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I like to keep it simple with a mouse. I've been using a Mionix Castor for about a year and a half now and I've been very happy with it for gaming and thanks to the adjustable DPI right from the mouse, I can easily turn it down to use it in Photoshop.

I don't favor any particular case. I look at cases and see what will work best for me. It has to be funtional, first and foremost. It has to be good quality. It has to be good looking. It used to be that good was just nice to have, but now there are so many options you don't really have to mod a case unless you want to get a really unique end result.

Right now I have a couple of ThermalTake cases, a Fractal and a Phanteks. I'm selling one of the ThermalTake cases and the other I plan to switch out to a Fractal R6 if I can't find some extra drive bays. The Fractal Node 202 is going to be replaced by the Loque Ghost S1 as soon as they start shipping the Kickstarters out. Lastly, my main PC is in a Phanteks Enthoo Pro M and I'm going back to Lian Li later this year when I build a new...ish system. I'll be getting the PC-011 Dynamic.

Here's a list of mainstream brands I typically look at when looking at cases...

In Win
Lian Li
Cooler Master
Fractal
Phanteks
ThermalTake
Corsair

There are some off the wall ones I've used like Apevia that have been okay as well as some low production cases like the Dan A4 or the Loque Ghost. 

@BlastMode7 What do you think will happen with future prices?

Well, I think this is a very complex issue. The memory prices as well as production are merely one component. There's a lawsuit pending against Hynix, Micron and Samsung about price fixing. IF they are found guilty, that could help to alleviate some of the issue. It will at least bring memory prices down so the average person can afford to put more than 8GB of RAM in their builds. I'm honestly not looking forward to buying another kit of 32GB come the end of the year. For production, they need to build another facility or "smart" device production needs to drop off. Remember, it's not just phones and tablets. We're talking a plethora of app driven tech that needs memory.

The memory supply just isn't there for graphics card manufactures to keep up with the demand from crypto miners. Right now you're seeing a drop due to a severe drop in BTC and ETH, and a lot of people that were in mining without really knowing what they're doing, are now getting out. The influx of used mining cards, as a result, has also been a big driving force in this drop in GPU prices. The other is that mining with BTC isn't very profitable for people using GPUs due to ASIC miners. They recently released one for ETH, which is the other big crypto on the block. Only time will tell if they take out GPUs in the way ASICs did for BTC. You still have the issue of the fact there are a lot of cryptos that are very viable for mining with GPUs and there's also the fact that both BTC and ETH are back on the rise. You also have the issue of retailers not selling at MSRP as they know they can sell them for that price. Our only recourse there is to vote with our wallets. Sadly, miners will buy them and not bat an eye.

Lastly, Samsung had a power outage that killed a lot of NAND flash memory not too long ago affecting the price of SSDs, but to a much lesser degree.

So... what needs to happen in the short term is that ASICs work out well to mine ETH and memory manufactures need to be found guilty of price fixing, if they are. Those two things will make the most difference this year. In the long term, we would need to not have another crypto take off that can be mined with GPUs and memory production needs to increase. The latter is going to take a while, if another facility is built.

I imagine we're going to see a another temporary drop in prices like we did about a year ago. Since memory is rather expensive now, we may not see much more of a price drop in GPU prices. I could be wrong, and I hope I am, but I don't think we're seeing the end of this.

Sadly, nope. I din't think Noctua sees the demand to bother. I've decided to get my first AIO when I upgrade to Thredripper later this year.

Yeah, I had an MSi mobo like that a long time ago. And yeah, unless you have a known good to test with, testing a mobo is a real crap shoot.

My backup machine has a 970 and for 1080p is great, unless you want to run high refresh. Too bad even those are obscenely expensive right now. For now, GPU and memory manufactures NEED to increase production capacity. That's currently the only fix for this in the short term and I feel that it's only a matter of time before it starts to effect the sales of other components.

The D15 on my main system is cooling an overclocked 6800K. I'm pushing it as hard as I can and even when I was trying to get 4.3HGHz out of it and pushed it to 1.5v it stayed under 70 degrees, and it's still pretty quiet. Nearly silent at idle. I've been more than happy with it, but I have my doubts about even the best air option from Noctua for TR4 is good enough to push it, and I do overclock. Even some of the better AIOs are having a little trouble.

I've never much cared for them and while I've done custom loops for other people, I've never done one for myself cause while they look great, I've never seen a practical need for my usage. These new Enermax AIOs might change my mind about AIOs though.

I'm going to move to Threadripper. I wanted to get one of the initial ones, but then I heard about the Zen refresh and decided to grab one when they incorporate those. AS it sits, your 1800x kills my 6800K. Threadripper would probably cut my encode times in half.

Yep, I have a couple. One I need to install a new LCD into, the other will be kept for parts. I've seen people modify those rechargeable battery packs with Li-ion batteries. With a modern LCD they could last a decent amount of time.

Only idiots are build GPUs to mine BTC with. That vast majority are mining alt-coins like ETH. However, there might be good news is sight... someone is developing an ASIC for ETH and it could be good with other coins as well. Current ASICs are worthless for mining ETH, but that's what most are using for BTC. If that happens, mining ETH, and possibly other cryptos, with GPUs days could be numbered. AS for memory, they just need to increase production as you have so many devices that need it and they just can't keep up with demand right now.

I have no aversion to a particular brand. The mainstream players all produce decent boards. With how many computers I've built, I've found that you have to judge each board on it's own because, while they can all make a decent mobo, they all turn out crap ones too.

Well, I have a few systems, all Intel, for now. Once they refresh Threadripper later in the year I'll most likely be dumping the 6800K in my main system for one. On my main system I'm using a Noctua D15s. On the backup system I'm using a Noctua U9s. On the game room PC a Noctua L9i... sensing a theme? However, on the server I cheaped out and went with an Evo 212. When I upgrade my main system later in the year I might going with liquid. Still deciding if I'll build a custom loop or go with an AIO. Since Enermax is making ones you can drain and refill, they're now a somewhat appealing option to me.

Why? I haven't seen a reason to go to liquid until now. Why Noctua? While they're fans remind me of a hospital hallway, they some of the best air coolers out there. And you can replace the fans.