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Question Good full tower case?

I just purchased the CM Storm Scout and I'm very dissapointed. I might sell it or try to see if newegg will take it back. I am looking for a good full tower case that is less that $200. I like the Cosmos 1000 very much, but its a little to expensive, and I would have to spend another $30 to buy a window for it. Also the HAF 932 is ugly as **** so don't even post it here.

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Hmmmmmm have you looked at the Haf 932? jk here a good one

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129043

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i have a rocketfish thats been modded a little. lots of room. check out sale thread :]
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The Cosmos 1000 airflow is debatable.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112244

Can you extend your budget to that?

if not, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811112243

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811163154 <--- the new raven, they have solved all of the crappyness of the old raven.
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$240 is out of the question, might consider that other Lian Li case. Also I don't like the inverted design of the raven.

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well its just over the price barrier by a hairs breath, but the silverstone raven rv01 is a killer case imo, newegg has it for $219, they are also offering $30 cash back with a mail in voucher so technically its only $189 which comes in under budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=raven%20rv01

now im being a bit biased here because i do won this fine piece of machinery, alot off ppl complain about airflow problems blahh blahh which personally i think is a load of phoey, but believe me when i tell you this case kicks ass Imo


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An ATCS 840? Cooling is almost as great as the Haf-932 with a more lian li like look..so much hate for the Haf-932 its not really ugly if you get to look at it in person it's just a bolder look.
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well its just over the price barrier by a hairs breath, but the silverstone raven rv01 is a killer case imo, newegg has it for $219, they are also offering $30 cash back with a mail in voucher so technically its only $189 which comes in under budget

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=raven%20rv01

now im being a bit biased here because i do won this fine piece of machinery, alot off ppl complain about airflow problems blahh blahh which personally i think is a load of phoey, but believe me when i tell you this case kicks ass Imo


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So what do you plug your cables into the top? Wow that's horrible.

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haha well, simple answer = yeah basically, BUT eventually they actually come out the back at the rear, the cables plug in the top as the board has been tipped 90 deg to the sky. but the cables loop thru a cable management hole and come out the rear, if you really wanna go to all the effort you can tie all the cables together and it actually look very professional, the 90 deg turn is supposed to assist natural thermo dynamics, heat rises, having the gpu's vertical and near the top of the case instead of horizontal and near the bottom is supposed to work wonders for case temps, i haven't been able to test it because my case stands empty and alone, but the logic is sound imo

the cables are also covered by a removable tray that in itself looks sweet, i did read of another case, the new cosmo s, but its out of your budget, wicked look though, if i didnt get the raven it would have been the new cosmo s for sure
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