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I'm about to upgrade my PC and have a question on whether i need a full or mid tower here are my specs im going to use this PC mostly for games im using some of my older components ...


Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813130223

CPU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103471

RAM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820231180

Video card
http://www.firingsquad.com/media/articl ... sp/1715/01

Sound card
http://reviews.cnet.com/sound-cards/cre ... 82957.html

Power supply
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.a ... 6817167012

IM debating between these two cases i don't know if i need full or mid...

MID http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119197

FUll http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811119160

Any help and feedback would be awesome thanks

full tower would be excessive and heavy.

definitely get a mid-tower.

Antec has some nice mid-towers too:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi ... id%20Tower

If you like them a bit flashy, maybe this?:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811129021

If you get that Antec case, they are giving you $92.50 off (INSTANT, not MIR) if you get an Antec Truepower 650Watt PSU with it. $280 for $187.

i like that one but im tired of blue LED i think red looks awsome im just goin by looks on the case and air..
so just go with the mid .ok

Thanks!

That PSU is a deactivated item, does that mean you already own it?

computron9000 wrote:

That PSU is a deactivated item, does that mean you already own it?

yeah the only thing im buying new is the CAse,CPU ,MOBO,RAM

You may want to consider changing case to get a bundle deal. For example, you're looking at $300 for case and the X4 940 3.0ghz

If you got the case I suggested, you can get this bundle:


Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ955FBGIBOX - Retail

Original Price: $346.49
Discount: -$50.00
Combo Price: $296.49

Same price, but you get the X4 955 and an extra 200mhz and faster hypertransport. That 955 is going for $240, alone, right now.

can u give me a link that looks good

I'm not sure what you mean?

the link for the combo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDeal ... mbo.208869

$6 less than your config, and you get the X4 955... You can always buy an aftermarket red LED :)

Thanks i might go with that but i like the other case better it looks better

Just get one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811998123

Then unplug the blue lights.

Throw in one of these too:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6800888027

the shipping with that case is 32.99 but with the other is 9.60

Thanks for all your help

No problem. It looks like the Antec cases have bundle deals on the AMD CPU and other things, but Coolermaster and most others have bundle deals on power supplies or Windows OS. So, that particular Antec case with that particular combo is the only way to get a big $50 off of the CPU. It's a really good deal... it's basically half-off of one of the most popular cases on newegg (maybe the most popular), and then you get the faster CPU.

Coolermaster does have a $99 case with a red LED I saw, which might be enough to bump you up to the X4 955 w/ same price.

Otherwise, I'd browse the cases with free shipping with side-windows and then get an red LED fan as the same size as the case fan to replace it.

Yeah im gonna keep searching .thanks for your help

No problem. This sigma has red LED, side-window, and free shipping: ($59.99 after $20 MIR)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811226033

i found this one and its got free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDeal ... mbo.208476

That's a very nice case. It has 3 230mm fans and 1 140mm. Should be quiet and move tons of air. Those fans are HUGE. Those are about 9 inches.

Totally excessive for your system, but given the price, not a bad deal. It'll just be really big and heavy.

yeah the only problem its full tower but it doesnt matter ,i think im just gonna get this and OC the CPu

the problem is now i have to find a motherboard that is AM2+

I didn't notice that.I don't know what your priorities are, but you really should have less case-emphasis and make sure you get a quality motherboard and a respectable AM3. Unless the computer is more for show than performance and longevity.

i was looking at this one but i dont know what the diference is between black or regular or if AM3 is better than AM2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDeal ... mbo.208483

Look here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDeal ... mbo.212202

The motherboard you picked has a $70 off the high end X4 955 in a combo.

Just get that combo deal and your original red LED coolermaster case for $116. You'll get the fast CPU and still save some money.

yeah i saw that deal

but then i found this one and from the reviews its preety good what u think and its cheaper

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813131366

Yeah, that one is another $50 less

The MSI and X4 955 is $348

That one is $298 - $15 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDeal ... mbo.212580

yeah the cheaper one come out 509.00 with shipping compared to 549.00

Then I would go for it. You definitely want AM3 (not AM2+), and imo, given your budget and the discounts at newegg, there is no reason not to get the X4 955 black edition. So... looks good to me.

yeah thats great it comes out to 480 without shipping thats amazing i might have some extra to buy a decent Graphics card now

ATI 4670 512MB $69.99 free ship

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6814161252