Re: FN-FORUM: [Slightly OT] PC Cases

date posted 1st September 2003 22:01

Adam Dyson wrote:

> I am going to be putting together another PC in the next few weeks,
> salvaging just the drives and externals (monitor, speaker etc.) from my
> existing Dell. I've done a bit of digging around, and decided on a
> motherboard that will support 266FSB CPU and memory for now (tight budget),
> but will cope with faster (333/400FSB) if I upgrade later, and a well
> balanced but cheapish graphics card (see below) but I am undecided about
> cases. It's largely personal preference with these things, but I wondered
> what folks had used to build systems and what they had been most impressed
> with. I built a machine for my partner a few months back using a Suntek case
> which was dead easy and seems pretty good, if a little flimsy, but
> interested to hear other opinions.

> In case anyone wants to know:

> Asus A7N8X/Deluxe/GD motherboard
> Athlon XP 2400+ CPU
> Connect3D Radeon 9600
> 512MB PC266 Memory

Our standard build case these days is a Compucase one - the "Winning"
midi-tower. It's about the best case we've found in ages (short of
going Coolermaster or similar) and isn't too outrageously priced (we
cost them out at just over £40 + VAT including 300W PSU). Everything
is modular and accessible, and there's plenty of expansion room
(4x5.25, 2x3.5 external and about 6 3.5 internal off the top of my
head). Comes with a rear case fan has standard, and a mount for a
front fan if you want one, as well as front extenders for USB,
firewire and sound (if the mobo supports it and you want to use them).

BTW the memory is generally referred to as PC2100 or DDR266 :)

If you're buying the bits retail, drop me a note off-list as I might
(only might) be able to save you a few quid.

Cheers,

Pete
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Peter Croft
PC Associates