PC Case Review playlist: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-G835LGHpeoI.html Article & methodology: www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3586-thermaltake-level-20-rs-case-review Additional methodology (standardized / normalized tests): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eVkAXSJeKKM.html Article: [This will publish at 9AM EST, so about 5 hours after the video goes live] www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3604-best-gaming-pc-cases-for-airflow-in-2020-right-now If you're building a new computer, buy our Wireframe Mousemat (36" x 12", or 91 x 30cm) for a high-quality PC component mouse pad design at a competitive price: store.gamersnexus.net/products/gn-wireframe-mouse-mat Consider buying our Modmat for a large, anti-static surface to protect your table and the electronics you work on: store.gamersnexus.net/products/modmat
One of my gripes with time has been... How prices on cases went up.. and powersupplies stopped being included. *shrug* In fact... fans were never a question, now.. sigh.
Perfect content for me. Want to get an over view of the case landscape vis-a-vis airflow, but too lazy to go through all the data. Thank you very much.
I am so happy that PC case makers are focusing on Air Flow and not putting a solid piece of tempered glass in front of fans. Thanks for making manufacturers listen, Gamers Nexus
Completely agree. Its nice to have a transparent reviewer with objective testing methodology, a large audience, and some pull to keep manufacturers at least somewhat honest.
I actually made my Anidees AI Crystal work to have very little airflow restriction between the front glass panel and the fans. They put decorative plastic in there that was choking it. So I broke away all that decorative plastic and now my 3x 140mm front intakes get great airflow with very little restriction. Drawback is... No dust filter. But a can of compressed air every so often helps.
And here i am, still with a cooler master haf 912plus, which i bought in 2011. I recently replaced the original fans(and added another exaust fan on the ceiling/top) and have no plans to scrap it, hopefully it'll last another 9 years. What works just works.
The "12 Fans, 0 Airflow" case review inspired me to find this. If enough people watched your videos and purchased accordingly, all manufacturers would be forced to get their shit together. Thank you for providing this service.
Airflow has always been important to me. The best I've ever used, and I have it to this day is the Corsair Air540, which is never mentioned anymore. Fantastic airflow.
Because of your comment i ended up purchasing the Air540 a week ago and for its size it’s a lot lighter then this dell case that’s a mid tower. She’s beastly looking and great airflow!
Yes, please highlight when 5.25 bays are available. That is something I must have in any case I buy. So it's very appreciated when companies include one, and when reviewers mention it.
@@prydzen It's still hardware I want/need in my PC. Having documents (basic things like forms, photos, keyrings, to more complex things like the entire source code and GUI of a project) saved on physical media is a huge bit of piece of mind, while being more secure, and private than online infrastructure (even on your own NAS). OS recovery disks (or an entire distro backup) are still handy, along with portable programs. Of course there is also the benefit of creating a digital (or in the case of GOG games, physical) backup of the media, I paid for. Lastly, if there are several bays, it's a cool way to add more front facing ports, and/or add a draw to put small things like keys, USB drives, etc. I love water cooling space, I love the look of tempered glass, but those are something I can do without. I need a dedicated 5.25 bay. Even if it's something I have to pay extra for, or if it's flipped on the side, it's something I cannot do without. I currently have 4 bays, 1 is an absolute must, 2 is preferable, any more than that, is a nice bonus.
@@prydzen Sure, and I have trialled going that method, before having my current PC. From what I found going that route has disadvantages. When you go external, you're likely using USB, which can lead to a lot of hardware inconsistencies, and reliability issues. Not all USB devices, and chipsets are made equal. As an example, I've never used a drive (even using USB3.1) that could match our much older (and theoretically inferior) SATA drive, in speed, or reliability. That's true for drives that both cost the same, and ones that cost twice the price, even ones from the same brand (Pioneer). In some cases, it's literally been twice as slow, so I'm not talking about minor 5-10% differences, here. Also, of course, I don't want an hour work burning session ruined, because the USB chipset decided to be flaky. Yes, that had happened, but thankfully the Verify process saved me. It wouldn't be a huge issue if this was just small, personnel files, but when you're doing workloads of important data; That drive needs to be reliable, and preferably speedy. Of course, then you also need to consider the extra external cables, and devices, further cluttering the workspace up. Less of an issue, but I like to have a nice clean, and tidy work environment. I also have enough boxes full of gadget, and techie nicknack, without adding another potential adapter I could do without.
