cabinet suggestions...

[scavanger007]

my friend wants to puchase cabinet , so i m posting on his behalf..
he is looking for a cabinet with 2k budget, so kindly suggest some
also he seemed to have checked some local shops and the shopkeeper showed him some Antec Nsk series cabinets which come with PSU...
are those PSU's reliable if compared to CX400, which i own..

[deep92]

those psu's are not reliable.and for the cabinet go for nzxt gamma.

[vickybat]

Nzxt gamma is a very good option. If unavailable, check out cm 430. Stay away from bundled psu's.

[scavanger007]

thanks

[ssb1551]

Also check out CM Elite 310, Zebronics Reaper.Though Reaper might just overshoot your budget by 0.2-0.3k.

[Piyush]

just remember this
u can go for some cheap cabinet but not a cheap PSU

[Jerin]

Nzxt gamma is a very good option. If unavailable, check out cm 430. Stay away from bundled psu's.

Vickyji , I really don't know why you people out here are running behind costly PSU's and Cabinets.

After all I have seen people running PC's in ordinary cabinets and PSU's for years without any problem.

[Ishu Gupta]

^
Some instances do not mean that the problem/risk doesn't exists. I have seen my PC go in smoke due to a bad PSU.

And a costly cabinet will keep dust out, Temp low and Friends drooling.

[Jerin]

^

If you do stuffs like over clocking etc with an ordinary cabinet and PSU , then you are at risk.

In that case you need good cabinet and PSU's which are having better cooling.

But how many of them actually overclock ?

[vickybat]

Thats right ishu. Well said. One should not compromise on psu at all cost. A good 80+ psu will also conserve power resulting in low electricity bills. Stay away from sub 0.5k - 1k psu's. They provide way less power than they quote.

[sam]

@scavanger007, Antec NSK cabinets are good & can go for it but just beware about the PSU shipping with the cabinet. the shopkeeper may change it for a cheap one saying that came with the cabby & thus reducing the price & making it look like a nice offer. so if buying Antec, buy Antec only & not a deadly combo.

Vickyji , I really don't know why you people out here are running behind costly PSU's and Cabinets.

After all I have seen people running PC's in ordinary cabinets and PSU's for years without any problem.

i think i mentioned this in some other thread. someone run a power hungry card on a iBall 400W PSU doesn't mean everyone should use iBall. cause tragedy happens only once & that may end the life of your PC as a whole.

when i joined the forum 1yr ago i too had the same question. why suggest some 3-4k PSU for a mid gaming rig when 1k or less costly PSU (with higher wattage) flooding the market. obviously cause they are of bad quality.

If you do stuffs like over clocking etc with an ordinary cabinet and PSU , then you are at risk.

a simple question for you: can you run a GTX460 on a local 400W PSU? but you can on a 2k FSP power supply. no need of OC. even at stock, a GTX460 will kill any local cheap PSU.

But how many of them actually overclock ?

a bad mindset. OC doesn't increase power requirements lot. maybe 20-25W for the GPU & 20W for the processor. Corsair CX400W can provide around 450W or more while FSP/Gigabyte can provide their rated power without any problem. so OC doesn't matter lot for the local batch cause the true enthusiast will never compromise on PSU & cabinets, may go for a slower proccy + GPU.

Thats right ishu. Well said. One should not compromise on psu at all cost. A good 80+ psu will also conserve power resulting in low electricity bills. Stay away from sub 0.5k - 1k psu's. They provide way less power than they quote.

yes, i was going to say that. a cheap PSU will only bring home high electricity bills that will suppress the price of a good quality PSU in a yr or two.

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

Nzxt gamma is a very good option. If unavailable, check out cm 430. Stay away from bundled psu's.

How much is NZXT Gamma??

[srch07]

Should be around 2k

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

Should be around 2k

thnx... will it be found in kolkata?

[ssb1551]

Ask Cilus.He might know.

[Gaurav Bhattacharjee]

Ask Cilus.He might know.

i think he's offline now..

[sam]

How much is NZXT Gamma??

usually 2.2k in Mumbai (online prices inc of tax)

thnx... will it be found in kolkata?

i doubt cause till now nobody from Kolkata able find it there.

[Piyush]

online will be available

[somulesnar]

i wud suggest u to better go for cooler master elite- 2.1k.
its looks is as simple as its style

[Jerin]

^ Totally agree with you.

[srch07]

online will be available

I don't think that will be a good idea considering the budget, shipping charges will fall around 500 bucks for sure.

[somulesnar]

@piyush

in my opinion if u have a authorised dealer of cooler master in ur area then its better if u get it frm dere otherwise u can contact thunder.dragon a existing forum member so that he can transport the cabinet to u wid a lineant budget frm kolkata. i think that coolermaster will surely be available in kolkata.

[sam]

Cooler Master cabinets are usually avl all over India. specially Elite series. so a little search locally should do the job.

[Piyush]

@all
i was talkin about NZXT gamma
and yea online shipping costs more
so its better to look for elite series by CM as its commonly available

[sam]

majority hates NZXT Gamma. specially the speedbreaker design.

[nixuser]

Vickyji , I really don't know why you people out here are running behind costly PSU's and Cabinets.

After all I have seen people running PC's in ordinary cabinets and PSU's for years without any problem.

Then you haven't seen harddrives dying of voltage drops, mainboard turning crisp after installing a good graphic card and playing a gpu intensive game.

I have lost two hard drives due to a stock psu. Same applies for a cabinet also.

[cute.bandar]

Same applies for a cabinet also.

how ? I understand why a power intensive gpu needs a good PSU, but how does having an expensive cabi helps ?

[d3p]

how ? I understand why a power intensive gpu needs a good PSU, but how does having an expensive cabi helps ?

What do you mean by expensive Cabinets ???

an el-cheapo cabinet doesn't have proper expansion bays, ventilation for proper air flow, adequate fans & accessories. The most important factor is Cable Management & headroom inside your cabinet.

No space for SLI or CF cards & build quality is manageable.

For some fellows, looks is very important even.

Whereas in case of quality cabinets, you get three different kinds of cabinets
1. HTPC or Mini ITX.
2. Mini Towers
3. Mid Towers.
4. Full Towers.

Quality cases have all the accessories like screws, nuts, Cable ties, Floppy expansion bays, USB 3.0 expansions & much more included in the price.

Hassle free assembling & DIY for enthusiast for better coolings. Space for Water coolings & air coolers too.

Build quality is far better than cheapo's.

A premium cabinet can be obtained by paying just 2k -3k [NZXT Gamma or CM RC430 Black ] - Starter Range..& ranges goes upto user's wish...

Now a cheap cabinet can be purchased by paying 1.5k & if you add another 0.5 you get an edge.