Whats a case that has great airflow and good looks(with LED fan)?

Silverstone Raven 2? Thermaltake Armor+? Coolermaster HAF? Im really getting frustrated with what case to go with? Any suggestions?

NZXT Tempest, blue led's and bigger then mid tower cases but not a full towerand really good air flow

Antec 902....best case ever made!

I have this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

You can buy it with or without the PSU, it comes in either black with green LEDs or Black/silver with blue LEDs. They come with 4 fans too which is nice. The fans run super quiet and the LEDs look great! If you want me to post some pics in and out of my case feel free to ask. The reviews on the case are great and everything fit in my case great! with plenty of room. You really cant beat this case for the price =)

I have this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

You can buy it with or without the PSU, it comes in either black with green LEDs or Black/silver with blue LEDs. They come with 4 fans too which is nice. The fans run super quiet and the LEDs look great! If you want me to post some pics in and out of my case feel free to ask. The reviews on the case are great and everything fit in my case great! with plenty of room. You really cant beat this case for the price =)

0ds

I'm currently in a Cooler Master Storm Scout, and it's a really nice case. Sorry to add to your hard decision list! xD

Antec 902....best case ever made!

Daytona_178

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I have this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811156062

You can buy it with or without the PSU, it comes in either black with green LEDs or Black/silver with blue LEDs. They come with 4 fans too which is nice. The fans run super quiet and the LEDs look great! If you want me to post some pics in and out of my case feel free to ask. The reviews on the case are great and everything fit in my case great! with plenty of room. You really cant beat this case for the price =)

Gammet25

I have the HAF 932 blue version. I love it to death. Super quiet and stays ridiculously cool because of the huge fans. Plus, the blue is straight up sexy.

I have the Thermaltake Armor+ and I hate it to death. It has horrible air flow, I had to add a custom 120mm intake on the front. Also, I think its too small and it does absolutely nothing for me as far as its "cable management" setup works. Would not recommend this case to anyone, ever. The only pro that I have is that its solid built and has a unique look to the front panel.freesafety13

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Antec 902....best case ever made!

RayvinAzn

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Antec 902....best case ever made!

Daytona_178

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"][QUOTE="RayvinAzn"] Biggest lol ever? Good looks and LED fans don't go hand-in-hand in my opinion, but the Lian-Li LANCool PC-K58 is probably right up your alley.Gammet25

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[QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Errrr, extremely solid build, covered in adjustable speed and quiet fans, all intake fans have dust filters, it is black inside and outside. Silicone holders for HDD to absorb vibration/noise. Amazing cable management despite not being a monstrously large case. fan can be mounted on the behind of 1 HDD cage so that it drags more cool air of your HDD's and pushes more onto your video card. Iam sorry but for the price this case stomps everything into the ground.Daytona_178

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"] Errrr, extremely solid build, covered in adjustable speed and quiet fans, all intake fans have dust filters, it is black inside and outside. Silicone holders for HDD to absorb vibration/noise. Amazing cable management despite not being a monstrously large case. fan can be mounted on the behind of 1 HDD cage so that it drags more cool air of your HDD's and pushes more onto your video card. Iam sorry but for the price this case stomps everything into the ground.RayvinAzn

The Armor+ is based on a very old design. This is not necessarily a bad thing I suppose (see the Silverstone TJ07 which is still one of the most popular water-cooling cases on the market despite being nearly a half-decade old), but since it still retails for nearly $200, it's not an ideal choice. The front "wings" in particular I find extremely annoying, and for a case its size the airflow isn't all that impressive. For the price you'd pay for the Armor+ you'd be much better off looking at the Cooler Master ATCS 840, Lian-Li PC-A70F, Zalman MS1000 HS2, or Silverstone FT01. As for the Raven 2, I'm not really a fan of it. It is a pretty unique design, but I don't like the idea of having your hard drives mounted in any orientation other than bottom down. If I were going to go with a design like that I'd opt for the Silverstone Fortress FT02 over the Raven 2 for aesthetic reasons. I haven't had any actual hands-on experience with either of the Raven cases though, so I won't knock them.RayvinAzn

i agree with daytona gotta be 1 of the best cases around at the mo a mate bought 1 im very impressed by it im gonna upgrade to a antec 902 after my 5870

any thoughts from u guys on the Thermaltake Element G? its here in australia just so the TC knows, but i reckon it looks nice.

I'd say my case, i love it :D. I've got another 10 cm spare from the end of my 5870 which means there's plenty of space in it, it has a 200 mm intake fan and a 120 mm exhaust fan at the rear with a 200 mm ceiling fan and it has an awesome looking red led at the front which you can turn on or off.

stormscout?

buy the case based on airflow, size, and how it looks, most of the time the LED fans can be changed out for a cheap price and very little work. so if you want a different color than the fans they show, just buy some...

just a thought.

