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I am looking for a budget case with:

Good Airflow (Meshed front panel is a bonus, but doesn't matter that much)

Easy to use hard drive mounting

Decent cable management

Relatively easy to build in

 

That's it. I am on a tight budget. Under $60 is OK, I guess, but lower is really better as I have little money!

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If you could go a little higher the nzxt s340 is pretty good.

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Just now, DND said:

If you could go a little higher the nzxt s340 is pretty good.

The thing with the S340 for me is that it is glossy, is quite small, and has meh cable management.

TL:DR Not my type of case, I have researched it and found it so.

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5 minutes ago, Philcat101 said:

I am looking for a budget case with:

Good Airflow (Meshed front panel is a bonus, but doesn't matter that much)

Easy to use hard drive mounting

Decent cable management

Relatively easy to build in

 

That's it. I am on a tight budget. Under $60 is OK, I guess, but lower is really better as I have little money!

how about the corsair 100r or 100r silent edition?

 

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8 minutes ago, Philcat101 said:

I am looking for a budget case with:

Good Airflow (Meshed front panel is a bonus, but doesn't matter that much)

Easy to use hard drive mounting

Decent cable management

Relatively easy to build in

 

That's it. I am on a tight budget. Under $60 is OK, I guess, but lower is really better as I have little money!

 

 

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Just now, jol159 said:

how about the corsair 100r or 100r silent edition?

 

In reviews, people are complaining about the cable management being crap. 

 

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You're going to find complaints about poor cable management in most cases at that budget.  That's just a reality of the price point.

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4 minutes ago, Philcat101 said:

In reviews, people are complaining about the cable management being crap. 

 

then you can go for the corsair spec 01 or spec 02 cases

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5 minutes ago, Philcat101 said:

In reviews, people are complaining about the cable management being crap. 

 

but that's a thing you can get rid of if your creative with routing cables

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cardboard box has everything you need:

good airflow, if your not happy cut out some more!

hard drives can be mounted almost anywhere with some double sided tape or some cable ties!

its has almost unlimited cable management but seeing as you probably dont care for aesthetics at this point it dosent even matter!

all you need for everything is cable ties and your good to go! super easy to build in!

and price, about $1 for a quality box!

 

hope this is the one for you :D

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1 minute ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

cardboard box has everything you need:

good airflow, if your not happy cut out some more!

hard drives can be mounted almost anywhere with some double sided tape or some cable ties!

its has almost unlimited cable management but seeing as you probably dont care for aesthetics at this point it dosent even matter!

all you need for everything is cable ties and your good to go! super easy to build in!

and price, about $1 for a quality box!

 

hope this is the one for you :D

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Just now, jol159 said:

lol

well im not lying :)

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

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Just now, Bananasplit_00 said:

well im not lying :)

ok. well what do you think Philcat101, a cardboard box? or something like a corsair spec 01?

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What size of motherboard do you have?

 

If it's a Micro-ATX maybe the Corsair Carbide 88R would work for you?

 

 

 

 

 

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1 minute ago, imreloadin said:

What size of motherboard do you have?

 

If it's a Micro-ATX maybe the Corsair Carbide 88R would work for you?

 

 

 

 

 

I think he has an atx motherboard

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52 minutes ago, jol159 said:

ok. well what do you think Philcat101, a cardboard box? or something like a corsair spec 01?

the spec 01 is more expensive but looks better, thats what i think

I spent $2500 on building my PC and all i do with it is play no games atm & watch anime at 1080p(finally) watch YT and write essays...  nothing, it just sits there collecting dust...

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The Toaster Project! Northern Bee!

 

The original LAN PC build log! (Old, dead and replaced by The Toaster Project & 5.0)

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"Here is some advice that might have gotten lost somewhere along the way in your life. 

 

#1. Treat others as you would like to be treated.

#2. It's best to keep your mouth shut; and appear to be stupid, rather than open it and remove all doubt.

#3. There is nothing "wrong" with being wrong. Learning from a mistake can be more valuable than not making one in the first place.

 

Follow these simple rules in life, and I promise you, things magically get easier. " - MageTank 31-10-2016

 

 

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