CaseLabs X2M or SM5

[pvtmatchsticks]

I am build a system for everyday use and taking to lans it has 6700k and one or two gtx 980ti's depending on the case i go with. I know the SM5 is no longer for sale but i can still buy it. I it to be as small as possible and I'm not sure if i should get the SM5 because it is a fare bit bigger. I have both the gene viii and the impact viii and i will sell the one i dont use. I also think two gpu's may be abit overkill. I will be upgrading to pascal when it comes out so maybe one will be more then enough. 

If anyone owns either case or have seen them please make a suggestion.

Also let me know thoughts on sli vs single performance.

[JebKerman]

AND YOU'RE IN AUSTRALIA??!?!!?

 

Well I like small system, and I feel the X2M is more space efficient, which i like in a case (that said, caselabs definitely wouldn't be my go-to for that. something like the NCase M1 would be far more appropriate).

 

but if you've got the cash for a caslabs i'd imagine multi-GPU would follow pretty close behind so i dunno.

[pvtmatchsticks]

I am going to be water cooling the crap out of it, and I am tried of poor quality cases. I already have two gtx 980 tis but i can sell one for a really good price.

[JebKerman]

I am going to be water cooling the crap out of it, and I am tried of poor quality cases. I already have two gtx 980 tis but i can sell one for a really good price.

well, both have enough rad space for their appropriate system size (up to 2 240mm in the X2m, and 2 360 (I think) for SM5) which doesn't make the decision any easier.

 

I guess it comes down to how they'd fit with the rest of your setup, maybe make a/an imaginary 3D silhouette of each of the cases, see how the size stacks up, where you'd put it, and so on.