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CM Stacker or Antec Solo?

CM Stacker, Antec Solo, or other?

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PLmatt91

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I want to get rid of Lian Li PC-61, just for various reasons, but I am still deciding on two cases, the CM Stacker 810 or the Antec Solo. The CM Stacker is huge and has a lot of options but the Antec Solo is small and it's only got one fan, I believe.

CM Stacker, $150 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119093

Antec Solo, $90 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129018

CM Stacker is a little more expensive but I'm not looking to that much right now.

Suggest any other cases you'd wish.
 
lol, talk about two totally different cases in different classes, i like the stacker :D
 
If you're considering using the Solo that must mean that you don't actually need the extra space of the Stacker.

The stacker is a very nice case, but it's big and heavy. The Solo is a bit crampt to work with but it is very quiet. There are two 92mm fans in front as well as a 120mm in back, so there is reasonable airflow too. It's smaller and lighter and quieter, so it gets my vote. I've heard bad things about the power buttons, though.
 
I want the stacker cause I'm planning on using it for other builds in the future... But I like the front of the Antec Solo. I still can't decide :( I might try and rig up a few HDD's in there also too so we'll see.
 
The stacker is a very versatile case, it will handle watercooling, phase (sometimes) and air cooling with great sucess.

But, its very big, and unless your overclocking to get that extra 1-2fps then go for the Antec Solo.

Yes its a little cramped, but how many times do you install/tinker with your system?

Post a thread on Silent PC Review or give me a shout on msn (Drop me a PM) and Ill help you silence your case too if you wish.

My vote goes for the Solo.
 
I want to overclock my computer in the next month or so and grab water cooling for it also. I might do a slight rebuild too with a new mobo and I'll water cool my cpu and my gpu. Still considering it though, not 100% sure.
 
I have looked at both the cases you are talking about. I then looked into the Antec Nine Hundred, but that is ONE UGLY CASE. So now I'm back looking at the Solo. I'm pretty sure that I will be picking up the solo VERY soon.

Solo for being a mid tower, easy to transport to lan parties. Solo for being a quieter case. Solo for having a unique front door as well as front hard drive door.

I would like to see more hard drive mounts in the solo (it has 4) but if i get large enough drives I wont have to worry about that.

Review of the Solo: http://www.virtual-hideout.net/reviews/Antec_Solo/
A better deal on the Solo: http://www.directron.com/solo.html (Comes to just under $100 shipped!)
 
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