Case question

[Bob]

I'm buying all my parts on 3/2 from the same vendor, so I got to do
it right the first time

I want 120mm ball bearing case fans. (1) Is there anything I have
to order special in the case for these? I was saying 'only Antec',
but if a case is a case.... (2) The power supply will be Antec, but
what's normal for a gaming machine nowadays? 420W, 480W, 500W?

So there are actually 2 questions

Thanks,
Bob

OH! (3) Is WWW.jr.com a decent merchant? Newegg is good but then I
live in CA and get hit with sales tax + shipping. I have no loyalty
to JR but don't know of another store like NewEgg.com

I will be buying the case and power supply locally as shipping cost
will kill me.

 

[johns]

Buy the Antec SLK1650B with 350 watt psupply. That is all you
need, and the 1650 doesn't have a stupid door over the drives
.... which will break the first week. That little case has everything
you need .. including the new 6-pin connector for nVidia cards,
and the 24 pin psupply connector for new mobos. Note: that
connecter can separate with clips for older mobos. Also, the
1650 has a case side-port right over the cpu. It makes a big
difference in cooling the cpu ... and any case that does not
have that port is a bad case.

johns

 

[johns]

Oh yeah! ComUSA will order parts for you, and carry most
of what you want. Should be withing driving distance, but
call and get the parts ordered. Prices on web site. They
also will sell you the case without the 350 watt supply. That
way you can buy the newer Antec supply with the 120mm
fan .. very very quiet .. and 430 watts ( which you don't need,
but .... )

johns

 

[Jonny]

I'm buying all my parts on 3/2 from the same vendor, so I got to do it
right the first time

I want 120mm ball bearing case fans. (1) Is there anything I have to order
special in the case for these? I was saying 'only Antec', but if a case is
a case.... (2) The power supply will be Antec, but what's normal for a
gaming machine nowadays? 420W, 480W, 500W?

So there are actually 2 questions

Thanks,
Bob

OH! (3) Is WWW.jr.com a decent merchant? Newegg is good but then I live in
CA and get hit with sales tax + shipping. I have no loyalty to JR but
don't know of another store like NewEgg.com

I will be buying the case and power supply locally as shipping cost will
kill me.

To "do it right the first time", one has to know what you intend to put in
the enclosure now, and in the future.

 

[Bob]

Buy the Antec SLK1650B with 350 watt psupply. That is all you
need, and the 1650 doesn't have a stupid door over the drives
... which will break the first week. That little case has
everything
you need .. including the new 6-pin connector for nVidia cards,
and the 24 pin psupply connector for new mobos. Note: that
connecter can separate with clips for older mobos. Also, the
1650 has a case side-port right over the cpu. It makes a big
difference in cooling the cpu ... and any case that does not
have that port is a bad case.

Thank you. I was going to buy that case, but I wanted to see what
others had to say.

 

[Bob]

To "do it right the first time", one has to know what you intend
to put in the enclosure now, and in the future.
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