I have one to, but it is getting “older” now so testing will probably not be done anymore. Greg Salazar and Hardware Canucks did do a decent review on it however, just don’t expect GN level testing 😉👍
Silver- Box I got the white one, one of my son’s has the antraciet (grey) one. For my other son I just ordered the P500A 😉 he now has a Enermax SF30... looks great but generally a horrible case, no airflow, bad cable management options and cheap feeling.
I made a kind of wooden frame for an old, el-cheapo PC case with no room for a front fan (but with holes for screws). I attached a (spare) Noctua fan to the wooden frame, screwed the whole thing into the case at the front, and as the 250 GB Crucial M.2 SSD at the bottom can testify, there is a nice airflow now (HWiNFO64 showing 38-40° C while watching this video, according to HWiNFO64). If you're handy (and if the case allows), you may be able to ameliorate airflow in a PC case.
I think the 4000D AF and 5000D AF are excellent top contenders. I’m replacing my 4000 with the 5000 because of 360mm AIO support, love both the look, size, and versatility of these two cases. More so the 5000 because of the versatility. The 4000d is more limited on AIO sizes and what not. Hence why I’m upgrading.
Shame these days you need to put a non-woven mesh filter across your face to brave the world these days. Not so shameful is keeping oneself sanitary and (mostly) void of human malware.
I have used my original cooler master HAF 932 for about a decade and love it. Was my go to case for building for my friends. Great airflow, upgrade ability , good build quality and was priced right.
I recently picked up the Cougar MX-330-G ATX case for $50 at Newegg. Mesh front panel, 5.25" drive bay, and tempered glass panel. I needed a 5.25" for my Blu-ray burner. I wanted a front-panel USB-C jack but didn't want to pay an extra $100 for that feature.
I want to take this chance to sing the H500 (dual 200 mesh front) coolermaster's praises. If you want to do a full air build it is really hard to beat for the price (got mine for $110)... do it. it's good
@@uzy9748 it's hard for anyone to say what is the right case for 1 person. What works for me and my situation may not be right for you and what you plan to so, and what hardware you plan to use. Over all, if it's a quality case, and your parts fit, then you should be in good shape.
I really wish more manufacturers switched to using 2x200mm front intake fans rather than 3x120mm. Bigger fans spinning slower = less noise without sacrificing cooling.
Been in the process of slowly building my first Desktop PC after buying a gaming laptop and realized I made a mistake. Not being able to upgrade my inner components was a realization that I basically threw away my money whilst looking towards the future, a future which is continually evolving. A scientist early in the computer revolution theorized computer technology ie: transistors would become smaller and twice the amount would fit onto the same circuit board every two years. It turned out this worked out to about every year and half in real world application. I started researching how computers work: GreatCoursesPlus (Physics in your life) has a great segment about technology and how it works based on physics. Once I had a general understanding of how computers work I started getting down into the nitty and gritty like the pros and cons of every component. Reading/watching videos about all of this stuff so I would never feel like I was at a disadvantage again while buying computer components. Your video about the 3300x Build guide was the first entrance I had unto your YT videos, since it was along the lines of where I was heading with my build. Since then, I always reference you guys first and foremost before any other YT computer experts/enthusiasts. You back up your opinions with solid data and it has helped me tremendously to not fall back into where I started this journey as a foolish consumer without any idea of what I was really buying. I'm at the point of where I am buying a case/GPU as the last components I need for my build and this guide helped me avoid another pitfall of a consumer. I'd like to buy the Lian Li II but with shortages I can't find it on Newegg/Amazon. Looking at getting the P400a instead if Lian isn't available within the next few weeks. Just hoping either case is easy to build within as a first time PC builder. Anyways, I really appreciate your page and the information you present for people like me to digest. It has made a huge impact on my decisions. I've learned a lot about computers through this journey of becoming a first time PC builder and even after i'm finished with my build i'll continue to watch your videos because quite frankly you guys do it the best out of anyone.
