i know its been asked before

[rangor gubbins]

Ok, so i'm in the 'new case' market. Narrowed it down to:
Akasa Eclipse62
Antec 180P (black version)
Antec 160P (why oh why do they not make it in black??? )
Lian Li V1000b+

I realise Yewen will probably tell me to go for the eclipse (you on commision ?)
Can anyone give me a really good reason to spend the extra money and go for the V1000+.

Going into it will be a
NF7-S rev. 2
Athlon XP
6600GT
OCZ gold PC3700
samsung Spinpoint SATA
and a tagan 580W modular PSU

all apart from the tagan PSU will be replaced when i scrape together the money for a core duo (everyone else is jumping on the conroe bandwagon, so why not me?)

I'll be back in sunny stoke in a couple of weeks, so will be able to negate the shipping costs. Whoop-de-whoop.

oh, and i'm thinking about getting into watercooling, but not just yet. still like to have the option without having to buy another new case though.

 

[rangor gubbins]

Thanks guys and gals.
Thats interesting that you all opted for the v1000+
Does anyone know where i might be able to get spare parts for one in the UK?
Specifically the baffle plates under that CPU duct in the PSU area.

@Psymonkee - Panel rattle and heat problems sound like more than a "minor niggle" to me. I'm using a £30 (incl. PSU) cheapo cheapo case at the moment, and the cooling on it isn't that bad, and its never rattled. I'd certainly expect a £130 case to never rattle. That would really annoy me.

@Yewen - nope not been about too long
The case does look smart though!!

 

[rangor gubbins]

Yeah, i'd noticed that it has an intake at the back. Interesting design. Does the back CPU intake duct have a fan on it/room for a fan, or is it just a hole?
And thanks for the bluetac tip. That may well come in handy.
Oh and i love the look of your android case so far. Hope it goes well for you.

swearing removed (well tbh it was already removed when i got back here).