Cooler Master Cosmos 1000 or Raidmax Smilodon Extreme Black?

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#1 Link1515
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Hey guys,

I'm wanting a little advice or input on these two cases (linked below). I'm currently upgrading my entire comp and am not sure which of these cases would be a better buy in terms of quality, design, features etc..

Here are the two cases:
Cooler Master Cosmos 1000

Raidmax Smilodon Extreme Black

My brother just bought the Raidmax Smilodon case (Raidmax Smilodon), and I'm pretty impressed with it as far as its pricing, quality, and features. He has a GeCube 3870 512mb and an Artic Cooler (cpu cooler), and I realize it is a little bit of a tight fit. But aside from it being a tad bit cluttered, it is a really great looking case, has really good airflow from what I've seen, and it very very easy to build because of it's two fold-out doors (check link above). I've done a lot of research on these two cases, but want to get some input from people on these forums.

What I'm looking for in a case is: great airflow, quiet when running, nice design, ease of use, and a price tag of $150 or lower.

Thanks.

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#2 alpowerfull
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go for the coolermaster, I was going to get a cosmos, but I changed my mind and got an antec 1200
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#3 2005wrxsti
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The new improved Cosmos is ok, just saw it at FRY's the other day. But I still say STACKER, it's the biggest interior except for the Cosmos. So many people go with the ARMOR, I guess they think it looks cool or something...I've never been about looks though, thus the reason I own the butt ugly car I do...but she's got it where it counts.
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#4 Link1515
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The new improved Cosmos is ok, just saw it at FRY's the other day. But I still say STACKER, it's the biggest interior except for the Cosmos. So many people go with the ARMOR, I guess they think it looks cool or something...I've never been about looks though, thus the reason I own the butt ugly car I do...but she's got it where it counts.2005wrxsti

I'm not really wanting to pay more than $150 for a case. I checked out the Armor cases from Thermaltake, and am not too impressed by them. I don't really think the design is that nice. Thanks for the reply though, I appreciate it.

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CM Stacker
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#6 Link1515
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CM Stackerartiedeadat40

I'm asking about the two I mentioned. The CM Stacker is cool, but far too expensive for my taste.

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#7 artiedeadat40
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http://www.buy.com/retail/usersearchresults.asp?querytype=home&qu=antec+twelve+hundred&qxt=home&display=col

Same price as the cosmos when you consider the free shipping cools great and the whole thing is powdercoated black including the inside. Its what I have great case.

out of the two Id get the cosmos.