I've recently built a new rig, and this time I bought a fractal design case, since I already had one for my server, a NODE 304 Black. The NODE 304 Black was a bit strange in that the power supply is located inside the box, so that the heat from the power supply blows into the case, but there is a vent located near where the power supply blows out, so it's not such a big deal. Everything else about this case was great. It has big thumb screws, air filters over the air intakes which are fairly easy to remove and clean.
Then I bought a DEFINE R4 Black Pearl case, and wow, I love this case. The front of it is like the monolith from "2001: A space odyssey". Perhaps that's not for everyone, but I think it's sexy. On the inside, the layout is perfect. I don't think I will ever cut myself taking parts in or out of this case, which isn't something I can say about other cased I've had in the past. It features dust filters for any air intakes, the power supply has it's own air intake (through the bottom) and blows out through the back, room for lots of 140 mm fans (two at the front, one at the back, two on the top, and one extra one on the bottom), and covers for any unused fan locations. There's room for plenty of hard disks, and they have their own caddies that come in and out easily. Plus, a whole unit with 5 hard disk caddies comes right out, for better air flow if you don't have a whole bunch of hard disks.
I highly recommend you at least look at Fractal Design for your next case purchase.
Then I bought a DEFINE R4 Black Pearl case, and wow, I love this case. The front of it is like the monolith from "2001: A space odyssey". Perhaps that's not for everyone, but I think it's sexy. On the inside, the layout is perfect. I don't think I will ever cut myself taking parts in or out of this case, which isn't something I can say about other cased I've had in the past. It features dust filters for any air intakes, the power supply has it's own air intake (through the bottom) and blows out through the back, room for lots of 140 mm fans (two at the front, one at the back, two on the top, and one extra one on the bottom), and covers for any unused fan locations. There's room for plenty of hard disks, and they have their own caddies that come in and out easily. Plus, a whole unit with 5 hard disk caddies comes right out, for better air flow if you don't have a whole bunch of hard disks.
I highly recommend you at least look at Fractal Design for your next case purchase.