PC Towers ?

Pitbull

Pitbull

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Hi guys

I can finaly afford to get the Mobo and CPU I got from QX6700RULZ working.
Now I need to buy a tower big enough so the Mobo fits in it. I don't need no PSU and all the other goodies as I'll be mixing up my Old machine with this new Mobo.

I'm not in the Market for a R 1k PC tower. The cheaper the better for the time being. Can anyone recommend a pls pref in Jo'Burg or Pretoria where I can get a decent Tower for a good price ?

I want to start up that beautifull mobo asap :o
 
Eh,u get two types of PC cases generally - huge & expensive,or smaller and expensive

Generally normal ATX cases are supposed to be able to support any compliant Board size ( be it standard a b or c ) so if those aren't for you,you need to go for option a

I quite like
http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?cPath=50_51&products_id=14269

Also note,Hardware suppliers have closed for the new year
 
PsyWulf said:
Eh,u get two types of PC cases generally - huge & expensive,or smaller and expensive

Generally normal ATX cases are supposed to be able to support any compliant Board size ( be it standard a b or c ) so if those aren't for you,you need to go for option a

I quite like
http://www.sybaritic.co.za/store/product_info.php?cPath=50_51&products_id=14269

Also note,Hardware suppliers have closed for the new year
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That is such a plain PC case and it's almost R 1k :eek:

No way I'm going to spend that on a case. Well not this time of year anyway. I'll see if I can pick up a 2nd hand case some where... Junkmail FTW :p
 
Bells and whistles are best left to Christmas trees. Big case,sufficient cooling,loads of HDD space > green tree with irritating lights

I myself am quite happy with my Antec Performance II SX1040BII case,6 HDD's,bigass Mobo,500W truepower PSU,got the case alone for R1650 ( Quite a steal at the time )
 
Pitbull said:
I remember not so long ago they went for R 200. I'm far behind I see :p
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This would be the cheap small plastic and aluminum cases you might aswell just get from an OEM. Sounded like you complained your mobo won't fit :confused:
 
PsyWulf said:
Bells and whistles are best left to Christmas trees. Big case,sufficient cooling,loads of HDD space > green tree with irritating lights

I myself am quite happy with my Antec Performance II SX1040BII case,6 HDD's,bigass Mobo,500W truepower PSU,got the case alone for R1650 ( Quite a steal at the time )
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All hail the wise and mighty PsyWulf!

Big case = happiness :D

/me bought the Cooler Master Cosmos S a while back. Loving it to bits :D

You can't go wrong with a good case - it's the one investment into your computer that you hope will remain future-proof :D
 
I'm using an antec 900 at the moment (the v2 fixed version) and pretty happy with it. a bit of a schlep to fit hdd's, but you only really do that once.
 
Pitbull said:
Nice Tower :)

Problem is though I don't think the Mobo will fit in a Midi tower :(

I have a Midi and there is no way making that Mobo fit. It's an Asus P5 something something Mobo.
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Depends - is the board ATX or micro ATX? The chassis you buy would have that as a specification.

What I'd worry about, if I were you - is if your graphics card(s) would fit. That was one of the deciding factors for me why I wanted to get a full tower. *snuggles wiff his sexy tower*
 
Lycanthrope said:
What I'd worry about, if I were you - is if your graphics card(s) would fit. That was one of the deciding factors for me why I wanted to get a full tower. *snuggles wiff his sexy tower*
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That's why I like this one, the HDD racks go from top to bottom so you easily move the HDD if the graphics card is big. I have an 8800gt which fit's in with my HDD right next to it. Granted it's a bit of a squeeze but I was too lazy to move the HDD
 
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