Dude, put everything aside, I just purchased a Coolermaster CosmosS edition case from Notebookcity (
www.notebookcity.co.nz) for little over $300 - and it's big enough and roomy enough to store as much as you want and the air circulation is awesome. Will be upgrading to a MSI x58 motherboard in about 2-3 months and even use the case for my DJ'ing (though not practical).
For looks and the 'wow' factor - you cant go past this case, though the new Black edition Cosmos is coming out