
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-077&depa=0

or blue
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-078&depa=0

Pros:
Nice lighting, window, 2 fans, door thingy

Cons:
350 watt psu, $70 for the silver,$75 for the blue

or this raidmax Scorpio 868
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...156-137&depa=0

Pros:
420w psu, 3 fans, $63 with shipping, so i can get a blue led fan to replace the tri color fan on the window, and it will match the infinity price

COns:
door swings to the right, i want it to swing left (away from my monitor), doesnt look as nice as the infinity, bad airflow in the back because it only has like tiny holes, but i could take a dremel to that right?

so which should i get??

i know the psus are crap, but i would like to give them a try first, if they suck ill go buy an antec psu


o ya what about the aspire x-alien
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-069&depa=0

pros: 420w psu, 2 fans, door swings to the left, removable motherboard tray thing

cons: pretty ugly, dunno if the fans will light up the case very much
and im going to oc my system (in case theres bad cooling)

[da_ging]

god damn it u guys get pictures of the psu so u know its ratings not 1 single uk site has that ,u lucky b'tards

anyway on with the cases

that aspire x-alien looks butt ugly totally butt ugly

the raidmax is ur basic supped up basic case ,simple chassis with trimmings on the outside not a bad choice

the Aspire X-infinity overkill on leds really cheap looking car clone top same basic cheap chassis as the raidmax

it may have an ugly front but the alien has the best build quality and im sure can be modded to look beautifull (just looked and it does different colours that look better so i say that 1 although the only thing thats putting me off from saying the infinity is the ceapo car thing on top

what about this 1
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...125-276&depa=1

[Bboy_Jon]

lol i kinda like those head lights haha (well i mostly like the leds and door light thingy)

Ive never modded a case before and im pretty sure i would make the alien even uglier then it is (only problem is the door) also the alien is outta stock

the cheiftec is good but its too much and has no cooling ($79 plus $15 shipping, plus fans, around $100)

i want a blue case and the blue infinity lights look kinda purple, the silver looks fine but i want a blue case

so i guess ill probly get raidmax since its cheaper and i can get more fans

hey my pc is going to be for gaming and ocing heres what im getting from newegg.com

Arctic Silver Premium Silver Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound, Model "Arctic Silver 5", 3.5-gram( 1 cc. ) tube

Thermaltake SILENT BOOST Highest Performance Cooler for AMD AthlonXP up to 3400+ -RETAIL

NEC 1.44MB Black Internal Floppy Drive, OEM

Mushkin 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - Retail

ABIT "NF7-S" nForce2 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL

AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2400+, 266FSB, 512K Cache - OEM

SAPPHIRE ATI RADEON 9800 PRO Video Card, 128MB DDR, 256-bit, DVI/TV-Out, 8X AGP -BULK

so then my total is $512.00 (without shipping)


should i just get a radeon 9600/pro or 9700/pro so i can knock off $50-100 dollars, than i can get like the the cheiftec, and some fans for it and a cold cathode?

[0iD]

should i just get a radeon 9600/pro or 9700/pro so i can knock off $50-100 dollars, than i can get like the the cheiftec, and some fans for it and a cold cathode?

Naa, if you're gaming, stick with the 9800 pro. It's more up the task of handling modern games & most overclock to XT speeds. At the end of the day, tweak the performance to the max first, then tweak the case. Priorities m'boy, priorities!

[Bboy_Jon]

well im not a heavy gamer, i play games more than average people do, but not too much, so im like in between light and heavy

getting the 9600 pro has so much more capabilites though. COuldnt i oc the 9600pro to an XT? or flash it or watever. I could get a cheiftec case, then 4 fans, sparkle 350w psu (i heard the fsp meant that it would be like 450w, is that true?) and then a cold cathode, i can also get a mouse and keyboard, and i can upgrade the 2400 to a 2500

but if i do get the 9800, should i get the raidmax 868 or the x-infinity? there both practically equal except for the lights, door direction and psu (350 or 420) if i get the raidmax i can still get one more fan and a keyboard and mouse

[Bboy_Jon]

ok nvm im just gonna get the 9800 pro and either a raidmax scorpio 868 or the x-alien

the raidmax scorpio 868

420w psu
3 fans (tri color in the window and the light is fairly weak)
cheaper than x-alien
door swings to the right

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProduc...factory=BROWSE

if i buy a blue 80mm led fan, the total is around $75 with shipping

the aspire x-alien

420w psu
2 fans (one color led so the window lights up in blue)
door moves to the left (the way i would like it to move)
more expensive

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...144-069&depa=0

with a blue led fan it would be around $83 with shipping

whats better?

the raidmax would be perfect if the door just moved to the left

[spazman]

That case really is hideous!

[Bboy_Jon]

the x-alien?? ya i know, da_ging said you ould mod it to make it look nice, but i doubt any amount of money could help it, poor case

its just that the door swings the right way!!! do you thiink i can ask newegg to like make the case door swing to the left (the raidmax one)