Good case for under $200?

[The Pentium Guy]

Does anyone know of any good case for $200? Actually 200 is asking too much . I wanted to spend around $100, but I want quietness. Lian Li PC-6070 is said to be a 'silent' case (well obviously not 100% silent). Should I wait for ANTEC P-180? Any other recommendations? I don't want any "XGAMER XTREME PMFG" Case.. Just a plain, professional looking case. Preferably Antec/Lian Li.

My ORIGINAL choise was Antec Performance Series II SOHO Server case. But I read that it was a little loud, and very (VERY) heavy. I don't mind the heaviness but the noise is just ... annoying me. I woudln't mind getting this case, but do you think I should drop some more money on it, or upgrade...?

I don't NEED full tower, but that would be pretty cool. Oh, I really want a door. Seriously. It just a weird preference, but whenever I build computers and get CD/DVD/Floppy drives, they always end up being differnt shades of <whaever color>. So a door is highly recommended but not a must.

-The Pentium Guy

 

[Nessism]

If quiet is important, steel is your friend; it vibrates less than aluminum. You might want to look for an Antec SLK3000/3700, nice quiet case that has a door. Key features for quiet are: steel chassis, rubber grommets on hard drive rack, a 120mm fan in the back, GOOD AIRFLOW -low power fans will still move an adequate amount of air if the airflow is good.

Good luck.

Ed

 

[darkeyed]

I think the coolermaster wavemaster is a very nice case. I have heard it is resonably quiet as well. And it sure looks cool.

 

[Blain]

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[QueBert]

I like that Chenbro case, I might actually get one. Gotta see it in person though. It's just different enough looking to be a nice choice

 

[Viper87227]

I just reciently got Chenming 602 case, and I am very pleased with it. With a window, its around $80+ shipping, and w/o a window I think $60+ s/h. Its an entry level server case so its pretty big, I got it to make room for a watercooling setup. But, it has all the featues you would expect from a high end case. Removable motherbaord tray, slide out drive cages and drive rails, sideways hard drive mouts, spacious room for cable managment, ect. It made rebuilding my PC a breeze, and it looks wire free. My case is pretty quite, obvisoly because I am on water, but e ven before, when I was running my Venus 12+, it was faily quite. It usus 4x80mm fans, 2 front 2 back, so airflow is good. My ambient I think were around 26c when I had the heatsink. Now they are lower.

For under $100, I dont think you can come close to this with any other case. Read some reviews, every one I saw this case recieved top marks.

EDIT: I noticed you were after a door also. This case has a locking door, and side panel. On the door and fan cover, the plastic is removable, and you can buy more colors from Chenming, which is nice. Also, more on the cable managment, one really cool thing I found is that with the front ports, they arent hard wired. You can unplug the front audio, firewire, and USB ports if your mobo dosent support them or you wont use them. Once less cable to deal with.