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| Howard_Casto:
Ok round 2 (or 30.. who's counting) for cases. On Newegg at least I've found a few. Here's the first one: https://www.newegg.com/black-fsp-cmt120a-atx-mid-tower/p/2AM-005W-00010 Overall I like this one as the front panel will let leds shine through like the one I originally ordered, but those drive bays and fugly headphone jacks kind of suck. Case #2: https://www.newegg.com/black-raidmax-galaxy-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811156390 Yeah I know, it's completely impractical as the front doesn't have any vents, but come on man! Infinity mirror!! Case #3: https://www.ebay.com/itm/APEX-Apexgaming-X1-Black-Steel-Tempered-Glass-E-ATX-Mid-Tower-Chassis-Computer-/292785656206?mkevt=1&mkrid=711-153677-346401-4&mkcid=2&keyword=&crlp=307364301297_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=dsa-19959388920&adpos=&device=c&loc=9009075&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=1615587334&sitelnk=&test=LauraTest&gclid=CjwKCAjwkun1BRAIEiwA2mJRWdtQGZVq4rDGXCpaCouCNNhvSbEzXIIZ4uRshk2wfuS-J8Oog_aNLxoCZEkQAvD_BwE It's a bit pricer than the other options, but it's closer to what I originally ordered. That "jeweled" pattern on the front might not be for me though... very 90's. |
| fallacy:
--- Quote ---Case #3: https://www.ebay.com/itm/APEX-Apexgaming-X1-Black-Steel-Tempered-Glass-E-ATX-Mid-Tower-Chassis-Computer-/292785656206?mkevt=1&mkrid=711-153677-346401-4&mkcid=2&keyword=&crlp=307364301297_&MT_ID=&geo_id=&rlsatarget=dsa-19959388920&adpos=&device=c&loc=9009075&poi=&abcId=&cmpgn=1615587334&sitelnk=&test=LauraTest&gclid=CjwKCAjwkun1BRAIEiwA2mJRWdtQGZVq4rDGXCpaCouCNNhvSbEzXIIZ4uRshk2wfuS-J8Oog_aNLxoCZEkQAvD_BwE It's a bit pricer than the other options, but it's closer to what I originally ordered. That "jeweled" pattern on the front might not be for me though... very 90's. --- End quote --- Bought the Phanteks Eclipse P400S for my media PC https://www.newegg.com/satin-black-phanteks-eclipse-series-p400s-atx-mid-tower/p/N82E16811854030?Item=N82E16811854030 That one almost looks like t was built the exact same way with a different front cover. Not sure I like that front cover though I would prefer looking a something more sleek. Edit: looking at it again with the led fans showing through that whatever design apparently glass front cover it looks pretty cool I would go with that one. |
| Howard_Casto:
And by the time I had a chance to get on the pc and order it was sold out. :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: But perhaps it was a blessing in disguise. Check out the one that popped up this afternoon that I ended up getting: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GVL3CKJ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's got a couple of quirky things like no blackout around the panel edges and inexplicably no basement, but tempered glass on the front and side plus a 12v rgb front strip that is compatible with my motherboard at only 45 bucks... yes please. I'll get a cheap argb fan kit and it should look pretty sweet. I've gotta research ram and power supplies next, which should be as simple as finding the lowest price for the specs I need and then I'm done. Thankfully. My poor baby is really limping with those worn out caps in the power supply and motherboard. Hopefully it'll last until I get the new one assembled. Then I've got to go monitor hunting....ugh.... |
| Howard_Casto:
Ok assuming everything comes in ok I'm mostly done with ordering crap. :applaud: I got the cheapest 3000mhz 16gb pair of ram that didn't look ugly and apparently while I've spent the last day or so researching cases everyone sold out of power supplies. I got a br rated 450watt... I wanted a 500watt but they were sold out unless I wanted to pay a greatly inflated price. Anyway I used one of those calculators and it said I really only need a 400watt so it should be ok. My approximate total thus far is $505 which includes my local taxes, so your mileage will vary. It's probably a few bucks cheaper than that as I've been rounding up the totals, but the point is yeah $400 wasn't possible given the inflated prices due to the pandemic, but It's only a hundred over. I'll spend 30 or 40 dollars on fans and stuff but I wasn't really counting that in the total anyway.. that's just misc expenses that pop up on any build. Mind you without the cheap-fu shenanigan's it'd be closer to 600, but you all know how to clip coupons and take advantage of deals. Now tonight when I get time I have to travel down the argb fan/light strip rabbit hole. I've already spent a couple of hours looking.... trying to figure out which fans are compatible with which controllers is a nightmare as all the cheap stuff is unlabeled. |
| pbj:
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