Which case would you prefer?

So, turns out I'm in the market for a new case. I'm looking for 120mm fans and good airflow in an all-around solid case. So far, this is what I've been looking at:

1. Gigabyte 3D Aurora

2. Lian-Li PC-7B (with window, not displayed in picture)

3. Thermaltake Tsunami

As of now, I'm leaning towards the Lian-Li because it looks like it has the best airflow, and is a mid-tower, but the double 120mm exhausts in the Aurora look nice! If you guys own any of these cases, please tell us what you like and don't like about it. Feel free to suggest other cases as well. Thanks for any help.


~ h|tman

 

I'm a fan of the coolermaster Stacker personally.

 

Lian Li all the way

Quality is awesome

 

Easilly the Lian Li, take a look at my current project log.

 

The stacker looks like an airflow monster, but it might be a tad too large. It also looks a bit "bleh" to me. I like the look of the new stackers, but they're pretty expensive. Unless you guys have some other suggestions, I think I might order the PC-7B from performance-pcs.com and have them drill a top 120mm blowhole for me. Would you guys also go for another blowhole on the window panel? While I'm at it, is a blowhole on the top of your case supposed to blow air in or suck out the hot air that rises?

 

V2000 anyone? I love this thing!

 

PC-7B is ugly as sin because it so god damn boring! V1100+ perhaps, the V2000 is mahoooooosive is it not?

 

The V's are a little too expensive for me. I'm trying to keep the cost of this case under $150 as I just bought another monitor and still have to get some other things. If I can get a positive opinion on the Aurora 3D, I'll pull the trigger on that. The only thing that is turning me off is the position of the lower 3.5" cage... it looks like a real airflow killer.

 

I will be going with a PC-V1000 The great feature is the bottom PSU why not have that cord come out on the bottom and keep it away from all the signal carrieing cords. Less distortion.

 

Lian Li everytime

/Hugs mine

 

Thermaltake and Gigabyte cases have always looked a bit tacky to me. With the Lian Li, you're assured of superb quality

 

I have a Tsunami and a PC-7 plus so i could inform you on both. In my opinion though, the PC-7 plus is the better case, the build quality is better, and i have one of my servrers running in it 24/7, so the cooling is pretty good as well.