Case recommendations under £100 (ish)

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Hi,

Its getting close to upgrade time again, got very close to ordering a new CPU, Motherboard and RAM, but have decided I can wait a few more months as current system (i5-4690K 8GB Ram and Vega 56) is still holding its own (mostly).

My case however (Antec P180) is showing its age, front door has fallen off and most of the front panel connections no longer work, so I figure I can scratch that itch a little and invest in a new case now...

Budget: £100 give or take.

It looks like a bit of a mine field, so I am hoping for some recommendations. I love the 180, so anything along those lines is a good start. I like having room to play with, so not interested in small form factor.

It needs to fit 2 3.5 inch HDD, 2 SSD and 1 5.25 DVD (though I could probably ditch that...)

Thanks :-)
 
My case however (Antec P180) is showing its age, front door has fallen off and most of the front panel connections no longer work,

It looks like a bit of a mine field, so I am hoping for some recommendations. I love the 180, so anything along those lines is a good start. I like having room to play with, so not interested in small form factor.

It needs to fit 2 3.5 inch HDD, 2 SSD and 1 5.25 DVD (though I could probably ditch that...)
Fractal Design Define R5 was pretty similar design.
Newer R6 cut 5.25" bays to one and R7 is complete single use fashion toy without upgradability:
5.25" bay allows adding more/newer ports and are good to have for long time case.
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/akas...-front-bay-for-usb-2.0-3.0-3.1-hd-059-ak.html

BeQuiet's Silent Base 600 would be good starting point for such flexibility in future:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-silent-base-600-midi-tower-case-black-ca-105-bq.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-silent-base-600-midi-tower-case-orange-ca-104-bq.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-silent-base-600-midi-tower-case-silver-ca-106-bq.html
 
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