Casing and PSU recommendation

EV1L

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Hi, my rig is as below and i am looking at new casing and perhaps a new PSU if my current one is not recommended to use.

CPU and Mobo: i5 9400F, MSI B360M Mortar Titanium
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro RGB 2666 16GB kit
Storage 1: ADATA 1TB m2 NVMe SSD
Storage 2: SAMSUNG EVO 860 250GB SSD
Storage 3: HGST 2TB 7200 HDD
GFX: Gigabyte GTX1070
Case Fans: 2 x 120mm, 1 x 140mm (i hope to fit 6 fans in new case)
CPU Cooler: CM H103 (Hope to change to AIO like CM MasterLiquid ML120RS RGB)

The reason for me changing casing is my Jonsbo RM3 can only fit 3 fans. I wanna use a AIO 120 for my CPU and i was told by the shop staff that the AIO might not fit in due to the small space. The reason i wanna use AIO is i think the heat is pushed to the radiator and straight away expel out of the case thus reducing it flowing inside the case, increasing the internal temperature.

Secondly, i thought of changing to a bigger casing so that i can fit more fans . Im looking at either the Fractal Design S2 or Lian Li PC-O11 dynamic as these 2 can fit my table space and it comes with USB-C front ports. Or USB-C front ports is actually redundant.

Lastly, is there a need for me to change my PSU. My current PSU is Corsair TX650M (bought in 2012). I have use those online power calculator and my rig will draw max 500W. If need a new PSU, i'm looking at CM MasterWatt 650. Is CM PSUs recommended as i search online and seems like no one is recommending CM PSUs.

Thank you so much.
 
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Silverstone PS15 ? Front panel is usb 3.0 only

Taking into account PSU aging, the power supply should be still okay. However, you should consider changing it if you have stability issues right now.
 
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Silverstone PS15 ? Front panel is usb 3.0 only

Taking into account PSU aging, the power supply should be still okay. However, you should consider changing it if you have stability issues right now.

thank you for your recommendation but i need the usb C in the front panel. haha.

As for the PSU, yup, it is still serving me very well so i guess i will continue using it.
 
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