more damn Sprayway glass cleaner..... also, I have one case you brought "back" awhile ago cause it's from like 2014-15ish (it's in a video that's probably around 2 yrs old now). the CoolerMaster HAFx and I just got (last week) a Thermaltake Core x71. These things are huge and can hold a lot of air and fans, the Thermaltake can fit like 12-13 fans if ya went crazy with it. Thanks for doing case reviews, mgf's have slacked badly in many ways and doing tests, reviews, proving mgf's wrong and also doing math for them to maybe one day eliminate the "lines of holes" cause it's very restrictive is much appreciated.
Great video - thank you. I love the *idea* of the P500A, but I just can’t unsee the front fan mount issue every time I look at it 😢. Wish they’d have kept the front panel and fan mounts the same as the P400A. If they had it would have been an instant buy for me. I’m probably learning towards the Lancool 2 Mesh now..
Yo, you guys missed a trick not covering the Gamemax f15 (not sure if it was released in 2020 tho), full mesh front panel and comes with 2 200mm fans and an exaust fan. Recently put a build together in it. Would highly recommend!
I user a be quiet dark base pro 900 rev 2 and it's perfectly cooling my system without any problem. usint the factory triple silent wings 2 front 1 back is doing what needs to be done. Despite the fact that the door on the front is always closed. However thankfully they thought of this too and there are went cutouts on each side, which are also filtered against dust, but lets the front fans to pull air into the chassis. In my opinion, as it's be quiet's most expensive high end case, it still worths it's money. Especially since the full case is modular. Making it even easier to clean because we can take it all apart as we want, like a lego. :3
I spend a little bit more on the case because its what i will be lookin at most frequently and so its what my mind pictures when i say my computer so I want it to be epic
Thanks for the great video. I'm looking for a case right now and I'm torn between the P300A, P400A, TD500 and 500DX. I'm not sure which I'll end up getting but I'm happy we've got cases with mesh panels now!
My older CoolerMaster HAFX with the larger slower fans still cant be beat thermally. Still available new at some stores. I was hoping my newer Fractal Design 7XL would have been mentioned but I cannot comment yet having just built it other than..........fan design in 2020 is better, yet this XL case maxes out at 140mm fans. The older HAF-X I think was better built for High Air Flow at a quieter rate due to larger fan accomodation.
I 'd prefer if cases had an option to buy them without fans since I replace all of them anyway. Also, while I am not against the airflow trend, I would like to see cases retain the boxy, minimalist look. The NR 600 looks good, but I am weary about cooler master products. Also would love to see for higher quality material like aluminum and I would pay for it.
when i build my next PC, i will make a custom water loop combined with aluminium cooling fins, probably small fans hided as good as possible with temperature sensors under the "passive" aluminium cooler to support cooling if the aluminium brick is getting too hot. I will definately change my mind with the next PC.... all of my previous cases were monsters, mostly Big-Towers with a ton of fans, biggest case i ever had were 5x 120mm in and 4x120mm out in a modded, old Chieftec Big Tower made nearly completely out of steel(very rare, early "Dragon" models). Or my actual case, 3x 140mm IN(2 Front "full speed", 1 side GPU temp controlled), 1x120mm+1x300mm low rpm OUT (120 back, 300mm Top) My next case will be like 1x120mm or 140/200mm low rpm In from the front, 1x 120mm back out for cooling the components on the PCBs, while the most heat will get out with a blowerstyle air (or watercooling ....) GPU cooler and also CPU watercooled, in the already said passive cooled aluminium block with fins. I want as quiet fan noise as possible, all my PCs were ever made for good and especially much airflow, not even mentioned yet small, mostly 60 or 80mm fans zipped anywhere on the board/cables blowing directly at "critical" components. But hey every PC i ever had is still alive after my overclocking and "24/7" gaming or rendering/ripping/converting tortures. I even remember, a old PC, Core 2 Duo, OCed heavily to 5 GHz with a nvidia 750 SLI chipset. The Chipset was already hot af at stock, and it overheated and crashed consistently with OC, so i replaced the small passive aluminium block with a bigger one and a 80mm fan, made the PC much more stable and this was probably also the reason it stayed alive for over a decade at 5 GHz.
