Possible replacement for a TJ-09

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So I've had the wonderful Silverstone Temjin TJ-09 in silver for a number of years now, and with the changes in tech, and my latest build, I am wondering if it would be a good time for a change. There are a couple of reasons for this...

Cable management seems poor for what was a high spec case. While there is a removeable motherboard tray, there is no room realistically behind it for cabling, making it very messy. I believe this is mainly down to its age.

No SSD specific HD slot. SSD's weren't around really when this was designed I guess. Minor irritation but it is still there.

My R6970, when it returns from RMA-Land, barely fits in, due to the graphics card fan splat bang in the middle of the case. This surprised me really considering how big the case actually is.

Unfortunately a replacement is not simple. I do not like ostentatious cases. I do not like black/white/beige cases. This is why I loved the TJ-09. Simple clean lines, easy to work with, and at the time, had everything I needed.

So, any recommendations for a silver case to fit the following -

i5 2500k
ASrock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3
Noctua NHD14
16gb of low profile corsair vengeance ram
little asus dg soundcard
MSi R6970 Lightning
Modular 750w Seasonic PSU.
Blu-Ray player
DVD-RW
Fan Controller
M4 128gb SSD
WD Cavier Blue 500gb HD

If there really isnt anything out there, as I know Silver cases are rare these days, then I would consider black ones. If it helps, my previous case was the Thermaltake Tsunami Dream. Major concerns are obviously room for the R6970 and something with better cable management.
 
Done some digging, and well silver cases seem to be out the window. Looked at Silverstones offerings, Raven and FT02, which seem to be the best of their offerings and the turned motherboard would represent a problem as I dont really want to have to move the Noctua CPU cooler if I move to a new case.

Best alternatives? Corsair 600T pops up as does the Thermaltake 10 GT, but really dont think I could live with the styling of the 10GT. Lian Li always used to be a top notch case maker but there seems to be nothing on their cases these days?
 
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