Fractal Design DEFINE R5 temperature question

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Hi as the title states I'm looking to buy the above case. Firstly though, I'm curious about the temps it will achieve with the following specs:

CPU: Intel - Core i5-6600 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor
Motherboard: Asus - STRIX H270F GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory: Kingston - HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 OC 6GB Strix Video Card
Power Supply: Cooler Master - 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply
Optical Drive: Asus - DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

To add, I will leave the front case door closed and will use the stock Intel CPU cooler (although if you will feel free to recommend some other CPU cooler to further drive down the temperature). I would also by another 140mm front intake fan and I will not use the top and side fan positions, maybe will use the bottom as intake as well. And feel free to recommend some good and silent case fans, I intend to buy another fan like the ones preinstalled in the case.

To add further info I live in a moderate climate with the exception of the ever rising summer season temperatures.

Thanks in advance
 
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The best review I've found on fans was this one:
http://www.overclockers.com/15-case-fans-tested-ultimate-140-mm-roundup/
http://www.overclockers.com/case-fan-roundup-twenty-three-120-mm-case-fans-tested/
http://www.overclockers.com/65-fans-tested-megahalems/

for the 140 with nice measurements of airflow unobstructed/obstructed and associated RPM and noise.
It gives you an overall idea of how different brands place, but newest models you have to look at individual reviews (on the same site), and also youtube videos so you can hear what they sound like revved up. Compare yourself between performance and noise. To me, it seems for the most part, Gentle Typhoon and slipstream do very well but are not easy to obtain here. Noctua also does...
That's really an impossible question to answer accurately as no tech site has ever tested your exact hardware setup (and room ambient temps). About all you can do is see the results from tech review websites testing this case with their hardware components and try and use that as a guideline for your build knowing your CPU and GPU thermals. Here's an example of one using an i5 4670K with an R9 270X and Kraken X41 closed loop cooler.

http://www.dvtests.com/fractal-design-define-r5-test-and-review/
 
Here's a nice comparison of thermal performance of various cases compared to R5:
http://www.bit-tech.net/reviews/tech/cases/fractal-design-define-r5-review/3/
Keep in mind that test are done on cases as they come shipped, ie. they don't test for thermal performance with fans you add yourseld
 
The best review I've found on fans was this one:
http://www.overclockers.com/15-case-fans-tested-ultimate-140-mm-roundup/
http://www.overclockers.com/case-fan-roundup-twenty-three-120-mm-case-fans-tested/
http://www.overclockers.com/65-fans-tested-megahalems/

for the 140 with nice measurements of airflow unobstructed/obstructed and associated RPM and noise.
It gives you an overall idea of how different brands place, but newest models you have to look at individual reviews (on the same site), and also youtube videos so you can hear what they sound like revved up. Compare yourself between performance and noise. To me, it seems for the most part, Gentle Typhoon and slipstream do very well but are not easy to obtain here. Noctua also does well. There are other good fan reviews but unfortunately not in english 😛
 
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