looking for a gaming case w/ window

hi
i have a hard time finding an appropriate case for my new gaming system.
my favourite so far is the coolermaster cosmos s, but unfortunately it has a grid instead of a window
so maybe u can help me out and suggest some others

thanx,
weinzey

ps my budget is about 250€
pps eSata would be great, but isnt a necessity

i think u got me wrong there. i am putting together a whole new system, so i wont use my old video card
but ty for the answer anyways

I recommend the Antec Nine Hundred gaming case.

It looks great, has top quality airflow, and most importantly for you, it has a window.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] %2bHundred

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CA-065-AN

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I'll recommend the Antec 900 as well. I love how well it cools, and it looks great too.

I think you misunderstood what he meant. He meant that the fan blew air onto the "good ol' video card". Not implying you were using an old card.

I'm currently looking at the TT Soprano for a build this summer. 2 x 120mm fans and a 90mm on the window.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811133145

Antec 900 .... Game case

I got mine for $89 sale @ compusa

The Antec 900 is the best case in my view, superior cooling, lots of room and an excellent interior layout. On sale it can be found for less than $80 in the USA. I got mine from Frys.com for $78 shipped.
Lots of people have it because it's a great case. Unless your spending $200 on water cooling (by the way it has gasket-ed pass through for that too) it's a great air cooling case. Why spend about the same and get less cooling ability? Shop around you'll find it cheaper than on Newegg.

You shouldn't experience any space issues inside the Antec Nine Hundred. It's by no means spacious but you can fit everything in it. i have an 8800 GTS along with a Tuniq Tower, both fitting nicely, along with 3 hard drives. Cables can be somewhat of an issue, but with a decent modular power supply and a little tidying work you can make it look pretty good.

As for alternatives, in my opinion there aren't really any that you can compare to this case in terms of price and cooling performance. the only thing that should put you off about the Antec Nine Hundred is how it looks. If you personally dont like the look then you should shop around for somethig else, but if you do like the look it is a must buy!!

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weinzey nice looking case good fetures,should work fine for you.lol

The CM-690 is now available with a clear side panel
Love mine, it's a fantastic case!
Spec as per sig, my CPU idles at 28-31C on stock cooler and GTXs idle at 45 and 55C

has anybody got the tempest yet? or maybe a link to a review that describes its cooling features or even compares it to the antec?

i also had a look at the lianli pc-p60. looks prettey nice. what are the advantages/disadvantages compared to the antec and the nzxt (except the price)?

do you guys know where i could order a lian li w75(p) in europe?

I'm not sure how much 250€ equals in $ but I use the TJ09 case. Check it out if it's in your price range. Wonderful case and very nice cooling.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811163073

That's cool I'm glad you can look at it. I was really surprised when Tom's used the case in their high end SBM setup. I've had the case for over a year now and I'm completely satisfied. I did make a few changes to the fans. I pulled out all the stock fans and replaced them all with SilverStone FM121 fans, which of course prompted me to have to buy a fan controller. lol 5 of those guys running on high sounds like a jet taking off.

Here's some pics of my setup.

Thank you. :-) I really like it. With the Silverstone FM121 fans on low they still push alot of air through the case and you can hardly hear them. I just wish I knew how much air they were pushing. :-/ Aside from that I love the removable motherboard tray and bottom PSU positioning. I recently put together my wife a computer and used the Antec 900 series case and I must say it was a pain not having a motherboard tray but overall a very nice case.

My only concern with the TJ09 case is the wire management can be a PITA at times. Aside from that I can't find any fault with it.

Even the Antec 900 has better cable management than the TJ09. The cooling of the TJ09 is not even as good as the Antec 900, for 2.5-3 times the 900's price I find that unacceptable. I kind of have a special grievance with the TJ09, I bought one. I did not like the window design, cable management, HDD cooling, regular cooling for the price, and only having only 4 5.25" bays. In the end I really believe that the Silverstone, while not a bad case, is not even close to being worth the money. I will tell you what I tell everyone, if you want a case of high quality like the TJ09, forget it and look into a Lian-Li case that can atleast beat the Antec 900 in cooling. The only Silverstone cases I consider "good" are the TJ03, monster watercooling case, and the KL03, great GPU cooling.

I'm in the same boat, looking to build a system and having a tough time picking out a case. I'm leaning towards an Ultra m998 ($130)

Here's a Review:
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index. [...] 0&Itemid=1

And Tigerdirect.com has it:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applica [...] u=ULT40069

(The Antec 900 looks too much like a kids computer for me... I can live with out flashing lights!)

I agree as long as it is made a lot better than the Ultra Uliminum Midtower case, my friend bought a barebone kit from Tigerdirect and could not build it so I did it for him and the case was absolutely terrible, the quality was not there at all.

The 900 will allow 9 drives in any combination you want...

With the included drive bays you get the following options

9 ODD (small SSD somewhere maybe the bottom )
3 ODD 6 HDD
6 ODD 3 HDD

With a little tweaking(not even tweaking) the inner fan holder is the same as the front ones so you can do 9 hard drives 0 ODD(use an external) with 5.25 to 3.5 adapters.

Running the same 5.25 to 3.5 adapters you can run just about any combo you want...even without the front fans enough air would be pulled into the case anyway due to that large top fan...blocking the lower back vents would help draw more air from the front.

With your budget get Either antec 900 cheap, Thermaltake Armor+ middle or Thermaltake Xaser ultimate