[QUOTE="RayvinAzn"]The Armor+ is based on a very old design. This is not necessarily a bad thing I suppose (see the Silverstone TJ07 which is still one of the most popular water-cooling cases on the market despite being nearly a half-decade old), but since it still retails for nearly $200, it's not an ideal choice. The front "wings" in particular I find extremely annoying, and for a case its size the airflow isn't all that impressive. For the price you'd pay for the Armor+ you'd be much better off looking at the Cooler Master ATCS 840, Lian-Li PC-A70F, Zalman MS1000 HS2, or Silverstone FT01. As for the Raven 2, I'm not really a fan of it. It is a pretty unique design, but I don't like the idea of having your hard drives mounted in any orientation other than bottom down. If I were going to go with a design like that I'd opt for the Silverstone Fortress FT02 over the Raven 2 for aesthetic reasons. I haven't had any actual hands-on experience with either of the Raven cases though, so I won't knock them.Gammet25

(HAF doesnt event come with a fan and then if you add one, you have wire to attach everytime you take off side panel) phlawedgaming

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[QUOTE="RayvinAzn"]The Armor+ is based on a very old design. This is not necessarily a bad thing I suppose (see the Silverstone TJ07 which is still one of the most popular water-cooling cases on the market despite being nearly a half-decade old), but since it still retails for nearly $200, it's not an ideal choice. The front "wings" in particular I find extremely annoying, and for a case its size the airflow isn't all that impressive. For the price you'd pay for the Armor+ you'd be much better off looking at the Cooler Master ATCS 840, Lian-Li PC-A70F, Zalman MS1000 HS2, or Silverstone FT01. As for the Raven 2, I'm not really a fan of it. It is a pretty unique design, but I don't like the idea of having your hard drives mounted in any orientation other than bottom down. If I were going to go with a design like that I'd opt for the Silverstone Fortress FT02 over the Raven 2 for aesthetic reasons. I haven't had any actual hands-on experience with either of the Raven cases though, so I won't knock them.freesafety13

Antec 902....best case ever made!

Daytona_178

[QUOTE="freesafety13"][QUOTE="Gammet25"]But if i were to add some extra fans in the right spot for the Thermaltake armor+, would the airflow problem be solved? I just really like its looks.:?

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[QUOTE="freesafety13"] Please, Please, Please avoid the Armor at all costs. I am about to just junk mine in favor or a HAF. Does anybody know for sure if a TRUE will fit in the HAF with its side panel fan? If I can get a definitive answer yes I will be picking up a HAF from a local retailer this week and will be more than happy to part ways with my Armor+freesafety13

Antec 1200, looks good and has great airflow

Few things to mention as well. This case is NOT a tooless case. Which for me is a plus and for most hard gamers is a plus. Sorry, but I do not trust massive video cards to cheap plastic clips and you wiggle the stuff around like it is about to fall out. Have seen way to many of them to ever buy them. That said, it is about as close to tooless can get without it being. There are four screws to screw into the harddrives but then they are pretty much tooless. For the video card I use one of the extra thumb screws from the case. You can also use a screw driver on the thumbscrew if your going to be moving the case around much for extra assurance. But, at least when i screw it down with thumbs I know its screwed down and not dangling on plastic clips. Last thing I promise. One of the things I liked most about this case is how everything fits together. The PSU slides on bottom mount rails to the rear holder PERFECTLY. You dont have to hold it up or anything to screw it in. That is how everything is on this computer. The side panels are not a guessing game if you got all the clips in just right before you slide it up. Everything is tight, strong, and snug. When you slide a hard drive and it snaps it, it doesnt move. when you slide the bay back in and it snaps in, it doesnt move. Havnt seen many tooless cases that feel that way when you are sliding stuff in out of their clips. HAF and Sniper are good cases and was next options before stumbling onto this case. The side panel fan with no fans to plug in worth it in itself lol. phlawedgaming

thanks for the run dwon on the thermal take G. my first computer that WASNT a hand-me down that i had was a thermaltake soprano. loved it :D I am going to get my new PC put together on Friday, any other cases similar to the G taht i should loook out for?

Antec 1200, looks good and has great airflow

duderino_23

tiss what iv got, few pics below, not the best but they were taken on my phone before i had to go back to work.

CM Storm Sniper or Scout, best to cases ive eva used and they have storm guard securety so ur mouse.keyboard and headset wont be stolen at LANS IN THE HOOD

that is an epic CPU fan there AGming!!!

Antec 902....best case ever made!

Daytona_178

Yeah, I just built a pc with that case. I really like it. It looks nice, has plenty of space and tons of air flow. Quiet fans, as well. Runs at a very cool temp.

***UPDATE*** Just purchased my HAF 932. It is a beautifully constructed case. It has no sharp edges, they are all rounded. But the real beauty of this case is its cable management and airflow. I have owned many cases in my day and this trumps them all. With my Armor+ there was no cable management. Also, even though according to specs the Armor+ is supposed to be wider, my TRUE would make contact with the side fan to the point to where I couldnt put the side panel on all the way. I dont have this problem with the HAF, as a matter of fact I have at least an inch of clearance between the side panel and my TRUE. Lastly, my idle and load temps have dropped dramatically on my vreg and gpu's. In my Armor+ case my vreg would hit 90c under full load with IntelBurnTest and my gpu's were hitting in the mid 80c. Now my vreg under load maxes in mid 60c and my gpu's never gets above 70c now. This is a phenomanel result that I was not expecting to see. I can also add that my cpu under full load averages out to be 5c less, but I was not expecting to see a huge improvement in performance there. Currently my temps are as follows. cpu----------24c vreg---------42c system-----31c gpu----------46c cores--------39c, 37c, 34c, 34c. idle --------68c, 66c, 65c, 64c, load.freesafety13

i just bought the antec 200, and threw in some more fans at teh front (with LEDs for snazz). squeezing in an i7 930!

So....antec 902 or HAF 922? i cant fit anything bigger then 20 inchs tall..