Urgent Case Choice Help Required

[Taxboy]

I'm about to build my first system (with a mate's help) and having spent ages getting the spec right went to place my order with Scan only to discover that they're no longer stocking the case I decided upon - Coolermaster Centurion 530 due to the number of returns they were getting.

So I need some input on alternatives ( I chose the above case due to some good reviews) looking for a black case ( so I don't have to respec all the DVD drives etc) with a 120mm fan, understated looks, no PSU (I'm going for a Tagan on the basis of the help from this forum) and preferably from Scan to take advantage of the free p&p but not essential. Oh and budget up to about £40.

Looking to place order tonight or tomorrow morning hence urgency

[Hans Voralberg]

This may be :

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=156451
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=197600

Cant find anything better on Scan. Try www.xcase.co.uk

[herulach]

I personally like the look of the centurion 5 and teh silverston temjin j01b and j06b, although the jo6 is huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuggggggeee. Or theres always the stacker, which imo is gorgeous

[farooqm]

Try this Antec case ... Only £37

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/...863963-7555067

Had some good reviews.

[dave87]

Used one of the Antecs ^^, they are great to work in, simple as you like but with the time saving features. Well ventilated when the fans installed, relatively quiet aswell.

Dave

[Hans Voralberg]

Looks pretty dull though. Personally im not a fan of Antec.

[dodgybob]

Another vote for the antec.

I have the slk3000b and it's got very good ventilation and as with most cases that take 120mm fans with the right fans is very quiet.

Looks plain I agree but that's what I was after. Depends how 'understated' you want, everyone has a different notion of what that means to them.

By the way it has a door and some people absolutely hate them. I bought it thinking I would just remove it immediatley but found I got used to it very quickly and it didn't bother me.

[DavidM]

The centurion is quite nice.

[Hans Voralberg]

The Centurion is sweet. :x

[b0redom]

Antec P180 - works for me - looks good too. Plus i've just watercooled mine, and it's almost silent now! :-D

Tom

[Hans Voralberg]

It's cost 3 time more than his budget dude

[rajindergill]

Go for the Centurion 5 or better still, the Chenbro gaming bomb. Its black and well built. I have 2 of these and I really like them. The gaming bomb is also under £30 from scan.

[alexkoon]

Another vote for the Antec - not the best quality around but very spacious and has 2x120mm fan mounts. Also very quiet (check out reviews on silentpcreview.com).

I stuck on cheap vinyl floor mats to the case and its whisper quiet now with zero resonance. Only whoosing of air through the system and a faint sound from HS.

[Taxboy]

Thanks to everyone for the advice I have plumped for a Centurion 5

[GFiSH]

I did have an Antec Sonata which I thought was a pretty good case, nice hard drive mounts with rubber to stop vibration noise, a couple 120mm fan mounts, but wasn't a big fan of the door, just sold it to a mate and replaced it with a TJ06, much bigger but very nice. Another mate of mine has a gaming bomb and it's a pretty solid case, he managed to squeeze watercooling into somehow as well, lost the use of the top 2 5.25" bays though.