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Old 03-19-07   #1 (permalink)
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Default BEST mid-tower case for under £40/$80

Right, i'm a PC builder in the UK and I pretty much have my whole rig sorted now except for two things - case and cpu cooler. For CPU cooler I'm hoping to get a Tuniq Tower, so obviously one requirement of my case is that it is wide enough to fit this.

So, what are the best cases in this price range? Looking good is a plus but my main priority is airflow and ability to keep the temps low. One tiny other thing i'd like is the case not to be too long, but if you give me suggestions I can work that out for myself
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I like my case a lot, but... it has 4 80mm fans, instead of 2 120mm fans. I don't mind the 80's myself, but If I had the option I'd rather have 120's...

You can grab it without a side window for around 70$ american. It's alluminum, has removable hard drive bays that are nice and easy, and plenty of space.
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For £40 youre not gonna get much, for £70 you can get the thermaltake tsunami, it looks awesome and has decent airflow:
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...odid=CA-011-TT
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I like my case a lot, but... it has 4 80mm fans, instead of 2 120mm fans. I don't mind the 80's myself, but If I had the option I'd rather have 120's...

You can grab it without a side window for around 70$ american. It's alluminum, has removable hard drive bays that are nice and easy, and plenty of space.
what's it called?
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Its called a Chieftec Dragon. Really nice looking if you can get one. I'd recommend the TT Soprano. Solid case

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=7&subcat=715
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For £40 youre not gonna get much, for £70 you can get the thermaltake tsunami, it looks awesome and has decent airflow:
http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduc...odid=CA-011-TT
ahhh that's too much...maybe if I had a decent one to sell to partially fund the new one, but my current one is a POS lol.
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Its called a Chieftec Dragon. Really nice looking if you can get one. I'd recommend the TT Soprano. Solid case

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...d=7&subcat=715
ah yeah, guess I shoulda looked at the sig lol.
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I thought you would have looked at my sig...

Here, check this out-
http://www.overclockercafe.com/Revie...ftec/index.htm
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I love my Centurion 5. Oh so very much.
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I dunno how much Antec 900's cost over in the UK, but in the US you can get them on sale for about 70-90. And imo, the 900 is one of the cheapest cases that has great airflow.
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