Building new system/Case info

[Oreld]

Hi all,


currently building a new system and would love some input on a good case for it. What I'm buying is this:



Motherboard : Asus Striker II Extreme
CPU : INTEL CORE 2 QUAD CORE Q9450 2.66 GHZ LGA775 - 1333 FSB
Heatsink: ZALMAN CNPS9700 NT LED
RAM : CORSAIR XMS3 DHX DDR3 4GB (2X2GB) PC3-12800 (1600MHZ) DUAL CHANNEL KIT
Graphix : ASUS EN9800GX2/2DI 1GB PCI-E (might go for GTX 280 )
HD1: RAPTOR X 150GB WD1500AHFD 10000RPM SATA CRYSTAL CLEAR
HD2: SEAGATE BARRACUDA 7200.11 ST31000340AS 1TB SATA2
CD/DVD : PLEXTOR PX-B920SA COMBO BLU-RAY REWRITER BLACK

That is what I have going currently. Now my concern is what Case to get. I want excellent cooling, I'm not sure If i should go Liquid cooling, seems like a hassle; I much prefer air cooling, but in the end if liquid does the job best then I'll do that.

Current cases Im looking at are:

THERMALTAKE VD500LBNA LIQUID SWORD M BLACK

COOLERMASTER RC-1100 COSMOS S

THERMALTAKE VG4000BWS XASER VI WINDOW BLACK


any impressions on the above? Or could anyone suggest a better case?

Thank you in advance@!

 

[effel]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112148

I'd go for a Thermalright Ultra 120 eXtreme with a 120mm Nexus Fan for the cpu by the way.

Also, a Thermalright HR-03 with another Nexus fan would be great for the graphics card cooling.

 

[Oreld]

Can't get Nexus make here. Arctic cooling 120mm will do?

 

[effel]

Yeah, they actually make really nice ones. Try to get one with the Fluid Dynamic Bearing in it. My 92mm one is almost impossible to hear at 12v