New Case and Temporary Networking

JamieLee2k · Post by **JamieLee2k** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 11:19 am

So guys I am after a new case, doesn't have to be fancy but does have to meet the requirements of the parts I have so far.

ATX motherboard, 1 PCI-E Card, 1 DVD Writer, 1 HDD (<--Please read below), 580w PSU.

So far I am using a full tower and 4 hard drives but I am getting a new one so I am going to limit it to just 1 maybe 2 hard drives (max)

I don't have much money so little as possible please

I am in the UK so only UK shops please, if anyone has any recommendation then please let me know and I will see if I can find one over here.

Here are a few shops that I know of in the UK

Scan
Eclipse Computers
Ebuyer
Micom
SVP

As for the temporary networking I want to connect in all the other hard drives I have so I can transfer all the data to the new drives as I get them.

If anyone has any idea's on that please let me know, remember space is an issue.

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Fri Nov 06, 2009 1:07 pm

Haven't seen you in a long time!

I'm a huge fan of Antec Sonata series cases....yeah a hair more expensive, but soooo nice and worth it. Nicer quality cases will have features such as rubber grommets for your hard drive mounts...keeps the drives quieter, and less vibration/shock impact to them (healthier for them).

On the budget side...Raidmax makes decent ones, actually my case at the office was a quick purchase I had to make that included a power supply..it's a Raidmax Smilodon Dirktooth....for a cheaper case the quality is quite decent.
Kinda similar to this model
http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product ... AR-XFORCEB

LianLi...certainly makes gorgeous cases...but expensive.

JamieLee2k · Post by **JamieLee2k** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:39 am

Yeah it's a been a while, that case looks good, bit more than I planned to pay but then again the prices ain't really that great these days for parts.

I really want a desktop as it will save space and they are quite cheap but the missus thinks they will look horrible

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:58 am

It's difficult to get cases for desktop form factors, as they're usually a bit on the large size unless you go with a with a mini form factor, or ala Shuttle style. Requires all different motherboard 'n power supply and stuff like that. But can be worth it.