Upgrading my case

[Gehirnspaghetti]

I'm looking for a new case at the moment and don't really have a time pressure. I just think a new case would be nice to have and might look a bit better as well. Main thing i'm looking for is better airflow and sound prformance though.

I have 2 external 5.25'' devices, 1 internal 3.5'' HDD and 1 internal 2.5'' SSD.

My CPU cooler is a Dark Rock pro 4 that just BARELY fits inside my current case (162.8mm height i think).

The GPU is a RTX 2070 non-super.

My old case has a top mounted power supply.
I've seen that new cases almost always have bottom mounted power supplies. What do I need to keep in mind when buying one of those? Should it have a shroud? As far as I understand it those let the power supply have its own air cycle to keep its heat off the other parts. Do I have the right idea here?
Do i need to look out for high enough "feet" for the case then?

ATM my PC is resting upon wooden flooring though i'll probably move next year and definitely do not know what the new floor will look like. I live (and will continue living) in Europe so I don't have a problem with thick carpet floors but I might have thin carpet flooring outside of my control.

Finally there's the question of dust filters. I have heard that they make cleaning way easier and faster (if present at every intake) and that does make a lot of intuitive sense to me. Does that hold true? Are there cases with filters on the Power supply air intake?

 

So what should I look out for? Are there differences it Dust filter quality? Should i definitely get a shroud for the Power supply bay? I was planning on looking primarily at cases with good front air intake through a mesh front panel, is that beneficial for airflow?

 

 

 

Any of you got a case in your mind that would fit my description or some suggestions what I should focus on?

 

[Enzo1001]

look at the meshify c,  they have amazing airflow and they look pretty cool as well, if you are more into rgb try the Matrexx 55 ADD-RGB there is a verison with 3 rgb fans in the front that ones called Matrexx 55 ADD-RGB 3F

[Gehirnspaghetti]

@Enzo1001 Meshify C has great aesthetics, but as far as i can see it's missing the two 5.25'' bays I need.

[Enzo1001]

@Gehirnspaghetti how many do you need?

 

 

[Ankh Tech]

37 minutes ago, Gehirnspaghetti said:

I'm looking for a new case at the moment and don't really have a time pressure. I just think a new case would be nice to have and might look a bit better as well. Main thing i'm looking for is better airflow and sound prformance though.

I have 2 external 5.25'' devices, 1 internal 3.5'' HDD and 1 internal 2.5'' SSD.

My CPU cooler is a Dark Rock pro 4 that just BARELY fits inside my current case (162.8mm height i think).

The GPU is a RTX 2070 non-super.

My old case has a top mounted power supply.
I've seen that new cases almost always have bottom mounted power supplies. What do I need to keep in mind when buying one of those? Should it have a shroud? As far as I understand it those let the power supply have its own air cycle to keep its heat off the other parts. Do I have the right idea here?
Do i need to look out for high enough "feet" for the case then?

ATM my PC is resting upon wooden flooring though i'll probably move next year and definitely do not know what the new floor will look like. I live (and will continue living) in Europe so I don't have a problem with thick carpet floors but I might have thin carpet flooring outside of my control.

Finally there's the question of dust filters. I have heard that they make cleaning way easier and faster (if present at every intake) and that does make a lot of intuitive sense to me. Does that hold true? Are there cases with filters on the Power supply air intake?

 

So what should I look out for? Are there differences it Dust filter quality? Should i definitely get a shroud for the Power supply bay? I was planning on looking primarily at cases with good front air intake through a mesh front panel, is that beneficial for airflow?

 

 

 

Any of you got a case in your mind that would fit my description or some suggestions what I should focus on?

 

All of the cases that fit your needs:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case/?compatible_with=F3gzK8#G=2,12&J=1,20&K=1,17

[Gehirnspaghetti]

@Enzo1001I need two

 

@Ankh Tech Thx, I've been browsing around on there a bit since many are missing information and don't quite know what to look out for.

Do you have some personal experience with cases fitting my description or any recommendations on what i shouldn't cheap out on?