George:
Let me add my two cents to the other replies: As with a lot of PC
questions, the answer depends on how you're going to use it. If you do
much swapping and upgrading, then paying a few extra bucks for a case
that provides easy access is a good investment.
Look for a case where the side panels can be removed separately rather
than one that has a single C-shaped piece of sheet metal. If the budget
can stand it, and you have the space, hinged panels could be nicer than
slide outs. I've seen some cases in which the motherboard is mounted on
a drawer, which would make such tasks as setting jumpers or installing
RAM chips a whole lot easier. Someone else made an excellent point: Look
for one with an AMD approved power supply. Evidently AMD chips put a lot
of stress on the power supply. 300 watts should be ample. Whatever you
do, don't make the same dumb mistake that I did several years ago when I
bought one that required that the base had to be removed before the
cover could come off.
FWIW, I bought an Antec mid-tower box last fall, and I'm happy with it.
It is well made, comes with an abundant supply of screws and other
hardware, has provisions for extra cooling fans, and the 3-1/2 drive bay
can be removed from the case just by moving a lever. (I've been doing
some hard drive changes lately, and this feature has come in handy. I
just wish that they had made the 5-1/4 bay the same way.) However,
Number One Reason for Buying the Antec Case: The shipping carton has an
"Antec Outside" logo on it. You gotta like that.
Regards,
Carroll Grigsby


"George N. Weinisch" wrote:
>
> Greetings All,
>
> I am preparing to build a system based around an Asus A7V motherboard with a
> Duron 700 or 800 MHz processor.  I would  be interested to hear any
> suggestions as to which cases you all have had good experiences with.  A
> mid-tower is adequate for my needs, though a full-tower is not out of the
> question.  I have been looking around at shows and such, but I am
> overwhelmed by the selection, and often the quality seems very poor.
> Comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
> George

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