Soldato
Hi guys
Ive got this awful case, like in the link below (i take it google shopping links are ok?)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=x+....,cf.osb&fp=90a248b4e21803e3&biw=1467&bih=675
same as the top lot but in blue and silver (obviously i threw away the psu in about a week after i bought it and leanrt the first thing about pcs lol)
so this case has been with me for the last 4 years. its seen 3 serperate motherboards, 2 different sets of ram, 2 new gfx cards (didn't come with one) and 1 new cpu from what it came with. Ive added a 120mm exhaust + a 92mm intake, + Ive cut away the empty slots where the cd reader would go, and added an extra 80mm fan there!
so as you can imagine the case looks even more tatty than it did to start with, which is impressive considering how bad it looked stock!
tbh, i think the cooling is ok since my mods..... but Ive got nothing to compare it to.
after selling the following components
c2d e6600 + mid range aftermarket HSF
4GB DDr2 800mhz 5-5-5-18 corsair xms2
gigabyte ep45-ud3rl
powercolor 1Gb gddr5 HD4870
i can upgrade to the following for +/- £300!
2500k (or 3570k if that turns out good)
cheap z68 mobo
8GB ddr3 1600MHz
HD 6950
cheap (£30) cooler
so my question is, you think i should keep the case? or do you think a new one would add to this build? (bare in mind if its above £60 then i could get a 64gb SSD which is probs more important than a fancy case)
thoughts?
Ive got this awful case, like in the link below (i take it google shopping links are ok?)
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=x+....,cf.osb&fp=90a248b4e21803e3&biw=1467&bih=675
same as the top lot but in blue and silver (obviously i threw away the psu in about a week after i bought it and leanrt the first thing about pcs lol)
so this case has been with me for the last 4 years. its seen 3 serperate motherboards, 2 different sets of ram, 2 new gfx cards (didn't come with one) and 1 new cpu from what it came with. Ive added a 120mm exhaust + a 92mm intake, + Ive cut away the empty slots where the cd reader would go, and added an extra 80mm fan there!
so as you can imagine the case looks even more tatty than it did to start with, which is impressive considering how bad it looked stock!
tbh, i think the cooling is ok since my mods..... but Ive got nothing to compare it to.
after selling the following components
c2d e6600 + mid range aftermarket HSF
4GB DDr2 800mhz 5-5-5-18 corsair xms2
gigabyte ep45-ud3rl
powercolor 1Gb gddr5 HD4870
i can upgrade to the following for +/- £300!
2500k (or 3570k if that turns out good)
cheap z68 mobo
8GB ddr3 1600MHz
HD 6950
cheap (£30) cooler
so my question is, you think i should keep the case? or do you think a new one would add to this build? (bare in mind if its above £60 then i could get a 64gb SSD which is probs more important than a fancy case)
thoughts?