I'm building a PC and was pondering between a few different cases. The components are:
My main goal is to have a relatively quiet build, while having enough airflow and keeping components cool (not using AIO or liquid cooling). I don't care about tempered glass at all, ideally blocked off with a regular case wall. Not planning to overclock.
The contenders are:
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I tried to make sense of the different noise levels/thermals from different reviews from tomshardware/techpowerup/guru3D (but probably different methodologies it's like comparing apples to oranges).
Initially I was leaning towards the look of pop air, but then it seems many reviews complain about the noise, so I guess that one is out of the battle.
Any personal experiences or recommendations re: the cases above? One that has a sweetspot between low noise and good temps?
Thanks!
CPU 13600k |
GPU nitro+ 6650xt |
DDR5 fury beast 5600 cl40 |
MB Gigabyte z690 |
CPU cooler 120se |
SSD M.2 kc3000 |
My main goal is to have a relatively quiet build, while having enough airflow and keeping components cool (not using AIO or liquid cooling). I don't care about tempered glass at all, ideally blocked off with a regular case wall. Not planning to overclock.
The contenders are:
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noise dBa | temperature | |||||
Cases: | idle | average | load | cpu load | gpu load | price |
Fractal Design Define S2 | 31 | 34.5 | 75 | 59 | 168 | |
FD define r6 | 28.3 | 31.4 | 44 | 55 | 165 | |
FD define 7 | 33.7 | 40 | 57 | 48 | 172 | |
pop air white | 39 | 47.8 | 64 | 74 | 95 | |
nzxt h7 flow | 34 | 42 | 40 | 68 | 61 | 137 |
be quiet! Silent Base 601 500rpm | 28.7 | 30.6 | 32.5 | 65 | 54 | 152 |
be quiet! Silent Base 601 1000rpm | 28.7 | 31.1 | 33.5 | 63 | 49 | |
FD torrent compact | 35.2 | 46.8 | 41.7 | 67 | 63 | 162 |
antec p120 | 33.6 | 37.7 | 82.1 | 80.3 | 140 |
I tried to make sense of the different noise levels/thermals from different reviews from tomshardware/techpowerup/guru3D (but probably different methodologies it's like comparing apples to oranges).
Initially I was leaning towards the look of pop air, but then it seems many reviews complain about the noise, so I guess that one is out of the battle.
Any personal experiences or recommendations re: the cases above? One that has a sweetspot between low noise and good temps?
Thanks!