Another good option for a high-end full tower case with decent airflow would be the Phanteks Enthoo 719 (Luxe 2). It would've been interesting to see where it lands on the chart. All I know is thermals are like night and day compared to my be Quiet! DB Pro 900 r2 even with a liquid cooled system.
this new mesh design without any dust filter is very questionable. at least in my city theres a lot of dust. you need to make a review in 4-6Months of using between mesh with dust filter vs mesh without dust filter to see how the dust affects thermal perfomance in each one. Great reviews!
And here I am cutting up my own tempered glass, drilling holes and basically butchering my case till i get my desired airflow, fan mounting and clear view 🤣 New Zealand style.. if you broke or stingy or just bored, time to bust out the tools 😜
Phanteks really out here doing stuff. I build a budget pc about 7 or 8 months ago with a P300a, was surprised at how good it is for the price. Now im looking at passing it down to my son and building a higher end rig and immediately went to GN for the P500a review...needless to say, i know what case i will be using. Now if i can just figure out the hardware side with all of the new releases coming.
I am still waiting for the PC case designed by Steve. You can make just the structural elements from extracted aluminium profiles and I'll take care of the rest. I wonder what would you come up with ;)
Have you tested the DEEPCOOL Matrexx 55 Mesh 4F? It's a low cost case that I've bought here in France. I'm pretty happy with it, but I love to see you put it through the ringer. It comes with 4 RGB fans for 80 euros. I've seen it for 70 dollars on Newegg.
Great.. you should also check clone of fractal meshify mini c. It's called tecware forge m argb, free 4 argb fan with controller & remote.. internally spacious enough for matx build. Not sure the availability in the united states though..
I don't get why they don't offer cases with 5.25 inch drive bay slots as well as options for those that want them. Not just for viewing and ripping media but for backing up data and home servers. Mucho 5.25 drive bays = hot swappable drive bay slots.
i feel the same about mine, i bought the expensive corsair 500D a while back when it came out and ive come to realize the airflow isnt too great not to mention a bit annoying to build in. a shame it looks so nice
I am an old fashioned stubborn xiennal that loves a good old air cooled steel case with a couple 5.25 optical drive bays my 10 year old full tower antec steel case will be getting replaced with a new build in a few months its amazing they perfected perforated steel fronts with their old designs but manufactures want to use cheap mesh that will quickly tear. Again, call me old fashioned but water and electronics just spells trouble for me
I'm really curious how those budget ones go with, say, the rosewill spectra c100. They all sound like they are chasing the same concept, just one comes with 4 stock fans even with the cost of entry.
A challenge for you, what are the best horizontal ATX cases for airflow using say, a AMD 3950x, or Threadripper 3990? (No RGB, or glass, that sux!) Are there any that will take a 360 Rad?
@NSDAP Enthusiast 88 nice big case, but more a fat tower than horizontal, and the glass window is not good to support a monitor. I was thinking more along the old IBM PC layout, but m9dernized.
I have 7 3.5" HDDs, 1 2.5" SSD, and an M.2 (forgot exact type) PCIE SSD... I can't find a single airflow case that anywhere has stock of that can fit 5+ 3.5" HDDs which doesn't cost a small fortune in Canada.
