Open case vs closed case air flow

[alkatraz333.jh]

I had a general question about air flow that i cant find answered anywhere else. How beneficial is it to have a 'sealed' case such as any normal case, as opposed to an 'open' case such as the corsair 570x? Is there a significant difference between either or? Minor? Not at all?

 

[USAFRet]

I had a general question about air flow that i cant find answered anywhere else. How beneficial is it to have a 'sealed' case such as any normal case, as opposed to an 'open' case such as the corsair 570x? Is there a significant difference between either or? Minor? Not at all?

Too many factors to determine.

Fans, other components, room temp, etc, etc.

There is no "OMG, the 570x sucks because blah blah!"

 

[alkatraz333.jh]

I had a general question about air flow that i cant find answered anywhere else. How beneficial is it to have a 'sealed' case such as any normal case, as opposed to an 'open' case such as the corsair 570x? Is there a significant difference between either or? Minor? Not at all?

Too many factors to determine.

Fans, other components, room temp, etc, etc.

There is no "OMG, the 570x sucks because blah blah!"

I understand that, im just asking if that is a factor. Whether it be sealed or not.

Im assuming you were being sarcastic about that? I love the 570x. I treat my PC as a show piece lol. The only two complaints i have is the lack of a PSU cover and that there is no way to hide the motherboard cables. But even then, my 1080ti hides them well enough honestly lmao.

 

[USAFRet]

I had a general question about air flow that i cant find answered anywhere else. How beneficial is it to have a 'sealed' case such as any normal case, as opposed to an 'open' case such as the corsair 570x? Is there a significant difference between either or? Minor? Not at all?

Too many factors to determine.

Fans, other components, room temp, etc, etc.

There is no "OMG, the 570x sucks because blah blah!"

I understand that, im just asking if that is a factor. Whether it be sealed or not.

Im assuming you were being sarcastic about that? I love the 570x. I treat my PC as a show piece lol. The only two complaints i have is the lack of a PSU cover and that there is no way to hide the motherboard cables. But even then, my 1080ti hides them well enough honestly lmao.

Everything is a factor.
Does that case keep your components cool enough, with whatever cooling situation you have installed?
If so...there is no issue.

Another case..a sealed one...may be better or may be worse. Or may be "worse", to the tune of 0.5degrees.

 

[geofelt]

All cases need some sort of adequate airflow.
I think by "sealed" you mean that the front opening is somehow covered so you do not see an intake mesh.
For those the intake air comes in from the sides or bottom. One benefit of such an arrangement is possibly lower noise.
Otherwise, it is mostly aesthetic.
To my mind, if a case has provision for at least two 120/140mm intake fans it will provide sufficient airflow for most any set of parts.
If such intake has an easily replaceable washable filter, so much the better.

 

[boju]

The hardware is exposed in open air cases, not sealed and prone to dust buildup.

The Corsair 570x is a sealed case with tempered glass mounted on rubber seams with dust filters front, top and bottom. Air is pulled from edges at the front, not sure how effective air flow will be with glass there but should reduce fan noise.

 

[alkatraz333.jh]

The hardware is exposed in open air cases, not sealed and prone to dust buildup.

The Corsair 570x is a sealed case with tempered glass mounted on rubber seams with dust filters front, top and bottom. Air is pulled from edges at the front, not sure how effective air flow will be with glass there but should reduce fan noise.

The 570x is in fact not sealed. The edges where the glass sits are not rubber sealed. They are free to take in or expel air.

 

[boju]

Sorry you're right, thought i saw in a review it had a seam. It has standoffs. Ok the case might cool well but two lacking points, air pressure to help airflow direction and keep dust out.

Bit of convo about it.

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