actually i got a case when i went to a garage sale.. its ASPIRE TURBO X-DREAMER CASE the PSU is a: CoolerMaster eXtreme Power 600 Watts... i checked to see if he was lying and i demanded he open it up on the spot.... and he was telling the truth and i got it for 30$ nice deal eh? so no case necessary... just a mobo, cpu, heatsink, video card, hard drive, and the optical drives....