How about m-atx though ? most people like me buy an atx motherboard and case, while realistically we probably never gonna use that extra pci-e slot, maybe micro atx should be the norm?
I hear ya, I'm a MSI B450M Mortar M-ATX in a Thermaltake Core V21, it may not look like much more than a big box, but it's a dream to work in and has a shocking amount of modularity and a huge 200mm front fan included for 69 dollars. Heck, depending how you configure the four side/top/bottom panels and the front plate any side candidate be the top or bottom and apparently it has an option that if you buy several and some extra mounting hardware you can stack them together and lock them as such, I'm honestly tempted to use my leftover parts from upgrades to make a zombie server of old bits, buy a second case, and stick them together for giggles
@@UNSCPILOT yeah I'm very tempted to have my next build in the ghost s1, I'm gonna go mini itx with a super minimalistic build. Expansions cards are thing of the past, Sli and sounds cards are dead, 99% of ppl never use them even for wifi cards
It is quite talented. As for the topic: Both the Asgard FRG (myself) and the Hauberk from Gamemax have very good airflow for low to medium prices. As a comparison, before switching I had an older Lianli semi silent case (small but not tiny inlet for airflow, 4 120mm fans, one in each on bottom and front, 2 out at back), and luckily was able to directly compare my setup, as I intended to keep the case until smething went wrong (yes, it was my cat^^). System: Ryzen 2500 x, AMD Vega 56 Sapphire Pulse. Pulse runs on custom curve that puts it to 37 percent pretty early but stays there until 70 Degree. Ergo the case is not silent but in no way loud. Temp Lian Li after 10 continous 3DMark Fire Strike: 61.6 CPU, 64.9 Graphics card. Asgard: 57.8 CPU, 58,7 GPU. Great Value if Airflow is what you want, given I only paid 56.99 euros including the 4 fans.... As for my colleague: he stated he could reduce CPU temps by 3 and GPU by 1.5 comapüred to a Define first edition, same number of fans. Granted, a warning is also necessary, they offer some "idiot cases" as well. Looking great, no airflow to speak of. ^^ But mantioning less coslty and less well known hardware I am satisfied with is a pet project, so....there you go?^^
@@GamersNexus I'm still rocking my NZXT Switch 810 because I haven't found a case that was really "worth" upgrading to although cases have come so far since then. Never got into the tempered glass hype. Your channel definitely ignited the fire for these companies to focus more on performance over aesthetics, so thank you for that.
@@GamersNexus yeah, people thought the cases looked horrible with the beige color, then cartoon cases happened with minimal vents, then geeks wanted to see the cool guts with side intakes, then computer illiterate folk complained the guts look ugly, and the cycle began. now we have mesh cases, maybe next to get annexed will be fans or something stupid, lol. whatever happens, it will be 'eh' I'm sure. For now, it is good we have some airflow for cooling the computer guts that no longer has adequate heatsinks on most parts thanks to the "heatsinks are ugly" and RGB craze the past few years.
@@GamersNexus I don't think they figured it out Steve, it just finally sunk in because you keep repeating yourself to the Case Companies & proved the Airflow = Quiet Math 😁
@@RutgersJRS why would i care this is not reddit you dont get points when you get likes, i just did it, but with titles and for peoples who are used to look at this kind of things in the comments section
A couple of years ago when I built my first pc the case was an afterthought,shortly there after getting addicted to everything hardware I also became really addicted to looking into cases(currently building one from scratch with my father as a side/passion project)since then I've noticed a huge improvement in the market and honestly I feel you guys had a huge influence on that movement with your videos,thank you.
@@abhishekrathod246 I'm thinking of moving on from my current ~$80 case. It's a Deepcool Matrexx70 with 2 ARGB fans. It cost me $105 with 3 fans, but I'm not getting new fans (unless I go Corsair LL120, but that's like $180 for 6 fans or so, a little pricey, which I did just buy a new Deepcool Captain 240 rgb Pro v2 so I've got the 2 spare fans from that, because I originally bought the case with the 3, and bought 3 on top).
