This is a great bargain for someone looking for a small enclosure to house a HTPC or even an M-ATX Gaming rig
(note: this is basically the lite edition without the see through window or handle).
Found this on the storm computers website, I have called up and they have stock (welshpool store) - You can substitute the PSU with anything in their range and just pay the difference, although for what I am using it for 460W is more than enough.
Cheapest price on staticice is $104 without psu - checked about the case alone @ $70 and apparently they aren't doing that.
Guessing that this will be till stocks last but there was no option that I could see when setting the expiry.
Product Description
THIS IS PART OF A BUNDLE. WHEN YOU CLICK "ADD TO CART" THE PSU IS AUTOMATICALLY ADDED
IF BUY IN STORE, SAME CONDITION APPLIES, HOWEVER CAN CHOOSE ANY PSU IN STORE
Specifications:
- A fully modular chassis where all component may be removed from the body for easier installation
- All aluminum handle produced using die cast manufacturing process for added strength and durability.
- Aerodynamically designed ventilation holes to enable the system efficiently
- Aluminum extrusion front panel
- Supports Micro ATX form factor & mini ITX form factor
- Supports ATX PS2 power supply
Specifications:
- Case Type: Gaming Cube
- Dimension (HWD) 300 x 430 x 230
- Front Panel Material: Aluminum
- Chassis Material: Aluminum
- Cooling System- Front : 90mm fan x 1, 1500rpm - Rear : 60mm fan x 2, 1800rpm (up to 60mm fan x 3)
- Motherboard Micro ATX form factor & mini ITX form factor
Drive Bays - 7" x 1 (could be converted to 5.25 drive bay)
5.25" x 1
- 3.5" x 3 (Exposed x 1, Hidden x 2)
- Front I/O: USB 2.0 x 2, IEEE 1394 Firewire, HD-Audio
- Expansion Slots: 4
- Weights: 3.4 kg
Review here http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/thermaltake-l… (remember this is the vf1000sna model without the handle or windows)
The cheapest combination on staticICE would be $104 + $49 = $153 (other things being equal). So that's a $14 saving with some reasonable in-store flexibility there.
Indeed, 460W is far more than enough for the vast majority of computer users (including some systems with an overclocked quad-core processor and dual 8800GTXs in SLI). See Whirlpool's PSU Wattage wiki.
Whether a PSU can fully deliver its quoted rating in real operating conditions (as opposed to in 25C ambient temperature for example) is another matter. But even taking lower practical output into account, few systems would need more than a decent 460W PSU (especially systems with only a single CPU and single GPU).