Big quiet case recommendation

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OK, I'm thinking about an upgrade to the PC and I'm looking for some thoughts on the case front. The priorities are:

Space - looking at a big RAID 5 array for photos etc, need space for 8 HDDs
Quiet - it'll be sat in the lounge and likely on 24/7
Looks - see above, must have a door.
Cooling - not vital but with 8HDDs & a 4400+ X2 it needs thinking about.

Currently the PC is in a CM 110 which looks great but it's limited to 80mm fans and is getting a bit toasty at the moment with only 4 HDDs and a 3Ghz P4. There's enough space in that case to fit what I want but cooling/noise is going to be an issue.

I'm looking at four possible replacements

Antec P180 - space OK, cooling OK, noise OK, dodgy build quality and PSU compatability.

Lian Li V1100 - looks good, possibly a bit tight on space for HDDs, good build quality

Lian Li V2100 - good looks, enough space for a small Albanian family, good build quality but hooge - current favourite

CM Stacker 830 - plenty space but unsure of looks.


So, any other recommendations? Any other bad points for the V2100?

Oh, what's the going rate for a second hand virtually mint CM110 with a window panel?
 
Yewen said:
Obviously you need low noise GPU and CPU gear.
Thanks for the advice - it's looking ever more like a V2100. Size isn't that much of an issue - a pair of 2405Ws tends to draw the eye away from anything else ;)

CPU I think should be OK - looking at a Ninja, Big Tornado, SI-120 or the like, probably the Ninja so that it lines up with the back exhaust.

You got any recommendations for a quiet GPU? Needs to be ATI so that I can still run my extra PCI card for the third output I need.
 
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