Need a GOOD case for optimum cooling in 100$

[hitme987]

Hello,

I need some recommendations for a good case that would fit the following components in it :

Intel Core i7-950 Extreme @3.07Ghz (8MB Cache and HT-Enabled)
Corsair Dominator 6GB DDR3 @1600Mhz (Triple Channel)
ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB DDR5 Dedicated Graphic card
Intel Server Motherboard
Huntkey 600W PSU
Western Digital 1TB 7200 32MB [1*n]

My budget is around 100$ can extend to max of 120$ if there are great options available there.

And, one more thing, If I buy a new case, Will the power supply of 600W be enough or do I require to use a 700W PSU?

Thanks for your time.

Regards!

 

[jemm]

Bad quality power supplies can compromised some of your system parts, for instance, the motherboard. In some cases poor quality PSU can even explode! 🙁 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/low-cost-psu-pc-power-supply,2862.html

A PSU also can affect performance if it doesn´t delivery the wattage advertised -- if your system needs 500W, and a 500W PSU doesn´t delivery it, then performance issues can appear, when your system is at full load.

The thing about Huntkey´s Power Supplies is that some of them are good, but some are not, according to some reviews, as shown above in this thread.

Corsair is one of the best power supply manufacturer, but some of their PSU are made with poor components, like its 500W V2 Series, but it doesn´t make Corsair a bad company at all! Likewise Huntkey is not a bad company, just because some of their products were marked below the standards, in some reviews.

I had to replaced my Corsair TX 850W, because it just stopped working! I wonder what people would think if this particularly PSU (mine that went bad) was object of a review! I guess everybody would say to avoid Corsair TX 850W 😉

According to Anandtech, Huntkey "(...) may not be as familiar to most of our America audience (...)", but "(...) with a goal of creating a low-cost, high-efficiency PSU that doesn't sacrifice quality, we may start to hear more about HuntKey." http://www.anandtech.com/tag/huntkey

Huntkey was also accused of bride, by Gabriel Torres, from Hardware Secrets. But recently Torres has stated otherwise, saying that "there was the situation in which I accused Huntkey of trying to bribe me. That was my bad. You see, they don’t speak English very well, and I got things mixed up as we got lost in the translation. (Our entire meeting was in Chinese, with the help of our business associate who is fluent in this language.) They truly wanted to advertise on Clube do Hardware, but this had absolutely nothing to do with the bad reviews. From the way the message was written, however, I assumed otherwise. All they wanted was to talk to know me better, and to better understand my background and the future plans for the websites." http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/blog/Our-Meeting-with-Huntkey/218

What is the exactly model of your PSU? Hopefully you have got a good one!

 

[willyroc]

Could be, then again it may be OK
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Huntkey-Jumper-600B-Power-Supply-Review/1496/11

No one bothered to ask which Huntkey 600w, just " it's Huntkey, it's junk, replace it "

I totally agree. When a person says they have a Super Flower or an FSP(e.g. AURUM) PSU, most people will assume it's generic junk when it's better than most Corsair PSUs.

 

[amdfangirl]

Ooooh FSP Aurum *drool*

 

[willyroc]

On topic: NZXT Phantom FULL TOWER @newegg ($98)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146074

 

[hitme987]

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[iceclock]

fps and superflower is decent, it all depends what less known products ur speaking of here.