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dirtwarrior
03-01-2007, 08:00 PM
What is the best case as far as air cooling for less than $100? I dont mind doing a little mods to it like adding a 120mm blow hole on top or a side 120 mm.
I like the silver look but not a top priority as long as it looks good.
buffbiff21
03-01-2007, 08:18 PM
Lian Li PC-7B: ~90 bucks
I have one for my old AMD rig. It is SEXY!
You will need to mount a fan to the side door... I believe there is a top fan.
apt403
03-01-2007, 09:21 PM
I second the PC-7B, i just got mine yesturday, its really nice. It comes with 2 120mm fans, one for exhaust and one for...um...the opposite of exhaust. Theres also a vent on the top where you could install a 80mm or 120mm fan with just a little modding.
The one thing i dont like is the drive cages. I couldnt get my HDD into the top cage, under the compartment for 5.25in drives because of the face plate thing, and its hard to mount one in the upper drive cage because one screw hole is blocked by a sheet of metal. I ended up cutting the crap out of my fingers and hands since i had to use a drill bit to tighen the screw.
No removable mobo tray, which made the install kinda hard, but its a $90 case, cant have everything. The biggest problem was mounting the mobo actually. In the same package as the copper standoffs there are screws, although the screws dont fit in the standoffs, those are in a completly different package. It took me about 30 minutes of trying to jam the wrong screw into this standoff before i thought of trying a different one.
a shoebox 99,99$ profit :D
CM ammo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119098