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Antec Aria
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check out microdirect, they're selling the Asus TM250 case which comes with a decent 300w PSU and takes standard power supplies. I'm using one for my pc and it's a nice case, although the metal is a bit thin there's lots of cooling. It costs about £38 in total (was cheaper but its now off special, postage is costly too) and is certainly worth it IMO since it's extremely hard to find a decent case with front USB and audio that isn't an antec aria, especially one that's cheap and takes regular power supplies.
edit: they also sell the asus TM231 which looks to be almost exactly the same but with a different fascia on it
Aopen H450
Chenbro Hornet - pretty decent microATX case indeed.
The Monarch Hornet is very good, but pricey. It also has a PSU limitation (SFF) so it will not take a full size power supply. This limits overclocking greatly.
If you wish to overclock the Falcon Fragbox is the best!
The Antec Aria takes ANY mATX mobo and includes a 'standard' 300w PSU.
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No it doesn't. It has a custom PSU. It also doesn't have a floppy bay.Originally Posted by Ceefer
It's decent, but sort of ugly IMO. It will take a microATX board, but so will every other microATX case. The Aria is a good value but not near as nice as the Hornet or Fragbox.
Last edited by StormPC; 25-03-2005 at 06:44 AM.
I've not seen ANY MicroATX that takes a full size PSU - although it doesnt mean there is one. 270w isnt bad for mATX, as you don't have the same ammount of power demands with them. (After all - you're only driving a couple of ports etc....)
I already said, the Asus TM250 takes a full size PSU...
as does the Aopen H450B - it even comes with a reasonable 300W.
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