If it's airflow you're looking for I'd go with a Coolermaster HAF LINK

although I'd prefer the Cosmos LINK

edit: fixed link

Personally I prefer the Coolermaster Centurion 590 series  They look cool enough (all blue-led fans on the front), the front is all a grill so awesome air movement, the powersupply goes in the bottom at the back, there is a nice big exhaust fan at the back above the PSU and places for more fans on the side and top.  There are also cooling holes on the right side just opposite where one's CPU would sit to allow the backside of one's mobo to cool a little better.

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?language=en&act=detail&tbcate=17&id=3927

Best case I've ever owned, imo  

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Thanks everyone, I was looking at the Antec cases because they seem to have both space and airflow. Nearly every review i've read says they are also quiet.

I have nearly everything in my rig overclocked so strong airflow is important, but i am also concerned about the HUGE graphics cards that i have, and the fact that the 10.5" size seems to be the standard now, so space between the ends of the cards and the hard drive bay is necessary.

@Lantec: the Coolermaster HAF seems to have an odd PSU mount, with the fan facing the bottom of the case. To anyone who owns the case, is this a big problem? It seems like it would increase the PSU temperature and therefore lead to instability and a shorter life.

The Cosmos does look cool, but the reviews seem to mention that the fans do not move a lot of air, can anyone who owns that case verify or refute this? I would gladly give up silent operation for good cooling performance.

Does anyone know anything about the Thermaltake Soprano? Antec Sonata? Or Antec three hundred?

The three hundred: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129066

The Sonata: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129057

The Soprano: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133046&Tpk=Thermaltake%20Soprano

Antec Solo is the best case I have ever used; in fact, the only case I've ever liked of every case I've had to deal with (mine or someone else's).  After a lot of research, I bought one for my parents, and the thing is really super-quiet, really nice-looking (black model), and very solid.

I got an Antec NSK6580 for myself when I noticed that it was on sale for $50, less than the price of a power supply alone (it comes with a decent-quality PSU).  My thought was that "Well, it LOOKS a lot like a Solo, and even if I throw the case away and keep the power supply I still come out ahead", so I bought one. 

However, it is flimsy-feeling and has external holes over the CPU socket that let out a lot of noise.  The thinner steel also lets through a bit of sound.  So after a week I finally caved, went back, and bought a second Solo after all.  The PSU that came with the NSK6580 is fine, though not as nice as the Seasonic I used for my parents.

The only flaws I can point to in the Solo are that the feet (if you choose to attach them) don't stay on very well; they're silicone pads with adhesive that does not hold tight.  Otherwise it is basically perfect.  I'd recommend it to anyone except those who want loud cases with flashing LED fans mounted all over and visible externally.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129018&Tpk=antec%20solo

As you can see, it has a pretty massively positive rating on Newegg, and looks like it happens to be on sale right now for $59 instead of normal $99.  Lucky!

The first PC I ever built was in an Antec case. That thing was the most durable, well constructed case I've ever seen. Worth the investment by all means.

Haha, this was one thing i was concerned about with the huge amount of fans on the Antec cases. My rig is in a corner and it gets pretty dusty back there....

On new egg it seems to mention that it only have one 120mm fan, does it have any mount for more fans? Preferably more 120mm, but several 80mm mounts would be ok.

I looked at the cosmo s, it looks like a pretty good case, three 1200mm fans on top would be great, any dust filters?

The Stacker 830, other than being rather pricey, looks solid. It is a full tower case right? is it long enough for a 10.5" graphics card and a hard drive to be installed at the same time and not almost touch?

I have found them to be necessary since 9800's in SLI sit about 2mm from each other, the fans need to make a tornado in the case or the top card gets waaaayyyyy too hot for my liking.

The Lian-Li case looks hot, no  e sata ports is a bit of a disappointment, but i will definently look in to it more

Thanks Kryo!

There are two ways to look at this: The mesh will not insulate against sound as effectively as a solid panel would, and thus would not contain as much sound in the case. The other side is that a mesh with small openings will allow more cool air to radiate into the case and help to cool the ambient case temperature. This means that the fans will not have to work as hard and will produce less noise.

Personally, i like the idea of a mesh panel and that's why i have been looking at these cases.

And for a little bit of off-topic in the off-topic forum, how is the performance from your 9800gx2 twilight?

Hopefully that's a typo.... 1200mm fans are gonna be pretty draughty ...

Well yeh. I can recommend the 1200, though the 900 is good too. Just remember my dust warning.

Plus the 1200 will have people looking at your pc, then looking at you and going "what the hell is wrong with you" when they come to visit

Awesome, as to be expected I'm sure it has been passed in performance by now, but when I bought it it was almost the fastest card available. In any case, it feels good to get the newest game from the store and know you can smack it on high detail right away.

As to limitations I can't quite tell you any, because the rest of my pc is holding it back at the moment. With only an E6750 and 2GB of RAM and a monitor that's limited to a rather mid-end 1440x900 I haven't really driven it to its limits yet.

Downsides I have found so far are the noise, I had my previous card fitted with an aftermarket Zalman cooler and the noise is quite a step up coming from that because EVGA's cooler is quite small so it has to spin fast, and the second is the absolute HUGENESS (I know it's not a word but it should be) of the card. I totally forgot about it and just ordered the card - the pricing was rediculously low because of a pricing error so I ordered it as fast as I could - not minding the size of it. When I got the card I put it in my case and almost started to cry because it wouldn't fit. I had to move 2 of my hard drives and give all cables a reroute so it could fit, but everything around the card is very hard to get to. I will definately remember this when buying my new case.

Yes and by error I mean I got it for $365, if you'd use todays currency rates. The exact card I have is the EVGA E-Geforce 9800GX2 SC (not the same as the SSC version). Benchmarks I viewed at that time showed it was comparable to the Nvidia GTX280 I think (quicker in some benches, slower in others), but for that money I could not let it pass. I came from a rather hastily bought 7600GT, so you can imagine the upgrade it was for me The reason I assume it was a pricing error is that not only was it very cheap, they also sold all their stock of it within that day and never restocked on it for that same price.

Too bad the LGA775 cpus are still not very cheap. I'd spend a few bucks on a better cpu, but rather not do the whole cpu/mobo/ram thing at the moment. Thinking about a RAM upgrade for now, as my mobo can use DDR3. Maybe I can get a 21" 1650x1050 Samsung hand-me-down later, so not going for the monitor upgrade just yet.