Poll

Best Budget Case?

GIGABYTE Luxo X1407%7% - 1
Cooler Master Elite15%15% - 2
Cooler Master Elite 33538%38% - 5
Other (Please include link)38%38% - 5
Total: 13
OmniDeath
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+726|6903

GIGABYTE Luxo X140

COOLER MASTER Elite RC-332-KKN1-GP

COOLER MASTER ELITE 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP

These are my current picks. Which one would be best? If you know a better one please include a link.
Finray
Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro
+2,629|6047|Catherine Black
(No idea about cases myself)

What GPU did you end up on?
https://i.imgur.com/qwWEP9F.png
.Sup
be nice
+2,646|6712|The Twilight Zone
I remember Coolermaster Centurion being cheap and visually aesthetic + packed with features. I wonder if they are still available for purchase
https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png
ceslayer23
IN YOUR MIRROR
+142|6620|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR
Master Elite, just because pretty much all have the same specs, and I think it looks the best out of the three
Freezer7Pro
I don't come here a lot anymore.
+1,447|6456|Winland

Any of the Cooler master CM33X. They're all the same on the inside, take the cheapest one or the one that you think looks best.
The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP
csmag
Member
+92|6706|Canada
blademaster
I'm moving to Brazil
+2,075|6904
yeah any Coolermaster one or the one csmag recommended 2, they are all similar inside
[HOF]Mercenary
o_O
+53|6437
OmniDeath
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+726|6903

Finray wrote:

(No idea about cases myself)

What GPU did you end up on?
I'm still debating on the two you suggested. I would rather the 5770 but I wanted to price my other components first and then decide.

.Sup wrote:

I remember Coolermaster Centurion being cheap and visually aesthetic + packed with features. I wonder if they are still available for purchase
You can still get them, but I had a friend who had trouble with his.

Last edited by OmniDeath (2009-12-30 14:39:21)

OmniDeath
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[HOF]Mercenary wrote:

I concur.
I think I'm gonna go with this one and throw a couple of 120mm fans in the front.
-Whiteroom-
Pineapplewhat
+572|6918|BC, Canada
NZXT Beta EVO  <----------------------------------------------------
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146059
Antec 300
Antec 200
OmniDeath
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Nic wrote:

NZXT Beta EVO  <----------------------------------------------------
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146059
Fits well into my price range, especially with the rebate, and has a nice interior... but the exterior is ugly.
-Whiteroom-
Pineapplewhat
+572|6918|BC, Canada

OmniDeath wrote:

Nic wrote:

NZXT Beta EVO  <----------------------------------------------------
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6811146059
Fits well into my price range, especially with the rebate, and has a nice interior... but the exterior is ugly.
yeah, i know the exterior is ugly, a very well put together case for the money though, the best features for under 50 bucks though. They probably made it ugly so it wouldnt detract from their higher price point case sales.
aimless
Member
+166|6384|Texas
I have a simliar Cooler Master budget case. It's well built, quiet, and fits everything.
OmniDeath
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OmniDeath wrote:

[HOF]Mercenary wrote:

I concur.
I think I'm gonna go with this one and throw a couple of 120mm fans in the front.
Scratch that. The Antec 300 is now up to $60, and I'm on a very tight budget and can't really afford one over $50.
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

Using a elite 335 for my main system (i7 D0, 3x GTX260) and a bunch of elite 33x for my other builds. So that's what I'm voting for

https://sneakysnowman.com/pictures/IMG_3058.JPG
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Lucien
Fantasma Parastasie
+1,451|6912
Seconded. I used an Elite 330 series for a PC I built too, it was good.
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13urnzz
Banned
+5,830|6756

max, what do you know about under $50?

max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6826|NYC / Hamburg

cases and hookers
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot  xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
OmniDeath
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max wrote:

cases and hookers
A man after my own heart.
13urnzz
Banned
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Omni, i've liked Coolermaster. presently have a centurion.
jaymz9350
Member
+54|6836

OmniDeath wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:

[HOF]Mercenary wrote:


I concur.
I think I'm gonna go with this one and throw a couple of 120mm fans in the front.
Scratch that. The Antec 300 is now up to $60, and I'm on a very tight budget and can't really afford one over $50.
Do you happen to live near a Microcenter? they have the 300 for 49.99 (+tax of course) plus some of the CM 3XX cases for under 50 as well.
OmniDeath
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+726|6903

jaymz9350 wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:

I think I'm gonna go with this one and throw a couple of 120mm fans in the front.
Scratch that. The Antec 300 is now up to $60, and I'm on a very tight budget and can't really afford one over $50.
Do you happen to live near a Microcenter? they have the 300 for 49.99 (+tax of course) plus some of the CM 3XX cases for under 50 as well.
I do actually. I see it, I usually never look there because they are generally over priced.

They actually have the Antec 300 and the Elite 335 for $50 or less so I think I'm going to head over in the next couple of days so I can compare them in person and then make an informed decision.

Last edited by OmniDeath (2010-01-01 23:07:06)

jaymz9350
Member
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OmniDeath wrote:

jaymz9350 wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:


Scratch that. The Antec 300 is now up to $60, and I'm on a very tight budget and can't really afford one over $50.
Do you happen to live near a Microcenter? they have the 300 for 49.99 (+tax of course) plus some of the CM 3XX cases for under 50 as well.
I do actually. I see it, I usually never look there because they are generally over priced.

They actually have the Antec 300 and the Elite 335 for $50 or less so I think I'm going to head over in the next couple of days so I can compare them in person and then make an informed decision.
I used to avoid them too (unless I wanted it right away) but it seems recently they have seen the damage online retailers are doing to them and they have some really good deals on alot of stuff.  Their cases and CPU's especially are usually about the same or even less than newegg.
OmniDeath
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jaymz9350 wrote:

OmniDeath wrote:

jaymz9350 wrote:


Do you happen to live near a Microcenter? they have the 300 for 49.99 (+tax of course) plus some of the CM 3XX cases for under 50 as well.
I do actually. I see it, I usually never look there because they are generally over priced.

They actually have the Antec 300 and the Elite 335 for $50 or less so I think I'm going to head over in the next couple of days so I can compare them in person and then make an informed decision.
I used to avoid them too (unless I wanted it right away) but it seems recently they have seen the damage online retailers are doing to them and they have some really good deals on alot of stuff.  Their cases and CPU's especially are usually about the same or even less than newegg.
Yea, I got my i7 there for a fraction of newegg's price when they had a sale, but that was a rare instance I'm sure

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