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Looking for a new case

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KoolDrew

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Since I've had my Super Lanboy for a few years I figured it's time for a new case. Originally I was looking at full tower cases, but quickly realized it wouldn't be very practical due to the size, so I'll probably have to go with a mid tower. I plan on just air cooling right now with a single HD4890, E8400, 3 hard drives, and one DVD burner. However, in the future I will likely mess around with water cooling again. So I'm looking for a case with great air flow, but won't be a complete pain in the ass to work with when I decide to go to water cooling.

As far as looks, I don't want some over the top type design. I prefer simple/classy, but with just a little "show." Meaning not completely plain and boring. It should look very nice, just not over the top, if you get what I mean. Build quality is important as well. Another thing that is important is noise. I sleep in the same room with the PC on 24/7 so optimal cooling with minimal noise is important. As for budget, I'm looking at spending around $200 or less; however, if I find a case for just a tad more that I really like, that's fine. I feel $200 is a good budget to work with though without really limiting myself.

Right now I'm kind of leaning towards the SilverStone FT01, but I am open to suggestions. Or if you think I should just go with the FT01, let me know.
 
Yep, while P183 definitely sacrifises some noise containing ability of predecessor at least they didn't put in airflow blocking plastic meshes this time.
Fortress lacks acoustically good panel construction, has those questionable plastic trays for HDDs and there's direct noise escape path in front of them.

Mid-towers can be just challenging with water cooling but that's the tradeoff of smaller size.
 
Ive got a buddy with the p183, and I personally really like it. If i ever decided to downsize to a midtower, my mind is already made up. The layout is pretty easy to work with, and it just feels really solid no matter what you are installing or changing in it.
 
I've never liked the look of the P180x cases. I can't pinpoint why, I just don't. It kind of reminds me of the Lian Li A10B, but for some reason I love the look of the Lian Li, but not the Antec.
 
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