Yay, this thread again. Still can't decide which to get. :'<
Whats supposed to go in the case...
Intel C2D E6600
Scythe Infinity
ASrock 775DUAL-VSTA
Mushkin XP2-6400 2GB
MSI GeForce 7900GTO
Razer Barracuda
Seagate 7200.10 320GB
WD Raptor 74GB
Seasonic M12-600W
3-6x Yate Loon 120mm's
And the cases...
Antec P180
Outside
Inside
+ price and availability
+ very quiet
+ intakes filtered
+ 5/6x120mm fans, awesome airflow \o/
+/- looks like a mini fridge
+/- Antec quality
+/- heavy
+/- mucho problemos reported, like warping doors, but fixed in latest revision (supposedly)
- needs long PSU cables for mobo and SATA/IDE cables for bottom HDD's
- wire management is a bitch
- half plastic, which tends to break
Lian Li PC-101
Outside
Inside
+ quiet(ish)
+ light(ish)
+ intakes filtered
+ wire management
+ all metal, no plastic to be found
+ Lian Li quality
+/- looks like a mini fridge
+/- aluminium scratches easily (?)
+/- mobo is upside down, problems with heatpipes?
+/- only 3x120mm fans
+/- needs long SATA and IDE cables for HDD's
- needs modding to be as quiet as the P180 (= extra cost)
- hdd cooling is lacking, barely any airflow through the front filter and door
- price and availability
Silverstone TJ-09
Outside
Inside
+ standard(ish) design, no need for extra-long cables
+ 5-6x120mm fans, great airflow
+ seems to be all alu
+ removable mobotray
+ Silverstone quality, + british company I think?
+ looks like a case
+/- availability "September" (waiting...)
+/- not many details available and it's mid-September already
- noisiest of the three
- no fresh air intake for HDD's (?)
- no filters
--- price (200-250€ supposedly)
Antec P180 vs. Lian Li PC-101 vs. Silverstone TJ-09
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