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Author:  Alexgadgetman [ Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Small ATX tower - any recommendations?
Hi all,

I am currently looking to commute my PC down to London whilst I am working (i say commute, but it would be coming down and not back up for a few months). The main issue is that my current tower is a Lian Li server tower.... (oops). Can anyone recommend a small Full ATX form factor (i dont want to buy a new motherboard and my current one is full size), that can fit a reasonable size GPU (doesnt go over the mobo) and a heavy PSU? (plus two HDD's). It doesnt have to be snazzy, just sturdy.

Price range I am looking at around £40 as it is only a temporary thing.

Any recommendations?

Thanks :)
Author:  saspro [ Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small ATX tower - any recommendations?
Something like an Antec 300? Even the 100 would should fit the bill
Author:  soddit112 [ Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small ATX tower - any recommendations?
saspro wrote:
Something like an Antec 300? Even the 100 would should fit the bill


the 300 is an awesome case, ive had mine for years. the price has gone up to about £50 though, so it might be out of the question. i suspect the lesser cases (200 or 100) would be fine though, and they both retail for around £40.
Author:  saspro [ Thu Oct 13, 2011 11:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Small ATX tower - any recommendations?
If it doesn't need to look pretty I've probably got one in my lockup that I can courier up to you for fairly cheap.
Author:  Alexgadgetman [ Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small ATX tower - any recommendations?
Thanks for the replies - the only real requirements are that it isnt massive - and is fairly strong, as i dont think that me + 3 train rides totalling 4 hours (and including an underground trip!) would be that healthy for a PC. I am hoping to put it in a suitcase or something. My current case is not just large (and light) but also quite thin metal wise.

Quote:
i suspect the lesser cases (200 or 100) would be fine though, and they both retail for around £40.


Only downside is that looking at the dimensions, both cases are quite bulky? I did look at the Coolermaster 335 specs and it seemed to be a fair bit smaller (though that may just be my imagination). I wont be putting a huge amount of kit in it (room for an ATX motherboard, 2 HDD's, DVD, 9600GT is al the roomy stuff).

saspro wrote:
If it doesn't need to look pretty I've probably got one in my lockup that I can courier up to you for fairly cheap.


Would definitely be grateful if you did :)
Pretty isnt really something I am aiming for so much this time around :D and I would be happy to pay any courier costs/a bit extra as well.
Drop me a PM if you are able to check/find anything suitable.

Thanks,
Alex.
Author:  Alexgadgetman [ Fri Oct 21, 2011 11:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Small ATX tower - any recommendations?
Decided to order the coolermaster 335 as it was under 30 quid... and an extra 8gb of ram as well (oops).
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