What's the most economical decent ATX case for a long video cards?

J Macker

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I'm doing a build for a co-worker, and surprise, he's strapped for cash.
He hasn't decided on a video card yet, and he says he won't be spending over $200 on a video card. However, I don't want to choose a case that won't fit a long video card.

So, my question is, what's the cheapest halfway decent (not a pile of poo) case that can be had for <$70 shipped and it would accomodate longer video cards?

other system specs:
Antec Neo 620w
i5 750 & Gigabyte P55-UD4P (selling him my gear)
Hyper 212+ heatsink (it's tall)
 
Yeah, but it won't fit any video cards over 10.25".

I saw that yesterday.

Any other suggestions?
 
How about the HAF 912. It can support 200mm fans in the future and comes with 120mm fans. This way your buddy has a case he can increase cooling on his own. It also is a tiny brother of the HAF series. They are about $55 usd most places.

HAF 912
 
I would probably agree with Ice then and go with a 912. You can get that for free shipping on Newegg as well.
 
thanks for the tip. It's a decent price on newegg. Buying these cheaper cases at $50-$60 sure isn't as good as when the Antec 900 & CM690's go on sale for $60-$70.
 
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