Help with choosing a Micro-ATX case please!!

I was originally going to buy the Phanteks XT M3 in white for my next pc build and asked a few questions on here and was reassured that buying it would be a good choice, plus I absolutely adore the whole design of the case, even if the materials aren't exactly premium quality.

But now I'm not exactly sure if I should buy it after seeing how big it actually is compared to the somewhat more expensive cases such as the Lian Li A3 and the Deepcool CH260, as well as people saying online about how it's just an ATX case with the top shaved down.

What exactly is the right choice here? Do I go with one of the smaller options? What about decoration? I'm genuinely confused now and any opinion would help.

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