Budget 'desktop' PC cases

Aragorn · 11-12-2006, 19:37

Can anyone ( Zing

) recommend any MicroATX Desktop format PC cases in the sub ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£50 range?

I tried to buy a case from Aria, but Sh*ty Link decided not to deliver and Aria are being a pain in the b%m.
Found a nice looking one at X-Case (anyone bought from them?) but they also use Sh*ty Link

Any one have any other suggestions (also had problems with Microdirect in the past!) - needs to be MicroATX as I already have a mATX board and other components.

TIA

11-12-2006, 19:52

mATX will fit no problems in any normal case but you know that already have an egg

Few here tip call them make sure its in stock and maybe order on fone though as ordering system isnt that good

Duke · 12-12-2006, 02:25

Try:

www.microdirect.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk

Aragorn · 12-12-2006, 10:48

Rang X-Case and they gave me the option to use ParcelForce. So I ordered one of these. Should be here Friday, so a weekend spent putting a new PC together

12-12-2006, 10:59

looks nice mate

but a whole weekend ?? ive built one this morning and im board now

Aragorn · 12-12-2006, 11:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

looks nice mate

but a whole weekend ?? ive built one this morning and im board now

Only my second self build, but as you say should only take an hour or so (+ XP install).

DocDutch · 12-12-2006, 15:45

But zing ... the building is fast ... its just installing all the crap that you need on it that takes ages.

12-12-2006, 16:02

I have it tuned finely dont take me long

Aragorn · 22-12-2006, 21:41

Case finally arrived today (shipped by Parcelforce from Milton Keynes to Hampshire, via Guernsey

).
Nice little case - DVD & HDD pull out to make building easier - fairly quiet and enough room to work.
Booted up first time and now fine tuning the XP Home install.

One question - I got an OEM DVD drive (LiteOn) which didn't have a DVD decoder. Anyone know of a free DVD decoder that actually works (without ads)? Not a major issue as my mother has a standalone DVD player, but it might be nice to be able to play DVD's from time to time on the PC.

**Matt D** · 22-12-2006, 23:40

Try:

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm

http://www.free-codecs.com/download/XP_Codec_Pack.htm

MadGamer · 23-12-2006, 19:26

What about K-Lite Codec Pack?

Download Link

**Matt D** · 23-12-2006, 23:18

Already mentioned. Look up...

v0id · 23-12-2006, 23:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matt D

Already mentioned. Look up...

how about the K-lite Mega Codec Pack