Best Case that fits all criteria
Settled on the Enermax Staray Midi=ATX Tower. Right overall size and plenty of room inside. Price was not the main issue and this was very reasonable. I nearly went for a much larger case and more expensive, but had visions of major carpentry required on my desk and consequently a horrific vision of extra work put me off.
I am not sure about the PWS position issue either. As I think I understand it, the PWS fan is reasonably powerful compared to the GPU fans and MAY win the battle in terms of available airflow if too close. In some cases we looked at the VTX card I have would have been very adjacent. Obviously this applies more when having two cards in place - no point having a case that can't accommodate both GPUs if eventually fitted.
I suppose, since I have the two cards I can at least test on a single card basis and on the Crossfire set-up. That may prove interesting and will illustrate/confirm some of your concerns. If little or no improvement or disruption with "stuttering" occurs with both cards installed, then I can always leave one out and either keep it on the backburner or sell it.
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