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    Default Best looking case on aria for around £30-£40?

    What do you think?

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    I very much like my Silverstone Precision PS04B. I've never been keen on mesh because of the dust that collects in it but this case looks really nice. Everything is flush and fits well and it just looks nice.

    Also, it's better than the PS05 because the PS05 doesn't have "built in" power and HDD LEDs - they are instead hanging on a trailing cable which you have to dangle behind the mesh grill to be able to see. And who needs the extra external 3.5" bay anyway?!

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    I quite like the Asgard myself.

    If you were able to get a price match, I'd say the Antec 300, but I like discreet cases myself
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    Yeah I like the PS04B too - very nice looking. I see it's out of stock, like the trident vanquish which was it's case. I was considering the PS05B also, you think I should give it a miss then?

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    this looks quite nice for the price http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=40129
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    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41176

    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=40129

    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41061

    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=39915

    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=38515

    not so much the best looking, as thats down to opinion but these are the best cases in that price range.

    my personal pick would be the nzxt beta evo, the only downside to that case is that you need to buy extra fans for it which could knock the price up but tbh thats not essential for a basic build.


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    Quote Originally Posted by falcon_hoof View Post
    Yeah I like the PS04B too - very nice looking. I see it's out of stock, like the trident vanquish which was it's case. I was considering the PS05B also, you think I should give it a miss then?
    Well the power and HDD LEDs of the PS05B are only my little niggle. On closer inspection I see it's actually a bit different to the PS04B inside. It has cable management holes and side-facing HDD bays. Really it's up to you which case you prefer because, as has already been said, whether it looks good is all down to opinions.

    Personally I think the PS04B looks better than the PS05B, but the PS05B seems to have better features inside for fitting your hardware.

    The Xigmatek Asguard is also nice.

    In my personal experience, I have typically found online stock images of computer cases to be deceiving. The PS04B looks a lot nicer in real life than it does in the photo. Likewise, the Thermaltake Tsunami Dream (outside of your price range) doesn't look as nice as it does in pictures.

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    https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...roductId=41176

    That's a decent case for the price, only problem is it only comes with 1 fan. so you'd need to buy 2+ more. (1-2 for top 1 for rear)

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    Another vote for the Xigmatek Asguard here, great case for the money

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    I'd say this without a doubt




    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41176


    ps. be handy if people above IMG displayed their pics instead of all the link clickage required
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    I'd choose the CM Elite aswell (if I was budget limited, personally I haven't spent less than triple figures on a case for years ).

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    Quote Originally Posted by coiler View Post
    I'd say this without a doubt




    http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=41176


    ps. be handy if people above IMG displayed their pics instead of all the link clickage required
    Ye i forgot to add a image showing the case, its a bargin for £37 imo, but the only issue is you do hav to get extra fans.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Zaim View Post

    That's a decent case for the price, only problem is it only comes with 1 fan. so you'd need to buy 2+ more. (1-2 for top 1 for rear)
    Looks nice, especially with the window

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    they're none of the aforementioned particularly pretty tbh, so i'm going on how the insides look, and the inside of the PS05B looks nicest to me

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