case recommendations? and what I bought on Black Friday

[Mark Lane]

On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 1:31 PM, D. Hugh Redelmeier <hugh-pmF8o41NoarQT0dZR+AlfA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> I need to get a cheap and good enough and quietish ATX case for the bits
> that I will describe.  Do you have any recommendations?
>
> Filtech has $32.xx ATX case with power supply.  Seemed quite light.
> They have all kinds of name-brand cases and power supplies for more
> money.  I don't know exactly what the danager-to-your-system (from
> cheap power supplies) and noise tradeoffs are.
>
> techdirect has a bunch of $38.xx cases with power supplies.  Not a
> retailer I trust that much.
>
>
The problem with sub $50 dollar cases with power is that the power supplies
are crap. They don't come with PFC and wattage ratings fairly exaggerated.
Now you can swap the power supply with something better than what comes with
the case. The other problem with cheap cases is that they tend to have sharp
edges.

Personally I would recommend Antec or Chenbro cases and power supplies with
PFC and 80+ certified. You may have to pay $100+ for a case and power but
it's worth the investment.

-- 
Mark Lane <lmlane-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>
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