Advice on building up a new rig please

[Steve B]

some of the lian-li's are really well made, others are pretty mincey, it just depends which model. im not particularly sure how well that model performs, but if it was my decision i would have had the same choice as Syd, the stacker or the eclipse. Also considered the p180 from antec as another user has already mentioned.

[Bharat]

Hmm.

Well, I've asked the question about the Lian-Li case to the guy, and he said that Cooler kits such as the CPU, hard drive, and video/motherboard chipset are not included with Koolance systems, so I'd have to get all that. It does come with the other liquid components (such as the radiator, pumps, and LED display) pre-installed.

He says the case is as new, been used for a few months only.

So I'll keep that in mind.

Quite tempted by the Eclipse, as it's cheaper than the P180, although the P180 has had some very good reviews.

I did look at The Stacker, but because I can't see a front 120mm intake fan in the pictures, I did not consider it as an option.

Having just moved my brother's simple P4 3.0Ghz system from a regular ATX case, to a Gigabyte Triton case (see here), I have to say that I'm quite keen on a decent 120mm fan for intake as well as exhaust, as I noticed straight away that it's a much quieter, yet efficient enough solution for air-based cooling.

[RDL]

Get the Eclipse - 62. you won't regret it! I love mine, and it has plenty room for everything you need. Stick in some quiet 120mm Akasa fans and you'l hardly hear a thing!

[herulach]

A stacker can take up to 3 120mm intakes with room for 2 optical drives left over. as stock it comes with one. Theres also the crossflow fan, which is very effective, if a little on the whiny side.

[Syd]

I have 2 x 120mm front and 1 x 120mm + 2 x 80mm exhaust and its whisper quiet only have to turn em up a bit when pushing hard.

[Bharat]

Which supplier would be the best/most reliable to get either one of these cases from then ?

[Steve B]

Scan would be my first choice