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I question for the gurus here. If one is in desperate need of a new system, and on a budget of, say, $500, how much should be spent on the case? Would it be a good idea to save up a bit longer for a sturdy one, or to buy a cheap one now, with the intention of upgrading at a later date?

@Mensrea, if you live near a Microcenter, they sell Intel processors for cheap. My local one is selling the i5-3470 for $150, which, if Tom's Hardware is to be believed, puts it at a far better value than any AMD CPU. Just so you know.