Looking for a new case

[Propensity]

okay so I have watched Linus tech tips for years now and decided to finally join the forum. My current system is......

 

NZXT tempest elite 410

MSI Z77 GD65

2500k @ 4.7 watercooled with H80

Galaxy gtx 680

thermaltake 850w psu

16GB gskill ram

2 SSD

1 HDD

 

 

So I hate my case for no real reason. I have had it for a year and just dont like the features or the future expand-ability. I have two trains of thought and would like some opinions about which would be the better choice. I just want a solid case that has everything a builder wants and needs and one that isnt a nightmare when transporting.

 

I like the idea of watercooling in the future but I feel like its not going to be worth it for me personally. I have been moving quite a bit and will probably still move at least once a year at this point in my career. I feel that packing up and moving a watercooled computer is just going to be a headache that I am not going to want. I love everything that watercooling can give and think that building a custom loop would be fun but it may need to be something I do further down the road. I have seen a lot on the switch 810 and it looks like a great case to me but I have only bought 2 cases in my life and don't really have an eye for what is good in a case.

 

Now from watching some of today's live stream and seeing where the industry is going with lower power consumption and better efficiency products, I could see custom computers getting smaller and smaller even on air cooling with these new components coming out. I have been looking at full tower cases exclusively for the past month but now think that I may want something smaller since it wont make a large difference in the future. So maybe a mid tower that is well built and feature rich would be better for me.

 

So my hope is to get a few opinions about whether or not I should go full tower or if there is a smaller case that could fit my needs.

[Semi1114]

How much money do you want to spend?

[Propensity]

How much money do you want to spend?

ideally budget of $200 but ill entertain ideas for more expensive cases if people think there is one that is worth it

[XiaoPigs]

The Corsair Graphite 600T and Carbide 400R are solid cases.The Define R4 is pretty nice too if you're going for a more silent optimized build. Switch 810 is an awesome case for watercooling but it feels too plastic for my liking.

[Semi1114]

Shit, you could get a very high end case for that money

[mgsstar]

I would go with the R4 or 650D or the C70. If you plan on water cooling, the Switch 810 is a very nice case for water cooling.

[Raboo]

I love my Corsair 600T