19-10-2014, 19:50
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media centre case
Looking for a relatively cheap media style case that takes full height cards and a full size atx PSU.
Don't want to spend more than 40 as I have a small budget for the next build.
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23-10-2014, 21:19
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Re: media centre case
Try Maplin, thats where i usually head for cases.
Im currently using this case from maplin for £29.99
http://www.icute.com.tw/en/productDia.php?cc=NDM=
Maplin here in Swansea have 4 different style cases.
If u could add another £10 to ur budget i think this case would be good for a server since it has so much cooling..
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/zalman-z11...se-black-n51nu
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23-10-2014, 23:48
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Re: media centre case
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Originally Posted by alanbjames
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I looked at the z11 for my build last month but went for the z9 from maplins. I was looking for a media case but decided on a thermaltake versa h22 for 30 quid, I'll be keeping that for my media centre and using my techsonic opera media case for the build.
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24-10-2014, 23:56
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Re: media centre case
Why the need for an ATX PSU? Most media style cases are smaller in at least one dimension than ATX PSUs to begin with so will never fit.
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25-10-2014, 14:03
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Re: media centre case
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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
Why the need for an ATX PSU? Most media style cases are smaller in at least one dimension than ATX PSUs to begin with so will never fit.
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Because I have a spare new cooler master ATX PSU, the techsonic opera media case takes atx power supplies so rather than a case with an unbranded PSU I wanted to use the cooler master.
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28-10-2014, 14:04
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Re: media centre case
i'm surprised by that one on toms hardware only having a 5400rpm hard disk.
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28-10-2014, 14:20
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Re: media centre case
Why would it need anything more when it already has two SSDs in RAID-0?
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29-10-2014, 10:46
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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq:35737722
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That Grandia case looks good, and what would have been required but it was over the budget for the build but I'll bookmark the page for future reference.
Cheers
As for the to link that's a budget buster and IMO overpriced.
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30-10-2014, 10:43
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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq:35738019
Well if £50 is too much perhaps you could stretch to the smaller version for £44.76?
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Wasn't for me so not overly bothered. But thanks for the links anyway.
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