Need case + powersupply or combo suggestion.

[GloryField]

I'd like the case to be good but not too expensive. For powersupply I was looking at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103459


I mostly decided on the power supply since I read it's good, and teh egg has it on sale, but I am clueless on the case. It can be either mid or full tower. Either steel or aluminum is fine. Doesn't have to have window, just needs to be able to keep my stuff cool.

 

[dissonance]

I got that same psu for my build. Ordered it yesterday along with the Coolermaster Centurion 5. The case was only $50 (plus shipping) and has a 120mm fan on the back and 80mm up front. The front panel is a metal mesh with dust filter behind it. Anandtech found it to have competitive thermal properties as well as being the quietest case in their test despite the mesh grill. It looks like they've changed the side of it since this review as it appears to have a cutout for another fan now.
http://www.anandtech.com/casecooling/showdoc.aspx?i=2187

And here's a video review from some weird dude. Newegg has the windowed one too for $55.
http://7of9.keystreams.com/gameman/...m_videoreview_517_centurion5_case_02_512k.wmv

 

[KoolDrew]

For around the same price you can get this PSU which is a lot more powerful.
http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/Antec_SmartPower_20_SP_500/SP500/F09966/

Also I will most likely be purshasing the same case dissonance mentioned as it does look great.

An alternative would be to buy a Antec case. They come with good PSU's.

 

[GloryField]

thanks for the suggestions guys. Dissonance, could you tell me advantages of the windowed version? Other than being able to see the inside. Thanks

 

[dissonance]

For around the same price you can get this PSU which is a lot more powerful.
http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/Antec_SmartPower_20_SP_500/SP500/F09966/

"A lot more powerful"? It's got 17amps on 12v1 and 19amps on 12v2. The Enermax is 18amps on both. The Smartpower line isn't even the one competing with Enermax iirc. The Truepower line is Antec's better one.

thanks for the suggestions guys. Dissonance, could you tell me advantages of the windowed version? Other than being able to see the inside. Thanks

I wouldn't assume there are any advantages other than cool factor. I went with the non-windowed one because it has vents and appears to have a spot to put another fan.

 

[dandragonrage]

tangent, but 3dgameman has been around for quite a while now.

 

[dissonance]

tangent, but 3dgameman has been around for quite a while now.

He's still a weird dude.