desraid
Expert Member
Hi.
Looking for a shop where I can buy a desktop chassis for my full ATX m/b.
Regards.
Looking for a shop where I can buy a desktop chassis for my full ATX m/b.
Regards.
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If you are looking for a shop then maybe see if PC Game World has a shop near you. Thye are not the cheapest but they have a good selection. IF you can rather buy from the distributor. If you have a friend who maybe has an account with rectron or corex that would work well.
desraid
Expert Member
Thanks Angellus.
I'm looking for a chassis which look like an old 286 casings. (not the size but you get the idea).
Looked at Sahara and Rectron, and they only had towers.
I found one or two desktop chassis at computersonly and sybaritic.
It's very hard to find those chassis...
I'm looking for a chassis which look like an old 286 casings. (not the size but you get the idea).
Looked at Sahara and Rectron, and they only had towers.
I found one or two desktop chassis at computersonly and sybaritic.
It's very hard to find those chassis...
mZbZ
Senior Member
Do you mean the case's that lay on thier sides
GuRu
Senior Member
Think this is the only place you will get one at a reasonable price http://www.frontier-electronics.co.za/
priced one at R1999-00 http://www.nakedit.co.za/Computer/default.asp?GLeft=Computer&GCode=CS&GDesc=PC CASE
why not get a cheap tower and mod it ?
priced one at R1999-00 http://www.nakedit.co.za/Computer/default.asp?GLeft=Computer&GCode=CS&GDesc=PC CASE
why not get a cheap tower and mod it ?
desraid
Expert Member
thanks a bunch!
i want a slim desktop chassis underneath my lcd screen.
i want a slim desktop chassis underneath my lcd screen.
mZbZ
Senior Member
i think those are called btx
btx is a different kettle of fish, and doesnt necessarily mean a case will be a desktop style vs a traditional tower (btx and atx come in both format)
Balanced Technology eXtended is a lot more than a case...it is a different motherboard design, case, power supply and thermal module combination. Sure, you cant stuff and atx board in a btx case, not can you stuff a btx mb in an atx case, but btx is not a case as such, it is a specification, the same as atx is/was.
Just coz the case is on it's side doesnt make it atx or btx, it makes it a case.
If you come across a btx motherboard, it will be easily recognisable because it looks backwards...the cpu socket is centrally located and the pci/pci-e slots are on the "wrong" side.
Balanced Technology eXtended is a lot more than a case...it is a different motherboard design, case, power supply and thermal module combination. Sure, you cant stuff and atx board in a btx case, not can you stuff a btx mb in an atx case, but btx is not a case as such, it is a specification, the same as atx is/was.
Just coz the case is on it's side doesnt make it atx or btx, it makes it a case.
If you come across a btx motherboard, it will be easily recognisable because it looks backwards...the cpu socket is centrally located and the pci/pci-e slots are on the "wrong" side.