antec 300 vs coolermaster 590

[Xarick]

I am looking for a smaller case sub $100 (I have an antec 1080 right now).
I like these two cases as they seem smaller, have good cooling, and plenty of space for me. Does anyone have experience with these?

 

[I4AT]

I was in the same boat a while ago and decided to go with the 590 for the cable management. Now I wish I'd gone with the Antec instead, the 590 I got is very cheaply built. Stand-off holes weren't drilled correctly, panels are thin and flimsy, don't line up with the case correctly, and one of them is warped so it doesn't slide back into place as easily as it should. Happens to be the left panel that grants access to the internals too, go figure. Plastic case feet instead of rubber, no reset button. And the fact that I paid about $20 more than I could've gotten the 300 for at the time just adds insult to injury. I've had mostly Antec cases before so I know they're quality, this was my first CM case and it's a piece of crap.

 

[RallyMaster]

The 590 is a complete piece of crap. I've had four CM cases so far and it's the only one I would not recommend. I had tons of issues with mine including the side panel not lining up as well as the screwless mechanisms being completely worthless pieces of crap (which isn't the case with my other three CM cases). My honest belief on all these airflow oriented cases is that they're noisy dust bins. I would get something much more sealed up like a Lian Li.