Which case?

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I'm looking at treating myself to a new case for xmas :D to replace my Antec Sonata which has virtually no airflow. but I'm torn between 3 cases for my rig. i5 2500k @ 4.4 GHz, Corsair H60 cooler and 560GTX graphics card. The 560 fans make a hell of a noise when they spin up while playing games and I use an external 2.5 SATA drive for backups which currently uses an esata cable to connect to the pc. So I need a case with good airflow and preferably an esata port on the front or I could maybe fit a dock into a drive bay. The cases I'm looking at are the

Corsair 650D
Corsair Carbide 500R
Fractal Design Define R3 Black Pearl
 
The 650D is a great case and i'd recommend that but if the noise from you 560 bugs you a lot then get the R3 as it has sound proofing on the inside.
 
Antec P280 should be released this month - might be worth a look as the inside is pretty similar to the Corsair 650D with sound dampening material and (probably) 120mm quieter fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-anU9GmH6Y

unfortunately it looks like the video was shot in the dark and the uploader chose to put a "slightly" overpowering rock balad over the audio.:D
 
The fractal arc midi seems to have had bad reviews regards it's build quality, the silverstone is a bit too large I'm looking for a midi sized case. That Antec p280 looks interesting I'll have to see if OcUK get them in stock.
 
I am being drawn towards the 650D, maybe Santa could bring me one with an OcUK water cooling kit installed to replace my Corsair H60 :)
 
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It is a great case, will give you plenty of extra room to play with if you ever think of upgrading to watercooling too. Another you could look at, which is what im buying is the 600t, probably not as good figures as the 650D but looks brilliant
 
Fractal R3 ATX full tower, just got it myself and its sweet but mine is in the living room so i needed a subtle look. It has sound proofing for your noisy graphics, 7 fans for cooling, quick release drive bays etc, etc well worth a look............ its not expensive either.
 
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