Case for a build. RGB and Quiet.

TurkeyDinner

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I am creating a PC that I'm spending around $1500(American) on. I was reccomended a case, but I am trying to find something that is more suiting to me. I am wanting a case that comes with RGB case fans and is pretty quiet. I would also like to have a glass side panel or window. Thanks for any and all advice.

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Turkeyyyy/saved/gTvNQ7
P.S. If this is in the wrong area sorry.

 
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As far your case selection goes, you need to figure it out by yourself since choosing a PC case is a personal choice. Go with the one that you like the most. I can only give you additional suggestions regarding cases with tempered glass side panel, like:
Note: In brackets, ( ), is CPU cooler clearance.

Corsair lineup:
Spec-04 TG, (150mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Carbide-Series%C2%AE-SPEC-04-Tempered-Glass-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case-%E2%80%94-Black-Red/p/CC-9011117-WW
Spec-06 TG, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/SPEC-06/p/CC-9011144-WW
Spec-06 RGB TG, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/SPEC-06-RGB/p/CC-9011146-WW
Spec-Omega, (170mm)...

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As far your case selection goes, you need to figure it out by yourself since choosing a PC case is a personal choice. Go with the one that you like the most. I can only give you additional suggestions regarding cases with tempered glass side panel, like:
Note: In brackets, ( ), is CPU cooler clearance.

Corsair lineup:
Spec-04 TG, (150mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Carbide-Series%C2%AE-SPEC-04-Tempered-Glass-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case-%E2%80%94-Black-Red/p/CC-9011117-WW
Spec-06 TG, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/SPEC-06/p/CC-9011144-WW
Spec-06 RGB TG, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/SPEC-06-RGB/p/CC-9011146-WW
Spec-Omega, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/SPEC-OMEGA-CONFIG/p/CC-9011120-WW
Spec-Omega RGB, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Carbide-Series-SPEC-OMEGA-RGB/p/CC-9011141-WW
275R TG, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Color/Carbide-Series-275R-Tempered-Glass-Mid-Tower-Gaming-Case/p/CC-9011132-WW
280X, (150mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Crystal-Series-280X/p/CC-9011134-WW
280X RGB, (150mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Crystal-Series-280X-RGB/p/CC-9011135-WW
460X, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Crystal-Series%E2%84%A2-460X-Compact-ATX-Mid-Tower-Case/p/CC-9011099-WW
460X RGB, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Crystal-Series-460X-RGB-Compact-ATX-Mid-Tower-Case-%28CN%29/p/CC-9011101-CN
500D, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Mid-Tower-ATX-Cases/Obsidian-Series%C2%AE-500D-Premium-Mid-Tower-Case/p/CC-9011116-WW
500D RGB, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Obsidian-Series-500D-RGB-SE-Premium-Mid-Tower-Case/p/CC-9011139-WW
570X RGB, (170mm): https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Cases/570x-rgb-config/p/CC-9011098-WW
1000D, (180mm): https://www.corsair.com/eu/en/Categories/Products/Cases/Super-Tower-and-Full-Tower-Cases/Obsidian-Series-1000D-Super-Tower-Case/p/CC-9011148-WW

Phanteks lineup:
Eclipse P300 TG, (160mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P300-TemperedGlass.html
Eclipse P350X, (160mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P350X.html
Eclipse P400 TG, (160mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P400-TemperedGlass.html
Eclipse P400S TG, (160mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Eclipse-P400S-TemperedGlass.html
Enthoo Evolv ITX TG, (200mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ITX-TemperedGlass.html
Enthoo Evolv mATX TG, (192mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-mATX-TemperedGlass.html
Enthoo Evolv ATX TG, (194mm): http://www.phanteks.com/Enthoo-Evolv-ATX-TemperedGlass.html
Enthoo Pro TG, (193mm): http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro-TemperedGlass.html
Enthoo Pro M TG, (194mm): http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Pro-M-TemperedGlass.html
Enthoo Lux TG, (193mm): http://phanteks.com/Enthoo-Luxe-TemperedGlass.html

NZXT lineup:
H200, (165mm): https://www.nzxt.com/products/h200-matte-white
H400, (164mm): https://www.nzxt.com/products/h400-matte-white
H500, (165mm): https://www.nzxt.com/products/h500-matte-white
H700, (185mm): https://www.nzxt.com/products/h700-matte-white
S340 Elite, (161mm): https://www.nzxt.com/products/s340-elite-matte-white

Note 01: I didn't include the H-series "i" versions, e.g H400i since "i" version comes with built-in fan controller and LEDs while specs are same.
Note 02: Also, i didn't include any special versions of NZXT cases, e.g S340 Elite Hyper Beast since specs are same and only looks differs.
NZXT full lineup: https://www.nzxt.com/categories/cases

Some of them do come with RGB fans, e.g 500D RGB. You can also look towards Thermaltake lineup if you want stock fans to be RGB since many TT cases come with those. Just make sure case has CPU cooler clearance at least 160mm (height of your Dark Rock 4),
Thermaltake lineup: https://www.thermaltake.com/chassis.aspx

Though, the thing with PC cases is that it isn't the case that makes the noise but instead the case fans you put into there.
If i were to take a "quiet" case like Corsair 400Q and put a Noctua NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM fan into it which outputs 43.5 dB(A), then you can be certain that the PC won't be quiet at all, despite the claims it being quiet.

To get the best possible airflow with the least amount of noise, install as many fans in your case as possible. Preferably 140mm rather than 120mm since 140mm fan moves more air and does that more quietly than it's (same spec) 120mm counterpart.
While installing 5x to 7x fans in your PC may look like that you'd get extremely loud noise out of your PC, it's actually vice-versa. The trick is that the more fans you have inside the case, the less each fan has to work to maintain the airflow and the less noise fans produce.
And that is also a main reason why i have 7x case fans in my Skylake and Haswell builds. Mostly 140mm but few 120mm as well. Full specs with pics in my sig. Since i have that many case fans, i can keep all of my case fans spinning between 800 - 1100 RPM and thanks to this, my PCs are very quiet while still having proper airflow inside my full-tower ATX cases.

 
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