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Update-

So I have the case and I've made the switch. Let me post some results here. First off, this case looks a little smaller than my other one, though it's a little wider (obviously for the 200mm fan for pete's sake). It's also lighter as the Wavemaster case was like 100% aluminum while this one is metal and plastic.

Anyway, onto the results. I went home to make the switch and when I was done, I put the new case in the desk in my parent's computer room. I don't remember the exact temperature that the old case would get, but I know for a fact that it would idle around the mid 40's C. This new case idled at about 31-32C (using CoreTempBeta). Back at my apartment, my old case would idle around 37C and the new case now idles (as I'm typing this right now) at about 28C. The temperature may or may not go up a little bit in the future because I have my window open right now, but I'm not thinking it would change that much considering how low the temperature was inside my parent's desk compared to the old tower.

So far, I'm really liking the look and feel of the case. The blue LED's are very strong though, but I usually don't leave my PC on overnight. However, because of all the fans, it's louder than my old case, but its noise is still under the noise from the fan I have by my window so it's not that big of a problem seeing as my bed is directly next to the window. In fact, perhaps the extra noise from the tower can help drown out a little bit of noise from my room mates when they have people over and stay up till like 3 in the morning (ugh... especially when I have to get up for a morning class). Things slid in without too much trouble, the only issue I had was putting my media card reader in the floppy attachment that came with the case. The holes for the screws don't line up properly so it's not completely secured in the case so I just need to be careful to not push too hard on the face of the card reader.

Lastly, when it comes to airflow, this thing has been pretty amazing. I'm worried about how the top of the case is pretty much open for the 200mm fan and how it could be prone to letting water in if I spill a drink on my desk or if a small object (like a screw) falls through, but the amount of air flow with this case is pretty fantastic (fans are on high). In fact, I feel a little chilled from the air rather than feeling the warmth of the airflow on the old case.