Help me to choose PC Case

[vasanthancs]

Help me to choose Cabinet for this config ......

Processor - Phenom X4 Quad X4 - 945 3.0Ghz
Mobo - Asus AMD790GX M4A78T-E
Ram - 4GB (2+2) Transcend
Hard Disk - Seagate 500GB
Monitor - Samsung 20" LCD
Video Card - ATI 5750 1GB
Corsair 550W Power Supply (CMPSU-550VX)

Only Mercury and Zebronics are available here in my city .....
check this one - http://zebronics.net/Zeb_Reaper_T.asp

or help me choose any one of the cabinet from http://zebronics.net/cabinets.asp

 

[graywolf]

These are beautiful cases. Mine is so plain! Being the manufacturer, there are no prices listed there, but I would say to consider your budget first. The gaming cases usually have many bays, which you might not need. You also don't need a server case.

So that narrows you down to your budget, what's available at the store, how many bays you need, and what looks attractive to you. You didn't mention how many optical drives you have or if you might plan to have 2 HD's inside later. Consider those.

A little tip: I don't game, but I bought a gaming case because it's spacious and allows me to move parts in and out without removing other parts and skinning my knuckles. The small cases drove me nuts. But it's also heavy.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

What cpu heatsink (cooler) are you going to use? stock amd heatsink or one of the large tower style heatsinks?

if you are going to use an AMD stock heatsink here is a nice cabinet:

http://zebronics.net/Zeb_Bijli.asp

if you are going to install a tall tower style heatsink, then you will need a wider cabinet. Here is a nice one:

http://zebronics.net/Zeb_xclioblackhawk.asp

 

[graywolf]

Thanks, Johnny, I hadn't though about HSF size. Did you notice the Zebronics site is copyrighted 2006? I wonder how current the styles are.

vasanthancs --you didn't state a budget.

I built with a very simple case. Just out of curiosity, Johnny, how much would the Blackhawk cost, rough estimate? It looks like it has loads of special features.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

graywolf,

There are three versions of the Xclio Blackhawk available in the USA:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=xclio+blackhawk

 

[bpzone]

I actually have 1 for this, Works perfectly!


This one.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

bpzone - nice case. However, Vasanthancs is not in the USA and case selection is limited.

 

[vasanthancs]

What cpu heatsink (cooler) are you going to use? stock amd heatsink or one of the large tower style heatsinks?

if you are going to use an AMD stock heatsink here is a nice cabinet:

http://zebronics.net/Zeb_Bijli.asp

if you are going to install a tall tower style heatsink, then you will need a wider cabinet. Here is a nice one:

http://zebronics.net/Zeb_xclioblackhawk.asp

What abt this one ? http://zebronics.net/Zeb_Reaper_T.asp

 

[welshmousepk]

to me http://zebronics.net/Zeb_xclioblackhawk.asp this is the best. the blackhawk.

im not entirely convinced of the quality of the cases on that site, but if you are going for one, i would choose the blackhawk.