You can get the NZXT Source 210 (same exact case minus one 140mm fan and USB3.0) for $30
I have one (210), best $30 case there is. Better than the Antec 300 which sells for 2x the price.
I recently bought the 210 and just installed all of the components for my mother's Christmas present. It is a simple case, but had all the things I needed. The enclosure doesn't feel cheap at all and it came with enough screws to install everything I needed.
The only drawback (and it's not much of one) was that of the 7 fan installation locations, only one of these were able to install a 95 mm fan. This probably isn't too much of an issue for most people, but I had a 95 laying around and decided to throw it in instead of throwing it away. The only location for this fan was the rear panel and so I had to move the pre-placed fan somewhere else. This meant I had to cut some zip ties and re-route the wiring for the fan. No big deal though.
All in all, I like the 210 alot and will probably look at one of these cases (the 210 or 220) for my next bargain computer build. Thanks for the heads up, guys!
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Are you talking about looks? Functionality? Features?
I have one (210), best $30 case there is. Better than the Antec 300 which sells for 2x the price.
Newegg has it for $40...
http://www.directron.com/nts210b.html?gsear=1
which also offers USPS shipping, unlike that egg place
I recently bought the 210 and just installed all of the components for my mother's Christmas present. It is a simple case, but had all the things I needed. The enclosure doesn't feel cheap at all and it came with enough screws to install everything I needed.
The only drawback (and it's not much of one) was that of the 7 fan installation locations, only one of these were able to install a 95 mm fan. This probably isn't too much of an issue for most people, but I had a 95 laying around and decided to throw it in instead of throwing it away. The only location for this fan was the rear panel and so I had to move the pre-placed fan somewhere else. This meant I had to cut some zip ties and re-route the wiring for the fan. No big deal though.
All in all, I like the 210 alot and will probably look at one of these cases (the 210 or 220) for my next bargain computer build. Thanks for the heads up, guys!
And does it work?
Of course it works... I was taught by the bestest computer fixers that I know.