Need Help Deciding on a Case

Howdy,

For a person who has difficulty making big decisions, choosing a new case for my new build has been a three month process. I'm looking for a good balance of quiet, aesthetics, and air cooling, with room to upgrade later.

I've narrowed it down to three that look promising:

Lian-Li PC-767
http://www.amdreview.com/reviews.php?rev=pc767

Lian-Li V1100 Plus
http://www.xoxide.com/lian-li-pc-v1100b.html (non-plus shown; plus has better cooling)

Antec Sonata II
http://www.legitreviews.com/article.php?aid=217

CoolerMaster Stacker 830
http://www.systemcooling.com/cm_stacker830-01.html

and maybe the Lian-Li PC-6070 Plus http://reviews.pimprig.com/cases/l [...] php?page=5

Does anyone have any of these and have an opinion? The PC-767 is in the lead so far.

Thanks!

i like the tsunami... i have one too.. the lain lai or however its spelled is known to be excellent cases, so if you dont like the look of the tsunami, and a removable mobo is somthing youd like to have, id go for the one at xoxide, pretty sweet looking... but this is of course up to you, only you can decide if u like the way it looks or not, there all good on cooling it just depends on how much u want to spend and whether or not you like the design... but remember, once the computer is in your case then you wont have to deal with it for a long time, so maybe the extra options (removable mobo, screwless design) arnt worth the extra money if ur on a budget since ull only be doing it once or twice with the same case, but by the looks of it you have money to spend on a good case, so go with whichever you like most...

I recomend Cooler Master Praetorian 730 series I just purchased mine and the design is great. I looked at the stacker series but they seemed to weigh a ton and were almost too large. The only issue I have found with mine is the plastic funnel is not big enough to fit around my fat HS (Artic Cooler 64bit edition).

Praetorian 730 purchased from newegg.com I spent with shipping about $166.00. Compared to other cases I couldnt pass it up. Its not a BTX case but its best one I have seen and used.

permot me to say a few words if i may but i think we are missing some very important factors when it comes to choosing a case.

In as much as goodlooks and price are very stimulating factors ,of equal or even more importance is the fact airflow factor. it was briefly mentioned when the Tsunami was mentioned but sidelined again.

A case MUST have a good intake and outlet. . most people recommend an outlet with a 12cm fan as it gushes out massive amounts of air at lower Rpms and lower noise levels, an intake infront is also imperative.
other additonal ventilation pluses are aif the case has a ducted fan inlet over the processor area to ensure that cool air i drawn from outside directly to the processor and not recycled air. Similarly some cases have an intake above the area of the Graphic card anf a rig to put a 80cm fan to blow air on your hard disks too.

The Antec peformance model meets all this criteria in my opinion.
http://www.legitreviews.com/article.php?aid=207

http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/ [...] ws/tx640b/

I give a thumbs up to the Thermaltake Armour, its classy in every way.

Totally random post

i have build a new case with fiber glass.. and water cooling...u can buy that