Having Trouble Choosing a Good Case

PVTCaboose1337 · Apr 5, 2006

Well I have fallen in love with the Lian Li PC-65b. Problem is it is too expensive. I am looking for a good quality case that is:

Black
Does not use the tool free expansion stots (I do want my x1800xt falling)
No Door on front
PSU: I don't mind one coming with it, just know it will not be used
Cheaper that $100

Thanks for reading. Please include links (newegg plz).

Unknown404 · Apr 5, 2006

you gonna ask for a genie in a lamp too? hehe ...picky im a fan of thermaltake....screws bother me

KennyT772 · Apr 5, 2006

always looked good to me http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811146002
another good gamer type case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156148
for the modder in ya http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811147019
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811156164
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811144170

wtf8269 · Apr 5, 2006

Really I'd just save for the Lian Li if I were you. You'll be glad you did. There used to be a Kingwin case that was almost and exact copy of the PC-65B, my friend had it. I was going going to post a link to it, but it appears it's been discontinued.

You can't beat the quality of a Lian Li, plus you can buy replacement parts for nearly everything in the entire case. They're really worth the money IMO.

markkleb · Apr 5, 2006

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119029

This is pretty hard to beat.

I like mine too...(comes in Black Chrome)
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=10381

PVTCaboose1337 · Apr 10, 2006

Figured out the Lian Li ran hot, so goin for the NTXT.

markkleb · Apr 11, 2006

What do you meen RUNS HOT?

Lian-Li are the coolest cases out there. Ive had 4 of em and they all are cooler than other cases.

wtf8269 · Apr 11, 2006

I think the airflow is less than desired in the PC-6x series (atleast for me, but I solved that problem myself), but the entire case is aluminum so I don't understand how it could run hot.

Then again I drilled my blowholes out the day I got my case, so I never really found out what it ran like stock.

AsphyxiA · Apr 11, 2006

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811112099
ok this is the case that i got! It is virtually the same thing as the Lian Li PC-65b except that it has dual 120mm fan holes and one 80mm top blowhole. In my opinion, 120mm fans are just better because they provide more air flow for less RPM which means in most cases quieter and they provide a wider dispersal of air. <-- dont quote me on that one, thats just what i think

. Anyway all i did was cut a hole where the 80mm fan hole was into a 120mm hole. The air flow is great! Plus 89 smackers aint bad for a Lian-Li!
UPDATE
you could get this one if you want the case to come prebuilt with a window. I just hack sawed a window in to mine to save money

http://www.crazypc.com/store/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=81328B

System Name	Whim
Processor	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black
Display(s)	Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p)
Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9
Cooling	Venus 7+
Memory	Corsair 400ddr 1.5 gigs
Video Card(s)	Sapphire x800 GTO
Storage	Maxtor sata II 200gig
Display(s)	Hyndai LCD
Case	Thermal take Xaser III
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster Audigy 2 plat. with 7.1 surround
Power Supply	400w Thermaltake

System Name	Raptor
Processor	Intel E8400 Wolfdale @3600
Motherboard	Asus P5Q-Pro LGA775
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9700
Memory	1024mbx2 Crucial Ballistix DDR800
Video Card(s)	XFX 9600GT
Storage	Seagate 7200.11 500GB
Display(s)	Acer AL2216Wbd and Acer AL1717
Case	Gigabyte 3DAurora Black
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Extreme Gamer Faitality
Power Supply	OCZ GameXStream 500w

System Name	Onus
Processor	E8500 @ 3.95ghz ~1.25v
Motherboard	ASUS P5E Deluxe
Cooling	Scythe Orochi cpu, 5x 120mm Zalman red LED case fans, stock GPU coolers
Memory	8gb (4x2gb) G.Skill PC8000 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	2x ASUS 3870x2s
Storage	4x160gb RAID 0 Main, 2x 500gb RAID 0 media storage.
Display(s)	LG W2600H
Case	Lian Li PC-A70B, painted black and other modded aspects :)
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Striker. Klipsch RF-3II fronts, Yamaha NS-A222 rears, Klipsch RC-3II center, Klipsch SUB12
Power Supply	Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64, lots of games, photoshop n stuff.

System Name	Whim
Processor	Intel Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z77-V LX
Cooling	Cooler Master Hyper 212+
Memory	2 x 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws @ 1600mhz
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 2gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, WD 2TB Black
Display(s)	Shimian QH270 (1440p), Asus VE228 (1080p)
Case	Cooler Master 430 Elite
Audio Device(s)	Onboard > PA2V2 Amp > Senn 595's
Power Supply	Corsair 750w
Software	Windows 8.1 (Tweaked)

Having Trouble Choosing a Good Case

PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

Unknown404

New Member

KennyT772

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wtf8269

markkleb

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PVTCaboose1337

Graphical Hacker

markkleb

Guest

wtf8269

AsphyxiA

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Motherboard	Asus H97i plus
Cooling	Noctua LH-9i with upgraded NF-A9, x2 Noctua NF-F12
Memory	8GB x2 Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz kit
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte Super clocked GTX970 itx
Storage	1TB western digital black 2.5"
Display(s)	Samsung 55" Plasma
Case	Fractal Design Node 202
Audio Device(s)	Onboard DSP, sound forwarded to Onkyo receiver in 2.1 mode
Power Supply	Fractal Design 430w itx PSU
Mouse	Logitech Wireless gaming mouse
Keyboard	Logitech Wireless, Xbox One S controller
Software	Windows 10 pro