Computer case for Core 2 Quad

[Curious123]

I am trying to sort out a pc for my daughter and one of the challenges I am having is finding a case that is small but capable of fitting all the components. I have no plans to overclock the pc or upgrade in the near future. This is basically all the components that I am hoping to get into case but trying and keep the cost of the case less than £50. I was interested in trying to see if I could fit everything into a Micro ATX case.
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 Stepping (2.4GHz 1066MHz) Socket 775 L2 8MB Cache (2x4MB (4MB per core pair) - £165
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132263 Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 iP35 Socket 775 8channel audio ATX Motherboard - £106
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/116755 OCZ 2GB Kit (2x1GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 CL 4-4-4-15 PLATINUM XTC
with LIFETIME WARRANTY - £40
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/128708 Western Digital WD1600AAJS 160GB Hard Drive SATAII 7200rpm 8MB Cache - £32
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132563 Corsair VX 550W PSU - 120mm Fan, 5 Year Warranty - £55
NEC Optiarc AD-7173S 18X DVD?RW/DL/RAM/Labelflash Serial ATA Silver Bare Drive - £20
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/125969 Extra Value Black MATX Case - No PSU

 

[kittysgotcream]

The motherboard is a full sized ATX mate, so you would need to replace the board with a m-atx type or go for a larger case.

 

[stewartthemole]

HI M8


As last post said that mobo won`t fit in a micro case so you will iether have to get another board or go for a standard atx case

I don`t know what age ur daughter is but I got a cracker of a pink case for £59 delivered from www.pinkcomputer.co.uk

It looks good (really girly )and if you google the make Raidmax O2 pure colour Pink you will see they are imported so none of her mates will have one also ebuyer have pink 15" lcd tv`s with built in freeview that have a monitor conection so it saves space in her bedroom

Happy hunting

stu

 

[Curious123]

@stu thx for the info. my duaghters is 15 but she hates anything girly especially pink. I opted for a midi tower case as i din't really fancy downgrading the motherboard.Her 17 year old brother is a gamer so she won't settle for a pc that was a lower spec than his pc. In the end I just thought it would be better to build a pc that was oing to be ok for a few years.