Which of these cases?

[Plethora]

Ok so origionally I was going to go with an Antec Sonata-III but having heard this isn't a great choice, I have narrowed it down to these cases:

Lian Li V1000+ (Is there any revisions to these, like the B model (or does this just mean black)? What is the difference between V1000 and V1100, so many confusing model numbers...

Akasa Eclipse

Akasa Mirage

If there are better alternatives please suggest em. BTW I don't like the look of the Lian Li PC-7 plus

Which of these cases would be best and why?

My priorities are fitting an 8800 GTS and keeping it quiet and cool as possible, also the less space it takes up while achieving these aims the better. Going to use a Corsair HX620W

 

[fobose]

The Eclipse and Mirage are both E-ATX (Extended-ATX) so will easilly fit a 8800 card, from the end of my 7900GS in my Mirage to my hard drives there is atleast a 4" gap, maybe more. Also I think the cases are pretty much identical inside, only with the door on the mirage being different and the mirage comes with an extra hard drive caddy which "hangs" over near the CPU but a lot of large CPU coolers will stop you using this.

with my P4 northwood C which is overclocked from 2.8 to 3.22GHz my temps idle at about 35/36 for CPU and 31/32 for system temp, that is with case fans set to the lowest setting and the CPU cooler also (want it quiet) - although when they are set to "high" they dont seem to make much difference in a temperature drop :S

 

[BillytheImpaler]

There are revisions to the V1000s. The opriginal was the V1000. That was followed by the V1000+ then the V1000+II. The +IIs have a side exhaust fan positioned over the mobo's expansion slots with a corresponding mesh section in the side panel.

 

[Mansize_tissue]

There are revisions to the V1000s. The opriginal was the V1000. That was followed by the V1000+ then the V1000+II. The +IIs have a side exhaust fan positioned over the mobo's expansion slots with a corresponding mesh section in the side panel.

What does the V1000+ offer over the V1000? I'm looking at getting this case, too, and the model numbers confuse me. Also, does the model number change if it has a windowed side panel?

 

[BillytheImpaler]

What does the V1000+ offer over the V1000? I'm looking at getting this case, too, and the model numbers confuse me. Also, does the model number change if it has a windowed side panel?

I don't know precisely what the difference between the base and the + is. I think it might be the inclusion of removable drive bays. AFAIK only the +III is in production now anyways so it's call you can get unless you buy a used model.

Windowed side panels are sold separately.

 

[Mansize_tissue]

Windowed side panels are sold separately.

Righto. I've been looking at this case a lot recently, and think i favour it over the TJ09 i was planning on getting. The only problem is, i can't find windowed side panels with a mesh sold anywhere.