Recommandation for a quiet case

[Yonany]

Im planning on buying a new rig very soon with 8700K and GTX1080TI and i want a very quiet case.

i was thinking about the Fractal Design R5 but in a review the guy mentioned that if a fan is mounted on the side or top of the case (which otherwise be covered with a metal plate) you loose some of "quietness".

i want a case without glass or LEDs in the price range of the R5.
if the R5 is good enough i will go with that though.

 

[vapour]

https://pcpartpicker.com/product/nwVBD3/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr5bko

 

[Zerk2012]

Get the R5 add a extra front 140mm fan and remove the center drive bay.
That will be all the cooling you need.

 

[Yonany]

so 2 intakes on the front and 1 exhaust in the back?
i thought about an additional intake on the side to feed the GPU, wouldnt it help to keep temps down and potentially improve GPU performance?

 

[Zerk2012]

Add the extra to the front and remove the center drive bay that is the same amount of sirfloe in the case.
It clears the path for air.
https://www.google.com/search?q=fractal+R5+center+drive+bay+removal&client=tablet-android-verizon&prmd=sivn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJhM7UnNXWAhVL6iYKHRbIAJwQ_AUIEigC&biw=1024&bih=768#imgrc=2FBpdLXKbCRpyM:

 

[Yonany]

yea, i planned to do this. i got only 3 harddrives so the center bay is just blocking the fan.

but my question was about the side fan, should i mount a fan there or it will just break the noise seal and wont change temps?

 

[boosted1g]

Cant go wrong Fractal Design Define R5

 

[Zerk2012]

yea, i planned to do this. i got only 3 harddrives so the center bay is just blocking the fan.

but my question was about the side fan, should i mount a fan there or it will just break the noise seal and wont change temps?

It might and might not lower the GPU temp I would not even think of adding one unless you are having heat issues with the card airflow can be a bit tricky more fans is not always better for cooling. With what you have listed with the case setup I stated I would not think your going to have thermal problems.
Your not going to improve the performance of a video card by running it cooler unless the temp is high enough for thermal throttling.

 

[Yonany]

if the temps are lower i can get a better OC out of it.
ofcourse that even 40c isnt going to yield better performance unless the GPU is throttling.

i think that i will go for the R5, use it "as is" and see if there is a need to add fans.

TY guys very much!

 

[Nigel Spike]

I have an R5 with the setup @Zerk2012 suggests. No side fan. My GTX 970 idles at 45C and rarely reaches the 70C where the GPU fans start spinning, even during gaming.

Nigel

 

[Zerk2012]

if the temps are lower i can get a better OC out of it.
ofcourse that even 40c isnt going to yield better performance unless the GPU is throttling.

i think that i will go for the R5, use it "as is" and see if there is a need to add fans.

TY guys very much!

I have used that case several times add the fan remove the bay.

 

[Yonany]

XD well, ok then, i will do it.
Thanks.