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#1 Manly-manly-man
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What is the best budget case for under $150 or less?
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#2 Dwarfius2
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If you want good airflow, Antec 900.

If you don't need a lot of fans, Coolermaster Centurion 5.

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#3 jachichorro
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Antec P180 Black

$129.99 + $18.99 shipping =$148.98 and it's a great case.

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#4 dayaccus007
Member since 2007 • 4349 Posts

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146018

Greatcase for 100$

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#5 Master_Kev
Member since 2007 • 370 Posts
The Coolermaster centurion 5 is probably the best budget case out there. Thats if you want it super cheap but im a big fan of nzxt cases and they got a few goood cases for your price range. Also you can try Xclio because they have some cases with huge a** fans that move plenty of air and the cases are fairly quiet from what my friend tells me.
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#6 mig_killer2
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150$? that doesnt sound like a budget.
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#7 Hiryuu_
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Cooler Master Centurion or Elite.
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#8 sirpopsalot
Member since 2005 • 1197 Posts

150$? that doesnt sound like a budget.mig_killer2

The case im getting is $450 :D

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#9 Hiryuu_
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$450 on a case? Man I could build a budget gaming PC for that much.
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#10 sirpopsalot
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Its the antec p190. Its so expensive because it comes with dual power supplies.
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#11 Hiryuu_
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What a waste of money. Get the case itself and buy your own power supply.

What the hell do you need two power supplies for anyways? A single 750W can power pretty much anything out there.

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#12 42316
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1 of these buddy

Black 1: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103011

Silver 1: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103012

Black 2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103014

White 2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811103014

If you're skeptical about them then just google them and check some reviews........

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#13 sirpopsalot
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What a waste of money. Get the case itself and buy your own power supply.

What the hell do you need two power supplies for anyways? A single 750W can power pretty much anything out there.

Hiryuu_

You cant buy it alone without the power supplies

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#14 Hiryuu_
Member since 2006 • 2521 Posts

Uhh.. yeah you can.

http://tinyurl.com/3dsztf

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#15 mig_killer2
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if 150$ is "budget" then what catagory does this case fall under?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119077

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#16 sirpopsalot
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Uhh.. yeah you can.

http://tinyurl.com/3dsztf

Hiryuu_

Uhh.. I said p190

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#17 frost_mourne13
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Antec 900, if you've got the money

Coolermaster Centurion 5 if you're on a tight budget

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#18 Makari
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[QUOTE="Hiryuu_"]Uhh.. yeah you can. http://tinyurl.com/3dsztf

P180/B != P182/SE != P190. Among other things, the P190 has dual top fans, a side-mounted 140mm intake, and the PSU's are vertically oriented instead of horizontal. I wouldn't be surprised if it were slightly taller, too. edit: and to everyone else, again, Antec Nine Hundred @ $90
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#19 Manly-manly-man
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Well, I ordered the Antec 900 eariler this week, and was just seeing if I made a good choice. The eariler revisions were apparently very bad, but the new revisions seem to have good reviews. The one bad thing I have seen is the wiring can be a little tough, but my power supply has long enough cables so it won't be a problem.
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#20 GamingMonkeyPC
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I don't know if this fits your taste, but check out AeroCool's cases. They're one of the few folks who provides a huge 250mm side fans. I've seen it run before at a CompUSA store, blows good amount of air and decently quiet.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811196023

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#21 Hiryuu_
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[QUOTE="Hiryuu_"]

Uhh.. yeah you can.

http://tinyurl.com/3dsztf

sirpopsalot

Uhh.. I said p190

Ah, my bad. Never heard of an Antec P190. Still a waste of money for $450 IMO.

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#22 sirpopsalot
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I really like the sleek black looks of it and i have the cash.
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#23 TugboatTheGreat
Member since 2007 • 646 Posts
Lian Li makes some nice cases for under 150$.
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#24 Infinite-Zr0
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There is a complaint with the P180, is that the hole you use to pull cables through for your PSU can very easily be blocked by a large video card. So be wary
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#25 LordEC911
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There is a complaint with the P180, is that the hole you use to pull cables through for your PSU can very easily be blocked by a large video card. So be waryInfinite-Zr0

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