I've had an antec 900 for four years and it's completely and utterly awful. I've searched the web high and low and really haven't found anything that appeals to me that is ATX. I don't want a case that is bigger than the antec and would rather something that is smaller. The biggest form factor i'd like is a mid tower, and I am open to buying a new motherboard to accomodate for a smaller case. I'd like to keep plastic to a minimum, and the corsair 600t is way too big. The 650D also has some problems for me (the usb is a passthrough, which is totally unacceptable for 2013). It also must have a window and have cable management. My budget is 250$ CDN.
The only "solution" I've found was a cobalt blue bitfenix prodigy (85$) with either the MSI Z77IA-E53 or the ASUS P8Z77I Deluxe motherboard, with the msi option coming to 180$ and the ASUS coming to 280$, and i'd like to find an option that is cheaper so i can spend my ca$h on more games! :)
Specs of the PC:
Intel i7-3770k w/ Xigmatek Dark Knight
EVGA GTX 760 ACX SC
MSI Z77A-G45
OCZ 120gb SSD & Seagate 1.5tb HDD
16GB RIpjaws X 1600MHz