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11-15-2004, 10:04 PM
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good case?
i'm planning on buying this case : http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...195-012&depa=1
can any experts or more experienced people tell me if this case is good? thanks |
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11-15-2004, 10:19 PM
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Shiro Usagi
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The case itself looks fine, although the fan ports don't look like they allow air to pass through very freely. And the power supply is a rebadged L&C power supply...that's not a good power supply at all. The power supply is one of the most important things in a computer and you don't want a cheap, low quality one in there. When cheap, low quality ones die, they tend to damage other parts as well. Good quality power supplies have protection against this and they don't have the reliability issues of low quality power supplies.
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11-15-2004, 11:07 PM
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thanks, i dont really want to spend that much of a computer case, i'm focusing more on my video card. I just want to change my case since its a Dell
 so do you highly reccomend me not getting that case? I really dont need alot of power, i only need like 200W max.
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11-15-2004, 11:08 PM
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can you also recommend a cheap but ok case for me? thanks alot
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11-15-2004, 11:13 PM
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You can get that case. Get anyone you like. Just don't use a generic power supply or you will be sorry. Just pop in an Enlight 360w. You won't regret it. If you skimp on the power supply you could be looking at hundreds of dollars in replacement parts that the generic one burned up. If you want a good quality case with a good PSU included then THIS is a good one. It's not the fanciest thing in the world but it's well made and doesn't cost a fortune.
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11-15-2004, 11:39 PM
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heh, sorry, i dunno what generic power supply means.... I dont really want to buy another psw, i'd rather get a case w/psu already in it. So lets just say i DO buy this case. it wont mess up my pc will it?
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11-15-2004, 11:45 PM
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Actually, it would be best to move the DELL power supply over to the new case. DELL computers are somewhat proprietary and the power supply motherboard power connection may be wired differently from a standard ATX. If you connect a standard ATX power supply to your DELL motherboard, you could fry it.
Why do you want to move the DELL guts to another case anyway? Cricket
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11-15-2004, 11:50 PM
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hey, thanks cricket,great idea. lol, now can you just tell me were the psu is? lmao. uhh, well dells are stupid in my opinion. I bought it like 2 years ago, and i didnt know much about computers. plus, new case looks better, main reason why i'm gettine one. The only problem with moving the psu over to the new case is that i'm getting a new video card, and i'm not sure if it will have enough power after i install my new video card?
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11-16-2004, 12:09 AM
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11-16-2004, 01:04 AM
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As was already said you do NOT want to trust any system to the majority of the "included" power supplies that come with most cases...
If you are going to use the old PSU from the original Dell case then your fine.. In that case you can just switch it over with the rest of the innards... That case is certainly nothing special (especially for almost $50) and you can do better without a garbage power supply included... here are just a few suggestions from Amamax, they are a good vendor, and they have free shipping... just uncheck all the "extras" before ordering... they come with everything you need already... http://store.yahoo.com/amamax/blatatxmicaw2.html http://store.yahoo.com/amamax/poxcsi73atxg1.html http://store.yahoo.com/amamax/cs1.html ----------- If you do get a new power supply you can more than get by with one of these... http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...103-483&depa=1 I can guarantee it will be much better than the Dell PSU and unless you have a power hungry video card that will draw more than the average, this model will work fine for most builds... what are your specs? Last edited by JPMiller; 11-16-2004 at 01:10 AM. |
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11-16-2004, 05:39 PM
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this is the video card i'm getting:http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...140-027&depa=1
i dunno what my power supply is for my dell. thanks for the links, i plan to just get a case without a psu which would make it cheaper and use my dell psu. thanks alot
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11-16-2004, 06:43 PM
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whoops, sorry, wrong video card. this is the one i'm going to get:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...145-055&depa=1 Can you tell me how i can find the ps for my dell? i dont want to buy this card and have it not work because i dont have enough power |
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11-16-2004, 08:11 PM
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what kind of dell do u have because i have a dimension 2350
 and i have that same video card except the pny version. i didnt need to get a new psu for it and it works good.
Last edited by cm13; 11-16-2004 at 08:12 PM. Reason: additions |
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11-16-2004, 08:48 PM
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You'd be much better off with Radeon 9600 Pro for a bit more. It outperforms the FX 5200 by a wide margin. The Nvidia FX cards aren't very good performers and the 5200 is simply abysmal compared to other cards in that price range. If you can't afford the extra $30 then even a plain 9600 would be better than the 5200. You can find the wattage of your PSU by taking the cover off the case and looking at the label on the side of the PSU.
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11-16-2004, 08:52 PM
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 . if youre looking at building a gaming system youre gonna need more card than a 5200. an FX 5200 is about on par with an MX440 or so. youd be much better off with a 9600 Pro.
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11-16-2004, 09:53 PM
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wow, are you guys serious? It got pretty good reviews. I dunno, i'll look into it. lol CM13, i have a 2350 to! mines an intel celeron 1,7GHZ <--
 , 768MB Ram, pos intel integrated video card. Response to the video card reccomendations, i kind of wanted nividia also because it supports Directx9. does that really make a difference? I cant spend a whole fortune on my video card, i'm gonna check out the plain 9600 and 9600 PRO, thanks guys for the warning!
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11-16-2004, 09:55 PM
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lol, oh yeah guys, i dont have an AGP slot hehe.. yeah i know, it'll take sometime before i can get a new motherboard/cpu combo. any other suggestions for a $70 or less pci video card? thanks
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11-16-2004, 10:02 PM
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The Nvida FX series was a flop. Even Nvidia admitted that they were poor performers. The FX 5200 supports DX9 in theory but real world performance is horrible. The Radeon 9600 supports DX9 and performs decently. With that said, your best bet for a PCI video card is the FX 5200. A PCI card isn't going to perform very well anyway. It should hold you over until you can get a new motherboard/CPU.
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11-16-2004, 10:07 PM
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what about this ATI card?http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduc...131-267&depa=1
is that better or still my nvidia is better? So what your saying is that |
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11-16-2004, 10:14 PM
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I'm not sure on those two. The Radeon has faster memory but the 5200 has a faster core. I think either one would work OK since neither of them are anything to write home about anyway.
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11-16-2004, 10:21 PM
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lol, yeah i know i know. my friends all make fun of me because of my pci. i got this computer when i was in 7th grade, i didnt know much about computers back then lol. well i'm open to other suggestions for pci video cards $70 or under... any??
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