i dont know which case to get

[Psylocke]

i need a standard case/tower that i can get in any regular store for a couple of bucks. i'm not looking for any fancy stuff.

abit kt7 mobo
cd rom
planning on purchasing a burner in the near future.
umm 1.44 floppy
hdd

just thee regular stuff

[thekingofpain]

Have a look here to get some ideas as to whats available... http://www.calpc.com/html/contents.html

[bhess]

Well this isn't a store locally if that's what you meant. I think that this was giong around the shopping forums ealier. Shipping is pretty good there. I thinks some people complained about the power supply position. But I think that can be moved if nessesary. $23+shipping
http://www.compgeeks.com/cgi-bin/details.asp?cat=OtherStuff&sku=205-4260

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[on1]

i cant find a case for the abit kt7 either (i have been looking for a month now and still cant find one, most cases only have 7 expansion slots and the KT7 needs 8)


email me if you have found one

o_n1@hotmail.com

[Kuasimodem]

I'm running my KT7-RAID in an Antec KS282+ case. It has 3 5.25" bays, 4 3.5" bays and a PP303 300Watt PS.

The cost is $89 plus shipping, direct from Antec. Or you can do what I did, and get it from Best Buy for $79+tax...
http://www.antec-inc.com/product/cases/solution.html

The only change I made to the case was removing the original PS fan and replacing it with a Cooler Master high volume fan to match the extra fan exhausting near the processor.


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[AuraEdge]

The KT7 doesnt need 8 expansion slots. The only thing you loose is a PCI slot if you wanna put the USB brackets in

THe KT7 has 1 AGP slot, 5 PCI only slots, and 1 PCI/ISA slot, totalling 7. If you want to put the 2 extra USB ports, you will lose a PCI slot, but thats not a big deal since it is generally discouraged to put any card in the first PCI slot if you are using an AGP card.

The KT7 will fit in any mid or large size ATX case. (almost any case with a total of 6 drive bays, and all cases with 7 or more).
Two that I have installed the KT7 in are the Enlight 7237 and the Globalwin YCC-802.

And have you ever worked in a case with the powersupply positioned like that (vertically)? Its a virtual PAIN. You cant even see the CPU or the first DIMM slot without removing the PSU, which is much harder to take out than conventional cases, as you have to unscrew it, move it back behind the supporting bracket, and pull it out, all in the middle of all these cables and wires and sensitive electronic equipment.

Also airflow is widely impeded as air either just moves from the front out the PSU directly, missing the CPU completely, or air gets trapped behind the PSU, where the CPU is. It will also block the installation of several CPU heatsink/fans, because they are too tall.

THe only good thing about these cases is they tend to be not as tall, but fatter. This usually impedes with the expansion slots though.

Make sure you get a 300w powersupply (preferably AMD certified (www.amd.com)).
An Athlon/Duron processor needs more power than the normal CPU.

I recommend the Enlight 7237 w/ 300w Enlight Powersupply (AMD Certified). The Enlight 7237 case has 4x 5 1/4 drive bays and 3x 3 1/2 drive bays. It has places for 2 80mm fans. The design helps keep noise low. It uses drive rails. Completely toolless entry. No thumbscrews or standard screws, just a smart lever on the bottom. You know how you have to 'aim' the screwdriver at screws on the board side of some cases when you are putting in harddrives or CD drives? Because of the removable drive rails on the 5 1/4 drives, and the removable 3 1/2 cage, you can assember the entire case w/ board and drives without removing the board side panel...I don't think I've ever removed it.
Its a tad more expensive, but you know its 300w powersupply will work with your Athlon, and the case is extremely user friendly, and has ample expansion room. Its got a nice big power button, and a reset button that is recessed so you wont press it by mistake, but big enough to press with your finger (some cases, the reset button is so small you must use a pen to press it). Dont look half bad either. It comes with a whole bunch of drive rails, expansion slot covers, motherboard mounts, everything you need. The motherboard tray isnt removable, but with the powersupply in a horizontal position, that isnt a problem. Ive used it for about..a year or so now, and through all the other systems I make, I always use this case. Since Im the one who has to work on them, I want the case that's the easiest to work with.
If you compare its prices to other cases with AMD certified powersupplys, its not really that expensive.
www.openlinx.com (http://www.openlinx.com) - $58 + $15 S/H UPS Ground.

[woodyee]

Using the KT7-RAID mobo I thought like On1 there should be 8 expansion slots in a case. But there are like only 1 or 2 cases that actually have 8 expansion slots in the back and they are server cases. What actually happens is you use either the last PCI slot or the ISA card, in reality either one can be used at the end. If you need 8 slots I guess you'd need the Dremel. I went with the Antec SX1030B case ($99) from http://www.Directron.com works nicely. Comes with the Antec 300W P/S. I doubt you'd really need 8 slots. You could leave the USB port inside the case and run USB cables thru cutout if you needed too I guess or mod the plug to the side of the case or front, like I did on mine.

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[on1]

thanks ppl you have helped me alot

i was also wondering what power supply i needed so thnaks for that to

[voogru]

I got my Black Case (Hydraulic!) Like the alienware cases from a-pro http://www.a-pro.com

I got a Pretty good PS (fortronSource)?

Im pretty Happy with it i had some pics of it a while back.

-voogru