Computer purchase part 1: Case.

[Sirrus]

I have money for computer parts, and I was looking at cases and have decided upon this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

Opinions? I know this is a behemoth (30-40 pounds) and ugly as all hell but its cheap and its got plenty of room and its solidly built, plus I've heard that its a good case for a first build. Do you think I could go ahead and safely plop down $70 on this?

Edit: It also includes a 500w power supply. Could I use that one with my build or do you think I should get a better one?

Edit 2: If you can find a cheaper or as expensive one that still has good airflow, plenty of room and easy accessibility I'll go with that one probably.

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[dkamm65]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216

Review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGvBjEmXJnI
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[Sirrus]

gah i don't want to drop 100 on a case. What does that case have that the one I posted doesn't that's worth dropping $30 more?

[Zaran]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066&cm_re=antec_300-_-11-129-066-_-Product

[Righteous One]

The Antec 300 has better cooling (which you probably won't need :p) but the Smilodon is probably one of the easiest mid-towers to work with.

It doesn't look like the 300 has cable management.

[Sirrus]

The Antec 300 has better cooling (which you probably won't need :p) but the Smilodon is probably one of the easiest mid-towers to work with.

It doesn't look like the 300 has cable management.

How's the cooling on the one I posted?

Also why would I not need good cooling? I'm hopefully going to have a decent GPU (I was looking at the GTS 250) and a good processor (AMD Phenom II X4 with a quad core 3.4 GHz processor) I figure that would all run pretty hot.

[drbling]

Whats the budget for the whole computer?

[Righteous One]

Not really, and don't get the 965. It's just clocked slightly higher than the 955 which is something like $15 less.

And the GTS 250 is pretty much just a 9800. For the price, get a Radeon HD 5770. I heard that it's performance rivals that have a GTX 260 and the 270.

You shouldn't need 'super' cooling so the Smilodon would probably fit your needs better. They both have decent cooling the 300 just a bit better.

[Solid]

That doesn't look that ugly, I think it looks kinda cool.

[drbling]

$120 (Great combo) for Antec 300 Illusion (regular antec 300 + 2 extra fans), and 500 watt earth watt power supply.


Thats a great deal for the power supply and case. Both are high quality as well. I have the 650 watt earth watt power supply + regular antec 300 and both are great.

[Sirrus]

Not really, and don't get the 965. It's just clocked slightly higher than the 955 which is something like $15 less.

And the GTS 250 is pretty much just a 9800. For the price, get a Radeon HD 5770. I heard that it's performance rivals that have a GTX 260 and the 270.

You shouldn't need 'super' cooling so the Smilodon would probably fit your needs better. They both have decent cooling the 300 just a bit better.

This guy?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127490

Also with that combo would that 500w power supply be enough to power everything in my computer? If so, should I go ahead and buy that?

[drbling]

And the GTS 250 is pretty much just a 9800. For the price, get a Radeon HD 5770. I heard that it's performance rivals that have a GTX 260 and the 270.

It's actually slightly lower then the 4870 and gtx 260.

Source: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

But it will have direct x 11.

[Righteous One]

Preferably. There are cheaper ones too. The MSI one assumes that the user is going to overclock it. Which you probably won't do anyways.


And that $120 combo is stuff. That power supply is stuff and that case has next to no features.

If you want to get a PSU, get a good one.

Same goes for you Sirrus, you might want to go with a name-brand power supply.

[Righteous One]

It's actually slightly lower then the 4870 and gtx 260.

Source: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html

But it will have direct x 11.

Yes. That chart also doesn't seem very accurate...

[drbling]

Preferably. There are cheaper ones too. The MSI one assumes that the user is going to overclock it. Which you probably won't do anyways.


And that $120 combo is stuff. That power supply is stuff and that case has next to no features.

If you want to get a PSU, get a good one.

Same goes for you Sirrus, you might want to go with a name-brand power supply.

Did you check the reviews... What kind of features do you want in a power supply anyway. Outside Corsair, Antec is practically one of the best psu makers.