Undecided on case.

Well I'm going to rip into the Antec 1200.

• Old design, druids use to dance around it.
• Really poor cable management and the holes for the cables don't have the nice grommets of others.
• Not the greatest of room behind the motherboard tray and side panel to get thick PSU cables tucked away nicely and the side panel not bulging out.
• Ugly window and a dust magnet, so much airflow pulls dust in through every gap.
• The 2.5" mount is bodged on the floor in front of the PSU.
 
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My favourite of the ones you have listed is the TJ09. For good airflow though I would definitely look at the Silverstone Raven 3 and the CM Storm trooper. Both are good full towers with lots of features and great cooling on air. The trooper is pretty easy to watercool as well if you wanted to in the future.
 
My favourite of the ones you have listed is the TJ09. For good airflow though I would definitely look at the Silverstone Raven 3 and the CM Storm trooper. Both are good full towers with lots of features and great cooling on air. The trooper is pretty easy to watercool as well if you wanted to in the future.

Yeah, I've never been that impressed by the Silverstone case aesthetics, but I do quite like that one. I had a look at the Raven 3, but I can't say I was that keen on it. Maybe the pics don't do it justice.
 
I really like the CM Storm Stryker, which I believe is basically the white version of the Trooper.

I have seen quite a few people say they wish they had chosen something else instead of the Shinobi.
 
I really like the CM Storm Stryker, which I believe is basically the white version of the Trooper.

I have seen quite a few people say they wish they had chosen something else instead of the Shinobi.

Was that due to the build quality of the Shinobi?
 
Well I'm going to rip into the Antec 1200.

• Old design, druids use to dance around it.
• Really poor cable management and the holes for the cables don't have the nice grommets of others.
• Not the greatest of room behind the motherboard tray and side panel to get thick PSU cables tucked away nicely and the side panel not bulging out.
• Ugly window and a dust magnet, so much airflow pulls dust in through every gap.
• The 2.5" mount is bodged on the floor in front of the PSU.

Btw stulid, i5 3570K and your recommended mobo ordered. Next, my first ever attempt to insert a cpu into the mobo. :)
 
Was that due to the build quality of the Shinobi?

The build quality etc is fine, it just the lack of room in the front for the front fan to pull cool air through, I feel its whats stopped the case from performing better, but it's certainly no oven.
 
They didn't seem to specify anything in particular other than they didn't 'bond' with the case. Sorry, not very helpful!

I do like the looks of the Shinobi and I myself looked at the Colossus but am leaning towards either a CM Storm Stryker or a NZXT Switch 810 which seem to have had better reviews.
 
Shinobi I reckon, or wait to see what the reviews of the ghost are like. Looks decent :)
 
P280? same killer price.

Remeber to talso check out videos of the cases you like the look of (I find Linus tech tips, 3D gameman and timetolivecustoms are good for this)
 
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