PC Case Choices

[rojam2]

I'm going to be building my own desktop soon and I would like one that has some type of handle to make it easy to transport with a cost preferably less than $100. Any suggestions?

[Toffie]

Build a M-ATX machine and get yourself a prodigy case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811345030

[rojam2]

Build a M-ATX machine and get yourself a prodigy case.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811345030

should have specified i'm building a full size atx not micro

[Alaira]

I like what I see in the new Corsair box, but it doesn't fit your pricerange.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139022

[Toffie]

should have specified i'm building a full size atx not micro

Full size ATX with handles & easy transport? I don't think those exist to be honest.

What about a mid tower? 10 $ over budget though.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=575...x&promoid=1029

[rojam2]

I like what I see in the new Corsair box, but it doesn't fit your pricerange.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139022

I don't see any handles?

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Full size ATX with handles & easy transport? I don't think those exist to be honest.

What about a mid tower? 10 $ over budget though.
http://us.ncix.com/products/?sku=575...x&promoid=1029

What's the difference between mid and full?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811133188

obviously way over budget but as an example

[Toffie]

Full tower have acces to E-ATX motherboards and regular ATX motherboards while the highest mid towers can go is regular ATX motherboards I believe.
But I think I misunderstood your question, seems like you're looking for a regular ATX case.

[rojam2]

Full tower have acces to E-ATX motherboards and regular ATX motherboards while the highest mid towers can go is regular ATX motherboards I believe.
But I think I misunderstood your question, seems like you're looking for a regular ATX case.

yea sorry, just a regular sized one

[Deleted]

Only two cases that come to mind are Storm scout(Cooler Master) and Lanboy(Antec), though. I believe both of them have stopped being produced and discontinued from retailers. Perhaps you can find them second-hand. Other than that, it's quite difficult to find portable towers below the 100 mark to be honest. Done my best and this is the only thing I can come up with that isn't terrible and still gives you what you want.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139015

[Fascinate]

Probably get flamed for this but:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811154094

There is a place to put a 120mm fan in the front, giving acceptable cooling options. I mean its 30 bucks with a handle, it wont accept ATX mobos only mATX, but that really isnt a problem lots of good mATX boards on the market.

Its not a super high quality case by any means, but for the money its really not bad at all.

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Or you could just pick what case you want and add handles like this:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/27...e_Handles.html


Looks to be easy installation, just drill a couple holes and bolt them in with washers included.

[TaintedOne]

@ Fascinate

should have specified i'm building a full size atx not micro

other than that for the price not a bad suggestion ^^

nothing really comes to mind lets see if I can dig something up....

Storm Scout looks to me your best option

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...=-1&isNodeId=1

Amazon has some used ones if you want to save a few bucks

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listi...qid=1387613120

[alzoron]

This case is only $99. It's marketed as an atx mid-tower but you can fit a full sized ATX board into it, might be a bit cramped though. Everything else I could find starts in the $150-$200 range.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811119263

[Fascinate]

But easy to transport+full atx is like saying im building a three story house and using it as a motorhome.

He really should buy a matx tower/itx case if he plans on lugging it back and forth to college (i assume).

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Keep in mind corsair is coming out with an itx case in like two weeks to compete with the bitfenix prodigy as well:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1448978/c...eases-new-case

This is likely my next case.

[Deleted]

Corsair C70?http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811139014

It's pretty heavy though since it's made out of 100% metal.