Case with less dust?

I'm reading the 'case topics' but still undecided on a case. I want to build a cheap system and use my current Antec Solo case for that.

My current system is a Quad Core Q6600 with 4GB of DDR2 RAM with a sound card and Geforce 7950 GT video card but I'm looking at upgrading the video card to a 9800GTX+, Geforce 260 or ATI 4870 Radeon. Most of the video cards are 10.5in. in length so I'd need a case that has enough room/space for the video card. Since I am building a 2nd cheap system that would need a case, I'm going to use the Solo and upgrade my other system with a new video card and probably a full-size case.

Okay, so which case then? I believe that dust is one of the worst enemies to a system and keeping it cool requires good ventilation and avoiding being in a warm/hot environment. I am not sure how many fans are needed or at which size so I am open to most cases but I want to buy locally since shipping cancels out any deals online.

Thus, I would like opinions on the following cases and your perspective regarding cooling, dust and space for the longer video cards:

CoolerMaster Stacker 820

CoolerMaster HAF 932 (I know, no dust filters but does that cause major problems with dust?)

CoolerMaster Storm Sniper

Antec 1200

Antec 900 (& 2: 902?)

All of the above cases I can find locally and so they're easily available to me. Most are full-size although I am open to either mid-size or full-size as long as there is sufficient room for the bigger video cards. I just want the option. I like the 932 HAF especially but the lack of dust filters is a concern. However, with proper cable management , perhaps there wouldn't be a dust problem?

The cases I mentioned above are also popular and widely available so hopefully enough owners will commment and offer their opinions. I want to avoid dust issues since I think that can cause problems later on. I think any of the cases above can provide adequate cooling and low noise but how good are they at keeping dust build-up to a low level?

Thanks in advance for any replies/recommendations/advice.

Btw, feel free to offer other cases (I didn't mention Thermaltake) but I particularly chose the ones above because A) I can buy these locally and B) they are under $200 before tax which is the budget. Thanks.

Between those two, I'd probably choose the Stacker 820 since it's a bit cheaper. Do you prefer it over the HAF 932?

The Stacker 820 and HAF 932 are around the same price, about $5 difference (buying locally).

I think the Stacker 820 would be a good pick since it probably has a lot of the features of both the HAF 932 and the newer 830/840 series or at least I'd hope it would contain mostly the 'pro' features.

Cases dont come with dust. The dust comes from you dirty house.

People do know where dust comes from - right....

I understand some dusting is necessary. But, I was under the impression that the HAF 932 and the Antec 900 may be prone to acquire dust more frequently than the other cases. The HAF 932 has no dust filters.

I am guessing that it is better to have all the side panels on the case (right?)?

Is it better to have it cramped in there but have fans going and good cable management or lots of room and good air flow? The CoolerMaster 840 ATCS got mixed reviews but the tests showed the temps were higher than other cases tested. The HAF 932 incidentally did the best in terms of cooling and performance although none of the reviewers looked at dust collection or issues.

I don't think my place will be a problem when it comes to dust. Perhaps, I should have asked about how convenient it is to work with each case (I listed) and obtain opinions?

Some people who have tried more than one case have claimed that the Antec cases aren't as easy to work with since they don't have the popular 'tool free' features with the hard drive compartments. I was curious about that.

Also, I was wondering if I should eliminate mid-size cases because I want plenty of space for a video card in case the one I am shopping for is one of the longer video cards. There needs to be room for a 10.5 in. video card but I believe all the cases I listed in the original post has room for any of those so it it is just a matter of how much more room and whether you have to 'move' any fans near the hard drive or some hard drive cages themselves. I think it's good to include some cooling for the hard drives so I'd rather not mess with the default setup of the case. Thus, I'm inclined to pursue a full-size case because of that. Any comments about that?

The Antec 900 or 902 is at a good price (well, the original 900) though and is about $30 or $40 cheaper than the cheapest full-size case I listed. The Cooler Master 820, however is not much more and the HAF 932 is around the same price and has lots of buyers who insist it's a good choice. I like the look of the Antec 1200 and have a Solo so I do think Antec does a decent job with cases. However, it also seems that many are old style and not as advance with newer features that Cooler Master has already picked up.

So, anyone have anything to say about all that? Am I accurate about any of that or is there something that I missed or any idea I should reconsider?

The coolermaster cases are e-atx so they'll have the most room for longer video cards. Right now I have a antec 1200 w/ a gtx285. It barely fits inside with a HDD in front of it. If the power plugs weren't on top of the video card then it wouldn't fit at all.

My vote would go toward the cooler master haf. But I will say that the orginal cooler master cosmos is the most dust resistant case i've ever used.

The Silverstone Fortress FT01 uses the top fan as an intake to create positive pressure in the case. This prevents dust from coming in through the front mesh or the back ventilation holes. It won't stop all dust, nothing will, but it means the dust can only come in via the dust filter covered intake fans.

Also with the antec 1200 and the antec 900 v2. you have to remove both sides of the case, then unscrew the 8 thumb screws that hold the drive bays in place. This makes for a total of 24 thumb screws that need to be removed in order to take the dust filters out and clean them. Very poor design IMO. I've taken to using a dust buster and sucking the dust from the front.

The stacker 820 is a bit old. cooling won't be as great as the antec 1200 but you do have the e-atx support.

I said before the haf has the best cooling with the least amount of fan noise. So it gets my vote. No dust filters though.

The storm sniper looks as it would create a lot of negative pressure. with the 2x 200mm exhaust fans vs. the 1 x 120mm intake. Given the arrangement I would say this would be more dust free then the HAF but does not support e-atx boards. So you will lose the extra space for long cards. As long as next gen cards don't get any longer I think you would still be fine.