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Old 10-19-06   #1 (permalink)
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ok, so my brother as my old pc and its in an ugly e-tower 600 case, and he wants well... a non-fugly case, he dosent need anything huge, just room for a floppy an optical 5.25 drive bay, no 4 or 6 bays, and he dosent want to spend a lot on it so any ideas?
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119068 Good looks for a good price.
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There is also a windowed version.

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I really like my Thermaltake Soprano. The black piano finish is really good and the case is sturdy. The airflow is awesome as well.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133147

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I have this case, the Akasa Eclipse 62. Its a great case, fairly cheap too.
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I plan on purchasing when I find a canadian dealer...

Chieftec Matrix

Usually near 50 bucks
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I plan on purchasing when I find a canadian dealer...

Chieftec Matrix

Usually near 50 bucks
Well I live in Canada too and have also been looking for a new case and I have come across this site with some resonal prices.

http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applicatio...c.asp?CatId=32
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