New Case

[Aerotarkus]

Hey everybody, I need a new case (old one is loud, glowing LEDs pissing me off, built in fan controller doesn't work, etc.) and I wasn't sure what to get.

eVGA 7800GTOC (stock cooler from eVGA)
AMD 4200+ (stock cooler)
Generic/Unknown 500W PSU (kinda noisy)

Nothing else in my computer really makes noise or heat, but it's the usual sound card, TV card, RAM, etc.

I had my list narrowed to 3 selections at the moment, but if there's a better option available, please let me know.

Antec P180B
Antec P182
Cooler Master Centurion 5

I don't really want to spend more than $175 on the case, but if it was really worth it I could go as high as $300.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Shadowknight]

I'm not familiar with the Coolermaster, but I would cross the P180B off the list... the P182 is a lot easier for cabling and allows you to control the included case fan speeds from the outside.

 

[Raider1284]

the p180s that you buy at B&M places are almost all going to be p182 more or less. They dont make the old p180s anymore. The only difference between the "new" p180s and p182 are the color. If you can, get the p180 at a B&M type of store and ask to look at it before you buy. The "new" p180s have the watercooling holes, thats how you know you got the new version.

places like compusa and frys sell the p180 for ~50 AR every couple of months. Thats what I would recommend.

 

[Zepper]

Welcome to the AT forums.

Take a look at my Rosewill thread here - just punch Rosewill into the search field at the top of this section.

.bh.

 

[Aerotarkus]

Well, my previous case bent inward while I was moving and my stupid friend plugged it in before I could inspect the damage, which led to Mobo-steel contact and well...

The long story short is my comp is working again but I still need a case. Most important aspects are (in no particular order):

Durability
Noise prevention
No glowing LEDs (or at least, not many)

I'm going to pick up an 8800 and quad-core soon, so something that cools admirably also would be helpful.

Forgot to mention: Planning on putting a CNPS9700 in there and VF900 also.