@@TheGauges420 to be honest rgb is luxury that isn't that affordable so I am the type of guy who goes for practical cases without rgb but damn a pc with rgb can cool a cpu without even a cooler and still give you 1000+fps.(just kidding it's a joke but to be honest I love rgb no homo)
@@abhishekrathod246 lol, I'd easily sell the case at $60 max, it's used. It cant be sold as 'like new' because there is no 'like new'. Theres new, theres open box (new with box open/returns) and theres used. My case is definitely used in that context. But hey, if you wanna spend more and get less be my guest.
I'd claim it's fair to say you personally kinda pioneered the whole push towards actual case improvements over the last years, and I have to thank you for that, you were the voice of sanity speaking for so many of us, thanks!
overclock3d back in 2008 or so were pretty good. Can't say I've been there since 2008, but those were good times. Would go to insane levels of detail like how you would go about custom watercooling and all that.
...Or maybe it was because of tough competition? When everyone had flashy, glass cases, manufacturers needed to figure out something to gain edge over competition and quality of the case was obvious next step to focus on.
For someone who has been around computers since the days of DOS and 5.25" floppies, and watched the advances in CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, SSDs, etc, I am absolutely baffled how something as simple as designing a case with great ventilation, good build quality, and ease of access can be so hard to find! Come on, how hard is it to meet those basic needs to enclose the PC components? It's truly sad (pathetic, actually) that the multitude of cases fall so short...
Features matter. USB C and USB 3 are not as prolific among cases. What kind of connections matter, where they are located matter. Stock fans to me are junk. I went with the Meshify S2 tinted glass. With 3 Nactua 140s in the front and one in back. The airflow and cooling is great. I replaced all the fans with 140mm Nactua fans when I built it. Sure you can hear the cpu cooler (Frozer XL) but it's not loud to me.
itx cases are the most overpriced thing in the world. i could have my local fab shop make almost alny of them with their waterjet and laser table for maybe 50 bucks including supplies. you have to be insane to pay for one of those.
Really appreciate the effort that you put into airflow oriented cases. It’s sad that a lot of the most well known cases are terrible for airflow/temperatures.
Damn, just watch a review from 2019, have to watch this one now, which I have no problem with because of it being so comprehensive covering all my concerns.
I remember back in the day the Haf X was my dream case other than the corsair 600t (I think it was called that anyway).Currently have a 5 year old Fractal r5 though and don't intend on changing it until I can no longer use it :P.
I have a USB DVD drive (or is it blueray, I can't remember) for the few times I need it, I take it out, but that may not be the case for everyone... that thing has so much dust on it!
Meshify c represent. Appreciated the honorable mention since yeah it’s been on the market for awhile and should see some major price decreases or a decent presence on the 2nd hand market soon.
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I also have Meshify C. I changed the original front 120mm fan with 2 x 140mm be quiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM, and changed the original rear fan with 1 x 120mm be quiet! Silent Wings 3 PWM. Obviously it is more expensive at the end, but the result is a much higher air flow with the original excellent Fractal Design build quality and cable management. It will be great case for some years, I hope.
@ Are there any hidden troubles with it? Something one could only find after spending some time with it? Mine R5 reverberated faulty HDD(7 years old Barracuda) noises when observing from above the case when it was under the table, but nothing from the sides when it was on the table.
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@@DzinkyDzink This build is three months old now, no problem with that. Silent and beautiful, the best PC case I have ever had. The 2TB Toshiba HDD is inaudible. All my fan (CPU and case) is a be quiet! Silent Wings 3 (it has liquid bearing), so the only thing you can hear is my Sapphire Pulse 5700XT under heavy load (not loud at all). The case is on the table.
Thank you for this Steve and GN staff. I’ve been watching and rewatching your case videos the last couple days in an effort to find a suitable replacement for my Antec P280.
