I think I've worked out a nice machine

I don't really see the point of such an expensive case, especially when it doesn't include a power supply or quiet fans. You can buy an Antec P150 with power supply or a P180 for $40 less than the Thermaltake costs. The P180 is probably the single best case on the market right now once you get used to its weird assembly, and the P150's a good deal now that Antec's worked out the NeoHE power supply's bugs.

Of course, you could just buy a nice cheap Coolermaster case and use the savings to jump a processor grade... ^^;

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by KrazyTaco

So I was thinking instead, Ill go ahead and grab this case and replace it's PSU with this PSU. With those two, I would still come up with a net gain of $40 to spend on other component upgrades. Any good?

Edit:
Although I'm not particularly picky about how the case looks, I would like a bit of style. I don't want a 4 square corner generic looking beige box basically. That P-150 is probably the best example off the top of my head of what I would like to avoid.

What's up with the thing that looks like the front of a BMW on top of that case? o_o

Anyways, I've used an Aspire case before and, if you can stand (or like) the ultra-cheesy design, they aren't too bad. They're built well-enough, with no 87 and 93 degree angles and only a few sharp edges, and they have adequate ventilation. Their power supplies are pretty horrible, though. I would personally suggest something like an XClio power supply coupled with a Cooler Master Centurion 5 case.

BTW, the P150 is more of a white/silver color...looks better than the Newegg pics make it out to be IMHO. The P180 is a pain to work in because it's cramped, it basically throws out every case specification ever, and because you have to route cables through little holes in the lower divider of the case. It pretty much requires a higher-end Antec power supply, too, because you need really long cables to reach to the top of it. It's one of the best cases, if not the best case, once you get it together though.

There's nowhere I can't reach.