Weekend Open Forum: How much did your case cost?

Ive used the majorty of cases out there and no case comes close to the cool-masters Cosmos S

My last few cases were $300 full tower Lian-Li cases, love them.

I've got the thermaltake V9 Black Edition... I went for it because of the huge 23mm window fan, which I'm not currently using... see, I also got a tower cooler for the CPU which interfere with the fan, so I had to remove the fan... anyway, if there is something Ive learned with this case is, no more side fan, too much dust get inside... so next time I'll get a cable management case with cristal clear side window without any fan, and a good liquid cooling system... pretty expensive but i think will be worth it.

CM 690 II Advanced.

I love it, won't be upgrading within the decade.

I have a Thermaltake Element T, which costs around 70$. Mind you, I did not actually pay for it: I won it in a contest.

Well, let's see;

1. Cooler Master Storm "Scout"....$59.95 Black Friday past @ Microcenter
I'd like to paint the Antec EA-430 in this black to match the Scout's. But, you'd have to mask the PSU's air intakes from the inside, thereby voiding the warranty. I suppose it could wait 3 years.

2. Antec 900, Christmas before last... $79.95 (Made Best Buy honor Microcenter's sale price, in spite of the fact that MC was out of it. Hey, don't look at me, it was the Microcenter's salesman's idea, I'm the victim here).

I know that Cooler Master cases are en vogue right now, but this case's air flow is way better than the CM Storm Scout. The original 900, (IMHO) is the best looking by far of the 3 types offered. (The 900 Silver Edition is frightful looking).

I'd like to paint the whole interior of this black, period.

3. Cooler Master "Centurion 541" (w 370 watt PSU)...$59.95 ( -$10. MIR) This is a Matx case, a little cutie that looks like its ATX brothers, and weighs a ton.

4. An "Apex" TX-381...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154094 $24.95 Free shipping. This is a pretty decent Matx case for the price.

A little bigger than the Xaser II. Quite a bit deeper and maybe a touch taller, but around the same width. I built my father's PC and put into a Xaser II -the aluminium one though! A great chassis for it's day with its built in fan controller.
I modded the Xaser II's front facia - built in a removeable front fan filter and low restriction stainless steel grille into the door since the Xaser II doesn't normally have filters and my folks have a housefull of pets.
The Xaser III I have would outweigh the Xaser II (steel) by about 12lb in stock form (17kg/38Ib to 12kg/26lb) bare of components.

My friend gave mine for free, honestly I have no idea what it is, but I love it. It's at least 4 years old.

I've got an all-steel Thermaltake Xaser III in black with a little red trim on the front cover. I got it back in 2005 when I built my first Athlon 64 gaming rig. It measures 20.5 inches high, 8 inches wide and 21.5 inches in length. It's definitely one heavy super tower, a real backbreaker especially since my original config included 3 HDDs and 2 graphics cards. I think I paid around $170-180 at that time.

CM Stacker 830 + 1000 Watt PSU, $400.

I thought when times got really tough, you either took a bus or hoofed it. I guess "short on budget" is another relative term.

230 $ Antec Fusion Remote Black, it's silent and looks good.

My first recent case was a Foxconn RS233 that I mounted to the back of my monitor. It was around $45. My current case is a Lian Li PC-Q08, which I got for $135. Both numbers after shipping.

Man a lot of people buy the HAF towers! I'm glad I went with something unique!

Xigmatek Midgard - W

$100

Case has one issue: Mobo backplate cutout is just a hair too small, easily fixable if necessary. Otherwise it's rock solid. I've had it for nearly a year now and I still have to use a screwdriver to pry the sidepanels off. Yep, built like a tank

Meh, I break a nail every once in a while pulling the side panels off my 5 year old Emachines. Then I go for a screw driver.

For the Guest asking about fan recommendations - I've always gone with Noctura. Swapped out all of my case and CPU cooler fans. They're EXTREMELY quiet and also very efficient. Google the reviews - you'll see that they're highly recommended by about everyone:

http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=produkte&lng=en#fans

Antec 300 all the way cost me just shy of £50, or around $79 - I have sharkoon silent eagles fitted all round too.

Currently using a CoolerMaster Storm Scout and I'm pretty happy. I personally don't mind paying a premium for a case since it is one of the few future proof items you can have.

Nothing wrong with that, I do it often during busy holiday times . Just wish I lived remotely close to a Microcenter .