Would love to see a review of the Phanteks P600S, specifically comparing the case in silent mode and high-performance mode vs the P400A or the P500A in terms of cooling performance and noise. I ask this because the P600S in high-performance mode (front panel cover removed) has a more open mesh but then a dust filter underneath, so I'm wonder if that would be a detriment to performance over the straight single mesh front panel of the P400A/P500A. Anyway, great video and great job in general in reviewing and comparing so many cases. Thanks!
I've mentioned this to them as well and I got the response "It's too old, we're not going back for it". I agree though. I love mine and I think it should be shared with consumers as another top of the line option. As long as you have the filters clean, this case performs so well in either configuration. I personally keep my panels off for extra flow, because I'm OCD like that. The panels are also great customization options for those brave enough to do some metal etching or even cutting designs all the way through (obviously losing noise dampening performance).
I like that you're highlighting cases with 5.25" optical drive bays. I still watch a lot of bluray movies and I like using my computer so I can stretch the image to the dimensions of my ultrawide, and use headphones. I am so close to buying that be quiet! 500dx but it lacks a 5.25". Don't think there's enough room to jam one in the bottom of the case either, unless I remove the hard drive bays which I need.
I've just bought the 'be quiet' 500DX. I like the fact that it has a more subtle RGB option on the front rather than huge RGB fans. it's a break from the norm. Great video. :D
Also with its default orange, it strangely feels like a electric bar heater. You'd swear you could feel heat coming off the front. The only things I don't like about the case is that you can only fit two 140mm fans on the front, you have to drop to 120mm to have three. Also that its a really tight squeeze fitting my Noctua cooler with the top fan fitted, but that's probably because I have the NH-D15S rather than the D15, as it was previously an ITX build. Still amazingly I can run my blower cooler RTX 2080 at 55% fan speed at 72C clocked at 2010Mhz. I was rather shocked changing cases made such a difference as the GPU was right next to an mesh intake on my ITX build, but it seems the forced air really helps.
I also have the 500DX. I am extremely happy with it. I was waiting for the Phanteks P500A or the Phanteks P400A rgb to come into stock but they never did. Honestly kinda happy they did not as I am a big fan of the 500DX. Running 10700k with Dark Rock Pro 4 cooler and RTX 2080 Super.
@@johntotten4872 I was looking at the phantek P500A too but it's not available anywhere. I haven't set up the new case yet but it looks promising. I have a Radeon 7 and even with a good under volt it can be slightly noisy when pushed with my current case, the NZXT H440.
Thanks Steve, from a member of the "needs 5.25 bay" crowd. I do really appreciate the highlighting of these cases, it is indeed a selling point. I wonder if any manufacturers will figure out that they could fit a slimline optical bay and please everyone...
Since I already have a full size 5.25 Blu-ray-drive I have no intention of replacing... meh? But it'd be better than nothing, yes, and for someone building a new system it'd be a viable choice.
@@kadajawi6567 Agree. They aren't going to give us proper drive bays back though, so all of us with full size drives and accessories that fit those bays are on our own. My current PC is on an open bench but I need to case it up and i'm doing so in a 20 year old case... lol. I just... it annoys me that no case manufacturer has seen that they could put a slimline drive vertically oriented, and so that the body would be behind the "motherboard tray" in 99.99% of cases and not affect ANYTHING else the case does, like a 5.25 inch drive kinda gets in the way of watercooling a bit
@@johnbeer4963 Yeah. I liked the modular approach of my Fractal Design Define R5... if I want, I have 8 3,5" bays. And 2 5 1/4" bays. If I do need the space for water cooling, I can remove some or all of those. I can chose. I'm not so keen on water cooling, so I have space for storage. But now every case designer seems to think all people will do is use water cooling. Hopefully, if GN designs a case, they think of those using air coolers too. And those wanting storage.
try adding 2 fans & using air purifier dust filter (it comes in sheet) with neodymium magnets to hold filter on ive cut my dust down to 1/100th of what it used to be & dose not clogg my fans anymore.
