Looks like CM has release a new budget Case, the CM Elite 430. Here's a video review:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Zg55z_ANs
See that way that side-panel flexes? Urgh. Bit-tech has a preview with pictures here:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/06/04/cooler-master-s-elite-430-targets-antec-300/1
Features:
1 120mm front fan (included)
1 120mm floor fan
2 120mm roof fan
1 120mm rear fan
1 120mm side panel fan
Dust filters for front and roof fans
Floor mounted PSU with dust filter for floor intake
'Tool-less' design for installing drive bays
CPU Cooler Cut-out
Able to (alledgedly) take 5970-length GFX cards
I suppose that a $60 price-point probably translates to a £50 case over here, which puts it up against the feature-laden (and out of stock
) Lancool K-58 and Akasa Freedom Xone. I'm pretty sure that aesthetically it doesn't hold a candle to the Antec 300 either, for all the latters' old design, but still has useful features like dust filters and a CPU cooler cut-out.
I'm not a fan from what I've seen, but at the right price it's an interesting option. If it can get anywhere near the Antec 300 it's a pretty tempting alternative, especially for those with a fetish for black internals. What do you guys thing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1Zg55z_ANs
See that way that side-panel flexes? Urgh. Bit-tech has a preview with pictures here:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/06/04/cooler-master-s-elite-430-targets-antec-300/1
Features:
1 120mm front fan (included)
1 120mm floor fan
2 120mm roof fan
1 120mm rear fan
1 120mm side panel fan
Dust filters for front and roof fans
Floor mounted PSU with dust filter for floor intake
'Tool-less' design for installing drive bays
CPU Cooler Cut-out
Able to (alledgedly) take 5970-length GFX cards
I suppose that a $60 price-point probably translates to a £50 case over here, which puts it up against the feature-laden (and out of stock
) Lancool K-58 and Akasa Freedom Xone. I'm pretty sure that aesthetically it doesn't hold a candle to the Antec 300 either, for all the latters' old design, but still has useful features like dust filters and a CPU cooler cut-out.I'm not a fan from what I've seen, but at the right price it's an interesting option. If it can get anywhere near the Antec 300 it's a pretty tempting alternative, especially for those with a fetish for black internals. What do you guys thing?