Best plain looking case for a Sandy Bridge build?

[Krynj]

I'm putting together a Sandy Bridge build for a friend, and one thing he doesn't want is a flashy looking case. He doesn't plan on overclocking anything, and we're just going to stick with a stock CPU cooler. As for a video card, probably something in the Radeon 6xxx series.

I'm assuming the Antec 300 is just fine, considering its 5-egg score over 2,188 ratings. I don't know much about the lower end cases, simply because I always go for big and cool. He doesn't want a ton of lights, windows, or any of that. Just a plain jane case -- but obviously it's gotta keep things cool.

Like I said, I've already picked the Antec 300 for this build, but if somebody can suggest something better in that price range, we'll consider it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129042

Any tips?

 

[SZLiao214]

Just stick with the antec 300 unless you want something with a little bit less noise and grills.

 

[SmCaudata]

You can get 20% off of certain Lian Li cases now at the Egg.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-154-_-Product

20% off of $90 with $10 for shipping. $82 total. This comes with 3 120mm fans so it is basically complete.

Doesn't get much more plain looking (in a good way.) It also has cutouts for cable management.

Only major con I can see: No CPU cutout. Since you are using the stock cooler (no overclocking) not sure if that matters.

 

[Rekonn]

I'm planning a new SB build for myself, and the LIAN LI Lancool K7B is probably the case I'm going to go with. Love the clean, simple, symmetrical look and it seems to have great cooling too. After a quick search, found someone with the K7B and a Scythe Mugen 2 - one of the biggest cpu heatsinks there is.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=247736&page=15