Good case for a system with Tuniq Tower

[fross]

Hi all,

I think I need a new case, as my current system is overheating, even with the side off. Fans are all okay, so I think it just needs some decent cooling now summer is here.

Really my priorities are:
- runs cool
- runs silent
- easy to maintain

I have a Tuniq Tower CPU cooler, so the case must be big enough to hold that. Aside from that, I have a 8800GT (and probably a second by the end of the year), 2 harddrives (again, maybe a third soon). I'd prefer a case without a floppy drive slot/holder as I'll never use one.

I've been looking around and found a few I like (and read some forum threads), which brings it to:

Antec 1200 (I like the removable dust guards. I think the 300 is too small for the Tuniq though, only 205mm wide)
Coolermaster Stacker 832 (lots of fans!)

They are both rather expensive though. Does anyone have some other recommendations, or thoughts about those two?

Thanks in advance

 

[fross]

Thanks for the feedback guys

I have to say the 182 looks a little fiddly - unaccessible power/reset button, have to take off sides to take off the front, no slide-out motherboard panel. But I really like its insulating properties, but worried about how many fans I can stick in it.

I'll keep reading reviews, cheers!

 

[fross]

Excellent review, thanks!

I like the mounting idea for the HDs, but don't like that that whole bracket has to screw into the main bracket in the case (if you see what I mean), I always having to pull out the motherboard just to get to the drives.

Currently for me it's a toss-up between the Stacker 832 and the Eclipse 62, which I really like a lot, if it's a bit ugly on the outside!