New case - they all seem the same?

[RollerBall]

I've decided to bite the bullet and move on from my faithful TJ07 which I've owned for approximately 18 years and has seen about 5 different builds. It's just not that efficient anymore and a ballache to work on.

I will be watercooling an RTX 5090 and 9800x3d.

The none-negotiables; side panel must be tempered glass. Front can also be, or can be a 'classy' or minimalist front. Black. Space for 2-3x 360mm rads with no headaches. Vertical GPU mounting, or can be easily modded to fit a vertical GPU WITHOUT compromising on the rads. Budget ~£150, closer to £100 the better.

I don't like RGB, but I do like lights - I just set everything to white. I don't like the front just being a wedge of 3 RGB fans behind mesh. My TJ07 has an acrylic face with slits with light from behind.

That seems to cover... Most cases these days? Current shortlist is the NZXT H9 flow or the BeQuiet LightBox 600. Anything else I should pay particular attention to?

 

[spavac22]

lian mini v2. does not require a seperate vertical gpu bracket.

 

[rjk]

Firstly, the TJ07 is the greatest computer case of all time and it isn't even a discussion.

I do understand why you would want a modern chassis though.

for a more modern option, you will need something with some airflow.
I would suggest the HS420 as a TJ07 upgrade but its well out of budget.

My suggestions would be
XT View
Evolv X2
one of the O11 family
NV5
NV7

the VGPU requirement does mean that some of these options would need an additional purchase of a bracket/riser combo specific to that case/brand