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Community => Non-audio hobbies and interests => The IT Crowd => Topic started by: mix4fix on 1 Jun 2023, 07:52 am

Title: Cheap and Cheerful desktop computer case
Post by: mix4fix on 1 Jun 2023, 07:52 am
Looking for a desktop personal computer case. I have an old motherboard that I need to transfer to another case. The case is having issues.

What do you thing of these?

https://www.microcenter.com/product/504427/thermaltake-versa-h17-microatx-mini-tower-computer-case-black

https://www.microcenter.com/product/508331/thermaltake-v100-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-black

https://www.microcenter.com/product/504432/thermaltake-versa-h18-tempered-glass-microatx-mini-tower-computer-case-black
Title: Re: Cheap and Cheerful desktop computer case
Post by: WGH on 1 Jun 2023, 03:12 pm
I noticed that two of the cases don't mention any 5.25 external drive bays, hard to tell if a CD/DVD drive can be installed.

You didn't mention the motherboard size: ATX, microATX, miniITX. As with everything in life - size matters.
Title: Re: Cheap and Cheerful desktop computer case
Post by: I.Greyhound Fan on 1 Jun 2023, 03:19 pm
I agree, where is the mounting hardware for hard drives?  I guess it does not matter if you do all M.2 SSD's.

I use a Fractal Design R5 Quiet Case for my computer.  It is all modular and it truly is quiet.  Unfortunately, the price has doubled in the last 5 years.

https://www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-r5/black/
Title: Re: Cheap and Cheerful desktop computer case
Post by: mix4fix on 1 Jun 2023, 05:40 pm
Asus P8Z68-V_PRO_GEN3

https://dlcdnets.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA1155/P8Z68-V_PRO_GEN3/E6850_P8Z68-V_PRO_GEN3.pdf?model=p8z68v_progen3

Actually this motherboard is going from an Antec case to the new case, and the motherboard from the "bad" case is going into the Antec case.

I have external USB DVDROM if needed, but a DVDROM slot would be nice but isn't a deal breaker.

Just as long as it's black, and I don't necessarily need a window.
Title: Re: Cheap and Cheerful desktop computer case
Post by: mix4fix on 2 Jun 2023, 05:45 am
https://www.microcenter.com/product/508331/thermaltake-v100-atx-mid-tower-computer-case-black

Looks like this would be the one.