Would I see any benefit..

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In changing/upgrading my case?

My current rig is:

Phenom II X4 965 BE
Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P
4 GB G.Skill NQ
GTS 250
1TB HD
XFX 650W PSU

Which I run out of an EZCOOL h550 case. It's not a bad case I don't think. It has a nice big fan built into the side panel and I've added an extra fan at the rear but I worry whether this case is good enough in cooling and airflow.
My graphics card seems to be running a little hot at load (65-70) with the latest games like MoH even at fairly low settings. And although I intend to upgrade from this soon is it worth also upgrading the case too.

If so, what are good options?

I like the CM 690 dominator myself but wonder if it would be too much case for my needs.

Cheers
 
Are you having any issues with your current hardware? Any over heating issues? You might just want to take your PC apart, dust it all out with some compressed air and replace it all in your current case. Maybe tidying up your cables? I personally have the CM-690 and I love it, but I wanted mine for the better airflow when overclocking. I am now waiting for someone to say I chose the wrong case for that job, but it worked for me so neeerrr! :P

Nah seriously, are you able to upload some images to show us your current case?
 
Is it possible to install a fan on the side? Otherwise, something like a Cooler Master Elite series case would actually work rather well, you wouldn't have to go all out for a CM 690 or anything like that.
 
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