Considering swapping cases (700D to what?)

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I bought a new PC beginning of November and got the 700D as I loved the look of it, the cable tidy system, the space and that handy little mobo panel.

Trouble is it's so damn large and not brilliant on air, part of me wants to keep it but part of me is looking at other cases.

What can people recommend?

Current PC spec is

i7 950 with H50 (2x Vipers Push pull)
GTX 460
1x 64GB SSD
2x 1TB

And I have one apache acting as an exhaust on one of the top grills.

Owned a few Antec cases in the past and was always impressed and was looking at a HAF before buying this.
 
Silverstone FT01

Small
Cool
Same quality worksmanship as the 700d
Similar obelisk appearance to the 700d.

Can also be had without a window, but then you get a grey interior.
 
The HAF cases are designed for air cooling and they're awesome at their job... the 700/800D are more aimed at water cooling, so they don't handle the airflow very well.

I changed from a P182 to a HAF 932 and my temps dropped by about 7*c!! in the P182 I was running at 3.6GHz @35*c average... In the HAF I'm running at 4.05GHz (24/7) @ 36*c average... voltage cranked up from just over stock @ 3.6 to 1.44v so needless to say, the HAF works very very well :)
 
I have been looking at the FT01 and FT02 but I do not want to spend £200 on a case.

Although the haf does a great job its looks leave a lot to be desired :(
 
I have gone for an FT01 few reviews have it listed pretty high for cooling and it looks nice as well.

Not so keen on all the plastic on the HAF cases.
 
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