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I found the tj04b-e to be a solid, well constructed, if somewhat unique, case from Silverstone, priced at $160. It has a 7mm aluminum front panel, and steel body (windowed version also available). The case is one of the roomiest in it's class, and offers excellent airflow (offers a total of 6 fans, all but the exhaust filtered). Plenty of room for large gpu's, and the psu goes on the bottom, also filtered. The psu can be 200+mm long and u can still use the fan on the bottom (with proper cable placing). Overall cable mngmt was a breeze.

I removed the exhaust fan in my current air setup, With a d15s air cooler, the flow was actually better using 5 fans positioned for positive pressure without the exhaust. At the time of choosing this case it was just after the holidays, and the case I wanted, a Lian Li model, wasn't easily obtainable. Would've loved the FT04, shown above, in the article, but it can't be found in a non-windowed version, sadly. The tj04 turned out to be an excellent case just the same.
 
Came across this yesterday, apparently a newer offering from Lian Li, wish I'd been aware of it sooner lol http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-j60/ Even though don't plan to watercool, still would be nice to have a case like this jic was ever able to.
 
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