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Antec 1100 vs Corsair 300r (windowed)

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7/11/12 at 10:00am
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Help me pick a case!

Right now I am torn between these two cases:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139016

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129178&Tpk=antec%201100


I like the simple design of both cases and they both have a high end look to them.

Im new to this but I think the 300r will be a quieter case since it will take 6 140mm case fans as opposed to the 1100's 7 120mm fans.

what bothers me about the 300r is the placement of the window fans, i feel like they might get in the way of the coolermaster v6gt, also the lack of a back plate fan (not sure if this is an Antec gimmick, or really helps) since i will be overclocking.

They both look great, any thoughts?
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7/11/12 at 10:13am
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I haven't owned either of those cases but have had cases from each manafacturer, and in my opinion Corsair's build quality is far superior to Antecs.
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7/11/12 at 10:21am
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Originally Posted by BiG_LiG View Post

I haven't owned either of those cases but have had cases from each manafacturer, and in my opinion Corsair's build quality is far superior to Antecs.

It does look a little more heavy duty, but its missing the grommets, filters and the back plate fan. the bigger Corsairs are out of my price range.
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post #4 of 7
7/11/12 at 10:28am
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It does look a little more heavy duty, but its missing the grommets, filters and the back plate fan. the bigger Corsairs are out of my price range.
I'm pretty sure that those back plate fans do almost nothing. All of the intakes on the 300R are vented, except for the side ones.

I would go for the Corsair, personally. From what I have seen of their cases, they have excellent build quality, and they are designed very well. Too bad you couldn't get a 600T; IMO that case has the best features for its price of any case on the market.
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7/11/12 at 3:30pm
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...what bothers me about the 300r is the placement of the window fans, i feel like they might get in the way of the coolermaster v6gt...
Is that window really important?
I have 2 140x25mm side fans mounted on the (original) side panel and they clear the bottom my front/rear oriented CM Hyper 212 Plus (P/P) by less than ½".
The fan mount points (which have been shifted approx. 1" higher and ¾" more to the center compared to the original) of the windowed side panel guarantee that any 140x25mm fan mounted will interfere with any HS/F with a height greater that 150mm.
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7/11/12 at 10:15pm
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Ended up ordering the Antec. I know it might not be as well built as the Corsair, but the Corsair was missing a few things I wanted. Thanks for the input, If my budget was higher I would have ended up with one of the nicer Corsairs. Ill post my thoughts on the case once I get my hands on it.
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10/15/12 at 8:17pm
i am actually deciding between these two cases. Do you have an regrets with the antec?
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